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NASA`s Maven probe to reveal why Mars lost its atmosphere

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 13:47

NASA is set to launch its Maven probe to Mars next month to find out why the Red Planet lost much of its atmosphere.

Proof of first ever `destructive` comet striking Earth found

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 12:04

Researchers have discovered the first ever evidence of a comet entering Earth`s atmosphere and exploding, raining down a shock wave of fire that obliterated every life form in its path.

NASA`s new moon probe settles into lunar orbit

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 11:02

Politics may be keeping most of NASA`s workers home, but that didn`t stop the US space agency`s new moon probe from achieving lunar orbit, officials said on Monday.

Giant Moon-forming impact blew off Earth`s atmosphere

Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 18:05

The giant impact which formed the Moon may have also blown off the Earth`s atmosphere, scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have proposed.

Water in Earth`s atmosphere may cause climate warming

Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 13:59

Water vapour in Earth`s stratosphere contributes to warmer temperatures and likely plays an important role in the evolution of climate on our planet, a new study has found.

Alien life found living in Earth`s atmosphere

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 21:07

British scientists claim to have found `alien` organisms in Earth`s atmosphere, suggesting that life is continually arriving to our planet from space and did not originate here.

India to mark Int`l day for preservation of Ozone Layer

Last Updated: Thursday, September 12, 2013, 17:56

The 19th international day for preservation of Ozone layer will be observed on September 14 with the theme "a healthy atmosphere, the future we want".

NASA joins Instagram with stunning Moon pictures

Last Updated: Sunday, September 8, 2013, 14:42

NASA has joined the world of Instagram - and has already attracted an incredible 56,374 followers within hours of posting its first pictures on the social media site.

`Lunar explorer on perfect trajectory`

Last Updated: Sunday, September 8, 2013, 12:44

The Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) was "on a perfect trajectory" to reach the Moon in 30 days, US space agency NASA has said.

NASA’s LADEE spacecraft lifts off to probe lunar dust

Last Updated: Saturday, September 7, 2013, 11:01

An unmanned Minotaur 5 rocket blasted off from the Virginia coast on Friday to send a small NASA science satellite on its way to the moon, officials said.

NASA`s LADEE spacecraft lifts off to probe lunar dust

Last Updated: Saturday, September 7, 2013, 10:49

An unmanned Minotaur 5 rocket blasted off from the Virginia coast on Friday to send a small NASA science satellite on its way to the moon, officials said.

NASA spacecraft to study Moon`s atmosphere

Last Updated: Friday, September 6, 2013, 14:30

NASA hopes to unravel more of the Moon`s mysteries today by launching an unmanned mission to study its atmosphere, the US space agency`s third such probe in five years.