California, Jan 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): New data from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft point to more prevalent water ice on Pluto’s surface than previously thought.
NASA to announce science, technology missions for first flight of Space Launch System
California, Jan 29 (IBNS) NASA Television will air the announcement of the selection of a fleet of small satellites to launch on the inaugural flight of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS).
NASA radar brings a new view of World Heritage Site
California, Jan 28 (IBNS) In just two 10-minute overflights, an airborne NASA synthetic aperture radar proved it could pinpoint areas of disturbance in Peru's Nasca lines World Heritage Site.
NASA takes part in Airborne Study of Southern Ocean
California, Jan 27 (IBNS) A team of scientists has launched a series of research flights over the remote seas surrounding Antarctica in an effort to better understand how much carbon dioxide the icy waters are able to lock away.
Dark 'noodles' may lurk in the Milky Way
Melbourne, Jan 24 (IBNS): CSIRO on Sunday said its astronomer and first author of a paper released in Science Dr Keith Bannister said the structures appear to be ‘lumps’ in the thin gas that lies between the stars in our Galaxy.
Improving outlook for science depends on basic research, better use of talent: Leaders at WEF
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, Jan 24 (Just Earth News/IBNS): As the world surges into the Fourth Industrial Revolution- a new age of interactive technologies, artificial intelligence and automation-a key challenge for individuals will be to understand and retain their very essence, their humanity, leading scientists and thought leaders on society and law said in the closing panel session of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2016.
California, Jan 24 (IBNS) A massive winter storm system pummeled the eastern United States in late January 2016, with two low-pressure systems merging into a potent nor'easter that dropped heavy snow from Virginia to New England.
Improving the outlook for science depends on basic research and better use of talent
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, Jan 23 (IBNS) Science and technological innovations have been among the most powerful drivers of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Ensuring that science can continue to address social challenges for the years ahead will require greater investments in basic research and better use of existing talent.
Five planets come together in a month-long cosmic display
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IBNS) In an uncommon celestial phenomenon, five planets of the solar system will come together in a line until February 20, reports said.
NASA remembers its fallen heroes, 30th anniversary of Challenger accident
California, Jan 23 (IBNS): NASA on Saturday said it will pay will tribute to the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, as well as other NASA colleagues, during the agency's Day of Remembrance on Jan 28, the 30th anniversary of the Challenger accident. NASA's Day of Remembrance honors members of the NASA family who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery.
NASA, NOAA analyses reveal record-shattering global warm temperatures in 2015
California, Jan 20 (IBNS) Earth’s 2015 surface temperatures were the warmest since modern record keeping began in 1880, according to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
PSLV-C31: PM Modi wishes scientists
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoken to the scientists at ISRO(Indian Space Research Organisation, congratulating them on successful launch of PSLV C31 and precisely putting IRNSS 1E in the orbit.
PSLV-C31 successfully launches India's Fifth Navigation Satellite IRNSS-1E
Bangalore, Jan 20 (IBNS) ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C31, successfully launched the 1425 kg IRNSS-1E, the fifth satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) Wednesday morning from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota.
Fifth navigation satellite launched : India a step closer to desi-GPS
Sriharikota, Jan 20 (IBNS) India on Wednesday successfully launched its fifth navigation satellite in space -- IRNSS-1E on board PSLV-C31 rocket from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
Indian rocket blats off with navigational satellite
Chennai, Jan 20 (IBNS) The Indian Space Research Organisation on Wednesday launched fifth navigational satellite IRNSS-1E.