Large metallic space ball falls from sky
Sat, 12/24/2011 - 21:18 by Sam Ross
![]() A hollow metallic ball with a circumference of 1.1 meters fell from the sky in the distant area of Namibia, leaving authorities puzzled about where it came from. |
Earth has another moon -- study
Fri, 12/23/2011 - 21:13 by Sam Ross
![]() Earth has always had two moons orbiting it at any one time, claims a new study. |
Comet Lovejoy plunges into sun's corona, survives
Sat, 12/17/2011 - 13:00 by Sam Ross
![]() A newly found comet named Lovejoy managed to survive its close encounter with the sun on Thursday. |
NASA's 500 moon rocks go missing
Mon, 12/12/2011 - 16:00 by Neka Sehgal
![]() Imagine going all the way to the moon for rocks and meteorites only to lose them! |
NASA confirms the first Earth-like planet
Tue, 12/06/2011 - 18:19 by Neka Sehgal
![]() Astronomers with NASA's Kepler mission have confirmed the existence of an Earth-like planet in a “habitable zone” outside our solar system. |
Killer solar flare will not end the world in 2012 -- NASA
Sun, 11/13/2011 - 17:02 by Jaspreet Virk
![]() Will Earth get destroyed next year? Well, even if it does, it won't be due to a solar flare, NASA says. |
NASA successfully launches Earth observing satellite
Sun, 10/30/2011 - 16:59 by Neka Sehgal
![]() NASA successfully launched, in almost perfect weather conditions on Friday, an Earth-observing satellite aimed at improving weather forecasts and monitoring climate change. |
Falling satellite may crash-land Friday afternoon; US spared hit
Thu, 09/22/2011 - 16:37 by Jaspreet Virk
![]() NASA's defunct five-ton satellite is about to hit Earth! The 20-year-old Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), is likely to crash-land sometime during the afternoon of Sept. 23, Eastern Daylight Time, according to latest estimate from the U.S. space agency. |
Thousands spot mysterious light in Southwest sky
Sat, 09/17/2011 - 15:00 by Neka Sehgal
![]() Was the spectacular multi-colored light spotted in the skies above Southwest United States an alien spaceship or a galaxy exploding? Well, scientists say that it was probably just a fragment of an asteroid. |
Falling satellite may hit Earth on Sept. 23
Sat, 09/17/2011 - 14:41 by Jaspreet Virk
![]() A defunct five-ton satellite is hurtling towards Earth, and at a faster pace than originally thought! The 20-year-old Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), which was launched to study protective ozone layer, could crash into the planet on Sept.23, predicts NASA. |
NASA's dead satellite heading towards Earth
Mon, 09/12/2011 - 17:36 by NeelamGoswami
![]() A defunct six-ton satellite is due to fall uncontrolled out of orbit probably later this month. |
NASA to launch new moon mission on Thursday
Tue, 09/06/2011 - 15:27 by Neka Sehgal
![]() In its quest to learn more about the moon’s structure and determine what lies deep beneath the lunar surface, NASA is all set to launch a $496 million mission to the planet on Sept. 8. |