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Moon Base Possible through Lava Tubes
Scientists and theorists had come up with many ideas to open up a functional base on the moon but the issue of radiation outweighs the possibilities. Scientists have recently discovered lava tubes where a base could be safely constructed. In volcanic tubes are now considered to be safe and ideal
Mysterious Lights Detected on Mars
A spacecraft which is orbiting Mars has detected mysterious lights which are embedded deep in the Martian Atmosphere. The NASA spacecraft Maven observed these lights which could be seen till Christmas last year. The spacecraft also discovered a dense dust cloud which did not match the early predictions made by
Solar Plane Prototype “Impulse” Makes History
The fuel free plane “Impulse” made history when it completed its second flight and attempt to fly around the world. Bertrand Piccard, the founder of the project was piloting the plane from Oman to India. The solar plane crossed the Arabian sea and landed successfully in Ahmedabad India. The total
Around the World: On a Solar Plane
A record making flight took place in a solar plane and this aircraft took on a 12 hour fight around the world. With Andre Borschbeg flying the plane, the plane took off from Abu Dhabi and landed in Oman after 12 hours. In the span of five months, the solar
Dawn Probe Explores Ceres
Ceres is the largest body between Mars and Jupiter; the US space agency’s Dawn probe has finally reached Ceres and is now in orbit. This was confirmed today at 13:36 GMT when the satellite sent a signal. In the history of space exploration, Ceres is now the first dwarf planet
Bright Light Discovered on Ceres
A new discovery is stirred a lot excitement in the scientific community and many think that is a big surprise. Two bright lights were discovered in the 92 km wide crater on the surface. The Dawn probe will be allured by the dwarf planets gravity on Friday. The Satellite will
Scientists have Found a Mysterious Massive Black hole
A black hole which is 12 billion times bigger than our sun is discovered, researchers in China are saying that this black hole was formed 900 million years after the big band. This is the biggest black hole seen yet. Black holes are still mysterious among many scientists because the
New Realm of Physics: New Particles to be Discovered
When the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is restarted soon, it is hoped that new particles will be discovered which has excited scientists who believe that this will be a new milestone for the scientific community. Researchers at the LHC believe that any particle discovered this year would be a bigger
Space Weather Satellite DSCOVR Launched
The tsunami buoy of space has been launched; the DSCOVR (Deep Space Climate Observatory) will be used to monitor the sun and space weather. The satellite was launched from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Florida. The satellite will be able to give advanced warnings from sudden outbursts of solar
Europe’s IXV Spaceplane Returns to Earth
Europe’s prototype versatile spaceplane has returned to earth after a successful first test flight. The lifted off from the pad just after 13:40 GMT on board a Vega rocket from South America. The Spaceplane flew east around the earth before descending back down to earth and splashing into the Pacific