People around the world are readying themselves to witness the first total eclipse in years! A rare solar show will sweep north-east from Brazil to Mongolia, as if it seems to blot out the sun across swathes of the world's poorest lands.
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The moon will come between the Earth and the Sun, creating its mystic shadow crosses over the Sun this afternoon. Indians in the northern part of the country will be able to witness a partial solar eclipse today. The eclipse will begin around 4.30 pm...
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The Dawn mission is a robotic exploration of two major asteroids. And NASA senior management announced a decision Monday to reinstate the mission. Technical problems and cost overruns led to the cancellation of the mission.
The mission is named Dawn...
It could ultimately lead to two-hour jet flights from Australia to Britain. It is a prototype engine, and was launched in the South Australian outback, researchers said. It was a two million dollar (1.42 million US) test. The HyShot III test involved a...
Following its latest flyby of the Ringed Planet, the Cassini spacecraft captured more stunning views of Saturn's moons. The image of the tiny moon Janus in front of Saturn's rings with planet-sized Titan behind them is stunning. It is taken by the...
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter -- The most powerful camera ever sent into space has relayed its first batch of detailed test images of the Red Planet. NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE). It sent...
The new Falcon 1 rocket that blasted off yesterday has been lost on its maiden flight. It looked back to Earth shortly before rolling out of control. Developed by Space Exploration Technologies Corp, the US vehicle was destroyed soon after take-off from..
The UP Aerospace SpaceLoft XL is being readied for its suborbital mission from the southeast section of the New Mexico spaceport. It is designated for vertically launched rockets.
The inaugural rocket will blastoff from the New Mexico spaceport grounds.
After U.S. flight controllers cleared a problematic handrail issue Thursday, astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are once more able to stage spacewalks from their orbital laboratory, according to NASA officials.
With a few...
What turns on the super-bright galaxies called quasars? Astronomers have spotted what they think is evidence for their ignition switch. According to the researchers, the trigger was likely the merger of two galaxies. A quasar is in fact a large galaxy..
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