Space

Watch the luminous dance of the “planetary trio” in sky! Thu, 23/05/2013 - 10:49 by Minnie Mahendru Keep your fingers crossed that the sky stays clear in the next few days, as it going to be a splendorous sight, on the May 28. Start the countdown from the May 24 to May 29 and watch Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter, dance together in a dazzling and incandescent triangle in the sky! Comments	Asteroid 2012 DA14 asteroid may zip past Earth: NASA Sat, 09/02/2013 - 11:55 by Minnie Mahendru Record breaking Asteroid flyby is expected on the 15th of February say the NASA astronomers. The astronomer termed small Asteroid 2012 DA14 approximately weighing 130,000 metric tons and measuring about 45 meters in diameter is expected to pass close our planet even nearer than our communication and weather satellites. Comments	Red dwarf stars may be a new home for human beings!! Thu, 07/02/2013 - 11:41 by Shipra An Earth like planet is not too far from our own planet according to a new research done by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Comments
Astronauts use toothbrush for fixing space station Thu, 06/09/2012 - 12:27 by Dinesh Dhiman No hardware store in neighborhood, try toothbrush instead! This seems to be the mantra of astronauts Sunita Williams and Akihido Hoshide and NASA engineers. Comments Read more	Spacecraft Voyager 1, completes 35 years in space Wed, 05/09/2012 - 15:53 by Minnie Mahendru A victory in itself! Voyager 1, the workhorse spacecraft, continues to shine surrounded by stars even after 35 long years, far away, from Mother Earth. Astronomers wait in anticipation are on for Voyager 1, a manmade object, which will pass on to the new realm in space bidding a farewell to the solar system. Comments Read more	Gigantic star on its last legs caught gulping down alien planet Wed, 22/08/2012 - 15:43 by Minnie Mahendru Interstellar dining! A planet ends up as meal for a huge star. Penn State University astronomers caught a huge dying star gobbling up an alien planet!! . Comments Read more
Scientists surprised by a mirror image solar system only ten thousand light years away Thu, 26/07/2012 - 16:46 by Minnie Mahendru A solar system similar to ours? Is there possibility of life elsewhere? Yes, it is true, astrophysicists have discovered a solar system identically arranged like our own, ten thousand light years away from the Earth. The planets are lined up and arranged similarly to the ones in our own solar system.The sun’s equator is arranged in a line with orbital planes of the planets. Comments Read more	Astronomers unlocks the answer to Earth’s water puzzle Thu, 19/07/2012 - 17:33 by RESHMI CHAKRAVORTY Earth was probably formed in a hotter, drier part of the solar system than previously thought, which could explain our planet's puzzling shortage of water, a new study reports. Comments Read more	'MRI' leaks slow motion of sun's interior plasma Tue, 10/07/2012 - 16:57 by RESHMI CHAKRAVORTY According to scientists,'MRI'(Magnetic Resonance Imaging) of the sun's interior plasma motions are providing important clues about how the Sun transfers heat from its deep interior to its surface. Comments Read more
NASA set to mount disaster tracking camera on ISS Mon, 09/07/2012 - 20:07 by Rahul K. Chaudhary Latest press release from US space agency NASA has revealed about one of NASA’s most ambitious projects; a new camera installation on the International Space Station which will assist human astronauts in keeping up with the disaster zones on Earth. Comments Read more	A deep-space craft dinner in space? Mars food Mission plans astronaut nourishment in space ! Mon, 09/07/2012 - 17:06 by Minnie Mahendru What about a dinner served aboard a Mars bound space craft multi million miles away from Mother Earth? At one time this was an impossible thought, but Astronauts in space flying towards the red planet, today or tomorrow are going to need loads of food for their sustenance. As weight is a big issue in space travel, cooking a meal on the space craft is going to be an extraordinary test for the astronauts on this assignment. Comments Read more	Astonishing disappearance of star dust belt has the scientists bamboozled! Thu, 05/07/2012 - 17:05 by Minnie Mahendru Poof! A cloud of dust splayed around a young star has astonishingly disappeared into thin year in just three years time. Scientists are puzzled at how this is possible in such short time duration. Maybe the present ideas of planet formation are not quite true! Could it be that the planet formation is quicker than anticipated? Or maybe the stars anchoring the planets are much larger in number? Comments Read more