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James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Space Telescope Clears Center of Curvature Simulation Test

Technicians and engineers working on the James Webb Space Telescope recently announced that they have successfully completed an important measurement test for the telescope's primary mirror. The Center of Curvature test is a crucial optical measurement that is done in several stages of rigorous mechanical tests.

Long March 7

Tourists Flock Launch Center As China Opens Up its Space Program

China, known for its highly secret space program recently opening its space project to tens and thousands of tourists in a surprising reversal of policy.

Moon

New Theory Explains Moon’s Current Location

A recently published theory highlighted a new look at how the moon could have possibly reached its current position in relevant to the Earth. The new theory offered a new twist to the generally accepted “giant impact” theory.

Scientists Simulate Mars In Utah Desert

China Experiments Human Survival in Space Capsule for Future Deep Space Exploration

Chinese scientists are experimenting the possibilities and potential challenges of human survival in future deep space exploration missions. The study which is expected to be a breakthrough in future space travel involved the simulating space conditions in a capsule.

China Outer Space

Embryos Develop in Outer Space, China's SJ-10 Has Some Proof

China's SJ-10 recoverable satellite revealed that a mammal embryo can develop in outer space, however, it still needs ample time before the human race can actually "colonize" it.

Astronaut in outer space

Get To Know The 3 New Astronauts Who Recently Joined The International Space Station

Since there have been 3 crew members of the International Space Station who left, let's find out more about the three new astronauts who went to space to fill in for them.

earth-like planet

NASA Discovers More Earth-like Planets Outside Our Solar System

NASA again made a discovery of another earth-like planet that could possibly be habitable. This new "cousin" of Earth is outside our solar system.

International Space Station

3 More Astronauts Sent To International Space Station From Kazakhstan

After two months of delay, the three astronauts — a Russian, American and Japanese — were sent off to the International Space Station. They replaced three former crew members of the space mission by NASA.

Palomar Observatory Telescope

NASA’s Space Telescope To Be The Largest Telescope Ever Created

NASA astronomers are already planning their biggest project to collect more information about the many celestial bodies in the outer space. As per a new proposal by the American astronomers, they have outlined their plan of building the biggest telescope ever created in the entire history of astronomy — the High-Definition Space Telescope.

Pluto

Chinese Space Scientists Express Disappointment Amid New Horizons' Pluto Flyby

Chinese space scientists have expressed their disappointment for the lack of proper funding and support for their endeavors in the wake of NASA's realization of the historic Pluto flyby using the New Horizons spacecraft.

Pluto And Charon

Pluto Flyby UPDATE: Can New Horizons Spacecraft Accomplish Mission To Pluto, Charon?

After 9 years and 3 billion miles, Earth will finally have a glimpse of its far-flung cosmic cousin. While so many questions are still left unanswered about the solar system, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft will gather some data and explore the enigmatic dwarf planet Pluto and its surroundings.

Opal Stone

Martian Life Evidence? Scientists Discover Opal Stones On Red Planet

Is there a possibility that Martian life exists? In a recent study published in the Meteorites and Planetary Science journal, University of Glasglow scientists revealed they have found a significant discovery — the presence of opal in a Martian meteorite, which, on Earth, can suggest the presence of microorganisms.

Pluto

Pluto Mission Gone Wrong? NASA Detects Glitch In Unmanned Spacecraft

On Monday, NASA announced that they had detected the glitch, which caused the temporary loss of contact with the unmanned spacecraft on its way to Pluto, during the Fourth of July holiday. According to The Sun Daily, scientists were baffled as they tried to figure out what had gone wrong onboard the New Horizons spacecraft, which was almost 4.8 billion kilometers away from the Earth.

'Pac-Man’ Spacecraft

‘Pac-Man’ Spacecraft: Meet The Garbage Collector In Space

A new research project is about to launch a spacecraft into Earth’s low orbit to collect and dispose litters in space. The project is part of a cleanup drive on the increasing amount of space junk. The Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) Center for Space Engineering’s CleanSpace Project has been working on the growing concern on how to safely track, collect and dispose satellites that have outlasted their usefulness but aren’t going to return to Earth at all. So in order to cleanup orbiting clutter, the team decided Monday to use the “Pac-Man” technique.

Comet Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Did Rosetta Mission Find Aliens In Space? Scientists Discover ‘Distinct And Unexpected Features’ On Comet Surface

The European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission has discovered a direct evidence that might suggest aliens do exist. According to the scientists, the distinct and unexpected features found on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is an indication that the comet could be home to life.

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