Titan, largest moon of Saturn, has always fascinated scientists regarding the chances of existence of extra-terristrial life due to its remarkable similarities with that of the Earth.
Data collected by Cassini spacecraft on its expedition to...
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Several decades ago we were all excited about the moon and sending humans to the moon. Now, the Red planet, Mars has taken over the moon. Recently, the North American Space Agency planned it's manned mission to Mars in near future during a meeting...
Recently, the scientists monitored the sky for what they call 'teenager galaxies'. It is extremely hard to find young galaxies because they are just a tiny spot in the sky. Nevertheless, the scientists managed to locate these young guys in space...
The universe seems to have remained hugely unexplored, much more than what has been expected! This is also well revealed by a new synthesis by the scientists – they have concluded that the universe has been housing a category of stars, previously...
The moon is a fascinating object to observe. Every time there's a full moon, I always think that it is a part of the earth. Well, the latest theory states that the moon was formed after colliding with the earth and as a matter of fact, the earth's...
Space has always fascinated us. The radio emissions from the planet is what scientists are mostly curious about. These waves come from the Saturn's magnetic field.
The recent publication of NASA's Saturn recordings, reveal the eerie space...
How has our universe evolve? Cosmologists have through decades come up with various models that talk of the universe’s growth from a few hundred thousand years after the Big Bang to the present day.
But, a recent finding claims an otherwise...
True, it is not possible for one to even dream of exploring the cold, harsh, isolated landscape of Antarctica, except some smitten scientists and adventurer, just like that of the moon! No, am not making any erratic comparison – it is the NASA that...
The 400 light-years away open cluster in the constellation of Taurus and among the nearest to the Earth -- Pleiades -- seems to be ever happening, now that small, rocky planets may be in the making in the cluster!
It is all happening around one...
Our solar system is by far the largest of about 130 planetary systems that exist. There are stars other than the sun such as 55 Cancri and mu Ara around which planets have been found to orbit. The 55 Cancri is about 41 light-years away from solar...
Scientists and common person alike have always wondered whether there is life elsewhere in the universe. Discovery of a new planet orbiting a star beyond the solar system might help scientists to discover alien life. Scientists of NASA’s Jet...
Researchers at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) have found a large chunk of the universe, thought to have been found in 2002, missing. This new revelation has reduced the weight of the universe by ten to twenty percent than what was...
Over the past week, Comet Holmes is lighting the northern sky with its magnificent light drawing thousands of professional and amateur sky watchers on rooftops. The Comet named after Edwin Holmes, who discovered it in 1892, was visible to the...
It was a teary farewell for the astronauts aboard the linked shuttle Discovery and the International space Station, as Discovery makes its return journey to mother earth. Clayton Anderson who had spent five months in orbit is now headed home to be...
A British team of astronomers from St Andrews University in Fife University in Staffordshire has discovered three planets, hotter and heavier than Jupiter! The planets are named Wasp-3b, Wasp-4b and Wasp-5b.
The scientists at Queen’s University...
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