NASA invests in concept development for missions to comet, Saturn Moon Titan
Dec 23, 2017, at 01:08 am
Washington, Dec 22 (IBNS): NASA has selected two finalist concepts for a robotic mission planned to launch in the mid-2020s: a comet sample return mission and a drone-like rotorcraft that would explore potential landing sites on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan.
New study finds 'Winking' star may be devouring wrecked planets
Dec 23, 2017, at 12:51 am
Washington, Dec 22 (IBNS): A team of U.S. astronomers studying the star RZ Piscium has found evidence suggesting its strange, unpredictable dimming episodes may be caused by vast orbiting clouds of gas and dust, the remains of one or more destroyed planets.
A new twist in the dark matter tale
Dec 20, 2017, at 08:59 pm
Washington, Dec 20 (IBNS): An innovative interpretation of X-ray data from a cluster of galaxies could help scientists fulfill a quest they have been on for decades: determining the nature of dark matter.
Alien object 'oumuamua' was a natural body visiting from another solar system-Queen's scientist
Dec 20, 2017, at 04:23 am
Washington, Dec 19 (IBNS): Scientists at Queen’s have led worldwide investigations into a mysterious object that passed close to Earth after arriving from deep interstellar space.
NASA scientist talks on 'Life beyond Earth'
Dec 19, 2017, at 10:45 pm
Kolkata, Dec 19 (IBNS): Senior Research Scientist from NASA, Goutam Chattopadhyay, recently delivered a popular lecture on 'Life beyond Earth' in Kolkata.
Artificial Intelligence, NASA data used to discover eighth planet circling distant star
Dec 15, 2017, at 01:49 pm
Washington, Dec 15 (IBNS): Our solar system now is tied for most number of planets around a single star, with the recent discovery of an eighth planet circling Kepler-90, a Sun-like star 2,545 light-years from Earth. The planet was discovered in data from NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope.
Does new horizons’ next target have a moon?
Dec 14, 2017, at 12:36 am
Washington, Dec 13 (IBNS): Scientists were already excited to learn this summer that New Horizons’ next flyby target – a Kuiper Belt object a billion miles past Pluto -- might be either peanut-shaped or even two objects orbiting one another. Now new data hints that 2014 MU69 might have orbital company: a small moon.
Bright areas on Ceres suggest Geologic activity
Dec 14, 2017, at 12:33 am
Washington, Dec 13 (IBNS): If you could fly aboard NASA's Dawn spacecraft, the surface of dwarf planet Ceres would generally look quite dark, but with notable exceptions.
New CERN facility can help medical research into cancer
Dec 13, 2017, at 12:51 am
Geneva, Dec 12 (IBNS): The new CERN-MEDICIS facility on Tuesday produced radioisotopes for medical research for the first time.
NASA's Juno probes the depths of Jupiter's great red spot
Dec 12, 2017, at 09:56 pm
Washington, Dec 12 (IBNS): Data collected by NASA's Juno spacecraft during its first pass over Jupiter's Great Red Spot in July 2017 indicate that this iconic feature penetrates well below the clouds.
Majority of humanity say we are not alone in the universe: says study
Dec 10, 2017, at 01:17 am
New York, Dec 9 (IBNS): Since the early days of humanity people are fascinated by the mysteries of the universe and the possibility of life on other planets.
NASA asks skywatchers to gear up to experience best meteor shower next week
Dec 09, 2017, at 10:01 pm
Washington, Dec 9 (IBNS): Maybe you've already seen a bright meteor streak across the December sky? The annual Geminid meteor shower has arrived. It's a good time to bundle up, go outside and let the universe blow your mind!
NASA explores Artificial Intelligence for space communications
Dec 09, 2017, at 09:50 pm
Washington, De 9 (IBNS): NASA spacecraft typically rely on human-controlled radio systems to communicate with Earth.
Insights on fast cockroaches can help teach robots to walk, says study
Dec 09, 2017, at 12:55 am
New York, Dec 8 (IBNS):First-time evidence that fast insects can change their gait like a mammal’s transition from trot to gallop
Most distant Black Hole discovered
Dec 08, 2017, at 10:49 pm
Washington, Dec 8 (IBNS): Scientists have uncovered a rare relic from the early universe: the farthest known supermassive black hole.
NASA-funded simulations show how massive collisions delivered metal to early Earth
Dec 06, 2017, at 01:53 pm
Washington, Dec 6 (IBNS): Planetary collisions are at the core of our solar system’s formation. Scientists have long believed that after the Moon’s formation, the early Earth experienced a long period of bombardment that diminished about 3.8 billion years ago.
Akash Missile successfully tested: Govt
Dec 06, 2017, at 01:29 am
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IBNS): The Surface to Air Missile AKASH with indigenous radio frequency seeker against target Banshee, has been successfully launched from the Launch Complex-III at ITR Chandipur today at 1338 hrs, officials said.
Study finds reading information aloud to yourself improves memory
Dec 02, 2017, at 09:50 pm
Ontario, Dec 2 (IBNS): You are more likely to remember something if you read it out loud, a study from the University of Waterloo has found.
WASP-18b has smothering stratosphere without water
Nov 30, 2017, at 03:44 pm
Washington, Nov 30 (IBNS): A NASA-led team has found evidence that the oversized planet WASP-18b is wrapped in a smothering stratosphere loaded with carbon monoxide and devoid of water.
Four decades and counting: New NASA instrument continues measuring Solar energy input to Earth
Nov 30, 2017, at 01:39 am
Washington, Nov 29 (IBNS): We live on a solar-powered planet. As we wake up in the morning, the Sun peeks over the horizon to shed light on us, blanket us with warmth and provide cues to start our day. At the same time, our Sun’s energy drives our planet’s ocean currents, seasons, weather and climate. Without the Sun, life on Earth would not exist.
NASA builds its next Mars Rover Mission
Nov 30, 2017, at 01:34 am
Washington, Nov 29 (IBNS): In just a few years, NASA's next Mars rover mission will be flying to the Red Planet.
Decline in atmospheric carbon dioxide key to ancient climate transition
Nov 29, 2017, at 01:24 am
London, Nov 28 (IBNS): A decline in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels led to a fundamental shift in the behaviour of the Earth’s climate system around one million years ago, according to new research led by the University of Southampton.
Earthworms can reproduce in Mars soil simulant, finds study
Nov 28, 2017, at 09:18 pm
New York, Nov 28 (IBNS): Two young worms are the first offspring in a Mars soil experiment at Wageningen University & Research. Biologist Wieger Wamelink found them in a Mars soil simulant that he obtained from NASA. At the start he only added adult worms.
All missions on board for NASA Heliophysics research
Nov 28, 2017, at 09:09 pm
Washington, Nov 28 (IBNS): Scientists have been studying the near-Earth environment for the better part of a century, but many mysteries — like where the energetic particles that pervade the area originate and become energized — still remain.
NASA to test advanced space wireless network and device for returning small spacecraft to Earth
Nov 25, 2017, at 11:20 pm
Washington,Nov 25 (IBNS): NASA launched the Technology Educational Satellite, or TechEdSat-6, to the International Space Station on Orbital ATK’s Cygnus spacecraft from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Nov. 12.
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NASA links port-city sea levels to regional ice melt
Nov 22, 2017, at 09:51 pm
Washington, Nov 22 (IBNS): A new NASA tool links changes in sea level in 293 global port cities to specific regions of melting land ice, such as southern Greenland and the Antarctic Peninsula.
Cassini image mosaic: A farewell to Saturn
Nov 22, 2017, at 09:50 pm
Washington, Nov 22 (IBNS): In a fitting farewell to the planet that had been its home for over 13 years, the Cassini spacecraft took one last, lingering look at Saturn and its splendid rings during the final leg of its journey and snapped a series of images that has been assembled into a new mosaic.
Solar system’s first Interstellar visitor dazzles scientists
Nov 22, 2017, at 09:48 pm
Washington, Nov 22 (IBNS): Now, new data reveal the interstellar interloper to be a rocky, cigar-shaped object with a somewhat reddish hue.
BrahMos missile tested successfully, first in world
Nov 22, 2017, at 09:00 pm
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IBNS): BrahMos missle, which was fired from IAF's Sukhoi 30-MKI, has been tested successfully, media reports said.
Mars might be drier than previously thought, finds study
Nov 22, 2017, at 12:13 am
London, Nov 21 (IBNS): Dark features previously proposed as evidence for significant liquid water flowing on Mars have now been identified as granular flows, where sand and dust move rather than liquid water, according to a new study.