NASA’s Dawn enters orbit around dwarf planet Ceres
US space agency NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has became the first probe mission to achieve orbit around any dwarf planet last week when it was successfully captured by the gravity of[…]
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Hubble captures ancient star explosion four times in four places
NASA astronomers have captured amazing images of a same ancient star exploding four times in four places due to a rare cosmic phenomenon. The four images were captured by the[…]
Scientists warn against ‘megadrought’ in US Southwest, Central Plains
A group of scientists from US space agency NASA and Columbia and Cornell universities have cautioned against a decades-long “megadrought” in the US Central Plains and Southwest regions during the[…]
NASA launches ‘DSCOVR’ to monitor solar activity in deep space
US space agency NASA has successfully launched a new mission called the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) that will prove space weather updates to the scientists by monitoring the solar[…]
SpaceX Dragon capsule makes parachute return into Pacific from ISS
US space agency NASA said that a SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying thousands of pounds of return supplies from the International Space Station (ISS) had a parachute landing into the Pacific[…]
Hubble captures galaxy ‘SDSS J1038+4849’ with smiley face in deeper space
The space and celestial bodies seem to be matching us in the age of smiley and emoticons. US space agency NASA’s advanced Hubble Space Telescope has captured a new image[…]
NASA’s Dawn sends another set of incredible images of dwarf planet Ceres
US space agency NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has moved more close to one of its target, called the dwarf planet Ceres, in the extraterrestrial worlds. The spacecraft was launched by the[…]
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft sends historic Pluto images
The New Horizons spacecraft of US space agency NASA has sent some of its first stunning images of Pluto as the probe comes more closer in on the dwarf planet.[…]
What is NASA’s next stop? It’s Jupiter’s moon, Europa
Which is the next stop of NASA? The answer is Jupiter’s moon, Europa. A whopping USD18.5 billion has been allocated for US space agency NASA by President Barack Obama’s administration[…]
Earth-observing satellite SMAP launched to track soil moisture, climate
US space agency NASA on Saturday successfully launched a new Earth-observing satellite that would provide the scientists with high- resolution maps of our planet’s soil, suggesting how much moisture lies[…]