Space shuttle Endeavor landing today...

The Space shuttle Endeavor had a smooth landing today at 10:48 am at Kennedy Space station.  The 7 crew members who worked on the Japanese space station Polansky landed safely after 16 days in space.

“Congratulations on a superb mission from beginning to end. Very well done,” radioed Mission Control.

Endeavor is home after a perfect mission .

Here is the video of Space shuttle Endeavor landing. Don’t miss the  30 day underwear worn by astronaut Koichi Wakata

Jupiter hit by comet...

There have been news reports that an object most probably a comet has hit Jupiter. Scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena were alerted by an Australian amateur astronomer  Anthony Wesley. The impact has left a “scar” as you can see in the image below

Jupiter hit by comet

“We were extremely lucky to be seeing Jupiter at exactly the right time, the right hour, the right side of Jupiter to witness the event. We couldn’t have planned it better,” JPL scientist Glenn Orton said in a statement released by the lab. However this is not the first time that Jupiter has been hit by a comet. Jupiter being the largest planet in our solar system with a strong gravity attracts a lot of objects -  comets, asteroids, meteoroids. These objects could have hit even our planet Earth if not for Jupiter diverting away a lot of these objects.

Solar Eclipse on July 22 2009...

There will be a total Solar Eclipse on July 22 2009 which will be viewed by thousands.

solar-eclipse-july-2009

The eclipse will be visible around central India and in parts of Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and China. If you’re not in the area then you can also watch it online at  http://www.live-eclipse.org/.

The solar seclipse will continue it’s path east until it reaches the maximum duration point over the Pacific Ocean the moon will black the sun completely for 6 minutes and 39 seconds! That’s the news on the Solar Eclipse July 2009.