Two planets that could support life discovered
Images captured at the Calar Alto Observatory in Almeria, southern Spain, and two other Spanish telescopes allowed researchers to analyse, in great detail, the Teegarden star a cold red dwarf only
Jun 19, 2019, 12:28 PM IST
Moon's crust hides early history of Sun: NASA scientists
Our natural satellite took shape when a Mars-sized object smashed into Earth about 4.5 billion years ago. The force of this crash sent materials spewing into orbit, where they coalesced into the Moon
Jun 18, 2019, 12:25 PM IST
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope to retire in 2020
Managed and operated by JPL, Spitzer is a small but transformational observatory. It captures infrared light, which is often emitted by "warm" objects that are not quite hot enough to radiate visible
Jun 14, 2019, 11:40 AM IST
NASA's Mars 2020 rover to explore ancient life
The goal of the Mars 2020 rover is to look for signs of ancient life. It will be the first spacecraft to collect samples of the Martian surface, caching them in tubes that could be returned to Earth
Jun 14, 2019, 11:35 AM IST
India to land near moon's south pole on September 6
"We will launch our second moon mission (Chandrayaan-2) on July 15 at 02:15 a.m., to land by September 6 or7 near the lunar south pole, where no one went so far, Indian Space Research Organisation (
Jun 13, 2019, 15:13 PM IST
India to launch second moon mission on July 15
"The 3,890 kg Chandrayaan-2 mission will be launched on board a heavy rocket from our spaceport at Sriharikota on July 15 at 2:15 a.m., with an orbiter, lander and rover," state-run Indian Space
Jun 13, 2019, 15:06 PM IST
SpaceX targets late June for Falcon Heavy launch
The 27 engines of the Falcon Heavy rocket generate thrust at liftoff equal to that of approximately 18 aeroplanes, and it can lift over 140,000 pounds (about 63,503 kg), according to the JPL, Xinhua
Jun 12, 2019, 13:30 PM IST
NASA twin satellites to study signal disruption from space
The twin E-TBEx CubeSats short for Enhanced Tandem Beacon Experiment - will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the US space agency said on Monday.
Jun 12, 2019, 13:25 PM IST
Four giant planets around young star discovered
Scientists have identified a young star with four Jupiter and Saturn-sized planets orbiting it, the first time that so many massive worlds have been detected in such a system. The star, CI Tau, is
Oct 17, 2018, 11:43 AM IST
NASA's Mars probe beams back selfie to mark four years in orbit
Next year, researchers will initiate an aerobraking manoeuvre by skimming the spacecraft through Mars' upper atmosphere to slow it.
Sep 24, 2018, 16:46 PM IST
PM Modi congratulates space scientists on PSLV-C42 launch
The ISRO PSLV-C42, carrying two foreign earth satellites, took off Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh at 10.08 pm on Sunday.
Sep 17, 2018, 23:20 PM IST
Earliest galaxies in universe identified
Scientists found evidence that the faintest satellite galaxies orbiting our own Milky Way galaxy are amongst the very first galaxies that formed in our universe.
Aug 17, 2018, 16:10 PM IST
Why NASA's mission to 'touch' the Sun won't melt
With NASA launching a historic Parker Solar Probe deeper into the solar atmosphere than any mission before it, the question arises: Why won`t it melt?
Aug 13, 2018, 11:17 AM IST
World's first mission to touch the Sun lifts off, NASA's Parker Solar Probe begins 7-year journey
A Sun-skimming mission like Parker Solar Probe has been a dream of scientists for decades, but only recently has the required technology - like the heat shield, solar array cooling system, and fault
Aug 12, 2018, 13:17 PM IST
NASA releases satellite image of California shrouded in smoke due to deadly wildfire
This natural-color satellite image of smoke in California was collected by the Aqua satellite on July 29, 2018. Actively burning areas, detected by thermal bands, are outlined in red.
Jul 31, 2018, 11:14 AM IST
Mars to be closest to the Earth today in 15 years, spectacle to be visible from India
Mars which is already brighter than usual, will shine even more and will appear to be bigger on Tuesday.
Jul 31, 2018, 10:54 AM IST
NASA's newest planet hunter begins search for more planets around nearby stars
TESS is NASA`s latest satellite to search for planets outside our solar system, known as exoplanets.
Jul 29, 2018, 12:57 PM IST
12 new moons including one 'oddball' discovered circling around Jupiter
The astronomers spotted the new moons when they were looking for objects on the fringes of the solar system.
Jul 18, 2018, 13:58 PM IST
Dust-shrouded stellar cluster, with hundreds of young, hot and massive stars spotted- In pics
The central area of RCW 38 is visible as a bright, blue-tinted region, an area inhabited by numerous very young stars and protostars that are still in the process of forming.
Jul 16, 2018, 11:47 AM IST
Is there life on Mars? NASA finds curious new pointers
Data from NASA's Curiosity rover reveal that billions of years ago, a water lake inside a crater held all the ingredients necessary for life
Jun 08, 2018, 14:36 PM IST
