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Earth's spin axis is drifting- here are three reasons why as explained by NASA

This wobbling of the spin axis is called polar motion and its wobbling has, over the 20 century drifted it by about 10 cm per year, that translates to about 10 metres of drift in a century.

2 days ago

NASA shares 'First Light' images taken by TESS, scouting southern sky for exoplanets

The image, is a look at the southern sky and it was shot with all four of TESS's wide field cameras.

3 days ago

Who is Yusaku Maezawa? Japanese billionaire and SpaceX's first private passenger to the moon

A former drummer in a punk band, billionaire Maezawa will take a trip around the moon planned for 2023 aboard its forthcoming Big Falcon Rocket spaceship, taking the race to commercialize space travel to new heights.

4 days ago

NASA's Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 to track melting ice caps; launch on September 15

The new satellite will make orbits of the earth and provide precise data on how the ice caps have been melting over time.

9 days ago

NASA releases footage of hurricane Florence – possible 'Category 6' storm headed for the US

The storm is one of the biggest in recent history and could be a "category 6" and NASA says that it could cause a storm surge as high as 13 feet.

9 days ago

NASA lists 5 hazards humans will encounter in space - Lack of air isn't one of them

In space no one can hear you scream, it is scary, hostile, and ready to kill you at the first opportunity.

10 days ago

One ring to rule them all: NASA's Chandra Observatory finds massive ring of black holes

The one ring does not really wield power over its nearby galaxies, but can be useful in understanding what happens when two of them crash into each other.

15 days ago

ISS leak could be an act of sabotage, alleges Russia as new theories do the rounds

"There were several attempts at drilling," by a "wavering hand", said the Chief of Roscosmos.

17 days ago

NASA ponders popularity of astronauts; New space launches may explore sponsors on earth now

Many think there will be a significant amount of resistance against this type of commercialization of NASA; as most scientists don't like the idea of commercializing their lives' works

17 days ago

NASA to award thousands of dollars if you can convert Mars' CO2 into any useful molecule

If the inventors on Earth can come up with a brand new idea of turning CO2 into something useful, it will take the earthlings another step closer to the dream of colonizing the Red Planet

17 days ago

NASA conducts test of stadium-sized huge balloon that reaches edge of space in 8 hours

The thickness of plastic sheeting that makes up the "Big 60" is far less than what you would find in a typical shopping bag, but can carry a small car to the edge of space easily.

19 days ago

Sending humans back to moon won't require astronomical budget like Apollo, says NASA administrator

During the mid-1960s, when the Apollo program was at its peak, the American space agency had spent around 4.5% of the total federal budget

20 days ago

NASA: Hubble photographs rare, enigmatic star forming stellar cloud

NASA says that it appears to be a small, isolated region of star formation and the strange shapes that the gases have taken in the image could have happened because of fierce ultraviolet radiation spewed from bright and young stars in its vicinity.

20 days ago

NASA's Opportunity rover to finally receive sunlight as massive dust storm on Mars wanes

While NASA is hopeful that the rover will attempt to call home, the team is also prepared for an extended period of silence.

22 days ago

First time in 50 years, astronaut trainee quits NASA midway, reason unknown

NASA had chosen this astronaut-in-training out of the 18,300 applicants and he became one of the students at the space agency's class of 2017

22 days ago

Nibiru appeared? Video uploaded by conspiracy theory channel goes viral

Conspiracy theorists strongly assure that the object spotted next to moon is Nibiru, the alleged killer planet which is now in its collision course towards earth

25 days ago

ISS camera spots two strange companions nearby; Why NASA didn't stop live-streaming?

The strange UFO was seen hovering across the skies, and many people started claiming that alien life is a reality and NASA might disclose it soon.

26 days ago

Last week meteor explosion 40 times brighter than full Moon, says NASA (Video)

The meteor was first seen at an altitude of about 93 km in the sky, travelling at a speed of over 86,421 kph directly over Alabama, it fragmented at an altitude of 29 km in the air.

Aug 21, 2018

Water on Moon: NASA confirms Lunar poles have ancient ice deposits

There is enough ice on the Moon, making it accessible as a resource for future space travellers and expeditions to deep space, it might even be possible to stay on the Moon now that it has water.

Aug 21, 2018

Did NASA fire rockets at Nibiru and change its trajectory to stave off apocalypse?

A report in Koz Telegram claims that NASA changed the trajectory of 'Planet X' using powerful missiles fired from the earth.

Aug 20, 2018