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Evidence points toward Jupiter being the oldest planet in the solar system

The birth of Sun took place around 4.6 billion years ago as per the evolution timeline of the solar system.

Jun 17, 2017

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Grand Finale: NASA's Cassini captures Saturn's contrasting moon Iapetus

According to a hypothesis, the dark material seems to prevail on the moon's surface as an outcome of cyro-vulcanism.

Jun 13, 2017

NASA to launch new manned Mars rovers in 2020

Astronauts would be sent to deep space farther than Earth's orbit by 2019 with the help of NASA's Space Launch System.

Jun 5, 2017

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Is Moon habitable? NASA's LRO discovers water ice on the lunar surface's south pole

In the late 1990s, hydrogen-rich areas were found on Moon with the help of NASA's LRO, but it was hard to identify whether hydrogen was present in the form of water or not.

Jun 1, 2017

NASA: Cassini discovers Saturn's moon Enceladus may have tipped over due to asteroid collision

The area around the icy moon's current south pole is a geologically active region where long, linear fractures referred to as tiger stripes slice across the surface.

May 31, 2017

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NASA's Curiosity rover discovers silica-rich 'halos' on Martian surface

The halos were first analysed in 2015 with Curiosity's science payload, including the laser-shooting Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument.

May 31, 2017

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NASA develops new technology to help drones make safe emergency landing

This newly-developed technology helps in detecting any mechanical snag that occurs on the drone and puts the unmanned aircraft in a crash-landing mode.

May 29, 2017

Grand Finale: NASA's Cassini spacecraft takes the most dangerous dive so far!

NASA's Grand Finale Orbit Guide reveals that this hazardous dive is the first out of four paths through the planet's inmost ring which is going to be the deepest and dustiest loop the spacecraft will go through.

May 29, 2017

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NASA fast-tracks mission to explore mysterious metal-rich asteroid

One of the ten most massive asteroids in the asteroid belt, 16 Psyche, is over 200 km (120 mi) in diameter and contains a little less than one percent of the mass of the asteroid belt.

May 27, 2017

NASA's Juno explores mighty Jupiter's mysterious clouds

Juno's principal goal is to understand the origin and evolution of Jupiter. The spacecraft will map Jupiter's intense magnetic field and measure the amount of water and ammonia in the deep atmosphere.

May 19, 2017

Ancient meteor collisions led to volcanic eruptions lasting up to 1 million years

The 1.85-billion-year-old Sudbury basin in Canada is the second largest and best preserved crater on the planet.

May 6, 2017

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NASA's SOFIA confirms a nearby star system is similar to our solar system

A planet having a mass similar to that of Jupiter orbits the eps Eri star at a similar distance at which the gas giant Jupiter orbits the Sun.

May 3, 2017

Hilarious hoaxes: Fake news stories that will make you wonder what NASA's been smoking!

Here are some hilarious NASA hoax stories that have been doing the rounds, and they've got one common thread...weed

Apr 17, 2017

Giant asteroid and comet to fly safely past Earth on April 19!

This would be asteroid 2014 JO25's closest approach to Earth in four centuries will remain the nearest for the next five centuries.

Apr 15, 2017

NASA's MAVEN spacecraft discovers metal in Mars upper atmosphere

The discovery may help solve the mystery of how the Red Planet transformed into an airless planet over the years and lost its ability to support life.

Apr 11, 2017

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