The threat of asteroids can never be taken lightly. We all know how a mere ten kilometer wide asteroid once destroyed the entire dinosaur species and put the planet under an ice age 66 million years … [+2559 chars]
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What if a planet-killing asteroid is hurtling rapidly towards Earth? Would we be prepared enough to survive the space rock using planetary defence systems? To answer these basic yet highly important … [+3337 chars]
array: A broad and organized group of objects. Sometimes they are instruments placed in a systematic fashion to collect information in a coordinated way. Other times, an array can refer to things tha… [+7173 chars]
The grand design spiral, NGC 3631, was photographed by NASAs Hubble Space Telescope. The spiral galaxy lies 53 million light-years away, in the direction of the Ursa Major constellation. The grand … [+1517 chars]
Boeing's new passenger spacecraft, the CST-100 Starliner, returned to Earth safely on Thursday, after a crucial six-day test flight which tested the end-to-end capabilities of the crew-capable spacec… [+915 chars]
NASA has shared skywatching highlights for the month of June, which includes a planetary breakup, and a well-known star cluster, among others. For the past few months, skywatchers have been enjoying… [+1651 chars]
NASA's Parker Solar Probe will be making its 12th close approach to the Sun - called perihelion - at 22:50 UTC on Wednesday, June 1. The upcoming solar flyby - which will be the mission's midpoint - … [+1622 chars]
England, [UK] June 2 (ANI): A new study shows that aerial acrobatics are not limited to albatrosses when it comes to dynamic soaring on the open ocean. The study discovered that elegant seabirds know… [+3564 chars]
A new study investigates how small changes in the genes allowed fish to evolve electric organs. All fish have duplicate versions of the same genes that produce tiny muscle motors made up of proteins,… [+3754 chars]
Small genetic changes enabled electric fish to evolve electric organs, according to a new study. The finding might also help scientists pinpoint genetic mutations behind some human diseases. Electr… [+3768 chars]
As our ability to travel throughout the Solar System improves, policy must reflect this lack of limits which is why, in 2006, NASA brought together hundreds of space professionals from 14 agencies to… [+3683 chars]
