Weekly - Hubble captures 3 galaxies colliding and more
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Rare meteorite falls in Gujarat, India
Last week a rare meteorite belonging to a rare group of meteorites containing aubreite, fell in Gujarat, India. The meteorite fell in Deodar, Gujarat and hence has been named the Deodar meteorite. Scientists beleive that this rare rock may help us to understand other planets and exoplanets better.
Perseverance rover celebrates its second birthday!
NASA’s Perseverance rover on mars has succsessfuly completed its second year on mars. Last week on Saturday, it celebrated its 2nd birthday. This rover landed on mars on 18th February 2021.
Russia plans to bring astronauts back after Soyuz leak
Recently, a leak in one of the spacecrafts called Soyuz docked to the International Space Station led to the stranding of 2 cosmonauts and 1 astronaut in the ISS. Since then, Russia has been working to bring these people back to the earth. They have now proposed a launch date for the return capsule. They are planing to launch it on Feb 24.
Hubble captures 3 galaxies merging
It is not just James Webb making discoveries Hubble is on it too! Last week, NASA’s Hubble telescope in space captured an image of 3 glaxies merging together to form a massive new galaxy 2.5 million light years away from the earth.
Researchers get a look into early star formation
Researchers working on the James Webb telescope got a look into the formation of an early star. This glimpse has helped scientists better understand how the energy from the formation of young stars affects the gas around them.
