National Aeronautics and Space Administration has produced something(fuel) out of nothing(empty space), paving a way to the stars in the process.
A recent study by researchers at UC Santa Cruz published in the journal Nature explained how the moon got its shape. The researchers examined the early effects of the earthly tidal forces on the satellite. According to the lead author Ian Garrick-Bethell, assistant professor of Earth and planetary sciences at UC Santa Cruz, the study provided insights into the early history of the moon, the evolution of its orbit, and its current orientation in the sky.
The instruments of Mars 2020 mission will be announced live on July 31 at the National Aeronautical and Space Administration's(NASA) television studio at the agency's headquarters at 300 E Street SW in Washington and on the organization's website.
Early Earth was most likely hit by giant asteroids, suggests a research through a computer simulation model based on a moon crater by an international team of researchers at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
The changes in global vegetation will be tracked with two new instruments, whose proposals have been selected by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It will be done from the International Space Station.
The 2014 Perseid meteor shower is set to peak on Aug. 12 to 13 but the viewing experience of the sky display is suggested to be done before the meteor shower peak schedule. A Supermoon is also set to take place on the Perseid meteor shower peak schedule where the full moon’s brightness will get in the way of the observers’ viewing experience.
CubeSats, new satellite technology, will be used to test new weather-monitoring technology which could possible unlock secrets of climate change.
First Ever Man-Made Leaf That Could Provide Oxygen During Space Travel: A Breathtaking Leap.
Astronomers at National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) unearthed a mystery signal which further confirmed the fact that the Universe is such a huge place which is full of the unknown.
The quest for alien life has been traditionally relegated to the discovery of electromagnetic radiation from alien civilizations. But a new study suggested that industrial pollution from alien factories may now help search for alien life.
On Saturday, July 26, puzzled North York witnesses took to social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube their UFO sighting experience. Mysterious bright lights were spotted flashing over the Yonge St. and Sheppard Ave. neighborhood in Toronto, Canada.
The north Toronto city on Saturday night had a UFO experience with the social media abuzz with speculations by people spotting strange, flashing lights over the city, reported Guardian LV. North York residents tweeted that they saw colourful lights moving in sky at Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue. The Toronto Police also confirmed having got calls from the public informing of pink, green and white lights in a single diagonal line.
The 2014 Delta Aquarids meteor shower, which is set to peak on July 28-29, promises a good viewing experience for the interested observers due to the absence of a bright Moon in the night sky. As the Delta Aquarids peak, the Perseid meteor shower begins after the NASA cameras in New Mexico spotted a couple of Perseid fireballs on Sunday, July 27, after Earth entered the stream of debris that the Comet Swift-Tuttle left behind.
Russian Foton-M4, launched on July 19, suddenly lost contact with a satellite that was carrying a pack of geckos and a webcam a week after its launch.
Condoms are the only known preventive measures against sexually transmitted infections. While young adults are aware of what condoms are, they are totally oblivious to female condoms which is one of the only two barrier protective methods, a new study by two UT Arlington researchers have found
A new study by the researchers at the University of East Anglia has found that for life to evolve on other planets oceans were extremely essential. The research paper, The Importance of Planetary Rotation Period for Ocean Heat Transport, was published in the journal Astrobiology. It looked into the ocean's role in making the planet's climate stable and favourable, moderating climate in Earth-like planets.
July 20, 2014 marked the 45 anniversary of The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). It was this very same day in 1969 that Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the moon, leaving the world in amazement. 45 years later the immense progress of NASA still astounds the world.
The months of July and August will offer sky watchers the viewing experience for the 2014 Delta Aquarids meteor shower. The sky display started on July 12 and it can be viewed until Aug 23, 2014 with the peak scheduled to take place from July 28 to 29 and observers in the Southern Hemisphere will have the best views.
A new player has joined the worldwide list of nations hurtling space missions to Mars. The United Arab Emirates recently announced plans to send a mission to the red planet by 2021.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Mars Curiosity Rover spotted a shiny rock, mostly consisting of iron which belongs to space.
A man, only known as Peter, claimed that he found a piece of junk which comes from a Russian rocket and entered the atmosphere over Australia, listed it for sale on Gumtree for a whooping $100,000.
Almost the entire world seemed engrossed in the FIFA World Cup Final 2014, that took place on July 13, one man from space too was hoping too catch it.
On Thursday evening, July 10, a fireball that was spotted over Australia was explained to be an ejected part of a Russian rocket used to launch a weather satellite. It has been initially claimed that the object could be a meteorite but it turns out to be the third stage of the Soyuz rocket that launched Russia’s second Meteor-M weather satellite on Tuesday, July 8.
The strange fact revealed in the new study published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters reveal that the hydrogen tendrils suggest there is far more ultraviolet light around than is being emitted by galaxies and quasars. There seems to be 80% less light than what needs to be present.
July 2014 will offer some spectacular celestial events and opportunity to enjoy the summer night sky. Here is the guide to the astronomical events set to occur in the July sky. Also, learn about the planets that can be viewed in this month.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Gouddard Space Flight Center explained the overview of its Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) solar conjunction in preparation for the upcoming mission.
A glowing UFO was spotted over Terapaca, Chile and the Minera Collahuasi workers captured the sighting that reportedly lasted for over two hours. The Chilean government office that conducts UFO investigations released the analysis on the two high quality photos captured apparently showing genuine UFOs over a remote copper mine.
Astronauts are keen to go on a one-way trip in Mars One by 2018.
NASA is usually associated with fascinating jobs like that of astronauts, rocket ship engineers and scientists. A job, classified as weird, which joins this list of fascinating jobs is that of a staff sniffer.
A Tucson-based start-up is planning to use a helium balloon to take passengers on a luxury space tour.
