Astronomers find dark energy may vary over time
Feb 01, 2019, at 07:04 pm
Washington, Feb 1 (IBNS): A new study using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton suggests that dark energy may have varied over cosmic time, as reported in our latest press release.
From the colonies to the space race - past, present, future converge in Fourth Committee
Dec 29, 2018, at 08:32 am
New York, Dec 29 (IBNS): A timeline that stretches from the colonial past, through the present, and into the future for the final frontier in space, defines one of the United Nations General Assembly’s most versatile Main Committees – the Fourth Committee.
NASA’s long-serving climate chief Michael Freilich to retire next year
Sep 01, 2018, at 12:03 pm
Washington, D.C., Sept 1 (IBNS): Michael Freilich, who is leading NASA’s work in earth science and climate change for 12 years, announced recently of his retirement early next year from the agency, media reports said.
Cassini image mosaic: A farewell to Saturn
Nov 22, 2017, at 09:50 pm
Washington, Nov 22 (IBNS): In a fitting farewell to the planet that had been its home for over 13 years, the Cassini spacecraft took one last, lingering look at Saturn and its splendid rings during the final leg of its journey and snapped a series of images that has been assembled into a new mosaic.
Canada: NASA-style Stopwatch measures pulse of laser light
Mar 31, 2017, at 11:49 pm
Toronto, Mar 31 (IBNS): Engineers from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, for the Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) had built a timer to measure pulse of laser light.
NASA completes Webb Telescope Center of Curvature pre-test
Nov 03, 2016, at 02:09 pm
Washington, Nov 3 (IBNS): Taking a “before†optical measurement of the telescope’s deployed mirror is crucial before the telescope goes into several stages of rigorous mechanical testing.
NASA prepares to launch first U.S. Asteroid sample return mission
Aug 18, 2016, at 05:05 pm
California, Aug 18 (IBNS): NASA is preparing to launch its first mission to return a sample of an asteroid to Earth.
X marks the spot for Milky Way formation
Jul 20, 2016, at 04:01 am
New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS) A new understanding of our galaxy's structure began in an unlikely way: on Twitter. A research effort sparked by tweets led scientists to confirm that the Milky Way’s central bulge of stars forms an “X†shape. The newly published study uses data from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission.
NASA Telescopes find clues for how giant Black Holes formed so quickly
May 25, 2016, at 03:04 pm
California, May 25 (IBNS) Using data from NASA’s Great Observatories, astronomers have found the best evidence yet for cosmic seeds in the early universe that should grow into supermassive black holes.
Study helps explain sea ice differences at Earth's poles
May 21, 2016, at 03:02 pm
California, May 21 (IBNS) Why has the sea ice cover surrounding Antarctica been increasing slightly, in sharp contrast to the drastic loss of sea ice occurring in the Arctic Ocean? A new NASA-led study finds the geology of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean are responsible.
New study maps rate of New Orleans sinking
May 17, 2016, at 04:44 am
California, May 16 (IBNS) The highest rates of sinking were observed upriver along the Mississippi River around major industrial areas in Norco, and in Michoud, with up to 2 inches (50 millimeters) a year of sinking.
Odd-even formula 2.0 worked but farm fires and forest fires played spoilsport: CSE
May 04, 2016, at 02:22 am
New Delhi, May 3 (IBNS): Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has released its analysis of air quality data during the second phase of odd and even scheme- from April 15 to April 30.
Promising worlds found around nearby ultra-cool Dwarf Star
May 03, 2016, at 03:17 pm
California, May 3 (IBNS) Astronomers using the TRAPPIST telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory have discovered three planets with sizes and temperatures similar to those of Venus and Earth, orbiting an ultra-cool dwarf star just 40 light-years from Earth.
NASA scientists scrutinize Arctic gas flaring pollution
Apr 27, 2016, at 10:53 pm
Washington, Apr 27 (IBNS) Flaring of waste natural gas from industrial oil fields in the Northern Hemisphere is a potential source of significant amounts of nitrogen dioxide and black carbon to the Arctic, according to a new NASA study.
Airborne expedition tackles global air quality problem
Apr 22, 2016, at 03:52 pm
California, Apr 22 (IBNS): NASA has marshalled some top-notch scientific know-how to take on a global public health problem: air pollution. Over the next six weeks, scientists will fan out across and above South Korea seeking to capture the intricate and elusive ebb and flow of changing air quality conditions. The data they collect will be used to help find new solutions to this health threat, not just on the Korean Peninsula but all around the world.
NASA's GPM looks at Texas heavy rainfall
Apr 21, 2016, at 10:03 pm
California, Apr 21 (IBNS) A slow-moving frontal system associated with a stagnant upper-air pattern set the stage for heavy rains and flooding early this week from East Texas all the way up through the Central and Northern Plains. NASA estimated the heavy rainfall using satellite data that showed the hardest hit region was in and around the Houston area.
New Ceres images show bright craters
Apr 20, 2016, at 11:16 pm
California, Apr 20 (IBNS) Craters with bright material on dwarf planet Ceres shine in new images from NASA's Dawn mission.
Lone planetary-mass object found in family of stars
Apr 20, 2016, at 02:57 pm
California, Apr 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS) In 2011, astronomers announced that our galaxy is likely teeming with free-floating planets. In fact, these lonely worlds, which sit quietly in the darkness of space without any companion planets or even a host sun, might outnumber stars in our Milky Way galaxy.
NASA's Fermi Telescope poised to pin down gravitational wave sources
Apr 19, 2016, at 04:55 am
California, Apr 18 (IBNS) On Sept. 14, waves of energy traveling for more than a billion years gently rattled space-time in the vicinity of Earth. The disturbance, produced by a pair of merging black holes, was captured by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) facilities in Hanford, Washington, and Livingston, Louisiana.
NASA expands economic research to advance space development
Apr 12, 2016, at 03:09 pm
California, Apr 12 (IBNS) The global space economy is growing, generating more than $300 billion a year in space-related activities, and attracting new, diverse participants and investors.
NASA Cargo headed to space station includes habitat prototype, medical research
Apr 09, 2016, at 02:40 pm
Washington, Apr 9 (IBNS) Tucked in the trunk of the latest commercial cargo spacecraft to head for the International Space Station is an expandable structure that has the potential to revolutionize work and life on the space station.
Behemoth Black Hole found in an unlikely place
Apr 08, 2016, at 01:00 am
California, Apr 7 (IBNS) Astronomers have uncovered a near-record breaking super massive black hole, weighing 17 billion suns, in an unlikely place: in the center of a galaxy in a sparsely populated area of the universe.
NASA examines El Niño's impact on Ocean’s food source
Apr 05, 2016, at 02:56 pm
California, Apr 5 (IBNS) El Niño years can have a big impact on the littlest plants in the ocean, and NASA scientists are studying the relationship between the two.
Investigating the mystery of migrating 'Hot Jupiters'
Mar 29, 2016, at 03:35 pm
Washington, Mar 29 (IBNS) The last decade has seen a bonanza of exoplanet discoveries. Nearly 2,000 exoplanets -- planets outside our solar system -- have been confirmed so far, and more than 5,000 candidate exoplanets have been identified. Many of these exotic worlds belong to a class known as "hot Jupiters." These are gas giants like Jupiter but much hotter, with orbits that take them feverishly close to their stars.
2016 Arctic Sea ice wintertime extent hits another record low
Mar 29, 2016, at 03:25 pm
Washington, Mar 29 (IBNS) Arctic sea ice appears to have reached a record low wintertime maximum extent for the second year in a row, according to scientists at the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) and NASA.
New gravity map gives best view yet inside Mars
Mar 22, 2016, at 03:27 pm
California, Mar 22 (IBNS) A new map of Mars' gravity made with three NASA spacecraft is the most detailed to date, providing a revealing glimpse into the hidden interior of the Red Planet.
Mar 17, 2016, at 01:58 pm
Washington, Mar 17 (IBNS) The gantry arms close around the Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft to secure the rocket, as seen in this long exposure taken on Wednesday at launch pad 1 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly, researchers available to discuss one-year mission
Feb 27, 2016, at 10:15 pm
California, Feb 27 (IBNS) NASA will share the completion of American astronaut Scott Kelly’s one-year mission aboard the International Space Station with live television coverage of his return to Houston on Wednesday, March 2, and two news briefings on Mar 4.
Flying through the Aurora's green fog
Feb 25, 2016, at 02:34 pm
California, Feb 25 (IBNS) Expedition 46 flight engineer Tim Peake of the European Space Agency (ESA) shared a stunning image of a glowing aurora taken on Feb. 23 from the International Space Station.
NASA, UN announce final winner of #whyspacematters photo competition
Feb 24, 2016, at 03:35 pm
California, Feb 23 (IBNS) As astronaut Scott Kelly’s one-year mission aboard the International Space Station draws to a close, NASA and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) are announcing the final winner of a global photography competition highlighting how the vantage point of space helps us better understand our home planet and provide benefits to humanity.