SpaceX creates history by launching 60 Starlink satellites
Science | May 24, 2019 10:20 ISTIt was the third flight for this particular booster, marking just the second time SpaceX has flown a Falcon 9 first stage more than twice.
It was the third flight for this particular booster, marking just the second time SpaceX has flown a Falcon 9 first stage more than twice.
The Moon was formed when Earth was hit by a body about the size of Mars, also called Theia. The study showed that Theia comes from the outer solar system, and it delivered large quantities of water to Earth.
The Earth is the only terrestrial planet with a large amount of water and a relatively large moon, which stabilises the Earth's axis.
"Starch diet isn't something that happens when we started farming, but rather, is as old as humans themselves," said lead author Cynthia Larbey from the University of Cambridge.
Scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have devised a wireless movement-tracking system that uses radio frequency signals -- flowing around us and bouncing off our bodies -- and helps collect health and behavioural data.
A space rock collided with the Moon at a speed of 61,000 kilometres an hour during the total lunar eclipse in January this year, excavating a crater 10 to 15 metres across, scientists say.
The discovery challenges the previous timeline and map of human migration into South America.
Google on Friday selected 18 young scientists from India who will compete in the 2019 Google Science Fair contest for the winning prize of $50,000 and other rewards.
The phase-4 programme will enable the launch of 2 tonne class of satellites for geo-imaging, navigation, data relay communication and space sciences, an official statement said.
NASA's Mars Helicopter has successfully completed a series of tests and is ready to take flight over the Red Planet, the US space agency said.
An Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) official on Friday underlined the need to change the world's perception of India in the field of science and technology.
By studying these precious lunar samples for the first time, a new generation of scientists will help advance our understanding of our lunar neighbour
US science envoy for space Major General Charles Frank Bolden Jr will arrive here tomorrow on a three-day visit to further strengthen bilateral cooperation in space.
On Friday, the company's rocket powered commercial SpaceShipTwo, VSS Unity reached space for the second time, higher and faster than ever before, as its world record-holding hybrid rocket motor propelled the spaceship at Mach 3.04 to an apogee of 295,007 ft.
On the occasion of International Day of Women and Girls in Science on Monday, a UN data revealed that despite 15 years of international effortto promote women in science, they continue to face barriers, Efe news said.
Other potential applications could include sensors in remote, harsh environments, such as deserts, mountains, or even other planets.
Flight controllers in Maryland declared success 10 hours after the high-risk, middle-of-the-night encounter at the mysterious body known as Ultima Thule on the frozen fringes of our solar system, an astounding 1 billion miles (1.6 billion kilometers) beyond Pluto.
2018 clearly had many beginnings for the Indian space sector in the face of Gaganyaan mission, major satellite launches.
Super Blood Wolf Moon: Days after the New Years, the world will witness Super Blood Wolf Moon Eclipse from January 20 onwards.
Bill Anders, one of the first men to orbit the Moon has said that it is "stupid" to plan human missions to Mars.
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