[ad_1] With yet another stunning portrait of cosmic phenomena, NASA celebrated the 30th launch anniversary of it’s prized Hubble Space Telescope by unveiling an iconic new image a firestorm of star birth in a neighboring galaxy. In the latest Hubble image shared by NASA, the giant red nebula (NGC 2014) …
Read More »NASA shares a brilliant night view of Earth from space with an endearing message amid a pandemic
[ad_1] As the world struggles to overcome the chaotic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, “an Earth in crisis remains an Earth worth returning to” for astronauts serving on the International Space Station (ISS). Citing NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan in the caption, the United States space agency has shared a fascinating …
Read More »NASA develops special ‘high pressure ventilator’ in just 37 days for COVID-19 patients
[ad_1] In a great feat, scientists from the US National Space Agency USA NASA has developed a new easy-to-build ‘high-pressure blower’ in a matter of just 37 that is expected to help save many lives as the world battles the coronavirus pandemic. According to the press release on the NASA …
Read More »Hubble turns 30: take a look at some of the best images from the space telescope
[ad_1] The Hubble Space Telescope turned 30 on Friday, and to commemorate the occasion, Hubble released an amazingly appropriate image. Showing two nebulae, NGC 2020 and NGC 2014, some 163,000 light years from Earth, the image reveals part of a vast star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite …
Read More »An asteroid that appears to be wearing a face mask is heading towards Earth
[ad_1] First seen in 1998, asteroid 52768 (1998 OR2) will fly across Earth next week. It will pass within 3,908,791 miles of Earth, moving at 19,461 miles per hour on April 29. The asteroid is approximately 2 km in diameter and rotates once every 4.1 hours, as suggested by optical …
Read More »NASA engineers build a low-cost fan to fight Covid-19
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: NASA engineers have designed a new low-cost, high-pressure ventilator specifically designed to treat patients with Covid-19. The device, called VITAL (Ventilator Intervention Technology Accessly Locally), passed a critical test on April 21 at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, an epicenter of Covid-19 …
Read More »NASA engineers build a low-cost fan to fight Covid-19
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: NASA engineers have designed a new low-cost, high-pressure ventilator specifically designed to treat patients with Covid-19. The device, called VITAL (Ventilator Intervention Technology Accessly Locally), passed a critical test on April 21 at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, an epicenter of Covid-19 …
Read More »This could be the first record of someone killed by a meteorite
[ad_1] A drawing of a meteorite that fell in Ukraine in 1866.Illustration: Public domain (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Knyahinya_Meteorite_Fall.jpg) Scientists believe they have found the oldest evidence of a meteorite hitting and killing a person, according to a new report published in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science. Given the hype around Earth-hitting space …
Read More »NASA wants people to watch SpaceX’s historic launch from home
[ad_1] Image Source: AP (FILE) NASA wants people to watch SpaceX’s historic launch from home Amid COVID-19 restrictions, the historic SpaceX mission to launch two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) on May 27 will be a much quieter affair than it would have been in normal times, …
Read More »First digital geological map of the moon published by the US Geological Survey. USA
[ad_1] The moon as seen on the digital geological map made by the United States Geological Survey. Photo: @cbquist / Twitter The first global unified, digital geological map of the moon was virtually released by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the …
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