Oct 04 2024
This day in history we feature Jim Gary. “Twentieth Century Dinosaurs” exhibition opens at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum in Washington, D.C. on this day in 1990. Trivia – Jim Gary Jim Gary was an American sculptor popularly known for […]
This day in history we feature Girl Scouts of the USA. A youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad was founded on this day in 1912. Trivia – Girl Scouts of the USA Girl […]
This day in history we feature Barack Obama. Inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States of America on this day in 2009. Trivia – Barack Obama A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president […]
This day in history we feature the National Geographic Society. The National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C., United States was found on this day in 1888. Trivia – National Geographic Society The National Geographic Society (NGS), is one of the […]
This day in history we feature Bill Gates. American businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of Microsoft was born on this day in 1955. Trivia – Bill Gates Bill Gates was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. In 1975, he and Allen […]
Washington: A “potentially hazardous” giant asteroid is likely to come within about 4.3 million km of Earth, according to NASA. The asteroid, named 2015 FF, has an estimated diameter of between 13 and 28 metres, as per NASA‘s Centre for […]
Washington: NASA presented the first full-colour image from the James Webb space telescope, calling it the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date. US President Joe Biden released the image, the first of a set, in […]
Washington: The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said that the first cosmic images from the James Webb Space Telescope would include unprecedented views of distant galaxies, bright nebulae and a faraway giant gas planet. Carina Nebula is famous […]
Washington: NASA is set to reveal rare celestial objects, taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, like one of the largest and brightest nebulae in the sky, a giant planet outside our solar system composed mainly of gas, and the […]
Washington: The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted Elon Musk’s SpaceX approval to use its Starlink satellite internet system on vehicles in motion such as cars, trucks, boats, and aircraft. Along with SpaceX, the FCC has also granted approval […]
Washington: NASA‘s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has captured the Moon passing in front of the Sun recording the 35-minute partial solar eclipse. “At the peak of the eclipse, the Moon covered 67 per cent of the sun, and lunar mountains […]
