Icy surface of Eris dominated by nitrogen, methane
October 6th, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 6 (ANI): Scientists have revealed that the frozen surface of Eris-largest-known dwarf planet orbiting the Sun-is predominantly covered in nitrogen ice, similar to the surface of Pluto.The results of the ... Read more...
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China to explore deep space
October 2nd, 2010 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 2 (IANS) China will set up its own deep space communication network in three to five years which will help in the exploration of the solar system, a top scientist ... Read more...
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NASA’S LRO completes exploration mission phase
September 16th, 2010 - 4:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington Sept 16 (ANI): The exploration phase of NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft's mission is set for completion on Sept. 16, following a number of successes that transformed our understanding of ... Read more...
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Amateur films meteor’s collision with Jupiter
August 24th, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 24 (IANS) A rare flash caused by a meteor colliding with Jupiter has been videographed by an amateur astronomer.
Masayuki Tachikawa, aged 52, recorded the flash of light lasting ... Read more...
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Astronomers discover 33 pairs of waltzing black holes
January 5th, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 5 (ANI): A team of astronomers has announced that they have discovered 33 pairs of waltzing black holes in distant galaxies.Dr. Julia Comerford of the University of California, Berkeley, ... Read more...
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US army decides to cover up fireballs from space
June 12th, 2009 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 12 (ANI): A recent US military policy decision explicitly states that observations by hush-hush government spacecraft of incoming bolides and fireballs are classified secret and are not to be released.For ... Read more...
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Studying asteroid before impact may lead to advance warning system for Earth
March 26th, 2009 - 12:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 26 (ANI): Astronomers, for the first time, have observed a rare asteroid as it was hurtling towards our planet and have captured the only spectrum of it before it exploded ... Read more...
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Infant galaxy producing stars at high rates
February 7th, 2009 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 7 (IANS) Star-forming regions in infant galaxies are small yet hyperactive, producing stars at astonishingly high rates, according to the latest evidence unearthed by astronomers.Galaxies, including the Milky Way, consist ... Read more...
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Cosmic dust inteferes with astronomical observations
February 7th, 2009 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) Space dust interferes with the observation of distant stars and annoys astronomers just as much as the household variety does."We not only do not know what the stuff ... Read more...
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New theory says galaxies formed due to intensive cosmic streams of cold gas
January 22nd, 2009 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 22 (ANI): Cosmologists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have come up with a new theory as to how galaxies were formed in the Universe billions of years ago, ... Read more...
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Earth may be trapped in an abnormal bubble of space-time
October 1st, 2008 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 1 (ANI): A new radical theory has suggested that Earth may be trapped in an abnormal bubble of space-time that is particularly devoid of matter.According to a report in ... Read more...
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