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Commercial space companies are looking at Vandenberg Air Force Base for future operations, says Colonel
Most of the commercial space companies are eying the Vandenberg Air Force Base for future launch operations, Colonel Gregory Wood has said during an annual speech. Col. Gregory Wood is the 30th Space Wing vice commander and talked about the success and future challenges of Vandenberg Air Force Base during a joint luncheon of community […]
NASA shares breathtaking photo of Saturn captured by Cassini before its death
The US space agency NASA has shared another stunning image of Saturn shot by the Cassini spacecraft before it plunged into the planet. In this image, NASA’s Cassini sees Saturn and its rings through a haze of Sun glare on the camera lens. If you could travel to Saturn in person and look out the […]
Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster might carry earthly bacteria and can be a ‘biothreat’ to space, say scientists
A new report is claiming that the Tesla Roadster, that is currently cruising through space and moving towards Mars, might contaminate space. Last Month SpaceX got huge appreciation and applauds for successfully launching the most powerful operational rocket, Falcon Heavy. The interesting part of the launch was the payload that the Falcon Heavy carried during […]
SpaceX all set to blast Falcon 9 rocket for 50th time on Tuesday
The California-based aerospace manufacturing company SpaceX will launch its Falcon 9 rocket on March 6, as per the reports. On March 6, that is, on Tuesday, the Falcon 9 rocket will blast off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying a Spanish telecommunication satellite. The name of the satellite is Hispasat 30W-6. It is operated […]
Some Milky Way Galaxy stars are evicted by invading dwarf galaxies, reveals study
A new study revealed that a group of stars of our own Milky Way Galaxy was formed inside the galaxy itself and were not alien invaders. According to the study, a particular group of stars present at the Milky Way Galaxy’s outer halo actually began their life within the galaxy’s central disk. That means they […]
How aliens would look like and when will we meet them, reveals Physicist Michio Kaku
Many people here on Earth are fascinated by aliens. Although the scientists have not been able to trace any extraterrestrial life yet, the search for the same has been intensified. Recently, theoretical physicist and Michio Kaku revealed some interesting facts about aliens in his new book “The Future of Humanity. In the book, Kaku wrote […]
Amateur astronomer points his camera towards sky and accidentally captures Supernova
An amateur astronomer has got hold of the first burst of the exploding supernova. Getting the initial bright light of the newly born supernova is considered to be very rare and the chances of such discovery are 1 in every 10 million supernovae. But, this lucky amateur astronomer from Argentina successfully managed to see the […]
Huge near-Earth asteroid made a close encounter with Earth on February 25
A big asteroid just skimmed past Earth in a close distance. On February 25, the huge asteroid made a close flyby of Earth 8:22 UTC [12:22 p.m. CST. The name of the huge near-Earth asteroid is 2018 DU and during its closest approach, it was almost 175,000 miles (284,000 km) from Earth. This distance is […]
NASA test fire the powerful engines of the upcoming ‘Space Launch System’ rocket
Something extraordinary has happened at NASA. The engines of NASA’s upcoming powerful rocket have performed their most powerful test firing yet. The name of the new rocket of NASA is the Space Launch System and it is currently under development. Once, fully developed and operational, the SLS rocket will carry humans and cargo to the […]