The new exoplanet-chasing shuttle has been working for some time now. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), which got propelled a month ago set for discover outsider universes orbiting stars near the sun, zoomed inside around 5,000 miles of the moon yesterday. This arrangement was planned a long time ago, and the move was intended […]
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Mission TESS
TESS which is the abbreviated form of “Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite” has recently been launched and it would help scientists descry and discern exoplanets and alien land in the cosmic world which are habitable. SpaceX is the rocket used to deploy TESS on to its designated orbit. A mission for finding traces of life in […]
The hunt for the Aliens
The word “alien” is enough to bring exhilaration in any person. Whether they exist or not is always a matter of debate. While on the one hand the certainty of the existence of only earthlings in the universe is made by some, few believe that there is an alien world as well. People from different […]
NASA Spacecraft Aims to Place the Mystery Planets on the Galactic Map
The NASA’s TESS spacecraft aims to look for planets that orbit around nearby stars. TESS, which stands for The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite is planning for a two-year exploration to identify and find the mystery planets and the world from the different cosmic backyards. The mission of the spacecraft is to add the thousand planets […]
SpaceX Fires Falcon 9’s Nine First Stage Engines at Cape Canaveral
Chilled liquid propellants were loaded into a 2-stage Falcon 9 rocket by SpaceX’s launch team. They fired the rocket’s 9 Merlin 1D booster engines at the Complex 40 launch pad in Cape Canaveral. A cloud of exhaust was seen from nearby viewing points. According to SpaceX, the static fire test was successful. The activity was […]
The planned launch of Falcon 9 with NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite
Life is full of new discoveries. The death or fall of one organization leads to a rebirth of another. This means nothing that finds its way on earth will easily die due to lack of a predecessor. In the same way, Kepler Space Telescope owned by NASA has accelerated the speed of discovery. This has […]
Search for Extra-terrestrial Life
Astronomers have been searching for extra-terrestrial lives. It is believed that life on earth is not by mere chance and that there is the possibility of life existing in other planets which could happen in the vast universe. In the search for new life, scientist use spacecraft which collect data on the spacecraft on surfaces […]
NASA on a mission on finding alien planets
For decades, scientists have always believed that we are not the only living beings in the universe. The UFO sightings and movies on extra-terrestrial people have often made one curious about them. With an interplanetary mission to Mars already on its plate, the American space organization NASA is set to launch a satellite for alien […]
Falcon 9 Certified by NASA for Science-Based Missions
NASA’s 2019 budget proposal was filled with a few surprises, including the revelation that it had certified the SpaceX Flacon 9 for certain categories for science missions. The report noted that SpaceX had successfully attained Category 2 certification in January of 2018, as required by the Launch Services Program. This certification is specific to the […]
TESS planet hunter flashes the first image
NASA’s one of the most ambitious projects is considered to be TESS or Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite. Recently on May 17, TESS completed a full lunar flyby. This successful completion took almost a month’s time after it had taken off on April 18 from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. It is believed […]