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NASA BurstCube: Tiny satellite en route to International Space Station to probe cosmic mysteries
22Mar By adminNo Comments
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NASA BurstCube: Tiny satellite en route to International Space Station to probe cosmic mysteries

[ad_1] NASA's diminutive BurstCube satellite is now making its way to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard SpaceX's Dragon resupply spacecraft. It lifted off at 4:55 p.m. EDT on Thursday, March 21, from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, BurstCube is poised to embark on a significant mission.BurstCube Satellite Mission ObjectiveUpon arrival at the ISS, BurstCube will be unpacked and subsequently released into orbit. Its primary objective? To detect, locate, and analyze short gamma-ray bursts- transient bursts of high-energy light that hold crucial insights into cosmic phenomena. Also read: Gigantic 420-foot asteroid to pass Earth soon, reveals NASA; Know how close it will come Jeremy Perkins, BurstCube's principal investigator at NASA's Goddard S...
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ISRO’s Astrosat space telescope detects most powerful gamma-ray explosion
28Nov By adminNo Comments
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ISRO’s Astrosat space telescope detects most powerful gamma-ray explosion

[ad_1] The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) again made a big discovery courtesy Astrosat space telescope by capturing a massive gamma-ray explosion. These gamma-ray bursts are considered as being the most powerful explosions known in the universe. Astrosat space telescope is India's first multi-wavelength space telescope. The burst that was captured is the telescope's 600th detection of such a massive GRB explosion. Experts believe that gaining further knowledge of the phenomenon can provide more understanding of extreme environments and the fundamental physics of the universe. Know more about the discovery.ISRO's Astrosat space telescope findingsAccording to an India Today report, the ISRO telescope captured the 600th Gamma-ray Burst (GRB) which is scientifically known as the ...
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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day 8 January 2023: Wow! Origin of water in body, periodic table
8Jan By adminNo Comments
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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day 8 January 2023: Wow! Origin of water in body, periodic table

[ad_1] Surprisingly, NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day is not a spectacular view of the cosmos, but a periodic table! Read on to know why. Each day, NASA features a different image of our fascinating universe along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Today, the image neither features any breathtaking image of a galaxy in the deep cosmos nor reveals an unseen image of our biggest star, our Sun. Instead, NASA dedicated today's astronomy picture of the day to the periodic table of elements. If you can recall your chemistry classes in school, then it is the same periodic table, but with a slight twist! NASA's shared periodic table is colour coded to indicate humanity's best guess as to the nuclear origin of all known elements. In other words, it represents "Wh...
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Mysterious Gamma-ray burst baffles scientists, causes NASA rethink on how black holes are formed
12Dec By adminNo Comments
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Mysterious Gamma-ray burst baffles scientists, causes NASA rethink on how black holes are formed

[ad_1] A recent NASA study could change the understanding of gamma-ray bursts and black hole formation. Know all about it here. Almost a year ago on December 11, Earth was witness to a high energy gamma-ray burst (GRB) which was suspected to be emitted from the outskirts of a galaxy around 1 billion light-years away. What made this cosmic burst unusual was the fact that it did not submit to any one pre-defined category of gamma-ray bursts. It left scientists baffled and put a doubt into their previous understanding of GRBs.According to NASA, GRBs are classified into two categories – long bursts and short bursts. Long bursts which emit gamma rays for two seconds or more and originate from the formation of dense objects like black holes in the centers of massive collapsing stars. Short ...
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