Astronomers discover colossal 'Super Spiral' galaxies
Washington, Mar 18 (IBNS) A strange new kind of galactic beast has been spotted in the cosmic wilderness. Dubbed "super spirals," these unprecedented galaxies dwarf our own spiral galaxy, the Milky Way, and compete in size and brightness with the largest galaxies in the universe.
Science papers reveal new aspects of Pluto and its Moons
Washington, Mar 18 (IBNS): A year ago, Pluto was just a bright speck in the cameras of NASA’s approaching New Horizons spacecraft, not much different than its appearances in telescopes since Clyde Tombaugh discovered the then-ninth planet in 1930.
Washington, Mar 17 (IBNS) The gantry arms close around the Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft to secure the rocket, as seen in this long exposure taken on Wednesday at launch pad 1 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
South Africa snapped from Space Station's EarthKAM
Washington, Mar 16 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The remotely controlled Sally Ride EarthKAM aboard the International Space Station snapped this striking photograph during a flyover of South Africa on Feb. 9, 2016.
Create healthy environments to save lives: WHO
New Delhi, Mar 15 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A new WHO report released on Tuesday estimates that every year 12.6 million people globally die from diseases and injuries attributable to the environments in which they live and work.
NASA selects proposals to build better solar technologies for Deep Space Missions
Washington, Mar 15 (Just Earth News/IBNS): NASA’s Game Changing Development (GCD) program has selected four proposals to develop solar array technologies that will aid spacecraft in exploring destinations well beyond low-Earth orbit, including Mars.
ExoMars on its way to solve red planet's mysteries
Washington, Mar 15 (IBNS) The first of two joint ESA–Roscosmos missions to Mars has begun a seven-month journey to the Red Planet, where it will address unsolved mysteries of the planet’s atmosphere that could indicate present-day geological – or even biological – activity.
NASA measures U.S. south heavy rainfall from space
Washington, Mar 15 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Extremely heavy rain fell over the southern United States during the past week and data from the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission core satellite and others in the GPM constellation provided a look at areas with heaviest rainfall. The data showed the largest amounts of rain fell from north central Louisiana to southern Arkansas.
Dueling climate cycles may increase sea level swings
Washington, Mar 15 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The tropical Pacific Ocean isn't flat like a pond. Instead, it regularly has a high side and a low side. Natural cycles such as El Niño and La Niña events cause this sea level seesaw to tip back and forth, with the ocean near Asia on one end and the ocean near the Americas on the other.
Harvard researchers design 3D material with controllable shape and size
New York, Mar 14 (IBNS) Harvard researchers have designed a new type of foldable material that is versatile, tunable and self actuated. It can change size, volume and shape; it can fold flat to withstand the weight of an elephant without breaking, and pop right back up to prepare for the next task.
Experiments show magnetic chips could dramatically increase computing’s energy efficiency
Los Angeles, Mar 14 (IBNS) In a breakthrough for energy-efficient computing, UC Berkeley engineers have shown for the first time that magnetic chips can actually operate at the lowest fundamental energy dissipation theoretically possible under the laws of thermodynamics.
4.3 earthquake hits Assam, no casualty
GuwahatiI, Mar 13 (IBNS) An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter Scale hit Assam on Sunday, officials said.
Tremor felt in North Bengal, no casualty reported
Kolkata/Siliguri, Mar 12 (IBNS): A 3.8 magnitude earthquake hit the northern part of West Bengal on Saturday.
Satellites and Shipwrecks: Landsat satellite spots foundered ships in coastal waters
Washington, Mar 12 (IBNS) An estimated 3 million shipwrecks are scattered across the planet’s oceans. Most maritime mishaps take place close to shore where hazards to navigation — such as rocks, reefs, other submerged objects and vessel congestion — are abundant. While there is a romantic association of shipwrecks and buried treasure, it is desirable to know where they are located for many other practical reasons. The ships may be of historical significance or, if the hard substrate of the ship has created a reef, of ecological significance.
NASA selects scientists for Mars Rover research projects
Washington, Mar 12 (IBNS) NASA has selected 28 researchers as participating scientists for the Curiosity Mars rover mission, including six newcomers to the rover's science team.