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An international team of scientists measured the atmosphere of the exoplanets!

News, Science / By / Oct 31, 2021

An international team of scientists is the 1st to directly measure the amount of carbon dioxide and water in a planet’s atmosphere in another solar system. The planet is roughly 340 light-years away. The team used a ground-based Gemini Observatory telescope in Chile. Outside our solar system, there are thousands of unknown planets. Scientists use …

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Atmosphere of a planet measured by the experts!

Featured, News, Science, Space, Tech / By / Oct 28, 2021

Recently, in Chile, a team of a few experts has made use of a ground-based Gemini Observatory telescope to rightly calculate the quantity of both water and carbon monoxide present in the atmosphere of a planet that is also about 340 light-years away. The research is being carried out under the supervision of Michal Line, the …

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NASA’s planet seeker Kepler Space Telescope could be retiring soon

Science / By / Jul 26, 2018

NASA officials made an announcement on July 6 which stated that the Kepler Space Telescope was put in a hibernation-like state after finding out that it was running out of fuel. On Monday, the Kepler team identified a reduction in the fuel pressure of the spacecraft that indicated a drop in the fuel level. Therefore, …

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NASA puts Kepler Space Telescope in hibernation mode, might run out of fuel soon

NASA puts Kepler Space Telescope in hibernation mode, might run out of fuel soon

Space / By / Jul 26, 2018

One of the greatest space telescopes may succumb to lack of fuel soon. NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope is running out of fuel, the agency stated in its March press release that at any time, Kepler’s fuel tank can run dry and the space telescope will be lost in the space forever with no contact to …

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