New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) An international team containing an Indian astronomer used the e‑MERLIN radio array to detect compact radio emission from the centres of nearly one‑quarter of 280 nearby galaxies, and revealed a hidden population of weakly accreting supermassive black holes, an official statement said on Monday.Dr. Aru Beri from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), an autonomous institution under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), used the e-MERLIN radio array, an…
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Washington, July 6 (IANS) NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has said the United States is in a renewed race with China to return astronauts to the Moon, warning that the competition is now measured “in months, not years” as both nations accelerate plans to establish a sustained human presence beyond Earth.Speaking in an interview on CBS’s Face the Nation as the United States marked the 250th anniversary of its independence, Isaacman said there should be no doubt that Beijing intends to land astr…
Washington, July 5 (IANS) US President Donald Trump marked America’s 250th Independence Day with a sweeping address celebrating the nation’s history, military strength and economic achievements, while renewing calls for tighter election laws, condemning communism and outlining an ambitious vision for American leadership on Earth and in space. Speaking from the majestic National Mall after severe thunderstorms delayed the celebrations for several hours, Trump thanked thousands of supporters who r…
Washington, July 4 (IANS) Organisers of the United States’ 250th Independence Day celebrations have revised Saturday’s schedule for the “Salute to America” events in Washington because of an active heat advisory, while keeping President Donald Trump’s address and the evening fireworks programme on schedule.The changes affect the Great American State Fair, the FIFA Fan Zone and public access to the Washington Monument grounds. Officials said the adjustments were made to reduce visitors’ exposure …
Washington, June 21 (IANS) In a unique intersection of space science and sports engineering, the official match ball for the FIFA World Cup 2026, the ‘Trionda’, was sent to the International Space Station (ISS) with astronauts aboard to study ball balance in microgravity. “The official FIFA World Cup ball went to space. Soccer balls need to move predictably, so sports engineers carefully measure and optimise their centre of mass and balance,” NASA said in an Instagram post. In partnership with t…
Washington, June 13 (IANS) Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire after SpaceX completed the largest initial public offering in history, with investors pushing the rocket and satellite company’s market value to about $2.1 trillion on its first day of trading.Shares of SpaceX closed at $160.95, up more than 19 per cent from their IPO price of $135, capping one of the strongest major market debuts in recent years. The surge lifted the value of Musk’s stake in the company and cemented his …
Los Angeles, June 4 (IANS) The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN), NASA’s first mission devoted to observing the Martian atmosphere and its evolution, has officially come to an end after losing contact with its spacecraft last December, the agency has announced. Blasting off on November 18, 2013, the spacecraft entered Mars’ orbit on September 21, 2014. Originally designed for a one-year primary mission, the spacecraft operated at the Red Planet for more than 11 years and exceeded it…
Washington, May 28 (IANS) The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered SpaceX to conduct a “mishap investigation” involving the Super Heavy booster during the 12th flight test of its giant Starship rocket. In a statement on Wednesday (local time), the FAA said it had determined that the flight test on Friday resulted in a mishap during the booster’s return flight over the Gulf of Mexico following stage separation.The agency said it will oversee the process and approve SpaceX’s final …
Washington, May 27 (IANS) NASA’s vision for returning humans to the Moon no longer resembles the brief Apollo-era visits of flags, footprints and hurried science experiments.Instead, the US space agency now talks openly about building something closer to a functioning lunar settlement — complete with roads, drones, robotic vehicles, power grids, communication networks and eventually astronauts living and working across vast stretches of the Moon’s South Pole.At NASA Headquarters on Tuesday…
Washington, May 27 (IANS) As part of its push to establish a sustained human presence on the Moon, NASA unveiled plans to deploy autonomous lunar drones, roaming robotic vehicles, and a sprawling communications network across its South Pole region.During a detailed Moon Base briefing at NASA Headquarters, agency officials said the US space agency was moving beyond symbolic lunar landings toward a long-term operational architecture designed to support astronauts, cargo systems, scientific mission…