China is planning to launch a new unmanned spacecraft to the moon to collect lunar rocks. This space mission will be launched in the last week of November. It is considered the first effort by any country to recover samples from earth’s natural satellite in the last 40 years. This…
Rocket Lab Recovers Used Electron Booster In Reusability Milestone
Small satellite launcher Rocket Lab has achieved a milestone by recovering the first stage of the used Electron booster. It came down to Earth with the help of parachutes that guided it gently in the Pacific Ocean. The exercise was part of a complex dress rehearsal to recover rockets of…
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Announces USD 791 Million Fund To Fight Climate Change
Several months after Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced a USD 10 billion Earth Fund to fight climate change, the first tranche of that money has been announced. Bezos has announced 16 grants worth almost USD 800 million. In his Instagram post, Bezos said that the fund of USD 791 million…
Great Conjunction Of Jupiter-Saturn On December 21, Closest Since 1623
The two largest planets — Jupiter and Saturn will come closest in the skies. According to scientists, the two gas giants will be making a close approach in the skies on December 21. The two planets will be less than a degree apart when they come close. The rare event…
Nintendo Teams Up with Amazon To Celebrate 35th Anniversary Celebration Of Mario
To celebrate 35th anniversary celebration of Mario, Nintendo has teamed up with e-commerce giant Amazon. As a result, Amazon is sending special limited edition Super Mario themed box to lucky customers. The customers may get this box sporting Nintendo’s IP even if their ordered product is not remotely connected to…
Study Finds Water On Mars Formed Earlier Than thought
A new study has revealed that water on Mars was formed billions of years ago. According to a team of Japanese researchers, water is believed to have originated on the Red Plant at least 4.4 billion years ago. Researchers said that they arrived at this conclusion after analyzing meteorites that…
Experts Find A New Drug To Induce Integrated Immune Response In Patients With Difficult Tumors
Cancer immunotherapy has been a revolutionizing treatment for patients who are dealing with different types of cancers. It empowers the immune system of the patient to eradicate tumors. Most of the patients respond well to this treatment and at times, they go through elongated remissions as well. However, some patients…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Briefly Touches Down On Bennu To Collect Sample
The US space agency NASA has achieved a new milestone. The agency’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft briefly touched down on asteroid Bennu. According to NASA, the spacecraft successfully collected rubble from the surface of Bennu. OSIRIS-REx is a van-sized spacecraft. The agency said that it unfurled its 3.4-meter arm to collect rocks…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft To Collect Samples From Asteroid Bennu
The US space agency NASA has announced that it will touchdown on Bennu. It said that the OSIRIS-REx will land on the asteroid to collect a sample. OSIRIS-REx is an asteroid-study and sample-return mission by NASA. It was launched in 2016. The spacecraft circled the asteroid for almost two years.…
NASA Study Finds Moon Shared Its Magnetic Field With Earth, Protected Planet’s Atmosphere
A new study has revealed that Moon once played a pivotal role in the Earth’s evolution. The NASA-led findings said that Moon even shared a magnetic field with the planet. The magnetic field of Earth’s only natural satellite protected the planet from harmful solar radiation. It is believed that the…