NASA has postponed the launch of Glory spacecraft by at least 24 hours, citing technical issues. The next launch attempt has been rescheduled for 5:09 a.m. EST, Thursday, NASA said.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 23, 2011
NASA's Glenn Research Center has introduced a method wherein researchers use atomic oxygen to restore masterpieces that appear to be irrevocably destroyed.
Monami Thakur
Feb 23, 2011
NASA has begun counting down to the launch of space shuttle Discovery's final mission to the International Space Station. The 39th flight of NASA's most flown shuttle is scheduled to last 11 days, beginning at 4:50 pm EST on Feb. 24 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Balasubramanyam Seshan
Feb 22, 2011
NASA has begun counting down to the launch of Discovery. The shuttle's final mission to the International Space Station is slated for Feb. 24 at 4:50 pm from a seaside pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Balasubramanyam Seshan
Feb 22, 2011
A new NASA satellite -- Glory -- will collect data on the properties and distribution of aerosols in Earth's atmosphere and on solar irradiance for the long-term record of Earth's climate. The launch of NASA's Glory spacecraft aboard an Orbital Sciences Taurus XL rocket is scheduled for February 23.
Balasubramanyam Seshan
Feb 21, 2011
NASA keeps the February 24, Thursday date with Discovery. The much-delayed shuttle will finally take off with six astronauts and an android.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 19, 2011
The largest solar flare in several years has disrupted some communications, though it was not in the right position to create auroral displays visible from lower latitudes.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 18, 2011
A video made by compiling several images from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows the powerful flares that erupted earlier this week.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 17, 2011
The strongest solar flares seen in several years are sending a mass of charged particles towards the Earth, which could cause radio interference and auroral displays.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 17, 2011
Three items totaling about $2.4 trillion combine for nearly two thirds of President Barack Obama's proposed $3.7 trillion 2012 fiscal year budget.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 16, 2011
The most energetic solar flare in five years is expected to unleash a powerful magnetic storm that will come down to Earth on Friday, said a media report.
Shankar besta
Feb 16, 2011
A fireball that streaked through the skies over East Coast, described by viewers as -- the size of a Cesna plane and one of the biggest, brightest, and most colorful ever! -- could have been a passing meteor.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 16, 2011
Scientists are hunting to prove the existence of a new planet called Tyche in the Solar System which is estimated to be four times the size of Jupiter.
Monami Thakur
Feb 15, 2011
On Valentine's Day, as the world was celebrating the message of love, a NASA spacecraft reached the point of closest contact with a comet calculated to be half the size of Manhattan.
Monami Thakur
Feb 15, 2011
While NASA's spacecraft Stardust is due for a special Valentine day rendezvous with comet Tempel 1, a report from NASA states that procreation in space may not be possible due to radiation.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 14, 2011
This year Valentine's Day is so special as NASA's Stardust spacecraft is preparing for final date with comet Tempel 1 on its second exploration. The world will be beginning to look at images when the spacecraft is on its closest approach to fly by comet Tempel 1 at about 11:37 pm EST on Monday, with confirmation likely to be received on Earth at about 11:56 pm EST.
Balasubramanyam Seshan
Feb 14, 2011
Japanese scientists have spotted two huge holes on the sun's magnetic field, and it has been observed that the holes look darker than other parts of the sun.
Jijo Jacob
Feb 13, 2011
NASA is having a busy schedule for February.
Balasubramanyam Seshan
Feb 13, 2011
Researchers at NASA have drawn up a plan to make the greatest adventure in the history of the human race possible - sending a human mission to the red planet and, hold your breath, colonize it! And the daring act of selling and carving up the red planet will be made possible with the help of corporate bigwigs who will paint the space ships in their logo colors.
Jijo Jacob
Feb 11, 2011
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has captured an image revealing the different stages of development of stars, right from dusty little tots to young adults.
Monami Thakur
Feb 11, 2011
A NASA team has identified about 2,100 young star candidates in a region called the North American Nebula. The nebula is named after its resemblance to the North American continent in visible light.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 11, 2011
A new combined image of a ring -- not of jewels -- but of black holes comes from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope just in time for Valentine's Day.
Balasubramanyam Seshan
Feb 10, 2011