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NASA Juno spacecraft 'jumps over' Jupiter's shadow to avoid freezing to death

NASA's Juno space probe was able to avoid freezing to death in Jupiter's shadow by executing a special maneuver.

Oct 3, 2019

By Carlo Inigo Monzon

Nasa

Science

Scientist believes asteroid impact on Earth 12,800 years ago could happen again

A team of researchers believes that an impact event on Earth that was caused by an asteroid 12,800 years ago could happen again because of Apophis 99942.

Oct 3, 2019

By Carlo Inigo Monzon

Asteroid

Science

Monster galaxy Andromeda has been devouring smaller galaxies; Is our Milky Way next?

New research claimed that Andromeda galaxy, which is about 2.537 million light-years away is a monster galaxy and it may swallow Milky way

Oct 3, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Milky way

Artist's impression visualising the ExoMars 2016 Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO), with its thrusters firing, beginning its entry into Mars orbit on 19 October 2016.

Science

Scientist pushes for Mars colonization to avoid earth-killer asteroids

A scientist talks about the need to colonize Mars in order to avoid cosmic dangers that threaten Earth such as asteroids.

Oct 2, 2019

By Carlo Inigo Monzon

Nasa Spacex Asteroid

Science

NASA's Hubble spots galaxy moving towards earth at over 870,000 km per hour

NASA and ESA's Hubble Space Telescope spotted a galaxy that's moving towards Milky Way at over 870,000 kilometers per hour.

Oct 2, 2019

By Carlo Inigo Monzon

Nasa Milky way

Science

Asteroids hiding near Jupiter could hit Earth any time, says Japanese astronomer

A new study revealed that the asteroids hiding near Jupiter could end up on a collision course with Earth.

Oct 1, 2019

By Carlo Inigo Monzon

Asteroid

Science

International Astronomical Union officially classifies new interstellar object to enter earth's neighborhood

The International Astronomical Union has officially classified the comet that entered the Solar System as an interstellar object.

Oct 1, 2019

By Carlo Inigo Monzon

Asteroid Universe

Science

NASA's scientists explain the chances of a wandering black hole eating Earth in Reddit AMA

Scientists from NASA discussed if it's possible for Earth to get devoured by a wandering black hole.

Oct 1, 2019

By Carlo Inigo Monzon

Nasa Milky way

Science

Mining asteroids for water is more practical than mining on the Moon for it, says study

According to a new study, water from asteroids can be used to create fuel for satellites and spacecraft.

Sep 30, 2019

By Carlo Inigo Monzon

Asteroid

An artist's concept of the ARTEMIS spacecraft in orbit around the Moon

Science

NASA unveils 14 partners for future Moon to Mars missions, including Artemis, its latest spaceflight

NASA will work with 14 companies to develop new systems and technologies that will be used for future missions to the Moon and Mars.

Sep 30, 2019

By Carlo Inigo Monzon

Nasa Spacex Elon musk

Space

Supermassive black holes spotted on collision course; Will it decimate our galaxy?

Astronomers spotted three black holes on a collision course that may give a hint to what will happen to our galaxy.

Sep 27, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Nasa

This artist's concept shows a pulsar, which is like a lighthouse, as its light appears in regular pulses as it rotates. Pulsars are dense remnants of exploded stars, and are part of a class of objects called neutron stars.

Science

Neutron star that spins 707 times a second sends gamma rays into the universe, can be seen even from earth

The fastest neutron star ever discovered by humans spins a mindblowing 716 times a second, which makes it a pulsar

Sep 26, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Universe

Comet C/2019 Q4 as imaged by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope on Hawaii's Big Island on Sept. 10, 2019. Credit: Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope

Space

NASA explains when this recently located comet will come close

Astronomers believe that the high velocity of this new comet indicates that the object likely originated from outside our solar system.

Sep 22, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Asteroid

Space

Chinese rover captures new pictures of weird substance on moon

Near a crater on the far side of moon Chinese lunar rover found something amazing that was never seen before.

Sep 20, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Science

Biggest volcano on Jupiter's moon could explode anytime

Experts believe that the powerful gravitational pull of Jupiter is the reason behind the increased volcanic activity in Io.

Sep 19, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Science

Massive neutron star spotted near black hole, will it face imminent death?

Earlier, scientists had detected a neutron star swallowed by a black hole, as gravitational wave discovery machines suddenly detected ripples from the space

Sep 19, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Universe

Science

Here's how black holes cause time travel

The concept of time dilation refers to the different times measured by two clocks if one of these devices is on Earth and the other one is on a spaceship

Sep 18, 2019

By Carlo Inigo Monzon