Gen. Chance Saltzman underscored the imperative for a dedicated Space Force amid intensifying global rivalry for space dominance. He stressed that this current era represents the most fiercely contested period in history for this domain, emphasizing the critical role of a specialized military branch. The Air & Space Forces Association’s Air, Space & Cyber…
This phenomenon, which persisted until 1715, coincided with the Little Ice Age, characterized by notably cooler temperatures across the North Atlantic, resulting in harsher winters and shorter summers in Europe. In 1645, the Maunder minimum commenced, a period of strikingly low sunspot activity While the cause of the Maunder minimum remains uncertain, scientists acknowledge its…
This cutting-edge weapon system is designed Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to thwart the highly agile class of armaments known as hypersonic glide vehicles, which execute rapid maneuvers while soaring unpowered through Earth’s atmosphere at speeds surpassing Mach 5. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has enlisted Boeing to spearhead the development and flight…
Situated a staggering 15,000 light-years away in the Sagittarius constellation within our Milky Way galaxy, Terzan 12 is a tightly-knit congregation of hundreds of thousands to millions of stars, bound together by the unyielding force of gravity. A new Hubble image unveils the splendor of the globular cluster Terzan 12 This arrangement gives rise to…
Astrobiologist Dirk Schulze-Makuch from Technical University Berlin has stirred debate by suggesting that NASA‘s 1976 Viking landers may have inadvertently encountered and terminated alien life on Mars. Schulze-Makuch posits that these landers may have inadvertently introduced Earth microbes, overwhelming potential alien life on Mars While Schulze-Makuch’s theory is captivating, experts remain divided. Viking landers executed…
This extraordinary phenomenon, detected by astronomers utilizing the ATLAS network of robotic telescopes, stands out for its immense energy release, surpassing typical supernovas by a staggering factor of 100. In a groundbreaking cosmic event, scientists have observed an unprecedented explosion named AT2022aedm, believed to be caused by a black hole destroying a star Led by…
In a historic achievement, the Indian Space Research Organisation’s inaugural solar probe has transmitted captivating imagery back to Earth. The Aditya-L1 was conducted under the auspices of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), and it has captured a stunning self-portrait in space, along with images of Earth and the moon Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)…
As construction started to assemble the Mobile Launcher 2 (ML-2) for Artemis IV, Mobile Launcher 1 (ML-1) confirmed its position once again back on top of Mobile Launch Complex 39B for pad verification and testing. Mobile Launcher 1 spent the better part of this year experiencing repairs and upgrades outside of the VAB at…
This milestone opens new avenues for scientists to measure these enigmatic structures, decipher the feeding mechanisms of black holes, and comprehend their influence on the evolution of host galaxies. In a groundbreaking observation, astronomers have achieved a remarkable feat by glimpsing the outer reaches of a black hole accretion disk, a disk of matter surrounding…
This achievement marks the Indian Space Research Organisation’s first successful moon landing and the world’s first triumph in the challenging southern lunar region. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has achieved a significant milestone with the successful completion of the primary mission goals of Chandrayaan-3, India’s lunar rover and lander duo The mission’s primary focus…