Author: Karthiga

 A new crew of astronauts was sent into space by Space X and NASA for a six-month mission to the International Space Station. At 12:34 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Thursday, the mission, which is carrying two NASA astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut, and an astronaut from the United Arab Emirates, launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. After reaching orbit, the astronaut-carrying Crew Dragon separated from the rocket. It is anticipated that it will spend approximately one day maneuvering through space before connecting with the space station. Friday morning at 1:17 a.m. EDT, the capsule is scheduled…

Three galaxies are seen heading toward a collision and merger in a stunning new Hubble Space Telescope image. Despite the fact that galactic collisions are fairly common, this one is uncommon due to the fact that each of the three galaxies is currently producing new stars.One day, the three galaxies in the Boötes constellation will combine to form a single, massive galaxy. Gravitational interactions between the trio will eventually cause the galaxies’ current spiral structure to vanish. The three galaxies, which are collectively referred to as SDSSCGB 10189, appear to be merging due to their proximity in this image. Already…

This year, China intends to send two crewed missions to its new space station, and a Tianzhou cargo ship will also transport supplies to space. On Wednesday, February 15, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) made the announcement (opens in new tab) that it intends to send the crew of the Shenzhou 16 mission to the newly established Tiangong space station in May. The Shenzhou 17 mission will take place nearly six months later, in October. The six astronauts of China’s Shenzhou 14 and Shenzhou 15 missions to the Tiangong space station pose for a crew photo in orbit in…

Aspects of gravity may have been known by Leonardo da Vinci long before Galileo, Newton, and Einstein, according to his centuries-old illustrations. A photograph of one of Leonardo da Vinci’s sketches of experiments to understand gravity. (Image credit: British Library)Recent research from the California Institute of Technology looked at long-forgotten diagrams in Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks. According to a statement from the university, these notebooks, which have now been digitalized, illustrate tests from the early 1500s of particles falling from a pitcher, proving gravity is a sort of acceleration. According to the statement, Sir Isaac Newton didn’t develop a law…

Skywatchers in Alaska have treated to an auroral grandeur on Valentine’s Day thanks to a well-timed plasma explosion from the sun, with the brilliance of the display surprising even seasoned aurora chasers. Glancing polar lights have long fascinated Vincent Ledvina. At the age of 16, a Ph.D. student in space physics took his first picture of the aurora. According to his website, he has been infatuated with the thrill of chasing the aurora ever since. He eventually moved from Minnesota to Fairbanks, Alaska, to study the physics of the aurora borealis. Alaska, the northernmost state in the United States, straddles…

There is only one planet known to support life in the entire galaxy. Although Earth is unique to us, there are countless more planets like it orbiting other stars. It appears plausible that life might develop on other possibly habitable planets given how early in Earth’s history life first appeared. Nevertheless, we’ve discovered that things are a little bit more difficult as we understand more about exoplanets and the evolution of life on Earth. A planet that is “possibly habitable” in astronomy simply implies that its orbit places it within a certain range of distances from its star. It is…