All posts tagged "Space"
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ESO’s VLT captures a dying star
European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) has captured the final moments of a dying star –...
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ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli heading to space for the third time
The European Space Agency (ESA) has revealed that astronaut Paolo Nespoli will be heading to the International Space...
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Uranus-sized planet discovered through gravitational microlensing
Two observatories have independently verified the existence of a Uranus-sized planet orbiting far from its central star through...
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ISS getting samples of Japanese whisky
The International Space Station (ISS) will soon be receiving samples of Japanese whisky – not for astronauts aboard...
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Peanut-shaped asteroid ‘1999 JD6’ zoomed past Earth last weekend
An asteroid – appearing to be a contact binary – zoomed past Earth last weekend at a distance...
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Dense globular clusters could be factories of binary black holes: Study
Researchers have suggested through a new study that globular clusters – spherical collections of up to a million...
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‘Northern Lights’ like aurora observed on a brown dwarf beyond our Solar System
The beautiful ‘northern lights’-like aurora is not limited to the solar system – in fact it is not...
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Saturn’s icy moon Tethys features unexplained arc-shaped, reddish streaks
Latest set of images captured by NASA’s Cassini mission have provided with clear view of unexplained arc-shaped, reddish...
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NASA selects 5 Canadian universities to scientifically validate SMAP
NASA and Canadian Space Agency have selected five Canadian universities for participation in the scientific validation of NASA’s...
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Beagle 2 project team lands prestigious 2015 Sir Arthur Clarke Award
The Beagle 2 team has been awarded the prestigious 2015 Sir Arthur Clarke Award for Industry/Project Team at...