SpaceX postpones launch of secret US government payload
The launch, a mission whose nature — and the agency behind it — is a mystery, was slated to lift off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center on Friday between 8:00 pm and 10:00 pm EST.
Nov 17, 2017, 11:13 AM IST
After last PSLV failure, ISRO increases 'robustness' of next rocket
The move by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) comes after the non-separation of the heat shield of the PSLV-XL rocket that was launched on Aug 31, 2017, resulting in failure of the mission.
Nov 16, 2017, 18:35 PM IST
Decoded: This is why Pluto's atmosphere is colder
The gas composition of a planet's atmosphere generally determines how much heat gets trapped in the atmosphere.
Asgardia, world's first ever loaf-sized 'space nation' launched
With its launch, Asgardia fulfills the necessary condition for admission to the UN.
Nov 16, 2017, 12:14 PM IST
NASA testing energy tech to 'empower' human crews on Mars
Offering prolonged life and reliability, such technology could produce from one to 10 kilowatts of electrical power, continuously for 10 years or more.
Nov 15, 2017, 18:56 PM IST
Earth-to-space delivery: ISS astronauts receive ice cream, flatbread pizzas
Apart from flatbread, the ATK capsule contains all the ingredients of a good 'Earth-style' pizza – sauce, cheese, pepperoni, anchovy paste, tomatoes, pesto, olive oil and more.
Nov 15, 2017, 18:20 PM IST
Aliens visiting? Crashed UFO on Mars and one hovering over navy base in California spotted
The search for alien life has been going on for years and those involved in alien hunting or UFO hunting have many a times, come close enough to provide evidence justifying it.
Nov 14, 2017, 18:18 PM IST
Pair of rare hyper-luminous galaxies spotted for the first time
The ADFS-27 system has approximately 50 times the amount of star-forming gas as the Milky Way, said the study published in the Astrophysical Journal.
Nov 14, 2017, 12:50 PM IST
Jupiter and Venus give sky-gazers a treat as they meet – See pics
They were visible to the naked eye across the UK and countries in the mid-northern latitudes, including parts of the US.
Nov 13, 2017, 16:20 PM IST
France: Bronze statue of world's first space cat to be erected
The credit goes to a fund-raising campaign which was launched to immortalise the legacy of the cosmic feline.
Nov 12, 2017, 17:44 PM IST
Venus, Jupiter up for a meet on Monday. Delhiites will miss the spectacle
Both the planets will appear in conjunction in the south-east and may appear like one bright star.
Nov 12, 2017, 12:04 PM IST
NASA's Juno beams back magnificent image of Jupiter's southern hemisphere
At the time the image was taken, the spacecraft was 33,115 kilometres from the tops of the clouds of the planet at a latitude of minus 52.96 degrees.
Nov 10, 2017, 13:35 PM IST
SpaceX to launch Turkish satellites
The agreement to build and launch satellites will be worth around $500 million, Turksat Chairman said during his speech at the same event.
Nov 09, 2017, 19:19 PM IST
NASA's first SLS rocket launch faces delay until 2020
This mission, known as Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1) is a critical flight test for the agency's human deep space exploration goals.
Nov 09, 2017, 15:41 PM IST
There's a star in the universe that won't stop shinning, claim astronomers
The explosions of stars, known as supernovae, have been observed in the thousands and in all cases, they marked the death of a star.
Soon you will be able to fly in a taxi. NASA, Uber join hands
Flying in a taxi might soon become a reality, thanks to the new partnership between US space agency NASA and transportation company Uber.
Nov 09, 2017, 13:01 PM IST
Over 1 lakh Indians will be 'travelling' to Mars, country ranks third in global list
NASA on Wednesday stated, that India ranks third in the global list with regard to the number of names submitted for the Mars mission.
Nov 09, 2017, 11:22 AM IST
Mohammed VI-A – Morocco's Earth observation satellite successfully launched
The Mohammed VI-A satellite is an Earth observation satellite built for the Kingdom of Morocco by Thales Alenia Space as system prime contractor and Airbus as co-prime.
Nov 09, 2017, 09:04 AM IST
Giant 'dying star' presents an image of the Sun's future – See pics
Images captured using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescopes showed that the star W Hydrae, which is at a distance of 320 light years in the constellation of Hydra, is a giant with a diameter twice the size of Earth's orbit around the Sun.
Nov 08, 2017, 10:25 AM IST
Doomsday: The world is going to end, again. Here's the latest theory
The Nibiru theory claims a rogue planetary system is barrelling towards our solar planet for a cataclysmic extinction event, by shifting Earth’s poles and triggering violent volcanoes and earthquakes.
Nov 08, 2017, 09:49 AM IST
