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What Happens on the Moon’s Surface When Something Jumps? Chandrayaan-3 Reveals the Truth
Written by Dr. Ananyo Bhattacharya, Research Fellow at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor , USA Have you ever wondered what would happen if someone jumped on the Moon’s surface? Would a cloud of…
The Greatest Battle Fought by the Lunar Ionosphere: Chandrayaan-3 Results
The instruments onboard Chandrayaan-3’s lander have provided the first-ever direct measurements of high plasma density near the Moon’s (/Lunar) surface, close to the south pole. This finding strongly supports the…
What fuels the solar wind particles on their way to the Earth and beyond?
Written by Dr. Shirsh Lata Soni, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of Iowa, IA, USA A wind that never stops… We know the Sun is the main source of energy…
From Sci-Fi to Reality: Have We Just Found Signs of Alien Life?
We have been fascinated by the idea of life beyond Earth and the possible war between humans and aliens in various Sci-Fi movies and TV series. But a persistent question still remains:
Do living organisms exist beyond Earth?
This question has haunted human imagination for centuries. From ancient scripts to modern science fiction, the idea that life may exist elsewhere in the cosmos has inspired countless philosophical and scientific theories. However, advancements in fundamental science and observational tools over the past few decades have allowed us to thoroughly investigate those possibilities.
Understanding CMEs Collisions: A Key to Protecting Earth from Future Solar Storms
As we all know, the Sun is the primary source of energy that supports life on our planet, and this energy reaches us in the form of solar radiation. In addition to this, the Sun also occasionally releases massive bursts of charged particles (mainly electrons and protons) into space, accompanied by powerful magnetic field lines. These spectacular outbursts are known as coronal mass ejections (CMEs). These energetic particles are like bullets, if they were to reach us directly, they could damage our cells, increase the risk of cancer, and even alter human and animal DNA.
A Private Spacecraft (Blue Ghost) Landed Successfully on the Moon for the First Time in Human History: The Next Chapter in Lunar Exploration
Firefly Aerospace, an American private aerospace firm founded in 2017, has made a remarkable achievement by successfully landing a spacecraft called ‘Blue ghost’ on the moon for the first time in human history.
First Asteroid Sample Has Landed on Earth
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security – Regolith Explorer) mission successfully returned a saucer-shaped capsule containing rocks and dust from the asteroid Bennu to Earth at 10:52 a.m. EDT.
NISAR Satellite: A Joint Venture of NASA and ISRO for Earth Observation
With many claims by climate scientists of rapid changes in Earth’s ecosystem, there is now a need to accurately monitor Earth’s land, sea levels and ice surfaces with minute details to predict the future of Earth and our destiny on earth. To do this, NASA and ISRO have come together to develop a satellite called NISAR that can provide minute changes on the Earth’s surface.
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe: Closest Ever to the Sun
The Sun is a hot glowing ball of hydrogen and helium 150 million km away from us, and is vital to life on Earth. The Sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona, is 300 times hotter than its outer plasma layer, which appears to defy thermodynamics and is still a mystery. Parker Solar Probe is trying to unviel the mystery of the Sun.