Category: CA Space Science

14
Jan

Local Bubbles

Researchers from the Center for Astrophysics (CfA) | Harvard & Smithsonian have generated a 3D magnetic map of the cavity called Local Bubble that could reveal the universe’s secrets, including questions about the origins of stars.

15
Dec

Near-Earth Asteroid Ryugu

A sample of a space rock called Ryugu that was carried to Earth in 2020 by the Japanese space agency’s asteroid sample-return mission, Hayabusa 2 may hold the answers to the origin of the Earth.

12
Dec

NASA’s Orion

NASA’s Orion Returns to Earth after historic Moon Mission.

12
Dec

HAKUTO-R mission

Japan’s ispace launches world’s 1st commercial moon lander.

03
Dec

Equuleus Spacecraft

Recently, Japan’s space agency JAXA successfully used steam to propel Equuleus (EQUilibriUm Lunar-Earth point 6U) Spacecraft toward the moon.

05
Nov

BeiDou Satellite Navigation System

China outlined plans to expand global reach of its home-grown BeiDou satellite navigation system (BDS).

04
Nov

RISAT-2 satellite

ISRO’s RISAT-2 satellite, has made an uncontrolled re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere into the Indian Ocean near Jakarta.

03
Nov

Tiangong space station

China launches 3rd and final component of Tiangong space station.

02
Nov

Smiling Sun

NASA’s Solar Dynamics observatory captures image of smiling sun due to the phenomenon of coronal holes in ultraviolet light as these are typically invisible to our eyes.

28
Oct

Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC)

Indian plans to expand its regional satellite navigation system NavIC, to increase its use in the civilian sector and ships, aircraft travelling far from the country’s borders.

24
Oct

LVM 3 and OneWeb

ISRO’s heaviest rocket successfully places 36 satellites in orbit.

23
Oct

Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)

Article in ‘The Hindu’ about SETI and Technosignature.