The Spitzer Legacy
The great observatories program consists of the following – The Compton gamma ray observatory, Chandra X-Ray observatory, Hubble Space telescope and the Spitzer Space telescope. Hubble, observes in our visible band of spectrum and the Spitzer
By: Rakshith Rao
Category: Space Missions
The Challenger Disaster
On January 28th 1986, the scheduled launch for NASA’s space orbiter- the Challenger took place as planned. However, the launch was the only part of the mission that stuck to plan. 73 seconds after liftoff, the shuttle exploded and broke up
By: Nikhil Govindarajan
Category: Astronomy
From the Shadows to the Stars
“I felt most proud of the success of the Apollo mission. They were going to the moon and I computed the path to get there.” There’s a good chance that you hear an old white man saying this, maybe while sitting in a leather armchair and dressed modestly to hide the privilege. You’d also be off by a million miles."
By: Samshrita
Category: People