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  On July 4, 1054, Chinese astronomers noted a “guest star” in the Taurus stars. Later studies revealed coexistent observations in Japan and the Middle East. Momentarily surpassing Venus, it disappeared after almost two years, a typical supernova. Hundreds of years later, its remains were astronomically discovered. John Bevis discovered it in 1731, but it was a big source of uncertainty in 1758. Halley’s comet was due to return that year, too in Taurus. But, this vague, fuzzy, dim sight perplexed many. It wasn’t a comet, but a faraway object ~6,500 light-years away. Rediscovered independently by Charles Messier, it sparked the formation of astronomy’s most popular catalogue. Almost a millennium later, we actively find this remnant growing. Click Here to Read Full Articel

  The dignified and composed running commentary from one of the mission’s leaders has observers around the world taking notice. Swati Mohan is the lead of guidance and control operations for NASA’s Mars 2020 mission. It implies that she has been entrusted with the responsibility to ensure that the spacecraft carrying the Perseverance rover is aimed in the right direction. As Perseverance came in for its high-stakes landing on Thursday, Mohan provided much of the commentary too from mission control in the process of its tense entry, descent, and landing. As a NASA veteran who was also on the Cassini mission, she has been on the Mars 2020 team since near its beginning in 2013. She walked the world through the steps of slowing a spacecraft down from over 12,000 miles per hour for a soft landing in an ancient crater, Swati’s star began shining on social media. Mohan’s family relocated from India to the United States when she was a year old. A bindi could be spotted on her forehead as s...