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Earth based telescopes to aid NASA's Juno mission

The GRS was first spotted after 1830, it is a century old swirling storm whose diameter is bigger than that of Earth.

Jul 1, 2017

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Space junk to be cleared using magnetic space tugs to prevent satellite collisions [VIDEO]

The number of CubeSats launched into space can spike up to 12,000 in the coming years, increasing the danger in space travel and the risk of satellite collisions.

Jun 28, 2017

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NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals new image of Arp 299, a galactic goulash

The ultra-luminous X-ray sources (ULXs) were spotted in the regions where stars were forming at a speedy rate.

Jun 27, 2017

Do aliens exist? NASA says it doesn't know yet but missions under way to find the answer

NASA said that it was not going to announce any alien discovery, suggesting that the recent Anonymous video was nothing but a bogus claim.

Jun 27, 2017

Hactivist group claims NASA could soon announce the discovery of intelligent alien life

Hacktivist group Anonoymous claimed recent discoveries by NASA strongly suggest the existence of alien life.

Jun 25, 2017

NASA's IRIS helped in solving the mystery behind Sun's spicules [VIDEO]

The scientists used to face difficulties in analysing the spicules and to understand the movement of the solar material and energy move through and away from the Sun. Now it appears the mystery has been solved.

Jun 23, 2017

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NASA's Hubble spots dead disk-shaped galaxies

As per the previous studies conducted about dead galaxies, they are believed to transform into a structure similar to the local elliptical galaxies.

Jun 22, 2017

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Scientists discover a pulsar wind nebula

The research points towards the nebula being a bow shock pulsar wind nebula (PWN).

Jun 20, 2017

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NASA's Kepler discovers 10 Earth-like planets in over 200 alien worlds

The announcement was made on June 19 at NASA's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley. This is the most comprehensive and detailed catalogue release of candidate exoplanets.

Jun 20, 2017

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Astrophysicists create world's largest virtual universe to solve the mystery of dark matter

The team of scientists believe that around 95 percent of the universe is dark and that space comprises of 72 percent dark energy and 23 percent dark matter.

Jun 15, 2017

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China launches its first X-Ray space telescope to study black holes and pulsars

China has scheduled a launch of the core module of its manned space station in 2019, which will get into operation by 2022.

Jun 15, 2017

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After NASA, Google slammed for UFO cover-up [VIDEO]

New revelations have been made by UFOlogist, alien hunter and controversy theorist Tyler Glockner of YouTube channel Secure Team 10.

Jun 14, 2017

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NASA: SOFIA detects cool dust around energetic active black holes

Some active supermassive black holes also eat away significant amounts of matter which gets sucked into them and converted into huge energy emissions.

Jun 14, 2017

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Boomerang Nebula: Mystery behind Universe's coldest object solved!

When Boomerang Nebula was first observed in 1995, astronomers had noted that it was absorbing the light of Cosmic Microwave Background, which is the leftover radiation from Big Bang.

Jun 8, 2017

Reaching for the stars, literally! Minor planet in the Milky Way to be named after a Bengaluru girl

Sahithi Pingali, a class 12 student of the Inventure Academy in Bengaluru, will soon have a minor planet in the Milky Way named after her.