Author: Harini Seetharaman

This could be the final time we see C/2022 E3 in our life since it will go back out into deep space after completing one orbit of the sun and will never come back. A recently found comet will pass rather near the Earth in the following weeks. The green comet’s scientific name is C/2022 E3, according to NASA (ZTF). The comet will make its closest approach to Earth in 50,000 years on February 1 as it passes by within 28 million miles (42 million kilometers) of our planet. It’s understandable why this opportunity is so highly appreciated because it…

A recent study from the American Cancer Society shows that there has been a 33 percent decline in cancer fatalities in the United States over the past three decades. According to an American Cancer Society survey, cancer fatalities are continuing to decline, but health professionals believe more may be done to prevent cancer. In 2024, according to the organization’s annual Cancer Statistics, more than 1.95 million people will receive a cancer diagnosis, and close to 610,000 people will die from the disease, an increase from 2022 predictions. The statistics show that cancer-related fatalities are still declining despite the minor increase:…

A micrometeoroid may have damaged the Soyuz spacecraft that sent two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut to the station. Russian astronauts only travel to and from the International Space Station using the Soyuz spacecraft. The subsequent Soyuz, launching on February 20 with three astronauts aboard—Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin from Roscosmos, the state corporation that oversees Russia’s space industry, and Frank Rubio from NASA—will now launch with all of its seats empty. The damaged Soyuz will make an empty return to Earth after departing the space station, most likely in March. The wrecked ship had arrived in September. The astronauts…