Articles by Poulami Nag

Australia ready to pump in millions to save Great Barrier Reef

Australian government has announced to fund projects, undertaken by the greatest scientific minds of the world, in order to save the Great Barrier Reef

Jan 20, 2018

Lunar Living: China sending potatoes, weeds along with humans to the moon

Under the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, the country aims to send some living organisms to the moon along with human astronauts

Jan 20, 2018

Michigan stunned as bright explosion fills night sky

Scientists confirmed that the bright explosion in the sky over Michigan was actually caused by a rare meteoroid, which had eneterd earth's atmosphere

Jan 18, 2018

SpaceX or Boeing - who'll send humans to space first?

Boeing and SpaceX, both these companies are planning manned space flights by the end of this year and the competition is too close to say who would accomplish it first

Jan 16, 2018

Newly-found pits under Moon's surface may prove huge ice reservoirs

Scientists have recently discovered a bunch of pits beneath the surface of moon, which could be the entrances to several lava tubes with huge deposits of ice.

Jan 15, 2018

Scientists spot supermassive black hole eating gas and burping; Milky Way to burp soon too?

Scientists have recently presented the pictures of a burping black hole, located around 800 million light years away from our home planet

Jan 13, 2018

4 billion years ago, ancient Earth had the recipe for life

Recently a team of chemists have discovered that chemical ingredients that are needed to form life existed on earth around four billion years ago, which means life form began during that period.

Jan 12, 2018

Scientists discover thick ice sheets hiding beneath Mars surface

Recently scientists have discovered as many as eight locations on Mars, where around 300 feet ice sheets are hiding below the surface.

Jan 12, 2018

SpaceX failed mysterious Zuma mission, what does company president say now?

It has been reported that SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket malfunctioned and the Zuma spacecraft aboard the rocket toppled back towards earth, although, the company has denied these claims

Jan 11, 2018

Japanese astronaut claims to have grown 9-cm taller in space; How true is his claim?

Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai, who is currently residing in the ISS, took to Twitter to share that he has grown significantly taller in space.

Jan 10, 2018

How do astronauts eat and drink in space?

Currently scientists are planning a long-term Mars mission and the question is will there be enough food for the astronauts to survive missions spanning years?

Jan 8, 2018

Mars and Jupiter to greet each other this weekend, keep an eye out

This weekend Mars and Jupiter will pass each other within a very close proximity and the event will be visible from earth

Jan 6, 2018

SpaceX postpones launch of classified Zuma mission, again

SpaceX is all set to launch the mysterious Zuma spacecraft, the details of which still remains unknow, however; the company had to delay the take off and here's why

Jan 6, 2018

Venus was once habitable but not now with 462 degree celsius

Currently, the planet Venus's temperature reaches as high as 462 degrees Celsius but once upon a time, billions of years ago, maybe the planet was habitable, said a study by NASA

Jan 5, 2018

50 Years after, gigantic space rocket is ready for liftoff

Falcon Heavy rocket of Elon Musk's SpaceX is ready and currently it stands tall at the launchpad of Kennedy Space Center

Jan 5, 2018

First supermoon of the year through the eyes of viewers

On Januray 1 earth observed the first supermoon event of the year and here are some of the pictures of the event that the people shared on Twitter

Jan 4, 2018

Perihelion: The day Earth comes closest to Sun

On January 3, the distance between earth and the sun will be the smallest an this phenomenon is scientifiacally called the 'Perihelion'.

Jan 3, 2018

Quadrantids Meteor Shower: Watch the first celestial firework of 2018

Quadrantids meteor shower is going to be at its peak for two days in January and here is how and where to observe it.

Jan 3, 2018

Falling China spacecraft Tiangong 1 filled with toxic chemicals?

Chinese spacecraft Tiangong 1, which is falling down on earth, contains hydrazine or rocket fuel that causes liver and nerve damage. People in Turkey, Spain, India, US or Italy should be careful

Jan 3, 2018

NASA's flying observatory Sofia to explore comets, Saturn's moon and more

NASA is all set to send off its flying observatory Sofia to study the magnetic field of the universe, Saturn's moon Titan, comets and more in 2018

Jan 2, 2018

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