Boeing’s Starliner returns to Earth without astronauts- Watch smooth landing of the capsule

Boeing’s Starliner capsule made a successful landing in New Mexico early Saturday, but astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are still aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The capsule, which touched down at 0401 GMT (9:30 am local time) after a six-hour journey from the ISS, returned to Earth without its intended passengers.Starliner switched to … Read more

Moon’S Seismic Activity: Moon’s seismic activity likely linked to past meteorite impacts or heat effects: Isro

NEW DELHI: Seismic activity in the Moon’s soil could be due to impact from meteorites in the past or local heat-related effects, according to Isro’s preliminary analysis of data received from Chandrayaan-3‘s quake-detecting instrument. However, detailed studies are needed to get more insights from the data, they said. Their research paper, published in the journal … Read more

Watch: Small, harmless asteroid strikes Earth’s atmosphere; green fireball lights up sky

Video circulating online shows a small asteroid named 2024 RW1, measuring approximately 1 meter in size, disintegrated harmlessly in Earth‘s atmosphere on Wednesday, as per Nasa reports. The asteroid, discovered by astronomers in Arizona, broke apart over the coast of the Philippines just hours after its detection.This space rock is only the ninth to have … Read more

After 93 days Nasa’s troubled Starliner setting stage for unpiloted return to Earth

Ninety-three days after launching aboard, Boeing’s Starliner capsule is prepared to undock from the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday evening leaving Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, the two astronauts who have been on the ISS since June, to remain on the station as the capsule departs.The hatch of the Starliner was closed, and the … Read more

Scientists make mouse skin transparent using common food dye, echoing HG Wells’ ‘Invisible Man’

A new research has revealed that a common food dye, tartrazine (FD&C Yellow No. 5), can temporarily render the skin of living mice transparent, allowing for unprecedented visualization of internal structures without invasive procedures.This groundbreaking study, published in the journal Science, marks a significant advancement in biomedical imaging techniques.This discovery, reminiscent of the serum in … Read more

Isro chairman laments India’s lag in core IT product development | India News

BENGALURU: Isro chairman S Somanath on Thursday expressed concern over India’s position in core technology development within the IT sector. He pointed out that despite India’s success in IT services, there was a significant gap in the country’s ability to produce original software products and core technologies.He spoke after laying the foundation stone for ‘Cyber … Read more

Boeing’s Starliner set to fly solo back to earth — Nasa astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore left behind on ISS

Nasa‘s Starliner capsule is set to undock from the International Space Station (ISS) this Friday evening, marking a significant development in a mission fraught with complications. The capsule, which is expected to land in New Mexico’s White Sands Missile Range roughly six hours after undocking, will return with empty seats, leaving behind the two astronauts … Read more

‘Almost like a sonar ping’: Stranded Nasa astronaut now hears ‘strange noises’ from Boeing Starliner

Nasa astronaut Butch Wilmore, currently aboard the International Space Station, on Saturday radioed Mission Control at Johnson Space Center in Houston to report a “strange noise” coming from the Boeing Starliner spacecraft. This comes just days before the Starliner is set to leave the station and return to Earth without any crew.According to Fox News, … Read more

Nasa’s DART mission could trigger man-made meteor shower: What you need to know

In the aftermath of Nasa‘s Double Asteroids Redirect Test (DART) mission, space debris totaling over two million pounds has been created, raising the possibility of a long-lasting meteor shower. The unprecedented event follows the DART spacecraft’s deliberate collision with the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos in September 2022, aimed at testing Earth’s planetary defense system.DART mission and … Read more