Category: Science

Kathmandu: India has launched its first observation mission to the Sun, just days after the country made history by becoming the first to land near the Moon’s south pole. Aditya-L1 lifted off from the launch pad at Sriharikota on Saturday at 11:50 India time (06:20 GMT). It will travel 1.5 million km (932,000 miles) from… Continue reading India successfully launches its first mission to the Sun

Kathmandu: In a world first, scientists say an 8cm (3in) worm has been found alive in the brain of an Australian woman. The “string-like structure” was pulled from the patient’s damaged frontal lobe during surgery in Canberra last year. The woman, 64, had for months suffered symptoms like stomach pain, a cough and night sweats,… Continue reading Live worm found in Australian woman’s brain in world first

Kathmandu: India has made history as its Moon mission becomes the first to land in the lunar south pole region. With this, India joins an elite club of countries to achieve a soft landing on the Moon, after the US, the former Soviet Union and China. The Vikram lander from Chandrayaan-3 successfully touched down as… Continue reading India makes history as Chandrayaan-3 lands near Moon’s south pole

Kathmandu: Russia’s unmanned Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the Moon after spinning out of control, officials say. It was Russia’s first Moon mission in almost 50 years. The craft was due to be the first ever to land on the Moon’s south pole, but failed after encountering problems as it moved into its pre-landing orbit.… Continue reading Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into Moon

Kathmandu: India’s third lunar mission is inching closer to the Moon’s little-explored south pole where it aims to set down a lander and rover on 23 August. On Thursday, the lander detached from the propulsion module, which carried it close to the Moon, beginning its last phase of the mission. Chandrayaan-3, however, may not be… Continue reading Chandrayaan-3: Indian lunar mission inches closer to Moon

Kathmandu: It has been raining since morning in many parts of the country including Kathmandu Valley. Although there is normal rain now, there is a possibility of heavy rain in some places from afternoon, according to the Water and Weather Forecasting Division. At present, there is light to moderate rain in a few places in… Continue reading Govt requests to be alert as rainfall to continue till Monday

Kathmandu: Chandrayaan-3, India’s latest Moon mission, has entered the lunar orbit, the country’s space agency has said. The spacecraft with an orbiter, lander and a rover lifted off on 14 July. It will try to set the lander and rover on the lunar surface on 23 or 24 August. If successful, India will be the… Continue reading India mission enters Moon orbit, aiming for south pole

Kathmandu: A British-built spacecraft is expected to fall to Earth later on Friday, after completing a transformative mission to map the planet’s winds. The Aeolus satellite fired a laser down through the atmosphere to track the movement of air in any location, at every altitude, all around the world. Its success means replacements are already… Continue reading ‘Impossible satellite’ ready to fall to Earth

Kathmandu: The average temperature of the world has set a record. According to American researchers, the average temperature on Monday, July 3, was the highest ever recorded at 17.01 degree Celsius. It is reported that this is the highest temperature since records began. The average temperature of 16.92 degrees Celsius was recorded in August 2016,… Continue reading July 3 recorded highest ever temperature in the world

Kathmandu: A European space telescope has launched from Florida on a quest to resolve one of the biggest questions in science: What is the Universe made of? The Euclid mission will make an immense 3D map of the cosmos in an effort to tie down some of the properties of so-called dark matter and dark… Continue reading Euclid: Europe’s ‘dark explorer’ telescope launches