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The transit of Mercury over the disk of the Sun on Monday

New Delhi, May 3 (IBNS):A transit of Mercury over the disc of the Sun will take place in the afternoon of May 9.

NASA to provide coverage of May 9 Mercury Transit of the Sun

California, May 3 (IBNS) NASA is inviting media and viewers around the world to see a relatively rare celestial event, with coverage of the Monday, May 9 transit of the sun by the planet Mercury.

Earth's new lightning capital revealed

California, May 3 (IBNS) Earth has a new lightning capital, according to a recent study using observations from the Lightning Imaging Sensor onboard NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission.

Promising worlds found around nearby ultra-cool Dwarf Star

California, May 3 (IBNS) Astronomers using the TRAPPIST telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory have discovered three planets with sizes and temperatures similar to those of Venus and Earth, orbiting an ultra-cool dwarf star just 40 light-years from Earth.

NASA researchers improve hazardous weather forecasts

California, May 3 (IBNS) Forecasts play key roles in many people’s lives, from planning picnics at the park, to cancelling flights and avoiding weather-related tragedies. Because weather can be a life-or-death matter, researchers work hard to develop new technology and ways to provide earlier and more accurate forecasts.

NASA research gives new insights into how the Moon got 'Inked'

California, Apr 30 (IBNS): A powerful combination of observations and computer simulations is giving new clues to how the moon got its mysterious "tattoos" -- swirling patterns of light and dark found at over a hundred locations across the lunar surface.

On the road to finding other Earths

California, Apr 29 (IBNS) Scientists are getting closer to finding worlds that resemble our own "blue marble" of a planet. NASA's Kepler mission alone has confirmed more than 1,000 planets outside our solar system -- a handful of which are a bit bigger than Earth and orbit in the habitable zones of their stars, where liquid water might exist.

"Russian Doll" galaxy clusters reveal information about dark energy

California, Apr 29 (IBNS) Astronomers have used data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, ESA’s Planck and a large list of optical telescopes to develop a powerful new method for investigating dark energy, the mysterious energy that is currently driving the accelerating expansion of the universe.

NASA's Fermi Telescope helps link Cosmic Neutrino to Blazar Blast

California, Apr 29 (IBNS) Nearly 10 billion years ago, the black hole at the center of a galaxy known as PKS B1424-418 produced a powerful outburst. Light from this blast began arriving at Earth in 2012. Now astronomers using data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and other space- and ground-based observatories have shown that a record-breaking neutrino seen around the same time likely was born in the same event.

NASA dedicates facility to Mathematician

Washington, Apr 29 (IBNS) NASA will commemorate the many contributions of retired mathematician Katherine Johnson to America’s space program during a building dedication ceremony at 2 p.m. EDT Thursday, May 5 -- the 55th anniversary of Alan Shepard's historic rocket launch and splash down, which Johnson helped make possible.

India launches rocket carrying seventh navigation satellite, Modi appreciates scientists

Chennai, Apr 28 (IBNS): Creating history, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday launched the PSLV-C33 rocket which carried seventh navigation satellite of the country.

Curiosity Mars Rover crosses rugged plateau

California, Apr 28 (Just Earth News/IBNS) NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has nearly finished crossing a stretch of the most rugged and difficult-to-navigate terrain encountered during the mission's 44 months on Mars.

NASA scientists scrutinize Arctic gas flaring pollution

Washington, Apr 27 (IBNS) Flaring of waste natural gas from industrial oil fields in the Northern Hemisphere is a potential source of significant amounts of nitrogen dioxide and black carbon to the Arctic, according to a new NASA study.

Hubble discovers moon orbiting the dwarf planet makemake

Washington, Apr 27 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Peering to the outskirts of our solar system, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a small, dark moon orbiting Makemake, the second brightest icy dwarf planet — after Pluto — in the Kuiper Belt.

NASA moves to begin historic new era of X-Plane research

California, Apr 24 (IBNS) There have been periods of time during the past seven decades – some busier than others – when the nation’s best minds in aviation designed, built and flew a series of experimental airplanes to test the latest fanciful and practical ideas related to flight.