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NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter May Become Weather Station for 20 Years on Mars
The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, designed for five test flights, surpassed expectations with 72 missions before a crash ended its flight capabilities. Despite the damage, its sensors and systems remain functional, allowing it to act as a weather station. Communication with the helicopter relies on the Perseverance rover, which is moving farther away,...
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X-Class Solar Flare From Sunspot 3912 Causes Radio Blackouts in Southern Africa
A powerful X-class solar flare erupted from sunspot region 3912 on December 8, disrupting high-frequency radio communications in southern Africa. The flare, accompanied by a coronal mass ejection (CME), ionised Earth’s upper atmosphere, absorbing radio signals and causing blackouts in areas exposed to peak solar activity. Experts predict the CME ...
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Time Moves Faster on The Moon Than on Earth, Claims New Study
A 56-microsecond daily time drift between Earth and the Moon, caused by relativity, presents unique challenges for future lunar missions. Scientists are devising a standard lunar time system to ensure navigation accuracy and mission safety, particularly as NASA’s Artemis programme expands human and robotic activity on the Moon. This groundwork is...
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NASA Restores Communications with Voyager 1, Ending 2023 Power Glitch
After a communication failure caused by a power glitch in October, NASA has restored contact with Voyager 1. The spacecraft, now 15.4 billion miles away, continues to transmit data from its remaining instruments. The probe's systems were affected by energy limitations, but the problem was resolved in November, allowing its scientific mission to con...
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Chinese Tianzhou 7 Cargo Spacecraft Successfully Completes Reentry After Delivery Supplies to Astronauts
China’s Tianzhou 7 spacecraft, launched in January 2024, concluded its mission with a controlled reentry on 17 November. After delivering supplies and materials to the Tiangong space station and being loaded with waste, the cargo spacecraft was deorbited over the South Pacific Ocean. The mission also included the release of the Bayi-08 cubesat, d...
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Google Messages Rolls Out Merged Camera and Gallery UI, Adds Image Quality Selection in Beta: Report
Google Messages has rolled out a redesigned user interface (UI) for sending photos and videos via rich communication services (RCS) that merges the camera viewfinder and the gallery picker, according to a report. Instead of the combined view including the camera UI, up to four recent images, and the folders option, the viewfinder now takes up most ...
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Here's Why Elon Musk's SpaceX Steps In To Launch India's GSAT-N2 Satellite
Elon Musk's SpaceX launched GSAT-20 - ISRO's latest communications satellite from Cape Canaveral in Florida on November 19th. The launch had utilised Space X's Falcon 9 rocket. This is the first major commercial partnership between SpaceX and ISRO.
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Blue Origin Targets November 22 for Next Space Tourism Flight NS-28
Blue Origin is set to launch its ninth crewed mission, NS-28, on 22 November from its West Texas facility. The mission will take six passengers to suborbital space, including Emily Calandrelli, an MIT-educated engineer and science communicator, along with seasoned space tourists Marc and Sharon Hagle. The 10–12-minute flight will offer a brief pe...
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"Go Falcon. Go GSAT-20": Elon Musk's SpaceX Successfully Launches Indian Satellite
India's most advanced communications satellite was successfully lifted off into space by Elon Musk's SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket which launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA.
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Musk's SpaceX To Launch Tonight ISRO's Advanced Satellite For Enabling In-Flight Internet
At the stroke of midnight on Tuesday, ISRO's most sophisticated communications satellite will set off for its 34-minute journey into outer space onboard Elon Musk-owned SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.
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Kidney And Nerve Cells Can Form Memories, Not Just The Brain: Study
A groundbreaking study by New York University (NYU) reveals that memory formation isnt limited to brain cells but may occur in various body cells, altering our understanding of memory.
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Father and Daughter Decode Mysterious Signal From Space: What Does It Mean?
In 2023, a cosmic puzzle was decoded by a father-daughter team of citizen scientists. The message, originating from Mars, reveals five amino acids. While the project simulated an extraterrestrial transmission, the meaning of these amino acids remains uncertain. Could they represent life? Or perhaps something more? This fascinating puzzle has ignite...
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SpaceX Plans To Develop 'Marslink' Network To Provide Internet On Mars
SpaceX has introduced a Marslink concept, a satellite-based communication network around Mars, to support interplanetary data exchange for future Mars missions. NASA reviewed this and other proposals, including Blue Origin's Blue Ring orbital tug and Lockheed Martin's MAVEN-based network. The Marslink network would build on SpaceX’s Starlink tech...
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NASA’s Atmospheric Waves Experiment Captures Gravity Waves From Hurricane Helene in Florida
On September 26, NASA’s Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) captured atmospheric gravity waves caused by Hurricane Helene’s powerful landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast. These waves, observed as concentric ripples extending from Florida, highlight NASA’s efforts to understand how terrestrial weather can impact space weather and disrupt commu...
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Russia Successfully Launches 53 Satellites into Target Orbit
Russia’s record-breaking launch from the Vostochny spaceport saw 53 satellites sent to orbit, including two Iranian satellites for imaging and communications and a joint satellite with Zimbabwe. A Soyuz-2.1b rocket was used for the mission, which took place on November 4, 2024, at 6:18 p.m. EST. Russia’s Ionosfera-M satellites were part of the ...
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NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter May Become Weather Station for 20 Years on Mars
The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, designed for five test flights, surpassed expectations with 72 missions before a crash ended its flight capabilities. Despite the damage, its sensors and systems remain functional, allowing it to act as a weather station. Communication with the helicopter relies on the Perseverance rover, which is moving farther away,...
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X-Class Solar Flare From Sunspot 3912 Causes Radio Blackouts in Southern Africa
A powerful X-class solar flare erupted from sunspot region 3912 on December 8, disrupting high-frequency radio communications in southern Africa. The flare, accompanied by a coronal mass ejection (CME), ionised Earth’s upper atmosphere, absorbing radio signals and causing blackouts in areas exposed to peak solar activity. Experts predict the CME ...
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Time Moves Faster on The Moon Than on Earth, Claims New Study
A 56-microsecond daily time drift between Earth and the Moon, caused by relativity, presents unique challenges for future lunar missions. Scientists are devising a standard lunar time system to ensure navigation accuracy and mission safety, particularly as NASA’s Artemis programme expands human and robotic activity on the Moon. This groundwork is...
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NASA Restores Communications with Voyager 1, Ending 2023 Power Glitch
After a communication failure caused by a power glitch in October, NASA has restored contact with Voyager 1. The spacecraft, now 15.4 billion miles away, continues to transmit data from its remaining instruments. The probe's systems were affected by energy limitations, but the problem was resolved in November, allowing its scientific mission to con...
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Chinese Tianzhou 7 Cargo Spacecraft Successfully Completes Reentry After Delivery Supplies to Astronauts
China’s Tianzhou 7 spacecraft, launched in January 2024, concluded its mission with a controlled reentry on 17 November. After delivering supplies and materials to the Tiangong space station and being loaded with waste, the cargo spacecraft was deorbited over the South Pacific Ocean. The mission also included the release of the Bayi-08 cubesat, d...
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Google Messages Rolls Out Merged Camera and Gallery UI, Adds Image Quality Selection in Beta: Report
Google Messages has rolled out a redesigned user interface (UI) for sending photos and videos via rich communication services (RCS) that merges the camera viewfinder and the gallery picker, according to a report. Instead of the combined view including the camera UI, up to four recent images, and the folders option, the viewfinder now takes up most ...
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Here's Why Elon Musk's SpaceX Steps In To Launch India's GSAT-N2 Satellite
Elon Musk's SpaceX launched GSAT-20 - ISRO's latest communications satellite from Cape Canaveral in Florida on November 19th. The launch had utilised Space X's Falcon 9 rocket. This is the first major commercial partnership between SpaceX and ISRO.
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Blue Origin Targets November 22 for Next Space Tourism Flight NS-28
Blue Origin is set to launch its ninth crewed mission, NS-28, on 22 November from its West Texas facility. The mission will take six passengers to suborbital space, including Emily Calandrelli, an MIT-educated engineer and science communicator, along with seasoned space tourists Marc and Sharon Hagle. The 10–12-minute flight will offer a brief pe...
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"Go Falcon. Go GSAT-20": Elon Musk's SpaceX Successfully Launches Indian Satellite
India's most advanced communications satellite was successfully lifted off into space by Elon Musk's SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket which launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA.
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Musk's SpaceX To Launch Tonight ISRO's Advanced Satellite For Enabling In-Flight Internet
At the stroke of midnight on Tuesday, ISRO's most sophisticated communications satellite will set off for its 34-minute journey into outer space onboard Elon Musk-owned SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.
-
Kidney And Nerve Cells Can Form Memories, Not Just The Brain: Study
A groundbreaking study by New York University (NYU) reveals that memory formation isnt limited to brain cells but may occur in various body cells, altering our understanding of memory.
-
Father and Daughter Decode Mysterious Signal From Space: What Does It Mean?
In 2023, a cosmic puzzle was decoded by a father-daughter team of citizen scientists. The message, originating from Mars, reveals five amino acids. While the project simulated an extraterrestrial transmission, the meaning of these amino acids remains uncertain. Could they represent life? Or perhaps something more? This fascinating puzzle has ignite...
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SpaceX Plans To Develop 'Marslink' Network To Provide Internet On Mars
SpaceX has introduced a Marslink concept, a satellite-based communication network around Mars, to support interplanetary data exchange for future Mars missions. NASA reviewed this and other proposals, including Blue Origin's Blue Ring orbital tug and Lockheed Martin's MAVEN-based network. The Marslink network would build on SpaceX’s Starlink tech...
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NASA’s Atmospheric Waves Experiment Captures Gravity Waves From Hurricane Helene in Florida
On September 26, NASA’s Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) captured atmospheric gravity waves caused by Hurricane Helene’s powerful landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast. These waves, observed as concentric ripples extending from Florida, highlight NASA’s efforts to understand how terrestrial weather can impact space weather and disrupt commu...
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Russia Successfully Launches 53 Satellites into Target Orbit
Russia’s record-breaking launch from the Vostochny spaceport saw 53 satellites sent to orbit, including two Iranian satellites for imaging and communications and a joint satellite with Zimbabwe. A Soyuz-2.1b rocket was used for the mission, which took place on November 4, 2024, at 6:18 p.m. EST. Russia’s Ionosfera-M satellites were part of the ...
