NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission brings sample from asteroid Bennu to Earth
NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission, OSIRIS-REx, launched seven years ago in 2016 to near-Earth asteroid Bennu has delivered the asteroid sample that it...
UK rejoins Horizon Europe and Copernicus programmes
The United Kingdom and the European Commission (EC) have reached an agreement on the UK's participation in Horizon Europe (EU's research and innovation) programme...
First Detection of Oxygen 28 & Standard shell-model of nuclear structure
Oxygen-28 (28O), the heaviest rare isotope of oxygen has been detected for the first time by Japanese researchers. Unexpectedly it was found to be short-lived...
Kākāpō Parrot: Genomic sequencing benefits Conservation programme
Kākāpō parrot (also known as “owl parrot” because of its owl-like facial features) is a critically endangered parrot species native to New Zealand. It...
Lunar Race 2.0: What drive renewed interests in moon missions?
Between 1958 and 1978, USA and former USSR sent 59 and 58 moon missions respectively. The lunar race between the two ceased in 1978....
Lunar Race: India’s Chandrayaan 3 achieves Soft-landing capability
India’s lunar lander Vikram (with rover Pragyan) of Chandrayaan-3 mission has safely soft landed at high latitude lunar surface on south pole along with...
