Category Archives: Space

Dark Stars Spawn Supermassive Black Holes

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

Approximately 200 million years after the Big Bang, the universe was a very different place. There was no starlight as there were no stars. This period was known descriptively as the “Dark Ages.” As there were no stars, only clouds … Continue reading →

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Saturn’s moon ‘may contain life’

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

Scientists at NASA have claimed that Saturn’s moon Enceladus “may contain life”, after they discovered new evidence suggesting presence of “liquid water” beneath its surface.According to the scientists, the Cassini spacecraft flew through icy plumes created by ice volcanoes on … Continue reading →

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New Hubble Maps of Pluto Show Surface Changes

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

NASA has released the most detailed set of images ever taken of the distant dwarf planet Pluto. The images taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope show an icy and dark molasses-colored, mottled world that is undergoing seasonal changes in its … Continue reading →

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India is on the road of anti-satellite capabilities: DRDO

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

India is making the “building blocks” of the technology to develop anti-satellite capabilities as part of its space security measures according to DRDO chief V K Saraswat .He was responding to queries on India’s plans to develop capabilities to destroy … Continue reading →

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