NEC Corp on Monday expressed satisfaction with Japanese space probe Hayabusa’s return to Earth the previous day after a seven-year voyage. ‘‘It is our great pleasure that we as a manufacturer have been able to contribute to the project,’’ the electronics maker said in a statement.
Comet Halley was last seen passing near the earth 24 years ago. The Comet passes through our inner solar system every 76 years. Comet Halley is called a comet because it’s made of dust and water ice, and when it passes close to the Sun it produces a brilliant tail of dust and ions. Orbital speed depends on how far an object is from the Sun; the closer it is, the faster it moves.
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) plans to launch the first space shuttle in the world to use solar-powered display to show off a new generation of renewable energy technologies.
According to agency reports, spaceship that will be wrapped in a screen size of 20 meters and will be developed when the plane leaves the earth’s atmosphere.
