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Jul 01, 2012 01:53 PM EDT

Successful Return of Soyuz Capsule

The most reliable Russian launch vehicle to date 'The Soyuz spacecraft', returned to Earth thus putting an end to their 193-day mission to the International Space Station. The capsule that descended safely Sunday on the southern steppes of Kazakhstan had on board three-man multinational crew.

Jun 30, 2012 06:49 AM EDT

Saturday Was Bit Long â€“ by a Second, Actually

The transition from June to July will be extended by circumstances beyond everyone's control. The last minute on June 30,2012 will be 61 seconds long, as time keepers will add a "leap second" as a compensation just before midnight to make up for a gradual slowdown in the Earth's rotation. That's 8...

Jun 29, 2012 07:11 AM EDT

Underground Ocean on Titan

The first space draft to orbit planet Saturn was Cassini Huygens that was launched on 1 July 2004 to conduct a detailed study of the ringed planet and its moons. In December 2004 the Huygens probe (ESA) descended into the atmosphere of the Moon Titan, second largest moon (satellite) in our solar sys...

Jun 29, 2012 07:07 AM EDT

Hubble, Swift Detect Strange Relation between Exoplanet and its Star

The international team of astronomers have detected some remarkable changes in the atmosphere of the planet located beyond the solar system. Based on the data collected from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope the researchers noticed the atmospheric variations that occurred in response to a powerful erupt...

Jun 28, 2012 07:52 AM EDT

New Techniques Weighs Mass of Exoplanets

Ever since the first exoplanet Tau Bootis b was discovered, which still remains one of the closest exoplanets known, the scientist have constantly been on a go to develop new strategies to measure the planets exact mass.

Jun 27, 2012 06:22 AM EDT

NASAs Rover To Begin Mission on Mars From August

The red planet will soon be entrapped by NASA's 1 ton Rover which was launched in November. This nuclear powered robot is customised to uncover hidden facts about the red planet Mars. This car size one tone rover will kick start its mission after its launch on the 5 August 2012.

Jun 26, 2012 06:53 AM EDT

Asteroid 2012 LZ1 Bigger than Predicted

The near Earth Asteroid that popped onto the astronomer's radar on the night of June 10-11 was supposed to fly by the earth on June 14. This hazardous asteroid was spotted by Rob McNaught and his colleagues, who were peering through the Uppsala Schmidt telescope at Siding Spring Observatory in Austr...

Jun 26, 2012 06:47 AM EDT

Jet streams on Saturn due to planetâ€™s heat

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has uncovered fascinating accounts about the mechanism that drives turbulent jet streams in the Saturn's atmosphere and also regarding the source from which the jets derive their energy. The scientists have spent a great deal of time over the years in understanding this mec...

Jun 26, 2012 06:30 AM EDT

Gamera II - Human Powered Copter Set to Break Record

A talented team of 40 engineers from the University of Maryland's "A. James Clark Scholl of Engineering" are successfully making their way to the set the world record for the longest flight time by a human powered helicopter knocking down the existing world records. Their very first attempt spanned...

Jun 25, 2012 07:26 AM EDT

East Coast in Danger Due to Rising Sea Level

The US Geological Survey has come up with the new study stating that, the seas along the East Coast from North Carolina to New England are going to rise at least three to four times faster than the global average.

Jun 25, 2012 07:07 AM EDT

IVF in Young Women Linked to Breast Cancer: Study

A new study from Australia suggests that, Women who undergo in vitro fertilization at a very young age are more prone to breast cancer.

Jun 25, 2012 06:47 AM EDT

Chinese show manual docking technique

China's Shenzhou 9 spacecraft with unmanned Tiangong 1 module with three Chinese astronauts on board manually docked their space capsule at orbiting module on 24 June.