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Scientists discover 10 million year old star still creating planets

February 4, 2013

Scientists have discovered a 10-million-year old star named TW Hydrae located 176 light years far from Earth may still be giving birth to new planets. As per NASA, the disk of material around the star may be massive enough to ..

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Curiosity discovers flower-like object

January 12, 2013

Curiosity rover which was sent to Mars by NASA to explore the planet has spotted an unusual flower-like formation embedded in the Martian rock, along with a snake-like rock formation adorning the planet’s surface. Where currently the rover is? The ..

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NASA to transform asteroid into space station

January 1, 2013

For the first time in history of space endeavors, a celestial object would be moved by humans. NASA scientists are planning to capture a 500,000 kg asteroid, relocate it and turn it into a space station for astronauts to refuel ..

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Rare supercomet “C/2012 S1 (ISON)” to appear brighter than Moon in 2013

December 29, 2012

As per astronomers, Earth will witness a rare supercomet, C/2012 S1 (ISON), rushing towards the Sun from the outer solar system and at its peak it may outshine the Moon in November, 2013. This is ISON’s first trip to the ..

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NASA denies asteroid impact with Earth in 2040

December 28, 2012

The asteroid, 2011 AG5, which was previously thought to collide with the Earth in 2040 and had a collision chance of 1 in 500, will pass by earth harmlessly. As per NASA, the asteroid shouldn’t get any closer than 890,000 ..

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Moon crash site named after Sally Ride

December 19, 2012

NASA has honored Sally Ride, the first woman in space who died  earlier this year, by naming a crash site of a pair of spacecrafts Ebb and Flow. Both were deliberately crashed into a mountain near the moon’s north pole. ..

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Longest extraterrestrial River discovered on Saturn's moon Titan

December 19, 2012

Images from NASA’s Cassini mission have revealed the existence of the longest extraterrestrial river system ever – on Saturn’s moon Titan – and it looks like a small version of Nile River on Earth. The river valley on Titan is ..

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Voyager 1 enters into “Magnetic Highway”

December 10, 2012

NASA’s spacecraft Voyager 1, which was launched in 1977, has entered into unknown area, which is said to be the edge of the solar system. NASA calls the region a "magnetic highway" where particles from inside the sun’s magnetic sphere ..

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‘Messenger’ discovers ice on Mercury's north pole

December 3, 2012

NASA’s Mercury-orbiting probe, Messenger, has confirmed a vast amount of ice at the north pole on Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun. Mercury’s north pole is always in shadows. The South pole is also believed to harbor ice but ..

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NASA spacecraft to land like helicopters

November 15, 2012

In an attempt to enable its future space capsules to land like helicopters, NASA has tested a new rotor landing system. The objective is to replace parachutes with spinning blades to enable soft and controlled landings on land instead of ..

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