Technology

On Thursday, January 18th, Turkey celebrated a historic moment as its first astronaut, Alper Gezeravci, along with three European astronauts, embarked on a journey to the International Space Station (ISS). Launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, the group traveled aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, propelled by a Falcon 9 rocket. News agency Reuters reported that …

Astrobotic Technology reported on Friday (January 19) that it lost communication with its Peregrine lunar lander the previous afternoon. The company posted on social media, “As expected, Astrobotic lost telemetry with the Peregrine lander at around 3.50 pm EST. While this indicates the vehicle completed its controlled re-entry over open water in the South Pacific at 4.04 pm EST, we …

The red planet Mars has once again intrigued scientists with a remarkable discovery. Recent research reveals that Mars conceals vast expanses of ice near its equator, extending several kilometers deep. If melted, this ice could cover Mars’s entire surface, potentially creating an ocean approximately 1.5 to 2.7 meters (about 4.9 to 8.9 feet) deep. The ice was found in the …

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California has released a surprising update on the Greenland Ice Sheet. A detailed analysis of satellite data has shown that over the last 40 years, Greenland has lost about 21% more ice mass than was previously estimated. Published in the journal Nature on January 17, the research highlights the rapidly increasing retreat of …

A new study suggests that the upper part of the Indian tectonic plate may be undergoing a splitting process due to its continuous collision, causing significant geological changes in Tibet. This research, presented at the American Geophysical Union’s annual meeting, indicates that the geological dynamics beneath the Himalayas, the world’s tallest mountain range, are more complex than previously understood. The …

Nearly 20 years since NASA’s Stardust mission returned with a sample from a comet, recent research has unveiled groundbreaking insights about the universe, far beyond initial expectations. This revelation comes from a detailed study of the tiny sample gathered from Comet Wild 2 during the 1999 mission, as reported in the journal Geochemistry. Launched in 1999, the Stardust mission aimed …

Chinese scientists have made a breakthrough in cloning by successfully creating a rhesus monkey, named ReTro, using a novel approach that overcomes the developmental issues commonly seen in cloned embryos. Rhesus monkeys, sharing about 93% of their DNA with humans, are crucial in research related to human health and diseases. This new method, developed by researchers at the Chinese Academy …

A Chinese startup, Betavolt, has introduced a coin-sized nuclear battery capable of generating electricity for up to 50 years without requiring recharging. The BV100 battery, although still in the developmental phase, offers the potential to revolutionize the energy sector and potentially power smartphones using atomic energy. This nuclear battery utilizes a decaying radioactive isotope of nickel (Ni-63) and features single-crystal …