In spite of vigorous promotion, a committee finds NASA’s Mars plans to be in disarray and doesn’t see much feasibility in a potential manned mission to the Red Planet. NASA has been aiming for a manned mission to Mars in the 2030s Testing of the SLS rocket and Orion capsule are schedule for 2018 and […]
Mars Rover Opportunity Is Aging, Suffering Amnesia Events, NASA
For 10 years, the Mars Rover has been moving on the red planet and age has finally started taking a toll on its systems. It has started suffering from memory loss symptoms. According to a recent statement by NASA, Opportunity, NASA’s Mars rovers which has been exploring the Martian planet is suffering memory loss symptoms […]
NASA investigates inflatable spacecraft technology
Sending man to the Mars is the dream which NASA nurtures for the later part of the century. However it is not going to be an easy task though NASA is thinking as creatively as making a toy for a child. One of the biggest challenges will be to try to safely land a huge […]
Orion Mission -NASA Appraises Orion’s Performance
NASA’s Orion space capsule has returned to Florida after completing its unmanned test flight. Space agency officials will now study and review its performance in the December 5 mission. The Orion capsule was launched into space from the Kennedy Space Center and completed two orbits of Earth before re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere and safely splashed […]
NASA Plans a Floating City over the Clouds of Venus
The last decade has been dominated by exploration of Mars. Venus exploration has been deemed impossible due to its inhospitable conditions on the planet. However NASA believes that Cloud City could be the answer to this problem. Most space agencies are focusing their attention on Mars. However giving a second look Venus also seems a […]
NASA Curiosity Rover Detects Methane-Level Spikes on Mars
News from NASA’s Curiosity Rover has given an interesting picture of the planet’s methane. First the methane levels in the Gale Crater were lower than expected. However, scientists were surprised to see sudden spike in methane levels once in a while. NASA researchers are now saying that the source of the Methane is somewhere nearby […]
Greenland Ice Disappearance, Retreat Could Be More Swift Than Presumed: Study
Global warming is melting the polar ice caps. Yet it is still not understood we do not know how fast it is melting. However a recent study has revealed how ignorant we are about understanding this massive expanse of ice and the fact that it may be melting at a much faster rate than earlier […]
New Horizon switched to “active” mode, expected to encounter Pluto in July
NASA’s first probe sent to Pluto – the New Horizons spacecraft – has came out of hibernation after completing the journey of three billion miles in nine years. A confirmation was given by the spacecraft operators at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland at 9:53 pm EST. According to them the […]
West Antarctica glaciers melting rate triples during last 21 years
The effect of global warming are being noticed in Antarctica as the glaciers are melting at a faster rate than they are supposed to be. According to researchers, the glaciers melting rate has tripled over the past decade in the fastest melting part of Antarctica. The glaciers of Amundsen sea are melting at a faster […]
