Category: Science

All stage rocket engines aboard NASA’s moon rocket function precisely as they expected in the current series of tests following a replacement of a malfunctioning control mechanism inside one of those engines, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) claimed. A defective controller for an engine is the 4 number engine that was not working […]

Curiosity is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its stay on Mars. It is a rover. It was launched by NASA on November 26 in 2011. It landed in August in the subsequent year. The rover is still in good health and exploring the Gale crater on Red Planet. The rover’s size is similar to a […]

Finding a fuel that can generate power is one of the many challenges for developing a permanent base beyond Earth. Earth’s moon and Mars are two favorite destinations of the world scientists for colonization. The United States has landed humans on Moon, but it is yet to launch a crewed mission to Mars. American chemical […]

More than a year after its failed first attempt, Boeing is all set to launch its Starliner to the International Space Station. This time the crew capsule will not have any humans on board. The launch is scheduled for July 30. The date was finalized after the National Aeronautics and Space Administration reviews the flight […]

After being bought out of bankruptcy earlier this year, OneWeb has completed its first successful launch by sending 36 satellites into orbit. The UK based company is working towards building a constellation of satellites that will help it provide a better broadband network. The satellites will beam internet services to users on Earth. In this […]

European scientists have claimed to discover a new mineral in Moon meteorite. They said that it is a new high-pressure mineral. It has been named donwilhelmsite. The said mineral was discovered in a highly feldspathic lunar meteorite Oued Awlitis 001. It was found in 2014 in Western Sahara. The mineral was discovered within shock melt […]

SpaceX is offering satellite internet service to the US towns that are hit by devastating wildfires. SpaceX is a private aerospace company. It is owned by business magnate Elon Musk. The company is providing internet connectivity through its satellite broadband network. Residents and emergency workers in Washington, Malden are among others who are able to […]

Researchers have found exceptionally warm water under the surface of Doomsday glacier in Antarctica. It is one of the rapidly melting glaciers in the region. Meanwhile, scientists have also noticed the downturn of the Thwaites Glacier from the past ten years. Global warming is resulting in melting glaciers that are contributing to the rate of […]

NASA astronaut Christina Koch has set a record for spending maximum days by a female in a single spaceflight. She has now spent 289 consecutive days in the space. The record of spending maximum days in the space by a woman was earlier held by Peggy Whitson. The now-retired NASA astronaut’s first space mission was […]