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Science

Exoplanet with 3 times Saturn water, hot atmosphere found

Using Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes, scientists studied the "hot Saturn" called WASP-39b and by dissecting starlight filtering through the planet's atmosphere into its component colors, they found clear evidence for a large amount of water vapor, almost three times as much water as our Saturn does.

Mar 2, 2018

By Soorya Kiran NN

Exoplanet

SpaceX founder Elon Musk waves at a press conference following the first launch of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket at the Kennedy Space Center

Science

Elon Musk can put humans on Mars by 2040, says British astronaut

SpaceX successfully launched its world's most powerful rocket Falcon Heavy, into space earlier in February.

Feb 28, 2018

By IANS

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Science

Water may be widespread all across the lunar surface, confirms NASA

By analyzing data of two lunar missions, researchers found the traces of H2O and OH (hydroxyl) in the lunar surface

Feb 25, 2018

By Nirmal Narayanan

Science

Another Time Traveler from 2075 surfaces, predicts nuclear war in 2019

Almost every prediction he has made is anybody's imagination based on what we know already. None of these revelations elicited any response from the US space agency NASA.

Feb 23, 2018

By Soorya Kiran NN

Space

NASA to launch new spacesuit with built-in toilet

The suit will contain all the necessary functions to support life and is being designed to sustain the crew in the unlikely event the spacecraft loses pressure.

Feb 21, 2018

By IANS

Science

Make Pluto a planet again, 6-year-old girl urges NASA

In 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU), which is the governing body of astronomy, downgraded Pluto from a planet to a dwarf planet.

Feb 18, 2018

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Science

Kepler Space Telescope discovers nearly 100 new exoplanets

K2 searches for exoplanet transits by registering dips in light caused by the shadow of an exoplanet as it crosses in front of its host star.

Feb 17, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Politics

Trump's NASA budget focuses on Moon with an eye towards Mars

The 2019 budget estimate for NASA announced by the Donald Trump puts the agency on a path to lead the return of Americans to the Moon with a goal to send humans to Mars.

Feb 13, 2018

By IANS

Science

NASA's 3-D printable tools could test blood samples on ISS

NASA researchers, including one of Indian-origin, are developing 3-D printable tools that could handle liquids like blood samples without spilling in microgravity.

Feb 10, 2018

By IANS

Space

NASA's New Horizons snaps farthest images ever taken

The routine calibration frame of the "Wishing Well" galactic open star cluster on December 5 was taken when New Horizons was 6.12 billion km from Earth -- making it, for a time, the farthest image ever made from Earth.

Feb 9, 2018

By IANS

Lying around 20,000 light-years from us in the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion)

Space

Planets beyond Milky Way galaxy discovered for first time, say experts

A team of scientists from University of Oklahoma has discovered for the first time a population of planets beyond the Milky Way galaxy.

Feb 6, 2018

By IANS

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Science

TRAPPIST-1 planets could hold more water than Earth's oceans

TRAPPIST-1e is the rockiest planet of them all, but still is believed to have the potential to host some liquid water.

Feb 6, 2018

By IANS

Science

NASA launches new anti-harassment policy for employees

Lightfoot outlined the procedures for all NASA employees and contractors to report harassment of any kind.

Feb 4, 2018

By IANS

Space

Potentially Hazardous near-Earth asteroid to pass by at high speed today

A Potentially Hazardous near-Earth asteroid will pass by Earth at high speed on February 4 without causing any significant threat to the planet.

Feb 4, 2018

By Rahul K R

Space

NASA Twin Study to change perspective of future human missions

Researchers have finally published their report on the "Twin Study" mission that could change the perspective of future human missions to Moon, Mars and beyond.

Feb 4, 2018

By Rahul K R