The Spitzer Legacy
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
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

Euler: The Master of Us All
Euler: The Master of Us All

“Logic is the foundation of the certainty of all the knowledge we acquire”

By: Samarth Prabhu

Category: People

SCE to AUX
SCE to AUX

About 36 seconds after launch at an altitude of over 2km, the crew experienced a flash of light and a jolt.

By: Kiran Nandanan

Category: Space Missions

From the Shadows to the Stars
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