NASA begins testing of revolutionary e-sail technology
California, Apr 12 (IBNS) Testing has started at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, on a concept for a potentially revolutionary propulsion system that could send spacecraft to the edge of our solar system, the heliopause, faster than ever before.
NASA expands economic research to advance space development
California, Apr 12 (IBNS) The global space economy is growing, generating more than $300 billion a year in space-related activities, and attracting new, diverse participants and investors.
Hot super-Earths stripped by host stars: 'Cooked' planets shrink due to radiation
Kolkata, Apr 11 (IBNS) Astrophysicists at the University of Birmingham have used data from the NASA Kepler space telescope to discover a class of extrasolar planets whose atmospheres have been stripped away by their host stars, according to research published in the journal Nature Communications on Monday.
NASA invests in two-dimensional spacecraft, reprogrammable microorganisms
California, Apr 9 (IBNS) NASA has selected 13 proposals through NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC), a program that invests in transformative architectures through the development of pioneering technologies.
NASA Cargo headed to space station includes habitat prototype, medical research
Washington, Apr 9 (IBNS) Tucked in the trunk of the latest commercial cargo spacecraft to head for the International Space Station is an expandable structure that has the potential to revolutionize work and life on the space station.
Washington, Apr 8 (IBNS) Sprawling across Pluto’s icy landscape is an unusual geological feature that resembles a giant spider.
Behemoth Black Hole found in an unlikely place
California, Apr 7 (IBNS) Astronomers have uncovered a near-record breaking super massive black hole, weighing 17 billion suns, in an unlikely place: in the center of a galaxy in a sparsely populated area of the universe.
NASA progresses towards SpaceX resupply mission to Space Station
California, Apr 5 (IBNS): NASA provider SpaceX is scheduled to launch its eighth Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station on Friday, April 8. NASA Television coverage of the launch begins at 3:30 p.m. EDT.
John Grunsfeld announces retirement from NASA
California, Apr 6 (IBNS) John Grunsfeld will retire from NASA Apr 30, capping nearly four decades of science and exploration with the agency.
NASA's IMERG measures flooding rainfall in Pakistan
California, Apr 5 (IBNS) NASA on Tuesday said it used satellite data and added up heavy rainfall that has been occurring in northwestern Pakistan that caused flooding that killed more than 50 people.
NASA examines El Niño's impact on Ocean’s food source
California, Apr 5 (IBNS) El Niño years can have a big impact on the littlest plants in the ocean, and NASA scientists are studying the relationship between the two.
Moon thought to play a major role in maintaining Earth's magnetic field: Study
London, Apr 4 (IBNS) The Earth's magnetic field permanently protects people from the charged particles and radiation that originate in the Sun.
Social media as a force for families: Study
Queensland, Apr 4 (IBNS) Social media and electronic gaming strategies can have an extremely positive influence on the lives of impoverished families, a study of The University of Queensland’s Triple P Online program has found.
President Mukherjee to present National Geoscience Awards 2014 on Tuesday
New Delhi, Apr 4 (IBNS) President of India, Pranab Mukherjee will confer the National Geoscience Awards - 2014 at a function to be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday.
NASA, Japan make ASTER Earth data available at no cost
Washington, Apr 2 (IBNS) All Earth imagery from a prolific Japanese remote sensing instrument operating aboard NASA’s Terra spacecraft since late 1999 is now available to users everywhere at no cost.