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Night falls over radio telescope dishes of the KAT-7 Array at the proposed South African site for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope near Carnavon in the country's remote Northern Cape province

Science

More powerful than Hubble, MeerKAT radio telescope inaugurated in South Africa

It will be able to generate space images, which will even overshadow the resolution quality of those coming from the Hubble Space Telescope.

Jul 15, 2018

By Poulami Nag

Science

NASA probe finds indication of another possible volcano on Jupiter's moon Io

NASA has previously revealed that Juipter's moon Io is one of the most volcanically active worlds in the solar system

Jul 15, 2018

By Nirmal Narayanan

Nasa

Science

Scientist believe gravitational waves can reveal how fast universe is expanding

Researchers believe knowing how fast the universe is expanding could shed light on the origins of the existence as well as describe whether the cosmos is ultimately headed for collapse or indefinite expansion.

Jul 14, 2018

By Immanuel Jotham

Universe

Space

Russia sets record by launching fastest-ever mission to International Space Station

The mission was to deliver nearly 3 tonnes material that includes food, fuel and other supplies, the unmanned Progress cargo rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Jul 12, 2018

By Immanuel Jotham

Science

First Falcon 9 rocket booster land would take place in California

This would be the first time ever that a Falcon 9 rocket will land on a new onshore recovery pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Jul 9, 2018

By Poulami Nag

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Russian scientist claims mutant space bacteria could pose threat to life on earth

Biorisk experiment was conducted on ISS Russian segment by the Russian scientists and included insects, bacteria, vertebrate animal and higher plants.

Jul 7, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Alien

Science

NASA's mission to launch 'first-ever' spacecraft to touch sun is almost one month away

The spacecraft has been named after an astrophysicist, Eugene Parker. This is the first time that NASA has named a spacecraft after a living person.

Jul 5, 2018

By Poulami Nag

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Beauty of space: Astronomers capture first confirmed picture of newborn planet

For the first time ever, astronomers have captured the confirmed picture of a newborn planet located 370 light years away from earth

Jul 4, 2018

By Nirmal Narayanan

Science

Earth-like planets have stable climates, regular seasons; What else required to harbour life?

Both these plants are capable of harbouring life as they probably have stable climates and regular seasons. The astronomers also believe that one of them is more or less similar in size as the Earth.

Jul 1, 2018

By Poulami Nag

Universe

Science

Shocking! Ex-NASA scientist reveals aliens are real but government covers up all UFO encounters

The former NASA scientists have claimed that during his career he was told not to focus on UFO or aliens as it was a different matter and needed more study.

Jun 30, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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Scientists found positive evidence of alien life on Saturn's moon Enceladus

Scientists analysed the data collected by Cassini and found that there is a huge possibility that Saturn's moon is the best place to support life apart from Earth.

Jun 28, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Alien

Science

Canadian ex-astronaut claims NASA and SpaceX rockets can't send humans to Mars

Chris Hadfield, an astronaut who retired from the Canadian Space Agency has claimed that the rockets developed by NASA and SpaceX are not capable to carry humans to Mars

Jun 18, 2018

By Nirmal Narayanan

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Kalpana Chawla inspired millions, says Trump remembering Indian-origin NASA astronaut

India-born Kalpana Chawla became the first woman of Indian origin in space when she first flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator

May 1, 2018

By Soorya Kiran NN

Nasa

Space

NASA's Juno sends 'unprecedented' info on Jupiter's inside weather

The latest image of Jupiter's north polar region sent by the Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) instrument aboard Juno spacecraft showed asymmetric and unprecedented polar cyclones over Jupiter

Mar 8, 2018

By Soorya Kiran NN

Nasa

Space

Space in 2017: Were you aware of these major discoveries made by astronomers? [VIDEO]

The astronomers have made a series of amazing discoveries in the space arena in the year 2017 that has eventually led the space buffs to get new interesting information.

Dec 27, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Space

How does it look when earth is bombarded with dark matter?

As Earth travels through space, it constantly collides with dark matter. Although the mysterious particles are unobservable to human eyes, researchers are sure of their existence and believe that they are the glue that bind the galaxies of the Universe together. Scientists created a computer simulation - DaMaSCUS - to test what the Earth could look like being hit by dark matter and how they scatter across space.

Dec 12, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Society

How does it look when earth is bombarded with dark matter?

As Earth travels through space, it constantly collides with dark matter. Although the mysterious particles are unobservable to human eyes, researchers are sure of their existence and believe that they are the glue that bind the galaxies of the Universe together. Scientists created a computer simulation - DaMaSCUS - to test what the Earth could look like being hit by dark matter and how they scatter across space.

Dec 12, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Society

What to know about the mysterious 3200 Phaethon

An analysis of the 3200 Phaethon asteroid, what it is and what to expect from it in the next few months.

Dec 9, 2017

By Staff Reporter

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Space

What is a Supermoon?

Many gravitational forces influence the moon and amp;#39;s orbit. This can lead to an incredible natural penomena known as a supermoon. The moon will be at the closest point of its orbit to Earth in the first few days of December

Dec 2, 2017

By Staff Reporter

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What is a Supermoon?

Many gravitational forces influence the moon and amp;#39;s orbit. This can lead to an incredible natural penomena known as a supermoon. The moon will be at the closest point of its orbit to Earth in the first few days of December

Dec 2, 2017

By Staff Reporter