Magnetic field may have made Earth worth living: Super-massive black hole main source of cosmic rays
Mars became inhabitable due to a lack of a magnetic field protection like that of Earth. Mars is barren and vulnerable to Sun’s intense solar winds.
Unknown rays from outer space hitting Earth: Super-massive black hole, the size of 4-5 million Suns, the cause
The astronomers used High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS) telescopes in Namibia to detect the high-energy gamma ray source. The gamma rays act as a “tracer” for cosmic rays.
Life on Mars: ‘The anticipation and ambition is huge’; Joint European-Russian ExoMars mission ready to roll
The exciting Mars mission may be extremely dangerous as any form of life discovered on mars and brought back to earth may contaminate our home.
American astronaut Scott Kelly, who played water ping pong and grew 2 inches taller in space, retires [Video]
American astronaut Scott Kelly, along with his Russian cosmonaut companion Mikhail Kornienko, landed on Earth last week after spending 340 days in space, the longest US space mission on record.
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Asteroid alert: The TX68 extraterrestrial rock is big enough to wipe out a city, won’t hit Earth for certain
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Mysterious music on moon heard by Apollo astronauts, lost tapes reveal
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Space tourism breakthrough: Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin successfully test lands New Shepard rocket for the second time
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Indian Ocean space debris traced to NASA's 1998 lunar mission
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Spaceport America has a new venue and event brand that promises visitors a more exciting experience of the outer space.
NASA team discovers mega star Eta Carinae's 5 twins, each 100 times bigger than the Sun
A NASA team has found five twins of the massive Eta Carinae star, and each of them is 100 times bigger than the Sun.
Russia to cut down funds for International Space Station
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Speculations hit Twitter on discovery of gravitational waves by LIGO scientists
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Space tourism triggers interest in health risks and medical emergencies in space
With space tourism set to become a reality, medical experts are studying the various health risks associated with it, as well as the ways to tackle medical emergencies in space.
Environmental damage caused by ISIS attack on Libya captured by NASA from space
From space, NASA satellites have captured the environmental damage caused by ISIS attack on oil facilities in Libya on Jan. 4-6, 2016.
Fungus attacks plants aboard International Space Station
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SpaceX plans ocean rocket landing for Jan 17 launch
California-based SpaceX plans to land Falcon 9 rocket on a Pacific drone ship after the company successfully landed a booster on the ground in December 2015.
Scientists raced against time to save the 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite in Australia
It was touch and go for Australian scientists who had to race against time to recover a meteorite older than Earth before it got washed away by heavy rain.
Scientists explore Arctic through virtual reality to remain sane in space
Astronauts are trying to learn how to live and remain sane in the barren space above the Earth from exposure to the rough and tough Arctic terrain.
Top scientific discoveries of 2015 that even a layman can admire
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New gravity measurement method could help find life-harbouring planets
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NASA finds new galaxy with gas tail as long as Milky Way’s width
NASA scientists have discovered an unusually large galaxy, whose tail alone is more than twice the diameter of the Milky Way.
Ancient Egyptian documents may carry records of important astronomical events
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NASA finds 'hanging valleys' to show glacial activity on Pluto
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Russia uses space power against ISIS in Syria
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NASA scientists catch a glimpse of gamma rays older than Earth
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Australian astronomers find closest, potentially habitable super-Earth
Australian scientists have discovered the closest potentially habitable planet outside the Solar System.
Kayak booking space flights for 2016
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UC physicist using 3D printing to solve the mysteries of the universe
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Scientists find a way to resolve quantum time travel paradox
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Dry run starts for future space-time ripples research
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130 bright spots on dwarf planet Ceres are not mysterious civilisations but mineral salts
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Scientists discover clue to growing crops in Mars
The genes of Nicotiana benthamiana, a relative of tobacco, can be the key to farming plants and crops in outer space.
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