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NASA Reassess Disintegrating 'Larsen B' Ice Shelf in Antarctica; 10,000 Years Old Bridge May be History

The Larsen B ice shelf which started disintegrating in 2002 has worried the NASA scientists once again. The remnant spread in 625 square mile area is 1640 feet thick at its thickest point and has acted as a bridge between glacial ice and the ocean surface for over 10000 years. However, research has pointed out that it is disintegrating at a break neck speed and could be gone in a matter of a few decades.

Mars

NASA Plans to Build Oxygen Producing Systems on Mars

The organisms would use Mars' ample supply of regolith as fuel, and may even serve a dual purpose in removing nitrogen from the Martian soil.

An artist's rendering of an exoplanet with cloudy mornings and clear, scorching afternoons, exhibiting a cycle of phase variations that occur as different portions of the planet are illuminated by its star, as seen from Earth.

Astronomers Can Now Predict Weather on Distant Planets

Data from NASA's Kepler Space Telescope reveals different phases of distant exoplanets for astronomers to create alien world weather forecasts.

New Images of Ceres Determine Bright Spots on Dwarf Planet’s Surface

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has taken what are believed to be the clearest images of Ceres’ surface. The images, taken between May 3 and 4, have revealed that the bright spots are made up of a cluster of smaller spots. What the spots are exactly and what they are made of is still unknown.

Dark Stripes in Europa Rumors as Sea Salt

Experiment conducted by NASA on moon Europa suggests that the appearance of mysterious, dark stripes seen on the surface on the moon is possibly a result of sea salt combined with a space full of radiation.

Exoplanets

What's the Weather in an Alien Planet?

Astronomers studied the weather in exoplanets and observed how they compare to Earth's.

Pluto's moons, Kerberos and Styx are captured for the first time by the New Horizons probe.

First View of Pluto's Hidden Moons Courtesy of NASA's New Horizons

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is on the verge of reaching Pluto next month and now reveals the first image of two of its hidden moons, Kerberos and Styx.

Squid-like rover design

Squid-Like Rover to Explore Salty Icy Seas of Jupiter's Moon Europa

Cornell University researchers proposed to use a squid-like rover to explore Jupiter's moon, Europa in 2020.

Supernova 1987A

Lopsided Stellar Explosion to Solve Other Supernova Mysteries

Recently exploded star had a "lopsided" blast, a feature that could solve supernova mysteries.

NASA Curiosity Rover Captures Mars’ Stunning Sunset

The Curiosity rover in Mars has taken spectacular images on the sunset in the red planet. Photographs show blue hues in the horizon. The rover, landed on Mars three years ago. Since then, it continues to send different images back to Earth.

Mars Blue Sunset

NASA's Mars Rover Captures the Red Planet's Blue Sunset

Curiosity has been on Mars for almost three years, but this is the first colored image of a sunset it ever took, using the Mast Cam.

NASA GL-10

NASA's GL-10 Drone is Both Helicopter and Plane

The new prototype vehicle is called Greased Lightning or GL-10. Originally, developed as a drone, but turned into a manned vehicle.

NASA’s Hubble Finds Massive Halo Around Andromeda, Reveals How Galaxies Are Born

A massive gaseous halo around the Andromeda Galaxy has been discovered by a group of scientists using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, a discovery that will answer scientists about the giant spiral galaxies and its evolution and structure such as the Milky Way Galaxy and the Andromeda Galaxy.

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover recorded this sequence of views of the sun setting at the close of the mission's 956th Martian day, or sol (April 15, 2015), from the rover's location in Gale Crater.

How a Sunset on Mars Looks Like Courtesy of NASA's Curiosity Rover

Taken last month, NASA's Curiosity Rover captured images of a sundown on the Red Planet and it's not a red orange sunset we're all used to seeing.

The Andromeda Galaxy

Astronomers Discover Andromeda's Massive Gas Halo, Which Extends Near the Earth

Astronomers discover a massive gas halo around Andromeda and is noted to extend near the Earth.

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