NASA has been highly vocal about some of its upcoming plans to explore Europa, send humans to Mars, develop flying saucers among other project and the latest addition to the list is…
Tag: Space
First LightSail mission blasts off; in-space solar propulsion tech to be tested
US space agency NASA and The Planetary Society have finally launched their first LightSail mission that will test technology for in-space solar propulsion as part of the agency’s CubeSat Launch Initiative. The…
Soft-robotic eel-like rover could help explore moons like Europa
NASA has set its eyes on exploring the icy moons of our Solar System with intentions of looking for any possible signs of life underneath the thick ice cover on these space…
Mars’ photo said to reveal alien ship, underground bunker, more
NASA released a picture of Endeavour Crater from the “Murray Ridge” snapped by its Opportunity rover last year and beyond the beautiful landscape, an alien hunter has claimed that there are evidence…
IXV opens new chapter for ESA as its ride back home from space was successful
The European Space Agency (ESA) has successfully completed the first test flight of its Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV) wherein it saw the wingless spaceplane land in one piece in the Pacific Ocean….
DARPA’s ALASA could pave way for cheaper, faster satellite launches
DARPA is all set to take its Airborne Launch Assist Space Access module (ALASA) program to the next level after the program has shown promising results for its mission of sending 100-pound…
You can spot the ISS over UK skies in February; here’s how
The International Space Station will be visible every evening beginning February 7 for a few weeks before it stops passing over during ideal hours of visibility. We have here a few apps…
Is someone fixing NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars?
There has been a lingering question about existence of life on Mars and NASA has even sent rovers to find out. In the latest set of pictures of Curiosity rover released by…
Comet Lovejoy; Simulation of galaxies; Lettuce on Mars and other science tidbits
Just as we approach the weekend, here are all the science tid-bits that we reported this week. The week has been pretty exciting because of the New Year and the ISS crew…
NASA outs Space Station Research Explorer app
NASA has launched an app dubbed Space Station Research Explorer app that will allow you to know more about the International Space Station (ISS) including onboard experiments, facilities and research results through…
Raspberry Pi heading to the International Space Station next year
Two Raspberry Pi computers will soon head their way to the International Space Station. The move will enable school children to run RP-based experiments in space. British Astronaut Tim Peake has agreed…
NASA finds a region of the Sun more complicated than previously thought
Latest findings by NASA spacecraft has shed a lot of light on how the Sun’s atmosphere or corona or what causes solar winds can impact technological infrastructure in space and on Earth….
Google eyes stake in space venture ‘Virgin Galactic’
Space is the new frontier which Google is looking at, with a possible Virgin Galactic partnership!!
Astronaut Holds Live Reddit Chat 220 miles Above Earth
A Canadian astronaut has held a live web chat via Reddit from space. Chris Hadfield, who is set to take command of the International Space Station next month hosted the web chat…