Ozone hole still not on path of recovery

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 13:59

NASA scientists have found that declining chlorine in the stratosphere has not yet caused a recovery of the ozone hole - formed annually over Antarctica.

NASA launches spacecraft to study Mars atmosphere

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 09:10

NASA today launched its unmanned MAVEN spacecraft toward Mars to study the Red Planet`s atmosphere for clues as to why Earth`s neighbor lost its warmth and water over time.

NASA poised to launch Mars atmosphere probe

Last Updated: Saturday, November 16, 2013, 22:47

The unmanned spacecraft aims to orbit Mars from a high altitude, studying its atmosphere for clues on how the Sun may have influenced gas to escape from the possibly life-bearing planet billions of years ago.

Martian chemical complicates hunt for life`s clues on Red Planet

Last Updated: Friday, September 27, 2013, 15:59

An investigation has revealed that perchlorate - a salt comprising of chlorine and oxygen - causes the evidence of life to burn away during the tests.

Lowest-mass exoplanet spotted around a Sun-like star

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 6, 2013, 13:02

An international team of astronomers has spotted a giant planet around the bright star GJ 504, using infrared data from the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii.

Misconceptions related to supermoon busted

Last Updated: Monday, June 24, 2013, 12:53

The largest full moon, also known as supermoon, which was seen this Sunday, continues to fascinate and mystify humans.

Black holes abundant among earliest stars

Last Updated: Thursday, June 6, 2013, 15:48

An international team of astronomers has discovered evidence of a significant number of black holes that accompanied the first stars in the universe.

NASA engineers perform first part of Webb Telescope`s eye surgery

Last Updated: Thursday, May 16, 2013, 11:17

Engineers at NASA`s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., completed one of the most delicate performances of their lives and meticulously implanted part of the eyes of the James Webb Space Telescope.

Gamma-ray flares `erupted far from its black hole`

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 8, 2013, 16:41

Astronomers have zeroed in on the source of the months-long blast of energy launched by an enormous black hole almost 11 billion years ago swept past Earth in 2011.

Dinosaur footprint found at NASA center

Last Updated: Thursday, August 23, 2012, 18:42

An amateur dinosaur hunter claimed to have discovered a rare cretaceous footprint from a nodosaur at NASA`s Goddard Space Flight Center, most likely left more than 110 million years ago.

How monster black holes shape their galaxies

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 17:24

Astronomers have been mystified by the curious correlation that exists between the mass of a galaxy’s central black hole and the velocity of stars in a vast.