John Grunsfeld

Hubble sees star 'inflating' giant bubble – Watch!

The object, known as the Bubble Nebula, is a cloud of gas and dust illuminated by the brilliant star within it.

Apr 22, 2016, 11:24 AM IST

NASA reschedules, announces possible Red Planet probe in 2018!

The spacecraft launch that was supposed to happen this month had to be delayed due to a vacuum leak in its prime science instrument in December.

Mar 10, 2016, 08:45 AM IST

NASA probe beams sharpest ever images of Pluto

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has sent back some of the sharpest images of Pluto, showing a wide variety of cratered, mountainous and glacial terrains, which may be the best close-ups of the icy-dwarf planet that humans could see for decades.

Dec 06, 2015, 13:24 PM IST

NASA set to replace Hubble with James Webb telescope in 3 years

The James Webb Space Telescope will be the premier astronomical observatory of the next decade.

Nov 26, 2015, 11:47 AM IST

New NASA missions to Venus and near-earth objects by 2020

In its quest to explore Venus, near-earth objects and bizarre metal asteroids, the US space agency has zeroed on five key science investigations among 27 proposals through its ambitious Discovery programme.

Oct 01, 2015, 12:51 PM IST