For the very first time, astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS) used CRISPR genome engineering in outer space. CRISPR gene editing is a genetic engineering technique in molecular biology by which the genomes of living organisms can be modified. Scientists were able to use CRISPR-Cas9 on the ISS to examine the influence of microgravity […]

China has set another ambitious space plan. The country is planning a crewed mission to Mars. The Asian giant is believed to be working on a long-term plan to conquer space. The plan includes setting up a permanent base on the Red Planet. Besides, it also includes extracting resources. As per the plan, China could […]

Astronomers have discovered a giant ‘blinking’ star. The star was spotted at the center of the Milky Way. It is named VVV-WIT-08. The star is said to be spotted nearly 25,000 light-years away from Earth. The discovery was made by an international team of astronomers. They said that the star decreased in brightness. They observed […]

Zhurong has sent a selfie from Mars. Zhurong is a rover. The rover was sent to the planet by China. The selfie shows Zhurong in a good condition. The selfie shows the rove standing next to its landing platform. This is the first batch of images of Zhurong. The selfie and other images were released […]

Private aerospace company SpaceX is getting ready for launches from an ocean spaceport. The company said that it will soon launch Starship from ocean spaceport. A spaceport is a site that is used for launching and receiving space vehicles. This will be SpaceX’s first launch from an ocean spaceport. SpaceX founder Elon Musk said that […]

The Space Gray era will end soon. Tech giant Apple has announced that it will discontinue Magic accessories. It said that the hue for the accessories will no longer be made available to customers. The company sold accessories like Magic Keyboards, Mice, Trackpads, and more in space gray color. It sold accessories separately. It also […]

The crew-1 astronauts have returned from the International Space Station. The US space agency NASA announced that four astronauts have reached home safely from the revolving laboratory. The four were part of NASA and SpaceX’s commercial crew program. It was the first operational crewed flight of a Dragon spacecraft. SpaceX is a private aerospace agency […]

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has asked Elon Musk’s SpaceX to suspend the lunar lander contract. The US space agency has asked SpaceX to put on hold the contract to develop a lunar aircraft after two rivals who were in the fray for the contract protested against the decision. The contract will be […]

The Discovery streaming portfolio has now over 15 million paying subscribers. Out of this, it added two million subscribers in April alone. The major chunk of subscribers is from Discovery+ which has clocked over 13 million subscribers by end of March this year. Ironically, the first quarter results of the company were not as expected. […]

The highly infectious COVID19 variant that has been found in the UK for the first time has now been identified in every state in the US. Experts believe that due to this fast-spreading variant, the US might face another surge in coronavirus cases. Infectious disease expert, Dr. Michael Osterholm, who is the director of the […]

A sudden fireball during the night in the Pacific Northwest sky on March 25 amazed the locals. It was later revealed that a SpaceX rocket was behind the menace. Authorities said that the fireball was caused by the debris of the Falcon 9 rocket. It lit up the sky as it passed through the atmosphere. […]

NASA is moving ahead with its Artemis mission. The space agency is now busy picking up the right location on the Moon where it wants to set up a base camp. Choosing the right place on the lunar surface is crucial for the mission. It will determine the success of the agency’s future missions. NASA […]

A new scientific paper has predicted that planets currently orbiting TRAPPIST-1 are likely to be made of similar stuff. According to past calculations, these planets measure similar to the Earth’s size. Their mass is also close to Earth’s. They are likely to be rocky and not gas-dominated like Jupiter and Saturn. TRAPPIST-1 was discovered in […]

Astronomers have found a quasar in a dark bend of space, which is around 13.03 billion light-years away. They have revealed that in the center of this quasar, there is a Supermassive black hole, which is 1.6 billion times more gigantic than the sun. Experts have said that the quasar, which has been dubbed as […]

Scientists have said that there is a strange type of neutron star, which is called a magnetar. These stars are rarely found and loosely understood. As per the report, only 30 such objects have been discovered until now. However, recently scientists have been able to find the 31st magnetar. Experts have said that it has […]

Experts have revealed that Earth has reached Perihelion means closer to the sun in its elliptical orbit on Saturday. The day has marked an annual event, which is known as Perihelion. The term Perihelion has been interpreted from Ancient Greek, which means near the sun. As per the report, Earth has been expected to reach […]

Scientists have been looking at the data from the eROSITA Final Equatorial Depth Survey (eFEDS) and now, they have found a new supercluster. The newly found pattern has a cluster of eight galaxies. Experts have said that it has many structures of a wide range of masses. From huge and thick bunches of galaxies to […]

Experts have revealed that there is more than half of the matter existing in the universe, which is hidden from us. However, scientists have found where this hidden matter might be located. They have said that it might be in the form of incomprehensibly large filaments, which is a thread-like formation of hot gas. These […]

Scientists have said that NASA’s InSight lander might have identified some details about the formation of Mars. They have been analyzing the data brought by the InSight spacecraft, which has laded on the planes of the Red Planet in 2018. The Mars lander has been able to find out some details of the edges of […]

Argentina and Chile have recently witnessed a total solar eclipse; however, it has been rather one of the most interesting ones for skywatchers. Scientists have seen a tiny speck flying past the sun during the solar eclipse. They have said that the small speck is a newly discovered comet. An amateur astronomer Worachate Boonplod, who […]