The MESSENGER is no ordinary envoy. From changing its course throughout its mission to surpassing its “death” date, it has provided us with crucial and sensitive information. Let’s learn about the heroic tale of NASA’s Mercury MESSENGER. The story begins on 3rd August 2004 when the MESSENGER was launched off…
Aryabhata is a well-known wonder. Satellites, a technology that changed the cards of communication, remote sensing, navigation, geodesy, weather forecast, oceanography, mineralogy, and much more. The birds-eye view that satellites have allows us to see a large part of the Earth at one time. It gathers more precise data of…
A celestial object with a majestic tail, like a divine creature roaming the boundless universe – seems like an apt description for a comet. It is one of the most beautiful marvels to observe from the earth. But then the question arises, what exactly are these? Are they rocks, much…