NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov are set to launch no earlier than Sept. 24 on the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station. The crew update follows NASA’s decision to return Boeing’s crew flight test uncrewed and launch Crew-9 with two unoccupied seats. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni … Read more
A recent investigation into the fallout from NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) reveals that while debris from the spacecraft’s collision with the asteroid Dimorphos could produce meteorites on Mars, Earth is unlikely to experience a meteor shower. The DART spacecraft, which struck Dimorphos on September 26, 2022, was designed to test whether a kinetic … Read more
When a heatwave killed more than 70,000 people in Europe in 2003, it was considered a once-in-a-millennium phenomenon. Today, experts say such scorching heat can be expected once every decade. Last year, June, July and August were the hottest months on record worldwide. August 2023 was, on average, 1.5°C warmer than the same month between … Read more
NASA on Friday reassigned a new group of astronauts for its SpaceX Crew-9 mission, ahead of its launch in September 2024. Astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov have been designated as commander and mission specialist respectively for the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, which is scheduled to lift off on Sept. 24. Previously announced NASA … Read more
After NASA announced there could be a long wait before two astronauts, Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, could return to Earth, the agency had a series of heated arguments with Boeing, a report revealed. According to the The New York PostSeveral meetings were held between senior officials of both companies and there were instances of … Read more
NASA’s Boeing Starliner “Calypso” will undock from the International Space Station (ISS) on September 6, the space agency announced. According to NASA’s blog post, Starliner’s trip back to Earth is expected to take about six hours from undocking to landing at White Sands Spaceport in New Mexico. Ground teams will remotely guide the spacecraft through … Read more
In the face of extreme weather events like flash floods causing large-scale devastation in the country, the Union government is working on a plan to advance the warning mechanism to minimise loss of lives and property. The water resources department plans to tap its technical arm, the Central Water Commission (CWC), to issue warnings up … Read more
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore will not be returning home on Boeing’s spacecraft. The Starliner will return unmanned on September 6, while the two astronauts will arrive on Earth on a SpaceX ship in February next year. What could have prompted the US space agency to take such a decision? Other reasons include … Read more
The hectic pace of a typical work week, driven by school or work obligations, often leads to sleep problems. However, getting more sleep on weekends could reduce the likelihood of developing heart disease by up to 20%, according to recent findings shared at ESC Congress 2024. He investigation It was presented at the annual conference … Read more
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has temporarily grounded SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets following a mishap during the launch of Starlink satellites on Wednesday. The incident occurred when a Falcon 9 rocket failed to land upright on an unmanned vessel at sea and subsequently exploded. The FAA’s decision to ground the rockets comes as SpaceX prepares … Read more
