The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched India's 7th navigation satellite, IRNSS 1G, part of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS). The satellite was sent into a Sub-Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (Sub-GTO) using the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C-33 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. IRNSS 1G is the final … Continue reading India’s 7th Satellite IRNSS 1G: A Milestone for Navigation
With the recent revival of Moon-centered missions through the Artemis Program, this seems like the perfect opportunity to discuss the various lunar programs that have taken place throughout the years. Now, there have been many missions focused on our satellite, so we will not go over each one in detail here today. The Soviet Luna … Continue reading Exploring Historical Lunar Missions: From Luna to Artemis
SETI is a generic acronym that stands for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. Scientists doing SETI experiments are looking for proof, not merely of life elsewhere, but of intelligent beings in other star systems. How is it done? Scientists have realized that we can't find aliens by just flying to other planets. Although movies and … Continue reading Understanding SETI: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Jupiter, the most massive planet in our solar system, has correspondingly humongous storms, some of which last for centuries. Some of these storms also generate terrific bolts of lightning, according to a new study by University of California, Berkeley scientists. Some flashes are 100 times more powerful than Earth's lightning and possibly much stronger. The … Continue reading Juno Spacecraft Reveals Jupiter’s Lightning Mysteries
New simulations show that magnetic field interactions can decrease the distance between still-forming binary protostars. These results can help explain the characteristics of the binary star systems observed in the Milky Way. The results can also be extrapolated to binary black holes, giving insights into how supermassive black holes evolve. The work is published in … Continue reading New Simulations Reveal Binary Black Hole Formation Secrets
Tightly spaced planets inside an alien solar system known as Kepler-80 boast a rare orbital configuration. Mariah MacDonald, an undergraduate, and Darin Ragozzine, an assistant professor of physics and space sciences, both at Florida Institute of Technology, led the study. The unusual planetary array deepens the ongoing examination of similar systems known as STIPs (Systems … Continue reading Understanding Synchronized Orbits of Exoplanets in Kepler-80
Eirsat-1, the first fully Irish-designed satellite, was built by UCD staff and students as part of an educational programme by the European Space Agency. It is set to fall out of orbit this week and disintegrate in the atmosphere, marking the culmination of a pioneering UCD-led project that has nurtured a generation of home-grown space … Continue reading UCD’s Eirsat-1: Transforming Irish Space Science
Hot enough to melt metal and blanketed by a toxic, crushing atmosphere, Venus ranks among the most hostile locations in the solar system. But astronomers have reported the detection of two gases that could point to the presence of life forms lurking in the Venusian clouds. Findings presented at the national astronomy meeting in Hull … Continue reading Venus: The Hunt for Life in Harsh Conditions
