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NASA's DART Mission to protect Earth from asteroid apocalypse enters next phase [VIDEO]

An asteroid named Didymos, which will have a distant approach to Earth in 2022 and then in 2024, is the target for DART spacecraft.

Jul 4, 2017

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NASA explores tropical storm Nanmadol inside and out using 2 satellites

The tropical storm is located at the northeast of Taiwan which had maximum winds estimated at 45 knots which is equal to 51.8 mph (83.3kph).

Jul 4, 2017

Can geckos help scientists clear space debris?

NASA looks forward to substituting the traditional adhesives such as velcro with gecko grippers.

Jul 3, 2017

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NASA's K2 mission: New hot Jupiter discovered

EPIC 228735255b has an orbital period of 6.57 days.

Jul 1, 2017

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Earth based telescopes to aid NASA's Juno mission

The GRS was first spotted after 1830, it is a century old swirling storm whose diameter is bigger than that of Earth.

Jul 1, 2017

Would an asteroid discovered in 1997 hit Earth? Search for answers led to much more

When Asteroid 1997 XF11 was discovered in 1997, it led to panic over fears that it would collide with Earth. However, it left behind a different kind of impact on humankind and science. Read to know what it was.

Jul 1, 2017

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NASA supercomputers to identify deadly asteroid impacts

In 2013, the Russian city of Chelyabinsk was affected by an asteroid's shock wave which injured over 1,200 people and damaged buildings as far away as 93 kilometres.

Jun 30, 2017

NASA compares images of Saturn's 3 moons taken by Cassini

These photos were taken with the help of the narrow-angle camera of Cassini spacecraft oriented in a way that the north side is up.

Jun 29, 2017

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Space junk to be cleared using magnetic space tugs to prevent satellite collisions [VIDEO]

The number of CubeSats launched into space can spike up to 12,000 in the coming years, increasing the danger in space travel and the risk of satellite collisions.

Jun 28, 2017

This supersonic X-Plane by NASA will whizz through your cityscape but you won't hear anything

NASA's supersonic X-Plane will generate about 60 A-weighted decibels of noise, which is in the range of normal conversation.

Jun 27, 2017

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NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals new image of Arp 299, a galactic goulash

The ultra-luminous X-ray sources (ULXs) were spotted in the regions where stars were forming at a speedy rate.

Jun 27, 2017

Do aliens exist? NASA says it doesn't know yet but missions under way to find the answer

NASA said that it was not going to announce any alien discovery, suggesting that the recent Anonymous video was nothing but a bogus claim.

Jun 27, 2017

ISRO: 13 satellites being used by military to keep eye on enemies

The total number of satellites that are being used for military purposes has gone up to 13 following the successful launch of the Cartosat-2E satellite that has surveillance capabilities.

Jun 26, 2017