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Perseid meteor shower 2017: Date, Time, Live streaming of astronomical event

The Perseid meteor is a small piece of the periodic comet Swift-Tuttle, which orbits around the Sun in every 133 years.

Aug 9, 2017

NASA's SAGE III begins its mission: Here are 7 things to know about the device

The main task of SAGE III is to monitor the recovery of the ozone layer.

Aug 8, 2017

Letter of the fourth grader & the reply from Director of Planetary Science Division

NASA replies to a 9-yr-old's job application who wants to be Guardian of the Galaxy

A 9-year-old wants to be Planetary Protection Officer at NASA. Read his letter below and NASA's reply to his job application

Aug 7, 2017

Partial Lunar Eclipse 2017: Live Streaming and all you need to know

The entire partial eclipse will be visible from central and east Africa, central Russia, China, India, the Far East and most of Australia.

Aug 6, 2017

Total Solar Eclipse 2017: Top 7 things to know about the astronomical event [Live Stream link]

America is going to experience Total Solar Eclipse on August 21 for the first time after 1979.

Aug 5, 2017

Astronomers conduct Dark Energy Survey; top 7 things to know

Dark Energy Survey (DES) is the largest study carried forward to assess the dark matter so far.

Aug 5, 2017

NASA's New Horizons to explore a mysterious Kuiper Belt Object: Here are top things to know

The Kuiper Belt Object 2014 MU69 is located beyond Pluto 1.6 billion kilometers (1 billion miles) from Earth.

Aug 4, 2017

Dinosaur fossils accidentally discovered in Canada: Top things to know

The dinosaur fossils were found in a Canadian Park while testing a new model of Mars rover.

Aug 4, 2017

NASA's Hubble telescope discovers an exoplanet with a glowing water atmosphere

The mass of the WASP-121b exoplanet is around 1.2 times more than that of gas giant Jupiter.

Aug 3, 2017

Nasa is hiring a planetary protection officer to protect the Earth from aliens

Nasais looking for a Planetary Protection Officer to protect the Earth from aliens. The role involves preventing astronauts and robots from biological contamination during space exploration. The US governments site posted the job, which is open to US citizens and nationals. They will pay you a six figure salary up to $187,000 a year.

Aug 3, 2017

NASA continues research on pulsars 50 years after the accidental discovery: Top 5 things to know

More than 2,000 pulsars were spotted by the astronomers by chance and despite being studied for five decades, much is not known about them.

Aug 2, 2017

NASA is hiring a full-time Planetary Protection Officer; top 7 things to know about this alien combating job

Planetary protection officers have been employed by various space agencies in part-time roles but NASA and ESA will hire full-time employees.

Aug 2, 2017

NASA reveals more about Proxima b's habitability: Top 7 things to know

Proxima b, an Earth-sized exoplanet, might not be habitable as previously believed.

Aug 1, 2017

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NASA's Cassini spacecraft discover stunning auroras in Saturn's southern atmosphere [VIDEO]

The glittering phenomenon is also referred to as Saturn's southern lights and is just like the ones found on Earth.

Jul 31, 2017

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NASA develops new technology to detect corona discharge; here are top things to know

The technology examines, inspects and detects a corona discharge with the help of ultra violet cameras.

Jul 31, 2017

NASA to explore 2012 TC4's Earth flyby in October; top 7 things about the asteroid

NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office spots, tracks and characterise potentially dangerous space rocks nearing Earth and issue warnings about potential impacts.

Jul 29, 2017

NASA discovers chemical capable of forming cell membrane on Saturn's moon Titan [VIDEO]

Acrylonitrile was found in abundance in Titan's atmosphere by the Goddard team. It was found to be present at concentrations up to 2.8 parts per billion.

Jul 29, 2017

NASA releases a new image of Jupiter's Great Red Spot: 5 things to know about the iconic feature

Acitizen scientist creates an image of Jupiter's iconic Great Red Spot which portrays the original colour of the iconic feature and its surrounding region.

Jul 28, 2017

Here's why scientists are developing NASA's Deep Space Habitat

An old cargo container which was used for transferring essentials to the International Space Station (ISS) would be renovated.