For the space junkies or space cowboys, here's the latest on NASA shuttle launch. NASA gave Endeavor a go for Aug.4th. Endeavor will be launched for it's trip to the International Space Station (ISS) at T-43 hours. Technically, with the 27 hours...
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Scientists from all over the world have left no stone unturned to explore clues of biological life on planets outside our solar system. However, right now, the focus is on Mars, which has showed some signs of supporting life.
In its latest series...
NASA’s Swift satellite and Japan’s Suzaku X-ray observatory claimed to have discovered a new class of active galactic nuclei (AGN).
AGN is distinguished from common galaxies as class, most luminous in the universe, such as quasars, blazars, and...
From the dawn of humankind, the need to explore has driven expansion across the planet. Today this expansion continues towards other planets in the solar system by means of robotic spacecrafts.
In this series of exploration for the clues of life,...
It seems that NASA is facing a hard time, especially this year, as its internal problems are creeping one after another, questioning its disciplinary attitude towards its crewmembers.
A panel reviewing astronaut health issue found that at least on...
A recent astronomical discovery makes the astronomers believe that, quadruple suns are a clue to a newly developing planet. This came to light when astronomers saw a dusky disk somewhere in the TW Hydrae solar system.
According to sources,...
Opportunity and Spirit, have been gathering data since 2004 and
did a splendid job in exploring the Red Planet. However, a series of Martian dust storms, which have lasted for almost a month, are making their survival difficult.
These dust storms...
The satellite data as observed by XMM-Newton and NASA’s Chandra X-ray had led Renato Dupke and his colleagues from the University of Michigan witness the merger of two galaxies at speed of more than 2,000 miles per second.
This collective...
The media reports that people aboard the International space station (ISS)are getting busy again. The astronauts Clay Anderson and Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin are in the process of gearing up for the space walk about to start on Monday.
The...
Whenever we think about the planet we are inhibiting, a large massive body roaming around the sun comes to amaze us. However, Astrophysics are out to explore similar solar systems outside our solar system.
Now, scientists have detected a few...
The Kennedy space centre is again ready to witness the launching of space shuttle Endeavour. After the Columbia disaster in February 2003, in which NASA lost it’s all seven crew members, NASA responded by grounding all shuttles for two and half...
Though it happened a bit too late, but ultimately the good old spacesuit gets a much needed makeover. Professor Dava Newman of MIT aeronautics has come out with BioSuit, a new design for spacesuit that's far sleeker and lightweight than the outfits...
Ever wondered if there is ice or as a matter of fact water ice on Moon or Mars? Well, if you have been pondering over this question for a while, chances are that your question will be answered soon enough. In order to look for 'water ice' in space,...
Are we alone in this Universe? This is the most fundamental question of space science. Not only scientists, common people also show significant excitement towards the existence of intelligent species in another planet, just like us. Scientists deploy...
Delivering the best of its services, Progress 24 cargo craft will be completing some important chores relating to the ISS’s waste material rejection program. The cargo craft is destined to carry the discarded hardware material and various other...
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