Russia’s Nauka module set to integrate with International Space Station this week: What we know so far

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‘Nauka’ is the Russian word for ‘Science’ and it is the biggest space lab sent by the country to outer space so far. Russia’s Nauka module: On the International Space Station was a Russian module called Pirs that was used by spacecraft as a docking port as well as by cosmonauts going for a spacewalk … Read more

Important clues into cause and process of death of stars revealed by IIT Guwahati researchers

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Before (Sanduleak-69 202) and After (SN1987A) supernova explosion. The whole galaxy is illuminated from the brightness of the explosion. (Image: IIT Guwahati) Death of stars: IIT Guwahati researchers find key clues about the death of stars! Working with researchers from Germany-based Max Planck Institute for Physics and US’ Northwestern University, researchers from the eminent Indian … Read more