On This Day #3

24th November is an important day for the science carried out for Venus. However, it is the Julian calendar date. The Gregorian calendar date is 4th December. In 1639, Jeremiah Horrocks observed the first ever transit of Venus from Earth. A transit is observed when a planetary body passes between the...

Space News

The new Artemis 1 launch attempt is in 2 days!Artemis I is an uncrewed mission that will orbit the moon for 25 days. It is a test mission before NASA sends the Artemis 2 for a crewed flyby around the moon, followed by a landing by Artemis 3.It would be the first attempt for a lunar landing after the...

Jovian Magnetic Field

Jupiter generates the largest planetary magnetic field observed in the Solar System. This has been revealed by the various satellites that have visited the planet. However, the latest satellite Juno, brought us one step closer to understanding the field.Juno was launched by NASA in August 2011 and it...