Three Planets

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  Hubble Telescope Finds Unexpectedly Hot Accretion Disk in FU Orionis

  Hubble Space Telescope’s recent observations of FU Orionis have revealed surprising new details about the star’s accretion disk. The study found that the disk’s inner edge reaches temperatures as high as 16,000K, nearly three times hotter than the Sun’s surface. This discovery challenges existing models of stellar accretion, which had predi...

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  Perseverance Rover Sees Phobos Block the Sun During Martian Solar Eclipse

  NASA's Perseverance rover recently captured a stunning solar eclipse on Mars, showcasing the moon Phobos as it partially blocked the sun. This remarkable event, photographed on September 30, 2024, was made possible by the rover's Left Mastcam-Z camera, which highlighted Phobos's irregular shape. Measuring about 17 miles long and orbiting Mars at a ...

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  NASA's Perseverance Rover Ascends Jezero Crater, Exploring Mars' Ancient Terrain

  NASA’s Perseverance rover has initiated a critical new mission on Mars, beginning its ascent to the summit of Jezero Crater after three and half years of exploring its floor. This six-wheeled rover aims to reach the crater’s rim, which rises 1,000 feet above the Martian surface. The climb presents significant challenges, with Perseverance navig...

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  Samsung Releases Galaxy Time Watch Faces That Shows Real-Time Data of Planets in the Solar System

  Samsung released new watch faces for its Galaxy Watch devices on March 31 which will tell users the current time on the different planets of the solar system. Dubbed Galaxy Time, the South Korean tech giant revealed that these watch faces were developed in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA). There are eight watch faces in total wher...

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  Putin Warns Of World War 3 In First Comment After Landslide Win

  Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Monday that a direct conflict between Russia and the U.S.-led NATO military alliance would mean the planet was one step away from World War Three but said hardly anyone wanted such a scenario.

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  Record-Shattering 'Failed Star' Uncovered By James Webb Space Telescope

  James Webb Space Telescope has identified the new record-holder: a tiny, free-floating brown dwarf with only three to four times the mass of Jupiter.

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  6 Planets Found In Synchronized Orbit May Help Solve Cosmic Puzzle

  They are the most common type of planet observed in our Milky Way galaxy - two to three times the diameter of Earth but smaller than Neptune, and orbiting closer to their stars than our solar system's innermost planet Mercury does to the sun.

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  Star Wars Celebration 2023: Ahsoka Teaser, Daisy Ridley Returns, Andor Season 2 Release Window, and More

  Star Wars Celebration 2023 played host to several new announcements for the future of the galaxy far, far away, across television and movies. The biggest highlights include the first teaser for the Rosario Dawson-led Ahsoka, confirming an August release window on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar. Meanwhile, Lucasfilm also confirmed three new Star Wars m...

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  The Mandalorian Season 3: Release Date and Time, Episodes, Cast, and More

  The Mandalorian season 3 released today, March 1 at 1:30pm IST, on Disney+ Hotstar. The eight-episode season sees Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu travelling to planet Mandalore to restore the former’s lost title as The Mandalorian. It also stars Katee Sackhoff, Giancarlo Esposito, Carl Weathers, Emily Swallow, Amy Sedaris, and Christopher Llo...

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  Marvel Delays Deadpool 3, Fantastic Four, Avengers: Secret Wars, Blade Release Dates

  Marvel Studios has delayed four Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 5 and Phase 6 movies. Mahershala Ali-led *Blade* is jumping 10 months to September 6, 2024. Deadpool 3 pushed to November 8, 2024. Fantastic Four reboot delayed three months to February 14, 2025. Six-month delay to Avengers: Secret Wars means it is going to May 1, 2026. Disney has set ...

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  Evidence Indicates There's One More Planet In The Neighborhood: Study

  The findings indicate that the planet is between one and three million years old and is around the size of Neptune or Saturn.

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  Best Movies on Disney+ Hotstar [September 2022]

  The best movies on Disney+ Hotstar include Avengers: Endgame, Black Swan, Ford v Ferrari, Inside Out, Maqbool, Ratatouille, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Talvar, and Wall-E.

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  'Buck' Moon to Shine on July 13, Largest Supermoon of 2022; How to Watch Online

  The "Buck" supermoon will be visible on July 13, after the moon is at its closest to the Earth for the year 2022 at 2:30pm IST on Wednesday. The moon will approach a perigee distance of 357,264 kilometres away from Earth. With July 13 also being the date of a full moon, people across the planet will be able to see the biggest supermoon of the year ...

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  NASA’s EZIE Mission, Designed to Study Electrical Currents in Atmosphere, Reaches Construction Phase

  The NASA's Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer (EZIE) mission has passed on to the construction phase after a rigorous review for design cleared the project for further development. Under the EZIE mission, scientists will study electrical currents in the uppermost limits of Earth's atmosphere. The mission will see three identical CubeSats orbiting t...

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  Massive Earth-Facing Sunspot Rapidly Increases in Size, May Result in Auroras

  In what could result in some magnificent auroras or Northern Lights, a spot on the surface of the Sun has been growing at a rapid pace and has become three times the size of Earth. The sunspot, Active Region 3038 (AR3038), has been found to be facing our planet and can probably emit some solar flares. The sunspot expanded more than double in size i...