NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope surprised a unique, ghostly glow of stars which belonged to ancient galaxies 6 billion years away, NASA said. According to experts, the fate of these galaxies was similar and involved them being ripped apart by gravity. Hubble Telescope spotted the chaotic, straying stars due to its infrared sensitivity to extraordinarily dim light, making Hubble the only … [Read more...]
Oscar 2014: NASA honors ‘Gravity’ by tweeting real space images
The 86th Academy Awards was announced in Los Angeles on Sunday night with the Alfonso Cuarón-directed ‘Gravity’ claiming seven Oscars this year. As the ‘Gravity’ team was busy in clinching the awards, US space agency NASA went to the micro-blogging site Twitter to share the real photos taken in space, in a tribute to the film. NASA posted the pictures under the hashtag #RealGravity. The images … [Read more...]