Space

Space junk may collide with ISS/Atlantis Tuesday Mon, 11/07/2011 - 15:12 by NeelamGoswami Just hours after the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis docked at the International Space Station (ISS), NASA started tracking space debris from the wreckage of a Soviet satellite which could be on a possible collision course with the orbiting space station, according to multiple tabloid reports, citing the U.S. space agency as saying. Comments Read more	Atlantis blasts off for the last time Sat, 09/07/2011 - 15:16 by Neka Sehgal Amid a thunderous roar, the space shuttle Atlantis blasted off the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Friday, July 8, 2011 on its historic final mission into space. Comments Read more	Spectacular cosmic triangle spotted in south-southwest sky Fri, 08/07/2011 - 15:05 by Neka Sehgal Star gazers caught a glimpse of a spectacular celestial array created by the moon, a planet, and a bright star at the south-southwest sky on the evening of July 7. Comments Read more
NASA, Apollo astronaut in legal battle over moon camera Thu, 07/07/2011 - 14:59 by Jaspreet Virk Astronaut Edgar Mitchell might have got NASA's approval to keep the camera discarded for garbage after the 1971 Apollo 14 moon mission. But does he own it, and can he sell the souvenir thrown away on moon after mission completion? Mitchell says yes, NASA thinks otherwise. Comments Read more	Are aliens fame hungry? UFOs spotted over BBC building Tue, 28/06/2011 - 11:03 by Jaspreet Virk If aliens exist and UFO sightings over the years are to be believed, perhaps our extraterritorial visitors are getting less-camera shy now. Comments Read more	Earth to narrowly miss collision with giant asteroid Sun, 26/06/2011 - 12:18 by Jaspreet Virk An asteroid as large as a school bus will give Earth a close shave Monday, NASA experts claim. Comments Read more
NASA's Messenger spacecraft unveils Mercury's secrets Sat, 18/06/2011 - 18:34 by NeelamGoswami Mercury, the dry and blistering planet closest to the sun, appears to have more ice at its poles than does Earth's moon, say scientists after analyzing data gathered from a NASA spacecraft currently orbiting the planet. Comments Read more	Mahatma Gandhi's face spotted on Mars Wed, 15/06/2011 - 11:30 by Jaspreet Virk Space enthusiasts seem to finding interesting objects on Mars, all thanks to Google Mars, most detailed scientific online maps of Mars put together from satellite images of the red planet. Comments Read more	Two iPhone 4s will soon blast off into space Mon, 13/06/2011 - 13:59 by NeelamGoswami After revolutionizing the mobile device market by launching an incredible internet mobile phone, iPhone, Apple is all set to make its way into deep space. Next month, the iPhone smartphone will blast off into space, when Atlantis takes off on its final mission. Comments Read more
Spectacular solar storm to hit Earth today! Wed, 08/06/2011 - 16:11 by NeelamGoswami An unusual solar storm could hit Earth in the next 24 hours, warns NASA. According to the U.S. space agency, the sun has unleashed a medium-sized solar flare early yesterday morning (June 7, 2011), which could cause some disruptions to satellite communications and power grids on Earth within a day or so. Comments Read more	Amateur astronomer finds mysterious object on Mars Tue, 07/06/2011 - 17:02 by Jaspreet Virk Just days after NASA ceased all communication with Mars rover Spirit, an amateur astronomer claims to have discovered a strange rectangular structure on the red planet's surface. Comments Read more	Astronauts plan to grow cucumbers on ISS Mon, 06/06/2011 - 17:31 by Jamie Anderson Another space shuttle will blast off from the Russia-leased Baikonur launch pad in Kazakhstan towards the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday. Comments Read more