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NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft, which has been traveling through interstellar space since its launch in 1977, is once again successfully communicating with Earth after engineers solved a critical thruster issue. The spacecraft, designed to explore the outer planets, had encountered problems staying oriented towards Earth due to its aging thrusters. To fix the issue, NASA scientists had to switch Voyager …

Mars, Earth’s closest planetary neighbor, has long fascinated scientists who have been exploring it for potential signs of life and the possibility of future human habitation. A recent study has revealed stunning cloud patterns that appear on the red planet. Since 2005, the High-Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) aboard the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Mars Express spacecraft has been capturing images …

According to a report on Earth.com, a mysterious force has caused the boundaries of our solar system to expand, likely due to a passing star. Astrophysicist Susanne Pfalzner from Forschungszentrum Jülich discovered that this stellar flyby may have pushed the edges of our solar system farther than previously known. Pfalzner pointed out that numerous objects beyond Neptune exhibit unusual, eccentric …

Chinese smartphone giant Huawei has launched the world’s first triple-fold smartphone, the Mate XT, on Tuesday. This innovative device, which folds in three ways similar to an accordion, was unveiled just hours after Apple introduced its iPhone 16 series. Both phones are set to be available from September 20, as per a report by China Global Television Network (CGTN). Huawei’s …

Lake Erie in North America has been overtaken by toxin-producing algae, as shown in photos taken from space. The lake has turned a bright green due to algae blooms spreading across its surface, and the public has been advised to avoid the water. On August 13, the blue-green algae covered approximately 320 square miles of the lake, but by August …

NASA is closely monitoring a large asteroid named 2024 ON as it hurtles towards Earth at a high speed, set to make a close flyby on September 15. Measuring about 720 feet in diameter, the asteroid is larger than two cricket fields. Although it will pass by Earth at a safe distance of approximately 620,000 miles—2.6 times the distance between …

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has captured a striking “smiley face”-shaped salt deposit on Mars, sparking curiosity and amazement among online observers. Scientists believe that this salt deposit may hold clues to the possibility of ancient life on Mars. Billions of years ago, the Red Planet was home to vast lakes and rivers, which vanished during …

A new virus, named the Wetland Virus (WELV), has been discovered in China and can infect humans through tick bites. In some cases, it can impact the brain, leading to neurological diseases. The virus was first identified in June 2019 in a 61-year-old patient from Jinzhou, who fell ill after being bitten by ticks in the wetlands of Inner Mongolia. …