Nasa astronaut Butch Wilmore is helped out of a SpaceX capsule onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Megan after landing in the water off the coast of Tallahassee. (Pic credit: AP) Astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore is slowly reacclimating to life on Earth after spending an unexpected nine months in space, but the adjustment hasn’t been easy,…
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams has etched her name in history with her extraordinary achievements in space exploration. After completing a nine-month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS), she set multiple records, including the longest spacewalk by a woman and becoming the second-longest-serving female astronaut in cumulative space duration.While she is celebrated worldwide for her…
Nasa astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore (ANI and AP images) Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams have finally returned to Earth on Tuesday, marking the end of nine-months extended and unplanned stay in space. Their SpaceX capsule successfully splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida, just hours…
This is an AI-generated image, used for representational purposes only. PARIS: Dark energy makes up roughly 70 per cent of the universe, yet we know nothing about it.Around 25 per cent of the universe is the equally mysterious dark matter, leaving just five per cent for everything that we can see and touch, matter made…
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore made their return to Earth after an extended nine-month stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Initially slated for just eight days, their mission was extended due to technical issues with the Boeing Starliner spacecraft. Upon landing aboard the SpaceX Dragon capsule, both astronauts were carried off on…
Dark energy, which drives the universe’s expansion, is showing signs of weakening, according to research that could fundamentally alter our understanding of the cosmos’s destiny.The findings from the dark energy spectroscopic instrument (Desi) team at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona could significantly impact theories about universal evolution, suggesting the possibility of a reversal in…
The US Space Force said that rival nations are enhancing their space combat abilities, with China showcasing coordinated satellite movements that experts describe as “dogfighting” in orbit, reports Breaking Defence.The US Space Force (USSF) is a military branch responsible for organising, training, and equipping forces to protect American interests in space. It was established in…
The Trump administration intends to thousands scientists and researchers from the US federal government, involving significant reductions to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as legislators warned Tuesday.The dismissals would arise from the EPA, an agency handling pollution, clean water and climate change issues, dissolving its scientific research division, which currently employs more than 1,500 staff.Documents…
NASA astronauts have been the driving forces behind expanding human spaceflight by staying in space for long durations to perform crucial research, assisting in mission goals, and understanding more about long-duration spaceflight. Let’s shed light on the work and contributions of the astronauts who break records for being in space for the longest periods.They are…
This is an AI-generated image, used for representational purposes only. A surprising discovery in the feathers of a fossil vulture from central Italy has revealed that volcanic deposits can preserve delicate tissue structures in unprecedented detail, offering new insights into the fossilisation process. In 1889 in the foothills of Mount Tuscolo, 25km south-east of Rome,…
