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Boeing to build ViaSat-2
ViaSat-1 is the highest capacity satellite anywhere in the world. It is a Guinness World Record holder at that. But not for long. Boeing has started working on ViaSat-2 which will flaunt double the capacity …
Live Event of Fixing Leaking Pump Problem by Flight Engineers on Space Walk Mission
Just after noticing that ISS continued to leak its vital coolant necessary for the power systems NASA undertook the decision on Friday last in favor of sending astronauts to undertake urgently needed space walk mission …
Astronomers discover hydrogen gas between Andromeda and Triangulum
The Green Back Telescope (GBT) of the National Science Foundation (NSF) has detected a large span of hydrogen cloud between Triangulum and Andromeda galaxies. The researchers are speculating as to the origin of these clouds …
Images of a white dwarf in the Large Megallanic Cloud
The earth’s sun is a typical yellow star. It has a life-span of between 10 and 12 years. It is already 4.6 billion years ago. Although the sun is in no danger of losing its …
Grasshopper reaches 250 metres in latest test flight
The Grasshopper of SpaceX has flown 250 metres. This is three times the height reached in its previous leap.
The company CEO Elon Musk is promising the device will keep steady even during windy conditions. It …
Navy ship named after first American women astronaut
The US Navy is honouring the first American woman astronaut, Dr Sally K Ride, by naming a research vessel after her. The vessel will be operated by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego.
A …
Russia Plans above $50 Bn. Space Budget by 2020 & Space Weapon Deterrent by 2030
The latest budget allocations for NASA are know after announcement made by Obama Administration during the week and now the Russian president President Vladimir Putin made the announcement that Russia’s expenditure shall be $50 billion …
NASA set to Launch Asteroid Capture Project
The Government of the United States as set to offer a hundred million dollars to NASA to kick starts their planned asteroid capturing project. This came from the lips of Senator Bill Nelson when he …
First Ever Seen Youngest Stars detected by Herschel Telescope
The astronomers stationed at Herschel space observatory have succeeded in discovering few youngest stars, which have been spotted for the first time so far as reported by NASA. The observations made by Herschel telescope as …
Joint Mars Mission Planned with Russia-Europe Team & British Rover Bridget Unveiled
There is great excitement in the great news about Russia and Europe ready to team up in the revival of moribund ExoMars mission series, it is to be seen how George Smiley reacts to the …
Curiosity to be in Safe mode till NASA corrects faults
Curiosity rover of NASA has so far been functioning efficiently from the time it settled on Mars last year. But it has run into some glitches last week. Some of the memory files in the …
Astronomers have identified new Moon-Size Planet only 210 Light-Years away from Earth
A new planet said to be comparable to the moon in size has been found in the firmament. Situated around 210 light-years from Earth it is located in the constellation Lyra. Called the Kepler-37b, the …
Bright Jets jettisoned into space by a Newborn Star
Bright jets have been observed cming out of a newborn star. Much like very young children, very young stars also tend to create a bit of a mess around them. Of course in the case …
Chat with your favourite Astronauts on ISS with Google+ Hangout
February 22 will mark yet another red letter day for astronauts aboard the International Space Station as they will be able to hang out with their counterparts on earth via a Google+ Hangout session. This …
World won’t End due to Asteroid Apophis in 2036
Apophis will have the closest shave with the Earth on April 13, 2029 which is sure to make a mark among the record keepers. The scientists expect the next major confrontation with the asteroid in …
Thrilling prospects of life on Habitable ExoMoons
How does the possibility of extraterrestrial life on Europa and Enceladus, the moons revolving around Jupiter and Saturn which has fascinated the astronomers for long seem? The answers can be obtained some day or the …
NASA Member Captures Photo of South Rim of Aristarchus Crater
While flying at an altitude of 135 km, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter of NASA managed to take photos of an interesting view of the crater Aristarchus facing down at 40 km wide southern rim from the …
China launches Beidou as rival to GPS
China experienced kicking off of the commercially used and public services making use of its Beidou satellite’s navigation system with coverage of the Asia-Pacific rim earnestly after it completed the trials commenced last year.
The civilians …
NASA finds new evidence of ice in Mercury’s polar craters
It has been a long time coming but NASA, the space giant has finally announced new evidence that suggests that there is ice in the polar regions of Mercury. This is a big issue by …
It’s a bird. It’s a plane. Its the new mystery Space plane of the U.S. Air Force
It’s all very hush-hush still but reportedly the U.S. Air Force is testing a space plane, internally referred to as the X-37B. Not too much is known about what it is meant for. The rumours …
Mars has Human Friendly Radiation Levels !
According to NASA Curiosity team, Mars now has safe levels of radiation for human beings. In fact, the detector compared the levels to what is on International Space Station. What this means is that astronauts …
Discovery of Planet similar to Earth respiring in a livable zone
The thing considered as a Super Earth and its life of 44 light years has been revealed by the researches. As stated by Reuters that key features are possessed by the life-size globe which turns …
