10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 We have the  IGNITION. #10 THE OCO The Orbiting Carbon Observatory was an experimental NASA Earth System Science Pathfinder Program mission. The OCO was supposed to provide information and measurement regarding the atmospheric carbon dioxide and also provide an insight on the human sources and natural carbon activities emissions. This was done to predict and understand... 

A hypernova explosion, the possible source of powerful gamma-ray bursts, is about 100 times more energetic than a supernova explosion and is thus the most energetic event known in the Universe other than the Big Bang. Many astronomers today believe that one of the most plausible reasons we have yet to detect intelligent life in the universe is due to the deadly effects of local supernova explosions... 

I have to say that watching myths get busted is more exciting than watching them get confirmed. So, today we decided to make a list of top 10 busted myths that were absolutely fantastic to watch. No 10. Confederate army had built a working steam machine gun This one is quite interesting… No 9. Any sonic boom can break glass All your awesome beliefs torn apart Tags-top 10 mythbuster (2)-myth... 

This is NASA’s Lunar Chariot, a six wheeled, all-wheel-drive, all-wheel-steering vehicle for the moon mission scheduled in 2020. It will be used to bulldoze roads, dig trenches, and drill for minerals on the moon thanks to its numerous attachments. Now I find this fascinating and all, and you know I love outerspace as much as the next boy-astronaut, but I still have one problem — it’s... 

True to its aeronautic roots, NASA is evaluating a new generation of supersonic airplane designs to see whether they can reduce sonic-boom levels. Boeing and Lockheed Martin have submitted futuristic concepts that look similar to the Concorde, but aim to muffle the annoying and potentially damaging sonic boom problem. Airplanes flying faster than sound create a cone of pressurized air molecules that... 

Choking back a tear, NASA has announced the dates of the final missions to be made by the Space Shuttle. Discovery will lift off on November 1, for a 10-day mission carrying parts to the International Space Station. After that, February 26, 2011, will mark the last shuttle flight, as Endeavour takes the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer up to the ISS on a 13-day mission. The possibility is left open that... 

Looking at the recent developments in Robotics, its evident that these machines are going to form an integral part of our tomorrow. Here we take a look at the Top 10 modern robots. No 10. Martian Rovers In 2004, NASA landed twin exploration rovers on Mars named Spirit and Opportunity. These rovers are the most advanced remote sensing robots ever created. This mission was designed to carry out... 

Airships of the future are getting a little closer to reality. A new time-lapse video shows the world’s largest airship being inflated in an Alabama cattle barn, and the ship’s manufacturer says it will be ready for test flights soon. It took six hours to inflate it, but the video is condensed to about two minutes. The Bullet 580 ship, measuring 71 metres long and 20 metres in diameter,... 

In the last week of May, thousands of square miles of airspace above the Pacific Ocean will be cleared to make way for a skinny, shark-nosed aircraft called the X-51. The 4-metre-long prototype will drop from beneath the wing of a bomber and attempt to become the first scramjet to punch through the atmosphere at hypersonic speeds for minutes, not seconds. Tags-scramjet fastest (1)-x-51 scramjet (1) Read More →

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an Executive Branch agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation’s civilian space program and aeronautics and aerospace research. Today we take a look at the dimmer moments in its history: the canceled projects, the failures and some notable mishaps Tags-engineering gadgets new (1)-nasa picture fail (1)-night...