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How NASA's latest propelling craft Helical Engine works to reach speed of light

A NASA space engineer has come up with the original idea of a 'helical engine' as a solution to the next-generation space accelerator, which can propel spacecraft "close to light speed".

Oct 17, 2019

By Revathi Sivakumar

Has NASA ground station lost contact with ISS? So says official website

When NASA TV page is accessed, a message states that the ground station has lost contact with ISS

Oct 17, 2019

By Soorya Kiran NN

Svetlana Savitskaya, the first female spacewalker, was welcomed aboard Russian space station with an 'apron'

When Soyuz T-7 docked with the space station on August 20, 1982, Svetlana Savitskaya became the only woman in the crew and she was presented with an apron by the commander and told "to get to work"

Oct 17, 2019

By Soorya Kiran NN

There's ice on the Moon's south pole and it may have many sources

New research sheds light on the age of ice deposits in the Moon's south pole -- information that could help identify the sources of the deposits and help in planning future human exploration.

Oct 15, 2019

By Revathi Sivakumar

A mudball meteorite smells like Brussels Sprouts, but won't be licked

A 'mudball' meteorite that hit the earth in early 2019 could contain some crucial hints about life's origins

Oct 15, 2019

By Revathi Sivakumar

Comet Borisov is interstellar, but looks like the ones from our solar system

An interstellar comet is giving some exciting insights into rare material from another star system, according to a new study.

Oct 15, 2019

By Revathi Sivakumar

The center of the Milky Way exploded a short while - just 3.5 million years - ago

Scientists find evidence of a gigantic flare that happened 3.5 million years ago, but was powerful enough to be felt 200,000 light years away.

Oct 14, 2019

By Revathi Sivakumar

Milky way

New study explains how black holes impact the evolution of dwarf galaxies

Study used Sloan Digital Sky Survey's data mapping over 35% of the sky, which helps to identify around 50 dwarf galaxies. As many as 29 of them had signs of being associated with the black holes in their centres.

Oct 14, 2019

By Pinaz Kazi

Space

Juno’s Latest Flyby of Jupiter Captures Two Massive Storms

NASA's Juno spacecraft captures swirling clouds of Jupiter [PHOTO]

The stunning image of the swirling clouds in Jupiter's northern hemisphere, Jet N4, was taken by JunoCam imager

Oct 13, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Space Nasa

This chart compares the smallest known exoplanets, or planets orbiting outside the solar system, to our own planets Mars and Earth.

Nobel-winning astrophysicist says humans will never colonise exoplanets: Here's why

If we are talking about exoplanets, things should be clear: we will not migrate there, says scientist, crushing dreams of anyone wanting to migrate far and out.

Oct 12, 2019

By Pinaz Kazi

Space

New NASA Spitzer photo shows stunning image of Milky Way galaxy's centre

The centre of the Milky Way galaxy was captured in a stunning photo taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope

Oct 11, 2019

By Carlo Inigo Monzon

Nasa Space

China ponders sending tortoises to moon, will animal lovers resent?

Chinese scientist revealed that the space agency of the country wants to send animals in future moon mission.

Oct 8, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Space

NASA's Curiosity Rover finds clues of oasis on Mars

Curiosity's Rover stumbles upon a number of indications suggesting water overflow as well as drying up in the Martian craters.

Oct 8, 2019

By Revathi Sivakumar

Nasa

Mysterious red glowing object in Chile's skies makes geologists rush to find elusive meteorite residue

After the news came about the bizarre glowing objects in the sky above Chile, government officials denied the possibility that those objects were meteorites.

Oct 4, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Asteroid Space

NASA's InSight records mysterious sounds on Mars; Audio available here

NASA released two new audio clips which include sounds that InSight lander recorded on Martian surface.

Oct 2, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Nasa

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How NASA's latest propelling craft Helical Engine works to reach speed of light

Has NASA ground station lost contact with ISS? So says official website

Svetlana Savitskaya, the first female spacewalker, was welcomed aboard Russian space station with an 'apron'

There's ice on the Moon's south pole and it may have many sources

A mudball meteorite smells like Brussels Sprouts, but won't be licked

Comet Borisov is interstellar, but looks like the ones from our solar system

The center of the Milky Way exploded a short while - just 3.5 million years - ago

New study explains how black holes impact the evolution of dwarf galaxies

NASA's Juno spacecraft captures swirling clouds of Jupiter [PHOTO]

Nobel-winning astrophysicist says humans will never colonise exoplanets: Here's why

New NASA Spitzer photo shows stunning image of Milky Way galaxy's centre

China ponders sending tortoises to moon, will animal lovers resent?

NASA's Curiosity Rover finds clues of oasis on Mars

Mysterious red glowing object in Chile's skies makes geologists rush to find elusive meteorite residue

NASA's InSight records mysterious sounds on Mars; Audio available here

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India@75: Article-370 in J&K is History; Three Glorious Years Later, "Nothing" Has Changed

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