WASHINGTON: NASA has announced two new missions to Venus which would aim to examine the planet’s atmosphere and geological conditions The project is to launch in 2028 and 2030 with a funding of around $500m awarded to carry it out. According to the NASA administrator Bill Nelson, this mission would give them a “chance to […]
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Waqar Zaka appointed KP govt’s cryptocurrency expert
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has appointed television host turned cryptocurrency expert Waqar Zaka crypto expert, he revealed in a tweet. In the tweet, he said, “I’m hired as a crypto expert by government of Pakistan and I have decided not to charge a single penny and I will provide all my services for free.” […]
China’s Zhurong spacecraft lands on Mars
China’s Zhurong spacecraft, carrying six scientific instruments, landed successfully on the surface of Mars, making China the second space-faring nation after the United States to land on the red planet, local and foreign media reported on Saturday. The six-wheel solar-powered Zhurong, named after a ‘god of fire’ in Chinese mythology, landed at the pre-selected […]
Killer asteroid flattens New York in simulation exercise
After devastating the French Riviera in 2013, destroying Dhaka in 2015 and saving Tokyo in 2017, an international asteroid impact simulation ended Friday with its latest disaster — New York in ruins. Despite a simulated eight years of preparation, scientists and engineers tried but failed to deflect the killer asteroid. The exercise has become a […]
NASA probe records first likely ‘marsquake’ detected on red planet
NASA’s robotic probe InSight has detected and measured what scientists believe to be a “marsquake,” marking the first time a likely seismological tremor has been recorded on another planet, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California reported on Tuesday. The breakthrough came five months after InSight, the first spacecraft designed specifically to study the deep interior […]
SpaceX suffers serious setback with crew capsule accident
SpaceX has suffered a serious setback in its effort to launch NASA astronauts into orbit this year, with the fiery loss of its first crew capsule. Over the weekend, the Dragon crew capsule that flew to the International Space Station last month was engulfed in smoke and flames on an engine test stand. SpaceX was […]
India’s space ambitions
On March 27, 2019 India has tested its first ever Anti-Satellite (ASAT) missile code named as ‘Mission Shakti’. India shot down one of its own Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite through a ballistic missile and became fourth country in the world after USA, Russia and China having the capability. ASAT weapons are the space weapons […]
NASA turns its focus to earth with aid partnership
NASA is using its satellites to solve humanitarian challenges in some of the most fragile places on earth under a landmark partnership with aid agency Mercy Corps. The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration will use its wealth of data to help communities at risk from climate change and natural disaster predict the dangers and […]
Grapes on Mars? Georgia winemakers aiming high
Georgia is immensely proud of its ancient wine-making tradition, claiming to have been the first nation to make wine. Now it wants to be the first to grow grapes on Mars. Nestling between the Great Caucasus Mountains and the Black Sea, Georgia has a mild climate that is perfect for vineyards and has developed a […]
Indian satellite destruction created 400 pieces of debris, endangering ISS: NASA
The head of NASA on Monday branded India’s destruction of one of its satellites a “terrible thing” that had created 400 pieces of orbital debris and led to new dangers for astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Jim Bridenstine was addressing employees of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration five days after India shot down […]