WASHINGTON: Four SpaceX tourists returned to Earth safely on Saturday after spending three days in space, successfully concluding the first orbital mission in history with no professional astronauts on board. The SpaceX Dragon capsule, whose heat shield allowed it to withstand descent, was slowed down by four large parachutes before splashing into the Atlantic Ocean … Read more
BEIJING: China’s Mars rover Zhurong has reached an area with complex terrain, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration. After exploring a second dune, Zhurong moved southward and arrived at the area full of rocks, impact craters and dunes, said the administration. The ground control will complete … Read more
The US space agency NASA has informed that five asteroids have been observed approaching the Earth, one of which is larger than a stadium. NASA says one of the five is one kilometre in diameter, about the size of a large stadium, twice the size of London’s Big Ben and two and a half times … Read more
2020 proved to be an unprecedented year in human history as the global coronavirus pandemic lasted for months. But time did not escape the effects of 2020, and the world’s fastest 28 days (from 1960 to now) were all recorded in 2020, as the Earth was rotating in its orbit at a faster speed than … Read more
WASHINGTON: The Earth almost dodged a doomsday following an asteroid the dimension of an SUV passed Earth at a high speed of 1,830 miles (2,950 kilometers). Making it the nearest asteroid ever witnessed lingering by Planet Earth, stated by NASA this Tuesday. If the asteroid was on the way of the collision with Earth, as … Read more
The space agency of China announced on Friday (May 8) that the country’s new spaceship has successfully returned to Earth. According to the details, this was the trial version of China’s new-generation manned spaceship. China Manned Space Agency said in a statement that the return of China’s new-generation successfully landed in the predetermined zone of … Read more
Punjab Minister for Environment Protection Bao Muhammad Rizwan has said that we need to bring change in human behavior to save environment for ourselves and for next generations. He was addressing the inaugural ceremony of 3-day second international conference on “Emerging Trends in Earth and Environmental Sciences” Law College Auditorium, University of Punjab. PU Vice … Read more
An asteroid that is twice as large as London’s iconic Big Ben is ready to close the back of our planet, according to NASA reports, BOL News learnt. According to the details, The asteroid, called BH2 2009, will get closer to Earth around 14:29 GMT. It is believed that the space rock is about 88 meters … Read more
A Japanese space probe is heading home from an asteroid 250 million km from Earth after collecting sub-surface samples that could help scientists seeking the origins of life. Asteroids are believed to have formed at the dawn of the solar system and scientists say the asteroid may contain organic matter that may have contributed to … Read more
