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Hubble Space Telescope Captured Stunning Image Of Horsehead Nebula

Hubble Space Telescope Captured Stunning Image Of Horsehead Nebula

The Hubble space telescope has been in orbit for 23 years. Within this long time, Hubble space telescope has captured many stunning images like Saturn’s Aurorae during Equinox, Messier’s ancient stars and many more. Recently, the Hubble space telescope has photographed the Horsehead Nebula, which is a dark nebula in the constellation Orion in infrared wavelengths against the backdrop of the Milky Way.

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Privately Built 40 Meter Tall Orbital Antares Rocket Launched Successfully

Privately Built 40 Meter Tall Orbital Antares Rocket Launched Successfully

Orbital Sciences Corporation has built a rocket named Antares which will transport cargo to the International Space Station. On Sunday afternoon at 5 p.m. ET (2100 GMT), for the first time, the rocket successfully lifted off the ground from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad-0A at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The launch was the first from the pad at Wallops and also the first flight of Antares.

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A Meteoroid Streaked Through Sky Over East Coast Last Friday

A Meteoroid Streaked Through Sky Over East Coast Last Friday

On March 22, a bright object was spotted up and down the northern mid-Atlantic United States from Maryland to Manhattan to Massachusetts. Streaking across the sky just before 8 p.m. EDT, the fireball was witnessed by thousands of people. Most importantly, the American Meteor Society alone has received over 630 reports on its website from the event. According to NASA’s Meteoride Environment Office, the object might be a meteoroid.

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Latest Panorama Of Mars Shows Gigantic Mount Sharp

Latest Panorama Of Mars Shows Gigantic Mount Sharp

Earlier we have seen the panoramic pictures of Mars captured by Curiosity. That panoramic picture inspired scientists to create stunning more panoramic pictures of Mars. Recently, NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has sent new images of Mount Sharp from the red planet, which is said to be higher than any mountain in the 48 contiguous states of the United States.

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25 Percent Of Sun-Like Stars Host Earth-Size Planets: Scientists

25 Percent Of Sun-Like Stars Host Earth-Size Planets: Scientists

For long time, scientists have been trying to know is there any Sun-like star that hosts Earth-size planet? And if yes, then how many? Data collected by NASA’s Kepler space telescope suggests that nearly a quarter of all Sun-like stars in our galaxy host planets 1-3 times the size of our planet Earth.

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Mars Could Have Supported Life In Distant Past, Strong Evidence Found

Mars Could Have Supported Life In Distant Past, Strong Evidence Found

Mars rover Curiosity has been roaming around on the red planet since its landing. Since then the world has been eagerly waiting to get further updates about the planet. Last Tuesday at a press conference NASA scientists revealed that Curiosity rover has found that Mars had the essential elements necessary for supporting life.

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Study Finds Arctic Gets Greener Due To Climate Change

Study Finds Arctic Gets Greener Due To Climate Change

Scientists have rung another warning bell about changes in the fragile ecosystem of the Arctic. Scientists are saying that the northern latitudes have experienced a significant reduction in temperature and vegetation growth is starting to look a lot like the green latitudes to the south.

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Spacecraft Will Use Human Waste As Radiation Shield On Its Journey To Mars

Spacecraft Will Use Human Waste As Radiation Shield On Its Journey To Mars

Though NASA has conducted many tough missions successfully like sending Curiosity to Mars. However, it hasn’t dared enough to announce a manned mission to Mars yet. American millionaire Dennis Tito, who is widely known as the first space tourist to fund his own trip into space, has announced at the National Press Club that he plans to send a married couple to have a 501 day round trip to the Mars. The spaceship that will take them to Mars will use human waste as a radiation shield.

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