Some observers have commented that Saturn’s ring loss maybe increasing however recent research suggests the rings may be more enormous than formerly thought, and potentially considerably older, and far from decreasing in size according to computations that imitate impacting particles in Saturn’s rings and their deterioration by meteorites. These...

Mar 19, 2009

Aries constellation is formed in the zodiac among Pisces to its west and Taurus to its east but what are the names of the stars that make up Aries? The title is Latin for ram, through its symbol the Aries constellation represents the horns of a ram. The group of stars does not have a singular bright star to assist observers in identifying it within the night...

If you would like to track the Space Shuttle in real time then we have identified a website which does just that. Powered through Google ‘n2yo.com’  provides a unique view of exactly where in the atmosphere the Space Shuttle is at any given time. Using satellite locating technology the results are quite stunning, a graphic of the shuttle is overlaid...

Mar 17, 2009

The NASA IBEX probe also known as the Interstellar Boundary Explorer, is a NASA satellite that will manufacture the first map of the boundary amid the Solar System. The operation is part of NASA’s Small Explorer program and the probe was launched on a Pegasus-XL rocket on October 19, 2008. The primary mission will last for approximately 2 years in which it...

Commander Mike Fincke and Sandra Magnus, both from Nasa, and Russian flight engineer Yuri Lonchakov, huddled in the Soyuz for 11 minutes today thinking themselves rather fortunate given a piece of space debris believed to be a remnant of the earlier satellite crash this month almost collided with the international space station. The US and Russian astronauts...

If you wanted to know 10 facts about Jupiter then read on, our research has uncovered some amazing information around this fascinating planet. Planet Jupiter is the second most significant body in our solar system. With enormous gravity, Planet Jupiter is probably the most captivating planet in our neighbourhood and is composed principally of hydrogen, a...