NASA Clarifies on Sunita Williams’ Health A photo related to astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has recently gone viral on social media, sparking concern as it shows Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams appearing visibly thin and weak. This image led to speculation and worry that Williams might be experiencing nutritional deficiencies. Dr. Vinay Gupta, … Read more
Historic Space Crowds In a groundbreaking achievement for space exploration, a record-setting 19 astronauts were simultaneously in space on Thursday. This is an unprecedented event, surpassing the previous record set in May 2023, when 17 astronauts were in space at the same time. Breaking Down the Numbers Here’s how this cosmic crowd was made up: … Read more
Black Holes and Beyond: ISRO’s Groundbreaking X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite Launch Introduction The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has again shown that it matters in space exploration by successfully launching its first X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite, called XPoSat. This big job wants to figure out secrets of space things like black holes. It gives a new look … Read more
Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Makes Historic First Flight-NASA NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has become the first aircraft in history to make a controlled flight on another planet on April 19, 2021. The 19-inch-tall Ingenuity Mars Helicopter reportedly contains no science instruments. Instead, the 4-pound rotorcraft will help determine whether future explorations on Mars could be conducted … Read more