The first test flight of the Mars helicopter will take a few more days. NASA has announced a change in the schedule. It has delayed the flight by three days. The helicopter will attempt its first flight on April 11. It was originally slated to fly on April 8. The Mars helicopter is named Ingenuity. […]

In a new study, scientists from the University of Oslo have discovered that one side of the earth’s interior has been losing its temperature much faster than the other side. They have created a model, which shows the loss of heat on the planet earth in the last 400 million years. The findings of the […]

SpaceX once again failed to safely land its Starship prototype after a successful flight. SpaceX said that the SN10 Starship prototype managed to land at the designated site after carrying out a high-altitude test flight. But it exploded minutes after landing on the launching pad in Texas. Starship is a next-generation heavy-lift rocket. It is […]

Mars could be the next habitable place in the solar system. Several studies are being conducted to determine whether life can exist on the Red Planet. A new study has suggested that microbes can survive on the planet. The study was conducted by NASA and German Aerospace Centre scientists. They said that some form of […]

Raytheon Technologies has decided to formally oppose move of Lockheed Martin to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne, said CEO Gregory Hayes. Lockheed is acquiring the rocket engine manufacturer for USD 4.4 billion. “Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc. is a crucial supplier for us. If the acquisition actually happens, there will be an autonomous supplier on the solid-rocket-motor side. […]

Astronomers have claimed to discover three new planets. These planets are said to be orbiting a younger version of the solar system’s Sun. The Sun-like star is called TOI 451. The trio’s size is larger than Earth’s. The system is currently residing in the Pisces-Eridanus stellar stream. The system is a collection of stars. It […]

In a new study, scientists have revealed that massive mega-tooth sharks or megalodons, which have been guarding the oceans in the world more than three million years ago, might have given birth to infants bigger than adult humans might. While scanning through the X-rays of the vertebra of a fossilized megalodon, scientists have come up […]

Research on Greenland’s ice sheets has shown that glaciers retreated in around every sector of the island, at the same time; these glaciers are going through physical changes. Experts have said that some physical changes are leading to the deflection of freshwater rivers under the ice sheets. The study has been led by Twila Moon […]

Kyoto University in Japan is going to team up with a Japanese Forestry firm to make wooden satellites into orbit by 2023. These wooden satellites will be used to reduce space junk. The Japanese astronaut Takao Doi, has said that the benefit of a wooden satellite is that even if it falls out of orbit, […]

An astronaut from NASA, Kate Rubins has harvested radishes in space claiming that producing foods in microgravity is possible. The new development has opened new prospects for sustained long-term missions to the moon and Mars in the future. Astronomers have said that radishes have been harvested in the Advanced Planned Habitat (APH) onboard the International […]

The United States is all set for a nuclear reactor on Moon. The government has given its nod to NASA to go ahead with the fission surface power project. The goal is to test a fission power system on the lunar surface by 2027. The system splits uranium atoms inside a nuclear reactor. It generates […]

Scientists have been studying a fragment of meteorite, which has been gathered after an asteroid near-crash with Earth in 2008. In the new analysis, they have shown that the parent asteroid might have been quite huge. The findings of the study show that it may have been a water holding large asteroid with a different […]

Many experts have found that something strange is happening at the closest star to the sun. Scientists have discovered that an inexplicable radio signal is coming from Proxima Centauri. The radio signal is too faint to be seen from the earth by naked eyes, said the experts. Although it is a too dim radio signal […]

The US-based space agency NASA has advanced its program to bring Mars samples back to Earth. It has just approved the Mars Sample Return multi-mission effort. It will soon begin preparation to bring the first pristine samples from the Red Planet. NASA said that it will mature critical technologies. Besides, it will take some crucial […]

Chinese lunar probe Chang’e-5 has returned rocks and soil samples from Earth’s only natural satellite. The re-entry capsule landed in Inner Mongolia. China now becomes the third country to bring lunar rocks and soil. The two countries other than China to achieve this feat are the United State and Russia. The success of Chang’e-5 also […]

A new study has found that mass extinction of land-dwelling animals such as amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds occurs in a cycle of around 27 million years. The findings of the new study coincide with the mass extermination of ocean life, which has been reported in the past. Experts have said that the mass extinction […]

A recent study has revealed that water on Mars may not be as widespread as thought previously by researchers. It said that water on Mars in the form of brines was not available in large quantities. Brine is a state of water when it is strongly impregnated with a high amount of salt. Compared to […]

The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory has completed 25 years of service in space. A joint mission between the US’ NASA and the European Space Agency, the spacecraft was launched in December 1995. It keeps an eye on the Sun’s activity and tells scientists about the coronal mass ejections. The SOHO has now become the longest-operational […]

We all know that ants are well-organized little beings. These creatures are highly social and hard working. They are known for safeguarding the queen and the colony by working in a team. However, leaf-cutting ants are far more efficient in doing so. Leafcutter colonies such as Acromyrmex echinatior have millions of ants. It can be […]

Astronomers in the United States have been able to find new evidence, which says that a large size telescope can examine the oldest stars present in the universe. A team of international scientists has suggested NASA to develop a huge telescope in 2008. However, at that time, the US Space agency has dropped the idea. […]