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Scientific Accomplishments of 2022
Scientific Accomplishments, of 2022.
Here are some of the top science
and innovation stories of 2022,
according to the 'Hindustan Times.'.
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), In January, NASA's JWST reached its final position in orbit and
began capturing never-before-seen glimpses of the universe.
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International Space Station (ISS), In February, international space agencies
announced that the ISS will be retired by 2031.
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Endurance, In March, the wreckage of Shackleton's ship, Endurance,
was discovered in Antarctica and deemed "one of the biggest achievements in polar history and polar science.".
Endurance, In March, the wreckage of Shackleton's ship, Endurance,
was discovered in Antarctica and deemed "one of the biggest achievements in polar history and polar science.".
Event Horizon, In May, the Event Horizon Telescope captured
the first-ever image of the supermassive
black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.
Alignment, In June, five planets - Mars, Mercury,
Venus, Jupiter and Saturn - all aligned with
a crescent moon for a rare astronomical event.
Large Hadron Collider (LHC), In July, scientists at the LHC announced
that the world's most powerful collider
had discovered three new particles.
DART, In September, NASA's DART mission tested
the space agency's ability to defend
the planet from asteroid impacts.
Artemis, In November, NASA's Artemis mission
launched, taking a critical first step
in putting humans back on the moon.
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National Ignition Facility (NIF), In December, the U.S. NIF announced a breakthrough
in fusion technology, bringing the sustainable
energy source much closer to becoming a reality
Remembering
Aretha Franklin.
Aretha Louise Franklin was born on
March 25, 1942, and died on August 16, 2018.
Here are five facts
to celebrate the
“Queen of Soul.”.
1. She was the first woman inducted
into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
2. Franklin taught
herself how to play
the piano by ear.
3. She performed for
Presidents Jimmy Carter,
Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.
4. Franklin's single, "Respect,"
was a civil rights anthem.
5. NASA named an
asteroid after her.
Happy Birthday,
Aretha Franklin!
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NASA TO LAUNCH 'NANCY GRACE ROMAN' SPACE TELESCOPE IN 2027 IT WILL BE THE MOST POWERFUL SPACE TELESCOPE TO BE EVER BUIL TIT WILL REVOLUTIONISE OUR OBSERVATIONS IN ASTRONOMY THE TELESCOPE WILL HAVE MUCH WIDER FILED OF VIEW THAN CURRENT ONES
#Nancygracetelescope#NASA#Spacetelesope
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More than 3,000 billion tonnes of ice has been lost in the Antarctic's fastest-changing region - the Amundsen Sea Embayment - in just 25 years. Sky News
In a recent development in water bodies getting affected due to climate change, for the first time, researchers have captured imagery and video footage of a giant iceberg that calved off from its parent shelf in Antarctica in January this year.
#A81Iceberg #Antarctica #BruntIceShelf
Scientists Warn Critical Parts, of 'Doomsday Glacier', Melting Faster Than Expected.
Mashable reports that recent research suggests
that the Florida-sized Thwaites Glacier has
the potential to affect the entire world. .
The massive formation holds
a colossal amount of ice that could
raise global sea levels by over two feet. .
In addition to this, its collapse due to a warming
climate could unleash even more ice from neighboring
glaciers, triggering further sea level rise.
Since the 1990s, the Antarctic glacier
has retreated nearly nine miles as it
continues to destabilize.
The trajectory of its melting in the coming decades and
centuries has the potential to submerge coastal cities
and other populated areas around the world.
Thwaites is the one spot in Antarctica
that has the potential to dump an
enormous amount of water into
the ocean over the next decades, Sridhar Anandakrishnan, professor of glaciology
at Penn State University, via Mashable.
Mashable reports that , the Thwaites glacier has been dubbed , the "Doomsday Glacier.".
According to the latest 2023 research,
beneath the ice shelf lies critical points
which hold back many other colossal glaciers. .
The most recent research, published in 'Nature,'
found that Thwaites is melting faster than expected
in cracks directly below that floating ice shelf.
Scientists suggest that warmer water
seeping into natural cracks has amplified
the melting at these specific weak points.
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On Wednesday, two papers published in Nature journal revealed that scientists studying Antarctica's vast Thwaites Glacier, which is also known as the Doomsday Glacier, informed that warm water is seeping into its weak spots. As a result, the melting caused by rising temperatures is worsening.
#DoomsdayGlacier #ThwaitesGlacier #ClimateChange
This Week's Full Moon , Coincides With a Rare , Planetary Phenomenon.
According to the Old Farmer's Almanac,
the last full moon of winter will
grace the skies on March 7.
CNN reports that the full moon coincides with
another stunning planetary phenomenon and comes
amid a year packed full of astronomical events. .
What is a little more interesting
now, and also visible tonight and this
week, are the close and prominent
positioning of Venus and Jupiter
in the western sky right after sunset, Mike Hankey, Operations manager for
the American Meteor Society, via CNN.
The astronomical word for this
is ‘conjunction.’ These planets will be
setting as the moon is rising, so they
are only visible for about an hour
at sunset, near the western horizon, Mike Hankey, Operations manager for
the American Meteor Society, via CNN.
The astronomical word for this
is ‘conjunction.’ These planets will be
setting as the moon is rising, so they
are only visible for about an hour
at sunset, near the western horizon, Mike Hankey, Operations manager for
the American Meteor Society, via CNN.
In the 18th century, Native American
tribes referred to the final full moon
of winter as the worm moon.
The lunar event, according to those tribes, was so
named as different creatures would emerge from their winter hibernation to welcome the spring.
Unlike most years, which only have
12 full moons, 2023 has an extra
full moon, bringing the total to 13.
In August, two full moons
will occur, both of which
will be supermoons.
CNN reports that supermoons are closer to Earth
and shine much brighter than normal full moons,
while also appearing larger in the sky.
2023 will also include two solar
and lunar eclipses, in addition to
11 major meteor showers.
2023 will also include two solar
and lunar eclipses, in addition to
11 major meteor showers
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Astronomers Discover , Massive 'Forbidden Planet' , Orbiting Small, Dim Star.
CNN reports that astronomers have found
an unusually large planet located about
280 light-years away from Earth.
The newly-discovered world, called TOI 5205b, orbits
a relatively small star, given that the planet's unexpected
size has led researchers to dub it the "forbidden planet." .
The planet, which was spotted by NASA's Transiting
Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), is roughly the same
size as Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system.
NASA's planet-hunting TESS mission was
launched in 2018, searching the nearest and
brightest stars for potential planets orbiting them.
CNN reports that TESS has already
discovered thousands
of potential planets.
The planet orbits a red dwarf star,
TOI-5205, which is about 40% of
our sun's size and mass. .
It's also about 5,660 degrees Fahrenheit
in temperature, which is much cooler than our
sun's average of 9,980 degrees Fahrenheit.
Not only are these dim stars among the most
common types of stars in the universe, they are
also more likely to have planets orbiting them.
However, astronomers were surprised
to find such a small star
home to such a giant planet. .
The team's findings were published
on February 21 in 'The Astronomical.'
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Jupiter Now Has More Moons , Than Any Other Planet.
NBC News reports that 12 new moons
have been discovered around Jupiter.
The new discovery puts the
planet's moon count at 92.
Saturn is a close second with 83 moons.
The new Jupiter moons were detected in 2021 and 2022 with telescopes in Hawaii and Chile.
They range from 0.6 miles to 2 miles in size.
I hope we can image one of these outer moons close-up in the near future to better determine their origins, Scott Sheppard of the Carnegie Institution, via statement.
NBC News reports that Jupiter and Saturn's small moons are likely fragments of
bigger moons that used to exist.
The European Space Agency will send a spacecraft to Jupiter in April to study the planet and its moons.
NASA's Europa Clipper will launch next year to explore one of the planet's moons as well.
As for the moons of the other planets in our solar system, Uranus has 27, Neptune has 14, Mars has two, and Earth has one.
As for the moons of the other planets in our solar system, Uranus has 27, Neptune has 14, Mars has two, and Earth has one.
As for the moons of the other planets in our solar system, Uranus has 27, Neptune has 14, Mars has two, and Earth has one.
As for the moons of the other planets in our solar system, Uranus has 27, Neptune has 14, Mars has two, and Earth has one.
Venus and Mercury have none.
Venus and Mercury have none
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In a breakthrough discovery beyond the orbit of Earth, astronomers have discovered 12 new moons orbiting Jupiter. The gas giant has now become the planet with the most moons, snatching the crown from Saturn.
#Jupiter #JupiterMoons #SolarSystem
A green comet shooting past Earth for the first time since the Ice Age is about to skim right past Mars in the night sky and according to reports both the comet and the Red planet will be visible side-by-side across the Northern Hemisphere on the nights of February 10th and 11th.
#Greencomet #Mars #Space
In yet another interesting discovery by the scientists, a piece of the rocky planet was found on the surface of Mars which apparently looked as if it was smiling back at them. This image resembling a teddy bear on Mars captured by NASA’s Orbiter has to be one of the most pleasant moments of 2023.
#Mars #NASA #TeddyBear
NASA's Future Crewed , Mission to Mars Depends on , Developing Nuclear Thermal Propulsion.
Ars Technica reports that the United States
announced its intention to develop a flyable nuclear
thermal propulsion system nearly three years ago.
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's
(DARPA) aim was to develop more responsive controls
of spacecraft in Earth orbit, lunar orbit and in between. .
The project is part of an effort to give the U.S.
military greater operational freedom in space. .
The operation has been dubbed
the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar
Operations, or DRACO project for short.
Ars Technica reports that the program
includes building both a nuclear fission
reactor and a spacecraft to fly it.
In 2021, General Atomics was
awarded $22 million by DARPA
to work on developing the reactor.
Meanwhile, Lockheed Martin and Blue Origin
were awarded an additional $5.4 million to
develop the project's spacecraft system. .
Meanwhile, Lockheed Martin and Blue Origin
were awarded an additional $5.4 million to
develop the project's spacecraft system. .
According to a 2019 report, NASA's only hope
for putting humans on Mars in the near future
is by developing nuclear propulsion.
Ars Technica reports that nuclear thermal
propulsion requires significantly less fuel
than other means of chemical propulsion.
NASA will work with our long-term
partner, DARPA, to develop and
demonstrate advanced nuclear
thermal propulsion technology
as soon as 2027, Bill Nelson, NASA Administrator, via Ars Technica.
With the help of this new technology, astronauts could journey to and from deep space faster than ever, a major capability to prepare for crewed missions to Mars, Bill Nelson, NASA Administrator, via Ars Technica.
With the help of this new technology, astronauts could journey to and from deep space faster than ever, a major capability to prepare for crewed missions to Mars, Bill Nelson, NASA Administrator, via Ars Technica
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Hubble Telescope, Captures Image of Saturn's , Mysterious Spokes.
Fox News reports that NASA's
Hubble Space Telescope has captured
a remarkable new image of Saturn. .
According to the space agency, the images mark
the beginning of the ringed planet's "spoke season,"
which comes as it reaches its equinox.
The cause of the enigmatic spokes
has yet to be fully explained.
Fox News reports that Saturn's
tilted axis means it has
seasons just like Earth.
However, its much larger orbit means
that each of Saturn's four seasons
last for around seven Earth years.
The spokes were first observed
by NASA's Voyager mission
in the early 1980s. .
Scientists believe that the spokes are
caused by the planet's magnetic field,
however, this has yet to be proven.
Despite years of excellent observations
by the Cassini mission, the precise beginning
and duration of the spoke season is still
unpredictable, rather like predicting
the first storm during hurricane season, Amy Simon, NASA senior planetary scientist head of the Hubble
Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy (OPAL) program, via Fox News.
Fox News reports that the last time Saturn
experienced an equinox was in 2009, when the
Cassini spacecraft was orbiting the massive gas giant.
It's a fascinating magic trick
of nature we only see on Saturn
– for now at least, Amy Simon, NASA senior planetary scientist head of the Hubble
Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy (OPAL) program, via Fox News
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According to a statement by NASA, its Hubble Space Telescope captured a few images of the planet Saturn recently. The American space agency stated that the latest image of Saturn showed the appearance of spokes on the planet's rings heralding the start of a new 'spoke' season. The statement said that scientists will be looking for clues to explain the cause and nature of the spokes.
#Saturn #NASA #HubbleTelescope
Reports have emerged that NASA is planning to develop a spacecraft capable of steering the International Space Station (ISS) to a controlled destruction in Earth's atmosphere when its time in orbit is up.
#NASA #ISS #WhiteHouse
Four astronauts from NASA and SpaceX's five-month Crew-5 mission returned safely from the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday as the spacecraft carrying them splashed down off the coast of Florida. All four astronauts have been helped out of SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endurance, marking an end to the Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station for NASA.
#SpaceX #Crew5 #NASA
"The Challenge" follows a female doctor sent to operate on a cosmonaut who loses consciousness on the ISS. Shot 400 km above Earth, this movie is the first feature film to be shot in space.
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Elon Musk's SpaceX will attempt to send NASA's next long-duration crew for the International Space Station into orbit on Thursday. A previous attempt was postponed due to a clogged filter in the launch system. The issue has now been fixed by replacing the filter and purging the system.
#SpaceX #Crew6 #ISS
Scientists Call for New Lunar Time Zone, Amid Growing Number , of Missions to the Moon .
Fox News reports that
the European Space Agency (ESA) plans
to give the moon its own time zone. .
According to Pietro Giordano, a navigation system engineer
for the ESA, scientists want to find a "common lunar
reference time" to keep track of time when on the moon.
A joint international effort is now
being launched towards achieving this, Pietro Giordano, navigation system engineer
for the ESA, via Fox News.
The news comes as private companies and
nations have plans to travel to the moon. .
Fox News reports the idea of creating a new
lunar time zone was first introduced during
a meeting in the Netherlands in 2022.
Currently, astronauts use the time
of the nation operating the mission
while in space or around the moon.
As the number of lunar missions grows, scientists
are searching for a more efficient way of
accurately recording and communicating time.
Fox News reports that NASA faced a similar
decision when construction of the International
Space Station began over twenty years ago.
Rather than determining a unique time
zone for the ISS, scientists use Coordinated
Universal Time (UTC) based on atomic clocks.
Fox News reports that UTC takes into account the difference between NASA, the Canadian Space Agency
and other space programs in Japan, Europe and Russia.
Fox News reports that UTC takes into account the difference between NASA, the Canadian Space Agency
and other space programs in Japan, Europe and Russia
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NASA Finalizing , List of Astronauts For , the Artemis Moon Mission.
The Byte reports that NASA's Artemis program, which aims
to return humans to the moon, has already begun
the selection process of assembling the mission's crew.
For the first time in 50 years,
NASA is planning a crewed orbital mission
in 2024 and an actual moon landing in 2025.
The Byte reports that the selection process is typically a
clandestine operation, however, CNN was able to get
an inside look through a series of interviews with NASA. .
The mission crew is rumored to include
Christina Koch and Jessica Meir, the first
women to ever do an all-female space walk.
The mission crew is rumored to include
Christina Koch and Jessica Meir, the first
women to ever do an all-female space walk.
Decorated naval aviator G. Reid Wiseman is
believed to be the likely chief of the mission.
Decorated naval aviator G. Reid Wiseman is
believed to be the likely chief of the mission.
According to CNN, Army pilot Anne McClain,
and Stephanie Wilson, the most senior
astronaut named, will likely also join the crew.
According to CNN, Army pilot Anne McClain,
and Stephanie Wilson, the most senior
astronaut named, will likely also join the crew.
The internationally-funded mission
will also include Canadian
astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
However, according to former astronaut
Garrett Reisman, NASA's final selection process
includes some surprising requirements.
The problem is it can be influenced by trivial
things, like what size spacesuit you wear.
If there is only a medium and a large and you
need the extra-large, you’re screwed. You’re
not going to get assigned to the mission. , Garrett Reisman, Former NASA astronaut, via 'The Byte'.
It can be crazy, little things that dictate how
it all comes out and it’s not always the most
equitable or transparent process, Garrett Reisman, Former NASA astronaut, via 'The Byte'
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