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NASA Europa Clipper to carry unique message to Jupiter’s moon, packed with Earth’s essence

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NASA Europa Clipper to carry unique message to Jupiter’s moon, packed with Earth’s essence

[ad_1] In a celestial nod to human creativity and curiosity, NASA is set to launch its Europa Clipper spacecraft in October, bound for Jupiter's moon Europa. Nestled within the spacecraft is a symbolic message, marking a departure from NASA's longstanding tradition of sending inspirational dispatches into the cosmos.The heart of this cosmic artefact is a triangular metal plate, approximately 7 by 11 inches, constructed from tantalum. Adorning its surface is an engraving of U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón's handwritten "In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa." This poetic tribute is accompanied by a silicon microchip stencilled with over 2.6 million names submitted by the public, forming the centrepiece of an illustration depicting a bottle amid the Jovian system- a tribute to NASA's "Mess...

Massive solar flare explodes from the Sun, reveals NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory

[ad_1] The Sun has just spewed out a massive solar flare. While this one is big, the fact is that solar flares are increasing in number and strength and this is worrying astronomers. And this is despite the fact that we have not reached the peak of solar flare season yet. The current activity on the Sun is definitely exceeding scientific predictions, NASA reveals. Since December 2019, solar cycle 25 has marked a number of solar events that showed how far our Sun was exceeding expectation. According to NASA, these solar flares will continue to increase and can create a serious impact on Earth, technology, satellites, and astronauts in space.NASA believes that the Sun is near its peak, which means it is at nearly its most active. This phenomenon of the active sun is called the solar maxim...

In big setback, ISRO announces death of India’s Mars Mission

[ad_1] Mangalyaan, India’s Mars Orbiter mission comes to end officially after serving for 8 long years. India's Mars Orbiter mission comes to an end after serving steadfastly for 8 long years in Martian orbit. The Indian Space Research Organization has confirmed that the Mangalyaan has lost communication with the ground station on October 3, 2022. The spacecraft became non-recoverable last week. Confirming the death of India's maiden interplanetary mission i.e, Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), Dr S Somanath, the chief of ISRO has said that the unmanned spacecraft had entered the end of its lifecycle. Despite being designed for a life-span of six months, the MOM lived for about eight years in the Martian orbit. It has provided scientists with a gamut of significant scientific data on Mar...