The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully landed its Chandrayaan-3 Lander Module on the surface of the Moon.
Category: Astronomy
Dark Energy Measured by Studying the Galaxy Next Door
Researchers have found a new way to measure dark energy – the mysterious force that makes up more than two-thirds of the universe and is responsible for its accelerating expansion…
Putting the Universe to the Test
New computer simulation of the universe as a promising multitool. Comparison of the distributions of neutrinos (top) and dark matter (bottom), based on an observer positioned in the middle of…
US Department of Justice sues SpaceX for hiring discrimination
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) is suing SpaceX, alleging that the company discriminated against job applicants who are refugees or asylum recipients. The lawsuit claims that, from September 2018…
Wreckage of Russian warlord’s plane spotted from space (photo)
A satellite has spotted the wreckage of the plane that went down in northwestern Russia on Wednesday (Aug. 23), apparently with Russian warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin on board. The plane, an…
Mysterious Origin of Magnetars, Dead Stars
Magnetars are the strongest magnets in the Universe. These super-dense dead stars with ultra-strong magnetic fields can be found all over our galaxy but astronomers don’t know exactly how they…
Clearspace-1 space debris cleanup target struck by space debris
The target for a space debris cleanup mission is apparently in pieces. A leftover rocket adapter, expected to be removed from low Earth orbit in 2026, has new pieces of…
Hundred-Year Storms? That’s How Long They Last on Saturn
The largest storm in the solar system, a 10,000-mile-wide anticyclone called the Great Red Spot, has decorated Jupiter’s surface for hundreds of years. A huge storm dominates the rather featureless…
Celestron EclipSmart 12x50mm porro solar binoculars review
With two solar eclipses coming up in North America everyone’s focusing on getting the best view, but do you need the kind of magnification offered by the Celestron EclipSmart 12x50mm…
Planetary Defense Test Deflected Asteroid but Unleashed Boulder Swarm
NASA’s DART mission crashed a spacecraft into the nearby asteroid Dimorphos to test a possible strategy for deflecting asteroids that are headed for Earth. The test succeeded in knocking Dimorphos…
