NASA Begins Launch Preparations for Next Mars Mission

Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft

 NASA's next spacecraft going to Mars arrived Friday, Aug. 2, at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and is now perched in a cleanroom to begin final preparations for its November launch.

The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft is undergoing detailed testing and fueling prior to being moved to its launch pad. The mission has a 20-day launch period that opens Nov. 18. The spacecraft will conduct the first mission dedicated to surveying the upper atmosphere of Mars. Scientists expect to obtain unprecedented data that will help them understand how the loss of atmospheric gas to space may have played a part in changing the planet's climate.

Saina Nehwal in YONEX French Open, 2012.

Saina Nehwal

After the title wining in Denamrk Open Indian ace shuttler Saina Nehwal’s journey in YONEX French Open Badminton Tournament, 2012 started by entering into quarter-final today. In French Open Saina is  the top seeded player in women’s singles. The pre quarter-final tussle took place in Paris and it prolonged to 37 minutes before ending with decisive figures of 21-16 and 21-13. Saina today has defeated

Evolution of Galaxies, unknown trend uncovered by the astronomers.

Andromeda Galaxy

If you have experience of watching summer night sky far away from the illuminated horizons of cities you must have seen a white cloudy patch on the sky stretching from north to south. This is Milky-way, our own galaxy.   In naked eye though it looks like a patch of clouds it’s actually formed by about 100,000,000,000 (One hundred Billion) stars. Our sun is one of them. Besides the stars there are several non-luminous