Space

Space junk growing at alarming rate, warn experts Fri, 02/09/2011 - 15:37 by NeelamGoswami The amount of junk in space is growing at such an alarming rate, and experts are warning it could cause fatal leaks in spaceships or damage valuable satellites, according to a report released Thursday by the National Research Council. Comments Read more	A diamond planet found spinning in space Fri, 26/08/2011 - 14:34 by NeelamGoswami An international team of researchers have discovered a planet in a remote corner of our universe that is believed to be formed entirely of diamond. Comments Read more	Russian supply spaceship crashes in Serbia shortly after takeoff Thu, 25/08/2011 - 14:07 by Neka Sehgal An unmanned Russian spaceship, intended to carry supplies to the International Space Station (ISS), crashed Wednesday morning after failing to reach the planned orbit. Comments Read more
NASA's Robonaut 2 comes alive for the 1st time in space Wed, 24/08/2011 - 13:14 by Neka Sehgal Robonaut 2 or R2, the first dexterous humanoid robot ever to be launched into space, was finally “brought to life” on Monday. Comments Read more	ESA prepares mission to divert asteroid speeding towards Earth Wed, 17/08/2011 - 17:50 by Jaspreet Virk A giant asteroid is hurtling towards our planet and scientists are gearing up to launch mission to avert its disastrous collision with Earth. Comments Read more	Astronaut sends Twitpic of Perseid meteor from space Tue, 16/08/2011 - 17:10 by Jaspreet Virk As a sky watcher, you might have observed the Perseid meteor shower blaze the night sky this weekend, but ever wondered what the light show appears like from heavens? Comments Read more
Darkest planet found; soaks 99% light Sun, 14/08/2011 - 12:39 by Anter Prakash Singh Till now, we believed that black holes are the darkest entities in space, but the Kepler spacecraft of NASA has found a planet that reflects only 1 percent light that falls on it. Comments Read more	Juno’s journey to Jupiter begins Tue, 09/08/2011 - 13:39 by Neka Sehgal NASA's solar-powered craft, Juno blasted off the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Friday morning to go ahead with a new mission to explore Jupiter. Comments Read more	Earth had two moons until they clashed -- study Thu, 04/08/2011 - 17:02 by NeelamGoswami The Earth once had two moons that circled it in the same orbit until the smaller one smashed into the other, astronomers suggested Wednesday. Comments Read more
Drought-stricken lake reveals Columbia shuttle piece Thu, 04/08/2011 - 16:39 by Dipankar Roy A piece from the ill-fated Columbia shuttle has been discovered in a Texas' lake that partly dried out after a drought, confirmed NASA. Comments Read more	Crashed UFO-shaped object found in Baltic Sea Tue, 02/08/2011 - 16:48 by Jaspreet Virk Did a flying saucer crash in the Baltic Sea? The solar scans of a mysterious circular object on the seabed have triggered such a speculation. Comments Read more	Solar-powered Juno ready for Jupiter mission Tue, 02/08/2011 - 11:47 by Anter Prakash Singh NASAs unmanned spacecraft ‘Juno’ is all set to embark on its mission to peer through the stormy clouds of Jupiter. Comments Read more