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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 […]
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 […]
Watch breathtaking pics of Jupiter shot by NASA Juno during tenth science orbit
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Juno spacecraft has shot amazing images of the Jupiter during the tenth science orbit of the gas giant, revealed scientists at the US space agency. The remarkable feat was achieved during Juno probe’s 11th close flyby of Jupiter where the spacecraft made the closest approach at 6:36 a.m. PST (9:36 a.m. […]
NASA releases stunning panorama of 5-year journey of Curiosity Rover
A recently acquired panoramic picture of the Martian surface has been making rounds on the internet sent by the Curiosity Rover comprising of 16 selfies of the horizon surrounding the Gale Crater. The Curiosity Rover was sent to the Red Planet to scour for evidence of ancient lake or water body that once existed at […]
NASA accidentally discovers largest pool of dinosaur tracks in its own backyard
As a wonderful follow up to the discoveries of prehistoric creatures, as many as 70 tracks of around 8 such creatures have been discovered in the backyard of the federal agency, NASA by a dinosaur-track expert named Ray Stanford. Nasa’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland unknowingly housed the footprints of all these creatures […]
NASA confirms contact with long lost satellite ‘IMAGE’
On the eve of 20th January 2018, NASA scientists have confirmed the identification of a re-discovered satellite. The satellite is known as “IMAGE” which is short for Imager for the Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration. This particular satellite was launched into space in the year 2000 during the month of March. The astronauts at NASA are planning […]
NASA blames dust storms for loss of atmospheric gases and water on Mars
Earth’s red neighbor is soon going to experience 2018’s most severe colossal dust storms. The news has many astronomers and researchers excited for the fact that Mars hadn’t had a global dust storm since 2007, and it is going be the first storm after almost a decade and a year. While we could hardly witness the earlier […]
NASA honors Late Kalpana Chawla and 6 other Astronauts killed on Columbia Space Shuttle 15 Years Ago
NASA on its Annual Remembrance Day day honored all the astronauts who lost their lives in the line of duty. The Kennedy Space Center was filled with the emotional faces of the families, friends, and colleagues of the astronauts who died whilst on their mission. The honored included seven astronauts who were killed in the shuttle — Columbia 15 […]
NASA honors Columbia space shuttle’s fallen astronauts
On the 25th of January, NASA honored the fallen astronauts of the space shuttle named Columbia which met a disastrous fate about 15 years ago killing all those aboard. The space agency organized an event to honor the dead which was followed by a musical tribute constructed by the heir of the very first astronaut […]