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Giant UFO spotted near NASA's International Space Station? [VIDEO]

Conspiracy theorists say that a giant UFO was seen near ISS and the lights were dimmed all of a sudden to hide the mysterious flying craft.

Mar 7, 2017

NASA's Cassini finds out why our method of cosmic ageing may be horribly wrong!

Majority of the celestial bodies in the solar system don't have an atmosphere which is similar to the northern region of the Enceladus moon.

Mar 7, 2017

Mars could have been more habitable than we previously believed! [VIDEO]

Martian meteorites were analysed by a cohort of researchers who found the presence of a mineral -- whitlockite -- which could have originally been a mineral comprising of hydrogen.

Mar 6, 2017

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Mysterious luminous nebula MAMMOTH-1 spotted in a distant part of the universe

This nebula caught the attention of astronomers as the source of the powerful light emitted by it remains unknown.

Mar 6, 2017

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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope discovered a stunning 'hybrid galaxy'

The hybrid galaxy, UGC 12591, is located at a distance of 400 million light-years in the westernmost region of the Pisces–Perseus Supercluster.

Mar 6, 2017

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Mysterious fireball spotted in Tasmanian skies trigger conspiracy theories on Facebook

Many Facebook users strongly believed it to be an intelligent extraterrestrial life.

Mar 4, 2017

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NASA to hunt for signs of life on TRAPPIST-1 exoplanet system using James Webb Space Telescope

Researchers are planning to analyse habitable planets from the lot with the help of James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which will be the most powerful telescope ever devised.

Mar 4, 2017

NASA's NuSTAR analyses winds from supermassive black holes for the first time

We know that super-massive black holes affect the environment of their host galaxies, and powerful winds arising from near the black hole may be one means for them to do so," the NuSTAR principal investigator Fiona Harrison said.

Mar 2, 2017

GOES-16 satellite spots a giant hole in Sun's upper atmosphere

American satellite GOES-16 orbits about 35,900 km (22,300 miles) above Earth's surface.

Mar 2, 2017

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Mars Colonisation: NASA joins hands with an astronomical engineer to colonise Mars using 3D printing!

Power grids, landing pads as well as construction plants need to be set up prior to the human migration to the cold planet.

Mar 1, 2017

Changes in Lovejoy comet's water 'fingerprint' discovered by NASA researchers

The research team focused at the water (H2O) present on Lovejoy and calculated the water it released while producing heavier form of water (2H2O) known as deuterium oxide

Mar 1, 2017