🔎 The Discovery Astronomers discovered a giant planet, HIP 67522 b, located about 400 light-years away, that orbits its star so closely it likely causes frequent flares from the star’s surface. These flares heat and inflate the planet’s atmosphere, making it one of the most extreme planetary environments ever observed. 🌍 Key Facts On Earth,…
NASA astronaut Raja Chari and Dr. V. Narayanan, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), interact outside the Orion spacecraft mockup at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Dr. Narayanan, along with other Indian officials, visited both NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Texas and Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of the Axiom Mission…
NASA/ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured light from the spiral galaxy UGC 11397, located in the constellation Lyra (The Lyre). That light took 250 million years to reach us. At first glance, UGC 11397 looks like a typical spiral galaxy with two elegant arms, glowing with stars and marked by clumps of dark dust. But at…
A Tribute to Dr. Vera Rubin and the Discovery of Dark Matter The Andromeda galaxy dark matter story began in the 1960s, when Dr. Vera Rubin and her team made a groundbreaking observation. While studying the motion of stars in Messier 31 (M31), better known as the Andromeda galaxy, they noticed something unusual. Stars at…
Ax-4 Joins Expedition: Private Crew Begins ISS Research Mission Ax-4 joins Expedition aboard the International Space Station (ISS). This event marks the start of a collaborative two-week science mission. After docking at 6:31 a.m. EDT on Thursday, the four private astronauts from Axiom Mission 4 began working alongside the seven Expedition crew members. Together, they…
Light from the spiral galaxy UGC 11397 took 250 million years to reach the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Hubble used this ancient light to create the image above. The galaxy lies in the constellation Lyra (The Lyre). At first glance, it seems like an ordinary spiral galaxy. It has two elegant arms lit by stars…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe 24th flyby recently marked another milestone. On Thursday, June 19, the spacecraft reached 3.8 million miles (6.2 million kilometers) from the Sun’s surface, matching its record for closest approach. This flyby concluded the original mission timeline. However, Parker will continue orbiting the Sun and collecting valuable data until NASA reviews the…
At 2:31 a.m. EDT, the crew of Axiom Mission 4 launched aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, en route to the International Space Station (ISS). Leading the commercial mission is Peggy Whitson, a former NASA astronaut and now Axiom Space’s director of…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completed its 24th close dive toward the Sun on Thursday, June 19. It flew just 3.8 million miles (6.2 million kilometers) above the solar surface, once again matching its record for closest approach. This milestone marked the final close flyby in the mission’s baseline plan. From this point forward, Parker will…
Why does everything in the universe spin?Rotational motion plays a fundamental role in shaping the cosmos-from planets and stars to galaxies and black holes. This paper explores the physics behind rotational motion, including the principles of angular momentum conservation and the influence of collisions and cosmic explosions in generating spin. Drawing from personal experiences in…
