NASA’s Hubble space telescope has captured a new picture of a massive galaxy UGC 12591 located 400 million light-years away from Earth. According to NASA, this hybrid galaxy has characteristics of both lenticular and a spiral galaxies. The galaxy is located in the westernmost part of the Pisces–Perseus Supercluster— one of the largest known structures […]
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A Meteor Exploding near Texas Panhandle Caught on Patrol Car Dash Camera
On Sunday, a meteor crashed through the atmosphere south of the Texas Panhandle, and was caught on patrol car dash camera. A large number of people from four states in the HPPR listening area—Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Kansas—called the American Meteor Society (AMS) to inform about the strange explosion that happened in the sky. […]
Researchers Reveal the Missing Link in Planetary Formation Process through Computer Simulation
An international team of astronomers from the UK, Australia, and France—in association with London’s Royal Astronomical Society (RAS)—has conducted a computer simulation study to find a missing link in planetary formation process. Planets form from massive clouds of dust and gas around new stars. There is no confusion among scientists regarding how tiny grains […]
NASA is Planning to Launch Solar Plus Probe Mission in 2018 to Study Sun’s Atmosphere
NASA has revealed its plans to send a robotic spacecraft that would orbit sun and gather vital information about solar activities that could impact human life on Earth. The mission is expected to be launched next year and according to NASA, the spacecraft will stay nearly four million miles from solar surface. To date, no […]
Metallic Hydrogen Sample Created at Harvard Lab Last Month has Gone Missing
A sample of metallic hydrogen that was created by researchers at Harvard last month has gone missing inside the lab. Scientists said they have no idea whether the sample is present somewhere inside the lab or if it degraded in the past few days. Last month, scientists from Harvard University announced that they have got […]
Scientists Discover 400-million-year-old Giant Worm Species Websteroprion armstrongi that had Snapping Jaws
An international team of scientists, including researchers from the University of Bristol, Lund University in Sweden and the Royal Ontario Museum, has discovered a new species of extinct, marine worms—called Websteroprion armstrongi—that lived about 400 million years ago and had snapping jaws. According to scientists, this species grew to an estimated 3 feet in length, […]
British Researchers Show that Bumblebees can Learn New Skills by Watching Others
A new study carried out by researchers from Queen Mary University of London has demonstrated that bumblebees are much better at problem solving and capable of more complex learning than previously thought. The study also showed that bees can learn maneuvering a ball just by watching others carry out the task. According to researchers, earlier […]
Great Barrier Reef Coral Bleaching and High Sea Temperature Could Become a Customary Event by 2050
A new study carried out by researchers from the University of Melbourne suggests that the temperatures that caused distressing coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef last year will likely become a norm by 2050 unless steps are taken to cut greenhouse gas emissions quickly. Bleaching due to high sea surface temperatures is a catastrophic […]
Japanese Takagoyama Nature Zoo Culls 57 Snow Monkeys Carrying Invasive Alien Genes
Fifty-seven snow monkeys in Takagoyama Nature Zoo in the city of Futtsu, Chiba, northern Japan have been culled after zoo authorities found them to be carrying genes of an “invasive alien species.” The monkeys were killed by injecting them with a lethal injection. According to zoo authorities, one third of the snow monkeys at the […]
ISRO Creates History by Launching Record 104 Satellites in a Single Mission Using PSLV-C37
India’s space agency ISRO has created history by launching record 104 satellites in a single mission through its workhorse launcher Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C37) rocket. PSLV-C37 lifted off at 9.28 hours IST from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday, February 15, 2017. PSLV carried with it 104 satellites, […]
China to Launch Its First Cargo Spacecraft Tianzhou-1 in April This Year
China is planning to launch its first cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-1 in April this year, according to some reports that claimed that Tianzhou-1 will be able to transport six tonnes of supplies to China’s future space station. The current Chinese spacecraft can carry a maximum of three astronauts and 300 kg of material. The China Manned […]
Conservation Workers in New Zealand Puncture Carcasses of Dead Whales Using Tools to Prevent Them from Exploding
Conservation officials in New Zealand have started puncturing the carcasses of the dead whales that had stranded at Farewell Spit in Golden Bay. The workers pierced the carcasses to release gas built up during decomposition. According to officials, these carcasses may explode on volunteers, and therefore it was essential to puncture them to avoid threat. […]
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Helps Scientists Discover a White Dwarf Star with Basic Building Blocks of Life
Scientists have discovered a white dwarf star about 170 light years from the Earth using NASA’s Hubble space telescope, and the best part of this discovery is that the atmosphere of the white dwarf star is rich in basic building blocks for life – such as nitrogen, carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen. According to scientists, the […]
An Intermediate Mass Black Hole Found Hiding in Globular Cluster 47 Tucanae
Astronomers have found a black hole at the center of a globular cluster, and the most striking feature of this black hole is that it of intermediate-mass. With this discovery, the number of known “intermediate-mass” black holes has increased to about a dozen. In the past, most of the black holes discovered by astronomers have […]
Three-Fourths of the 416 Whales Stranded at a New Zealand Beach have Died
More than 400 pilot whales were stranded in the sand at Farewell Spit at the northern tip of the South Island in New Zealand on Friday, and according to eyewitnesses, many of these stranded whales have now died. Many conservation workers and volunteers have been trying to keep the creatures alive by sloshing water over […]
Scientists Discovered a New Species of Amoeba that Resembles Hat of Gandalf the Wizard from The Lord of the Rings
Scientists have discovered a new amoeba species, and have named it Arcella gandalfi after a character that appeared in The Lord of the Rings. According to scientists, the most notable feature of the new species is that its funnel-shaped shell resembles the hat of Gandalf the Wizard, a character that appeared in The Lord of […]
Radioactive Trinitite Glass at World’s First Nuclear Test Site Helps Scientists Test Moon-formation Theories
The world’s first nuclear bomb was detonated in 1945 at a test site in the New Mexico desert, which is far away from San Diego. However, a scientist from San Diego is now collecting samples of radioactive glass trinitite from that site to test the validity of a popular moon-formation theory. Trinitite or atomsite is […]
Israeli Archaeologists Discover 12th Cave near Qumran that Once Held Dead Sea Scrolls
Israeli archaeologists have discovered the 12th cave in the Israel that once held Dead Sea Scrolls. The cave was found near Qumran. The latest excavation in the cliffs west of Qumran, situated over the Green Line in the West Bank, was carried out by researchers from Hebrew University and the Israel Antiquities Authority with support […]
This Gecko from Northern Madagascar Escapes from Predators by Shedding Its Large Scales and the Skin Underneath
Scientists have discovered a new gecko species, Geckolepis megalepis or G. megalepis, that can amazingly escape the grip of a predator by shedding scales on its skin and dropping its tail. Scientists who discovered this new type of gecko have described it in a study published in journal PeerJ. G. megalepis lives around the limestone […]
ISRO All Set to Create a New World Record by Launching 104 Satellites Using Single PSLV Rocket
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is all set to create a new world record next week by launching 104 satellites through its workhorse PSLV-C37 rocket. The lift-off is expected to take place on 15th, and now ISRO says it is expecting to recover half the cost of the mission by launching foreign satellites. Out of […]
NASA Scientists Develop a Model to Estimate Oxygen Escape on Planets around Red Dwarfs
NASA scientists have developed a model to estimate oxygen escape on planets around red dwarfs. Scientists usually focus on habitable zones around stars to search for life beyond Earth. Habitable zones are those regions around stars which are believed to have suitable conditions to allow liquid water to get pooled on the surface of a […]
Huge Ancient Underwater Landslide that Occurred 300,000 Years Back Discovered on Great Barrier Reef
Queensland scientists have discovered a massive underwater landslide (Gloria Knolls Slide) on Great Barrier Reef. Scientists claim that this landslide occurred about 300,000 years ago and could have triggered a 27-meter-high tsunami wave in the ocean. The discovery was made unexpectedly when researchers from Marine National Facility were carrying out a three-dimensional mapping of the […]
Japanese High-Tech Space Junk Collector Fails in Its First Test
Japan’s experimental ‘space junk’ collector designed to drag space junk out of orbit has failed to accomplish its objective, according to Japanese scientists. The space junk collector was built and launched by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Scientists believe over 100 million garbage pieces, including pieces of rockets and cast-off equipment from old satellites, […]
Juno Sends New Images of Cyclone Swirls and White Oval storms on Jupiter
Last week, NASA’s Juno spacecraft successfully completed its fourth flyby of Jupiter and later sent some new stunning pictures of white oval storms and cyclone swirls on the planet. The new image clearly shows the cyclone swirls around the south polar region of Jupiter, and white oval storms near the edge of the planet. Juno’s […]
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