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Mars storm update - NASA upgrades it to 'Planet Encircling'; Spells doom for Opportunity rover

Mars, in its entirety is now going through a storm of epic proportions and has reached a stage that NASA has categorised as, "planet-encircling".

Jun 22, 2018

NASA's Armageddon - Space agency's 'preparedness strategy' in case asteroids or comets come at Earth

The US space agency says that efforts related to comet and asteroid impacts are important because they are low probability, but high consequence natural disasters.

Jun 21, 2018

Aliens on Mars or nature's feat? Unfolding mystery behind UFO on Red Planet

The image of the object on Mars was initially snapped by NASA's Mariner spacecraft, and many conspiracy theorists claimed that it was a UFO on the Martian surface

Jun 20, 2018

Solar System's largest volcanic eruption happened on Mars creating the Medusae Fossae

The volcanic eruption likely spewed enough water to cover the entire planet in a thin sheet of liquid water filled with toxic volcanic chemicals.

Jun 19, 2018

NASA's 'Opportunity': Mars rover caught in dust storm might help study Martian climate

The Opportunity rover is caught in a massive dust storm that has grown to cover about one quarter the red planet. Scientists are excited to see the sheer volume of data they might gather on the Martian climate.

Jun 18, 2018

SpaceX, NASA and Blue Origin cannot go to Mars with their current engines, says Chris Hadfield

Astronaut Chris Hadfield feels that while rockets will make it to Mars, the first few missions are likely to be too dangerous for humans to survive.

Jun 18, 2018

Last week in Science: Highlights from what happened in Science and Space

Here are a few select stories from the last one week that you need to read about what happened in the world of science and research.

Jun 17, 2018

The exoplanet, called WASP-39b, is located more than 20 times closer to its star than the Earth is to the Sun

Potentially habitable moons of giant planets could be better for humans than Earth

Moons of large gas giants could be the perfect place to look for life and so far there are 121 candidates where life could flourish.

Jun 15, 2018

NASA might have found evidence of alien life on dwarf planet Ceres but not revealing much, says study

A new study has found that the organic compound in Ceres may be much more than NASA assumed earlier

Jun 15, 2018

Going to Mars possible but return is full of hurdles, reveals top NASA scientist

NASA chief scientist Jim Green revealed that humans will definitely go to Mars, but will face some huge challenges during the mission which is not one-way ticket but two-way journe.y

Jun 13, 2018

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Russia to build powerful space laser cannon to burn out space junk in low-Earth orbit

The design of this "cannon" is based on a telescope design that is about three metres long and its construction has already started. This telescope can be used to monitor debris floating in space and if needed transform into a giant laser and evaporate it.

Jun 13, 2018

NASA's latest admission hints at presence of alien life already on Mars, insists UFO researcher

UFO researcher Tyler Glockner has revealed that aliens might be living under the surface of the red planet

Jun 12, 2018

Massive sandstorm on Mars hits Opportunity Rover, stalls mission as dust blots out Sun

This is one of the largest storms that the rover has had to encounter and there are chances that Opportunity rover could become too cold to continue with its experiments.

Jun 11, 2018

Largest Antarctic iceberg ever is about to finally melt away in the equatorial Atlantic

Iceberg B-15 is the largest iceberg on record and broke out of the Ross Ice Shelf in March 2000. Covering a total area of 5926.4 square km, about the size of the city of Chicago, it was large enough to be seen from space.

Jun 8, 2018

Life on Mars? NASA finds 3 billion-year-old 'ancient organic material' on the red planet

NASA has reportedly found organic compounds just below the surface of a crater which was the bed of an ancient lake. Also, it "breathes" methane regularly. Does that mean there is or was life on Mars at some point in the past?

Jun 8, 2018

NASA releases 20 years of Earth data for public viewing – view the world change over time

The maps all come in an easy to use, interactive format that lets users scroll through time in any part of the world.

Jun 7, 2018

New Horizons spacecraft wakes up for next flyby sojourn beyond Pluto

New Horizons will pass by Ultima Thule on New Year's day 2019. Starting now to the flyby, mission control will have a full schedule preparing the craft, testing its on board instruments, and making course corrections along the way.

Jun 6, 2018

How about a trip to distant worlds in space? Just settle down on your couch and go light-years away!

Kepler-186f is in the list, similar in size as the Earth and located around 500 light years away. Take a trip across and enjoy virtual space ride across the planets

Jun 5, 2018

NASA's SMAP mission to help USDA forecast crops worldwide now

NASA's SMAP mission has created a global map of water level and moisture levels in soil that will update once every three days in an effort to help farmers sustain their crops and predict outcomes.

Jun 4, 2018

Scientists Reveal The Secrets Behind Plutos Dunes

An international team of scientists have found evidence of dunes of frozen methane on Pluto, meaning that the planet and amp;rsquo;s surface is more dynamic than previously thought.

Jun 1, 2018

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