Category Archives: Solar System

Origin of Moon:Giant Impact Theory

Posted on September 20, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

THE IDEA At the time Earth formed 4.5 billion years ago, other smaller planetary bodies were also growing. One of these hit earth late in Earth’s growth process, blowing out rocky debris. A fraction of that debris went into orbit … Continue reading →

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Kalam Says ‘Big Bang Experiment’ Spells No Trouble

Posted on September 12, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Indian space programme architect and former president, Dr.A.P.J Abdul Kalam said on Wednesday that the “Big Bang experiment” is an important contribution to physics and dispelled all fears surrounding it. Scientists have embarked on the world’s biggest ever experiment in … Continue reading →

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The Large Hadron Collider Will Not Destroy the World Tomorrow, or Ever

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Strictly speaking, the probability of doomsday isn’t any higher than it is on any normal Wednesday, but there’s been a fair bit of kerfuffle and hullabaloo over the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and whether it will create a black … Continue reading →

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Rapideye Constellation Launched

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

The 5-satellite RapidEye constellation has been successfully launched from Baikonur on August 29, 2008. All five satellites have been integrated with the Dnepr launch vehicle at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in readiness for launch at 0715 UTC (0815 BST, … Continue reading →

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