Space

Tiniest star in the Milky Way Galaxy discovered: Here are Top 7 facts you should know

The tiniest star in the Milky Way Galaxy -- EBLM J0555-57Ab -- was spotted by researchers who were a part of the team that found the TRAPPIST-1 system.

Jul 13, 2017

Gomukh, terminus of the Gangotri glacier. The Bhagirathi peaks rise in the background.

Recession of Himalayan glaciers alarming: ISRO scientists

The ISRO scientists found that this main glacier had receded 4,340 meters since 1965 and had fragmented into multiple valley glaciers resulting in the total loss of 10 per cent of glacier area

Jul 13, 2017

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NASA's Juno takes the first closest fly-by of the gas giant Jupiter's mysterious Great Red Spot

This was the first ever close analysis of the GRS which took place in the Juno mission.

Jul 12, 2017

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Saturn's largest moon Titan would be perfect for future space missions; here are 5 things to know about its lakes and seas

The seas and lakes of Titan are found to consist of very cold methane and ethane which are placid enough for spacecraft to land on its surface.

Jul 11, 2017

Mars-sized planet: Have researchers discovered a 10th planet in our Solar System?

Researchers Kat Volk and Renu Malhotra have presented compelling proof about this planetary body with a mass somewhere between that of Earth and Mars.

Jul 10, 2017

NASA's Cassini spacecraft took new image of Saturn's moon Epimetheus; here are 7 things to know about the Potato Moon

The Cassini space probe captured the photo of Saturn's inner most moon -- Epimetheus -- on February 21 2017 with its narrow-angle camera.

Jul 10, 2017

Milky Way could be home to 100 billion brown dwarfs; here are 7 things you should know about the failed stars

According to the guesstimation of researchers, around 25 billion to 100 billion brown dwarfs are present in the Milky Way.

Jul 8, 2017

Scientists from SLAC get first direct look at how electrons 'dance' with vibrating atoms

The experiments were carried out with SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) X-ray free-electron laser and with a technique called angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) on the Stanford campus.

Jul 7, 2017

THIS is how NASA protects astronauts from microbes

Fungi and bacteria are present wherever humans are, hence they are present on the ISS too.

Jul 5, 2017

NASA's Juno Mission: 7 things to know about the space probe orbiting Jupiter

The $1.1 billion Juno mission was launched in August 2011 and is scheduled to end in February 2018.

Jul 5, 2017

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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.