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Nasa telescope clicks `Hand of God`

Nasa telescope clicks `Hand of God`

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 12:31

NASA`s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, has showcased the telescope`s talent with an image showing the energized remains of a dead star, a structure nicknamed the "Hand of God" after its resemblance to a hand.

Hubble looks into star formation inside Tarantula Nebula

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 13:30

NASA`s Hubble Space Telescope, with its near-infrared vision, has uncovered a dazzling new view deep inside the Tarantula Nebula.

How normal galaxy in early universe actually looked like

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 13:26

An astronomer from University of Hawaii at Manoa has obtained the first image that shows the structure of a normal galaxy in the early universe.

Hubble spots spiral galaxy with double nucleus at its core

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 13:16

Hubble has shown new image of the spiral galaxy Messier 83, otherwise known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, which is thought to have a double nucleus lurking at its core.

Hubble captures star formation in spiral galaxy 15 mn light-years away

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 12:31

The full beauty of nearby barred spiral galaxy M83 has been unveiled in all of its glory in a Hubble Space Telescope mosaic image.

Orbital Sciences` Antares rocket blasts-off to ISS

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 11:01

After a day`s delay due to space radiation, the commercial spaceflight company Orbital Sciences Corporation launched its Antares rocket on Thursday, flying its first cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

Obama agrees to 4-year extension for International Space Station

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 10:03

The Obama administration wants to keep the International Space Station, a $100 billion orbital research outpost that is a project of 15 nations, flying until at least 2024, four years beyond a previous target, NASA said on Wednesday.

Indian delegation in US for 2-day space conference

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 21:51

Amid strain in ties between the two countries over diplomat`s arrest, a team of leading ISRO scientists are here to take part in the first ever ministerial meet on international space exploration sponsored by the US.

GSAT-14 orbit raised again

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 18:36

The Indian space agency Thursday successfully completed the orbit-raising activity of its communication satellite G-SAT14 for a third time since it was put in orbit Jan 5.

Northern Lights to illuminate sky in the US

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 18:09

Even as the people in the US is shivering through frigid temperatures, here`s some good news that might help take their mind off from the biting-cold wind as they will have the chance of seeing the shimmering Northern Lights Thursday.