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US Scientists Find Meteoric Evidence of a Potentially New Asteroid

The composition of a piece of the meteorite Almahata Sitta indicates that its parent body was an asteroid roughly the size of Ceres.

Dec 27, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Asteroid Space

Society

Aliens Likely Annihilated Themselves Through Progress, Suggests New Extraterrestrial Research

NASA JPL and California Institute of Technology scientists suggested that most of the alien civilizations that ever dotted our galaxy have probably killed themselves off already

Dec 24, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Alien Space

Society

Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction Livestreaming: Where, When and How to Watch Rare Celestial Event

The Great Conjunction, which is taking place after 400 years, can be viewed from almost everywhere in the northern hemisphere in naked eye, an hour after sunset.

Dec 21, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Space

From Guardians of the Galaxy Announcement to NASA Becoming Hoax Buster, Here Are TOP Space News

Space news dominates social media as some big announcements were made focusing on NASA and space programs.

Dec 19, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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Christmas Star: Get Ready to Watch Rare Astronomical Event for First Time in Hundreds of Years

On December 21 Jupiter and Saturn will come so close to each other that they may appear to be overlapping, creating a kind of 'double planet'.

Dec 12, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Space

Society

Flag on Moon: China Achieves What Russia Could Not During Cold War

Images taken by a camera on the Chang'e-5 space probe China showed the Chinese flag on Moon and now China is the second country to plant a flag there

Dec 7, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Space

Space

Japan Space Mission Hayabusa-2 Successful, Capsule Carrying Asteroid Ryugu Samples Returns

Japan scientists hope that collected asteroid samples could help shed light on the origin of life and the formation of the universe

Dec 6, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Space Asteroid Universe

Space

Scientists Develop New Device to Convert Unusable Mars Water into Useful Fuel and Oxygen

Since NASA is set to land its first group of astronauts on the planet by 2033, generating fuel and oxygen on Mars could be helpful for the astronauts

Dec 3, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Space

Space

The Day China's Chang'e-5 Moon Mission Probe Touched Down, US's Massive Telescope Collapsed

The Chang'e-5 Moon mission touched down on Tuesday, and on the same day, the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico collapsed.

Dec 2, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Space

Space

Asteroid Warning: Space Rock to Fly Past Earth Today As NASA Prepares to Monitor Approach

The space rock is moving at a speed of 5.2 km per second, which is similar to around 19,000 km per hour

Nov 28, 2020

By Ishan Ghosh

Asteroid Space

Technology

Is Roscosmos Planning to Leave ISS? Russia's Own Space Station May Be Launched in 2025

With the International Space Station entering its final stretch of lifespan, Russian module Zvezda's Flight Director said it was better to launch its own space station

Nov 28, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Space

Satellite images show the effects of a prolonged warm spell on Eagle Island, in the far north of the Antarctic Peninsula, NASA says.

Science

Scientists Won't be Able to Observe Changes in South and North Pole Ice for 2 to 5 Years

Experts sent a letter, signed by almost 600 Scientists, to the European Commission and the European Space Agency listing their concerns

Nov 28, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Space

Technology

ESA Awards Contract to ClearSpace That Will Clean Space Debris with Giant Pincers

The startup in its first mission in 2025 will grab a 2013 Vespa payload adapter with giant pincers to demonstrate the decluttering process

Nov 27, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Space

MOXIE: NASA's Experimental Device Designed to Generate Oxygen on Mars

Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment device is designed to create about 6 to 10 grams of oxygen per hour

Nov 26, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Space

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Alien Pyramid on Moon? NASA Gives Explanation

The pyramid-like structure on the lunar surface has made several people believe that alien life is real.

Nov 23, 2020

By Nirmal Narayanan

Alien

Space

Ancient 'Megafloods' Swept Across the Surface of Mars 4 Billion Years Ago, Find Scientists

Based on data gathered by NASA's Curiosity rover, scientists found that 'megafloods' once washed through the surface of the planet nearly 4 billion years ago

Nov 23, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas