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How will NASA’s DART Mission Save Earth from an Asteroid Impact?

Zain Husain — Sun, 21 Nov 2021 14:18:33 +0000

Watch DART launch live here: November 24th, 2021 1:20 AM EST (5:20 UTC) Planetary defense has been neglected for a while but finally, there is an awesome NASA mission called DART or Double Asteroid Redirection Test. The main purpose is to practice deflecting asteroids and the way we’re deflecting asteroids is by changing their orbit. […]

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Russia Shoots Anti-Satellite Missle Test (ASAT) Endangering Astronauts Onboard ISS

Zain Husain — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 12:57:28 +0000

On Monday, November 15th, Russia launched an anti-satellite missile test which created enough debris to endanger the astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS). There are two Russian astronauts or cosmonauts onboard the ISS as well. As a result of the debris, all the astronauts took refuge on board a spacecraft from 2 AM EST […]

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What is a Starquake?

Zain Husain — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 12:38:36 +0000

Scientists have seen all sorts of monsters in the universe and starquakes are phenomena worth mentioning. What is a starquake? Well, from what we know so far, a starquake happens on magnetars which is a type of neutron star that has the strongest magnetic fields in the universe. Magnetars also are the densest stars in […]

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Is SpaceX Worth all the Hype?

Zain Husain — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 00:16:35 +0000

SpaceX is arguably one of the most famous aerospace companies today. Led by billionaire Tony Stark Elon Musk who taught himself rocket science and is the founder and Chief Engineering Officer at SpaceX. They’re flipping the script and inspiring a new generation of scientists and engineers. SpaceX is a relatively young company and was one […]

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NASA Selects Two Historic Missions to Venus

Zain Husain — Sun, 06 Jun 2021 13:02:07 +0000

We’re going to Venus! NASA has confirmed two amazing missions to go visit our evil twin planet, Venus. As a reminder Venus has temperatures of 900 F (melting lead), 93 bars of crushing pressure, corroding clouds of carbon dioxide laced with sulphuric acid! The missions destined to take this planet on are called DAVINCI+ (Deep […]

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10 Amazing Astronomy Discoveries in 2020

Zain Husain — Wed, 30 Dec 2020 20:26:19 +0000

2020 has been a crazy ride for many reasons but that didn’t slow down our progress in major discoveries. Grab a cup of coffee or tea and check out 10 amazing astronomy discoveries in 2020 (in no particular order). For those who just want the list here you go! Biggest cosmic explosion ever detected and […]

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Everything you need to know about NASA’s Mars 2020 Mission

Zain Husain — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 03:32:37 +0000

If there’s one planet that will define the next milestone in human civilization, it’s Mars. You probably have heard from the likes of Elon Musk to NASA to even China on getting humans to Mars. Thus far, we’ve seen the amazing world of Mars through the eyes of our rovers. and orbiters. Now, NASA is […]

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Astronomers Discover the Biggest Explosion Seen in the Universe in Ophiuchus Galaxy Cluster

Zain Husain — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 21:21:45 +0000

Scientists discover the biggest explosion ever seen in the universe! The blast came from a supermassive black hole located in the Ophiuchus galaxy cluster. Not only that but the explosion was five times more explosive than the previous record holder! It was so powerful that it punched a cavity in the cluster plasma1. The lead […]

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ESA Solar Orbiter Mission Successfully Launches to Study the Sun

Zain Husain — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:40:38 +0000

European Space Agency (ESA) new Solar Orbiter mission launched successfully from Cape Canaveral at 04:03 GMT (05:03 CET) on 10 February 2020. This mission is exciting and will be off to go study the Sun up-close and personal. The Solar Orbiter mission is led with a strong partnership with NASA and studies the Sun’s poles […]

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Stunning View of the Famous (M27) Dumbbell Nebula

Zain Husain — Sun, 09 Feb 2020 20:01:51 +0000

Located 1,227 light-years from Earth is a beautiful planetary nebula called the Dumbbell Nebula. This nebula was actually the first planetary nebula discovered by Charles Messier in 1764. He is famous for publishing an astronomical catalogue that contained 110 nebulae and faint star clusters, which were known as Messier objects. The first thing you notice […]

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Zeta Oph the Runaway Star that Left a Gorgeous Bow Shock

Zain Husain — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 23:03:56 +0000

Located 366 light-years away in the constellation of Ophiuchus is a runaway star called Zeta Ophiuchi (ζ Ophiuchi) or Zeta Oph. It’s a runaway star because it was flung out of a star system as a result of a supernova. This enormous star is about 20 times the mass of our own Sun! Not only […]

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Carnival of Space 648: Awesome Space Stories of the Week

Zain Husain — Sat, 25 Jan 2020 01:19:07 +0000

Hi space fans! Welcome to another edition of Carnival of Space! This is the 648th edition in this great community post. It’s where a group of space bloggers will help curate the best space stories around the web and create a post. I will be your host today and got some great stories from our […]

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5 Things Astronomers Learned About Venus that Surprised Them

Zain Husain — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 02:30:02 +0000

It’s been a great start to 2020 as astronomers have already discovered something new about Venus. However, there is so much happening with Venus that it would be sad not to tell the world about it. Let’s jump into 5 things astronomers recently learned about Venus that really surprised them. Upper Clouds on Venus Are […]

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Rubin’s Galaxy (UGC 2885) Largest Galaxy in Local Universe?

Zain Husain — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 00:01:08 +0000

Located about 232 million light-years in the northern constellation Perseus is UGC 2885 or nicknamed “Rubin’s Galaxy.” This galaxy is 2.5 times wider than our own Milky Way! It also contains 10 times as many stars which results in as much 4 trillion stars! Now you really get a sense of why astronomers are referring […]

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10 Amazing Discoveries that Changed Astronomy in the Last Decade

Zain Husain — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 23:44:22 +0000

Astronomy has seen so much progress and change in the last decade. From SpaceX and reusable rockets to landing on comets and discovering oceans on moons. The last ten years gave us great science. However, the start of 2010 didn’t look so promising. It started off in February of 2010 with Obama cancelling the Constellation […]

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