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NASA Maven enters MARS orbit

MAVEN Spacecraft has entered MARS orbit. MAVEN which stands for- the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution craft is yet another feather in the cap of the NASA. MAVEN...

September 22, 2014

NASA to launch SMAP satellite in November 2014

American space agency NASA has planned to launch Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite in November 2014. It is part of the first tier of missions recommended for...

August 26, 2014

NASA to launch Mars 2020 Rover to further exploration of the Red Planet

NASA has announced that it will launch a new mission to Mars in 2020 named as Mars 2020 Rover mission. The mission will endeavor to find out the potential...

August 8, 2014

NASA’s Mars 2020 rover mission to have MOXIE to generate Oxygen on Mars

The US space agency NASA has decided to put MOXIE – Mars Oxygen ISRU Experiment as one of the payloads on the Mars 2020 rover mission. MOXIE will...

August 5, 2014

Science can now explain why sun’s atmosphere is hotter than its surface

Researchers have found substantial evidence to explain why the Sun’s outer atmosphere is much hotter than its surface. As per scientists, ‘Nanoflares’ – a continuous infusion of impulsive...

August 2, 2014

SHERLOC: Raman UV spectrometer to be sent with Mars 2020 rover mission to sense habitability

NASA recently revealed its plan for a comprehensive Mars mission in 2020. It will send a rover to the Red Planet for conducting an unprecedented detailed study of...

August 2, 2014

NASA releases list of Payloads to be installed onto Mars 2020 Rover Mission

NASA released a list mentioning payloads to be sent on the new Mars Rover 2020 mission by the end of year 2020. The Mars 2020 rover’s framework will...

August 2, 2014

Scientists develop new method to forecast floods upto 11 months in advance

Researchers have developed a new method to forecast devastating floods up to 11 months in advance, based on satellite monitoring of minute changes in the gravitational field of...

July 9, 2014

NASA designs high-tech cages to transport rats to ISS

The US space agency has developed high-tech cages to transport rodents from Earth to the International Space Station (ISS) to enable researchers to study the long-term effects of...

May 28, 2014

SpaceX 'Dragon' capsule leaves space station, heads back to Earth

US private firm SpaceX’s unmanned Dragon capsule undocked from the International Space Station (ISS), to return to Earth. The capsule is carrying more than 1,580 kilograms of science...

May 20, 2014

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