The world-famous Hubble Space Telescope completes 20 years in the orbit on April 24th. To honor that, NASA and the Space Telescope Science Institute have shared some stunning photographs taken by the Hubble over the period of time. Hubble discoveries are priceless as the images taken by the telescope “assisted nearly all areas of current astronomical research from planetary science to cosmology”. This space observatory was actually launched on April 24, 1990 from the space shuttle Discovery during the STS-31 mission. And if you thought space is just a boring black hole, you are obviously wrong.

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Now that you are bored with your place of birth…planet Earth, it’s time to move on. If you plan to visit our neighboring red planet a.k.a. Mars any time soon, you may find this useful. A website called Be a Martian from NASA and Microsoft allows users to improve the existing maps of Mars. And while doing so, you will indirectly help scientists in their research. “People worldwide can expand the specialised efforts of a few hundred Mars mission team members and make authentic contributions of their own“, says Doug McCuistion of Nasa’s Mars Exploration Program.

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The search for extraterrestrial life has just made a pioneering discovery. The NASA based Hubble Space Telescope has detected the presence of carbon dioxide on a planet outside our solar system. Although this does not guarantee the presence of life on the planet, however it does increase the chance by a considerable extent.

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NASA celebrates the 75th anniversary of their airfield and research center at Moffett Field in Mountain View (California), by dedicating a brand new Zeppelin…yes a Zeppelin ! Surprisingly there are other fully functioning Zeppelins in the world, although the number is only two. Now Zeppelin NT a.k.a. “New Technology” is the largest of its kind standing tall at 246 feet. Its official name is “Eureka” and is owned by a company called Airship Ventures.

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Here’s a peek at the conceptual designs of NASA’s Space Colony Artwork from 1970. The designs are based on colonies which can be inhabited by atleast 10,000 people or more.

[source: treehugger.com, nasa.gov]

NASA wanted some assistance from other bright people for designing aircrafts of the future. A group of people/scientists from MIT have been chosen. They have till 2030 and a funding of $2 million to help achieve NASA’s goals. As of now MIT professor, Edward Greitzer has come with the following exterior design. Next comes how to make the airplane more ‘greener’ and environment friendly. We plan to keep you posted on this.

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If you are not lucky enough to make it to the spaceship and hang around the earth, don’t worry. You can get a quality replica of Apollo 11 spacesuit that was worn by people like Neil Armstrong for just $9,500 ! Don’t compare this with a cheap over-the-counter Wal-Mart toy suit… this suit is highly genuine. It has been modeled after the authentic NASA Apollo-era A7L garments and has been made from a heavy weight Nylon Cordura.

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