Astronomers spot new tiny moons around Neptune and Uranus

This August 1989 image provided by NASA shows the planet Neptune photographed by the Voyager 2 spacecraft, processed to enhance the visibility of small features. Photo Courtesy: NASA via AP

Kathmandu: Astronomers have found three previously unknown moons in our solar system — two additional moons circling Neptune and one around Uranus. The distant tiny moons were spotted using powerful land-based telescopes in Hawaii and Chile, and announced Friday by the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center. The latest tally puts Neptune at 16 known… Continue reading Astronomers spot new tiny moons around Neptune and Uranus

Astronomers spot new tiny moons around Neptune and Uranus

File Photo Workers on scaffolding repaint the NASA logo near the top of the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Photo Courtesy: AP

Kathmandu: Astronomers have found three previously unknown moons in our solar system — two additional moons circling Neptune and one around Uranus. The distant tiny moons were spotted using powerful land-based telescopes in Hawaii and Chile, and announced Friday by the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center. The latest tally puts Neptune at 16 known… Continue reading Astronomers spot new tiny moons around Neptune and Uranus

Japan: Moon lander Slim comes back to life and resumes mission

Kathmandu: Japan’s Moon lander has resumed operations after being shut down for a week due to a power supply issue. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) said it re-established contact with the lander on Sunday, indicating that the glitch had been fixed. Its solar cells are working again after a shift in lighting conditions allowed… Continue reading Japan: Moon lander Slim comes back to life and resumes mission

Iran launches 3 satellites into space that are part of a Western-criticized program as tensions rise

Iran said Sunday it successfully launched three satellites into space, the latest for a program that the West says improves Tehran’s ballistic missiles. The state-run IRNA news agency said the launch also saw the successful use of Iran’s Simorgh rocket, which has had multiple failures in the past.The launch comes as heightened tensions grip the… Continue reading Iran launches 3 satellites into space that are part of a Western-criticized program as tensions rise

Cloned rhesus monkey created to speed medical research

Chinese researchers have cloned the first rhesus monkey, a species which is widely used in medical research because its physiology is similar to humans. They say they could speed up drug testing, as genetically identical animals give like-for-like results, providing greater certainty in trials. Previous attempts to clone a rhesus have either not led to… Continue reading Cloned rhesus monkey created to speed medical research

More delays for NASA’s astronaut moonshots

File Photo Workers on scaffolding repaint the NASA logo near the top of the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Photo Courtesy: AP

Kathmandu: Astronauts will have to wait until next year before flying to the moon and at least two years before landing on it, under the latest round of delays announced by NASA on Tuesday. The space agency had planned to send four astronauts around the moon late this year, but pushed the flight to September… Continue reading More delays for NASA’s astronaut moonshots

India launches space mission to study black holes

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Kathmandu: India’s space agency has successfully launched a rocket that is carrying an observatory which will study astronomical objects like black holes. It was launched from Sriharikota spaceport at 09:10 local time (03:40GMT) on Monday. This is only the second mission in the world of this nature after Nasa launched one in 2021. The space… Continue reading India launches space mission to study black holes

Biggest solar flare in years temporarily disrupts radio signals on Earth

File Photo Workers on scaffolding repaint the NASA logo near the top of the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Photo Courtesy: AP

Kathmandu: A NASA telescope has captured the biggest solar flare in years, which temporarily knocked out radio communication on Earth. The sun spit out the huge flare along with a massive radio burst on Thursday, causing two hours of radio interference in parts of the U.S. and other sunlit parts of the world.Scientists at the… Continue reading Biggest solar flare in years temporarily disrupts radio signals on Earth