Astronomers detect cold dust around Earth's nearest star
The new observations reveal emission from clouds of cold cosmic dust surrounding the star.
Nov 04, 2017, 16:32 PM IST
Casting process for fifth mirror of largest telescope begins
The project, inaugurated in 2015 and expected to be operational by 2021, will be used to study planets outside our solar system and analyze galaxy formation.
60 years ago today, a dog became the world's first astronaut
Laika became the first living creature to travel to space and also the first one to die there.
Nov 03, 2017, 17:12 PM IST
NASA's Hubble captures distant galaxies as asteroids photobomb them - See pics
Asteroid trails can be seen across the image as curved or S-shaped streaks. Instead of appearing as one long trail, appear in multiple Hubble exposures that have been combined into one image.
Nov 03, 2017, 11:32 AM IST
Data returned by NASA's Juno confirms successful completion of eighth Science flyby
Juno's next close flyby of Jupiter will occur on December 16.
Nov 03, 2017, 09:11 AM IST
Morocco ups space game, set to launch Earth observation satellite
The launch will mark the north African country's major breakthrough in mastering space technology, an official statement said.
Nov 02, 2017, 11:52 AM IST
SpaceX Falcon 9 ends mission on a 'toasty' note, catches fire on landing - Watch
As the fire from the rocket's base began to enter the frame, the feed was momentarily cut-off, but came on again, showing the rocket standing on the ship with its bottom part still on fire.
Nov 01, 2017, 18:31 PM IST
Giant planet orbiting small star discovered, scientists stumped
As per existing theories of planet formation, while small stars can readily form rocky planets, they do not gather enough material together to form Jupiter-sized planets.
Nov 01, 2017, 13:51 PM IST
NASA's Mars 2020 rover will study the Red Planet with 23 'eyes'
After Pathfinder (1997), the Spirit and Opportunity rovers were designed with 10 cameras each, including on their landers; Mars Science Laboratory's Curiosity rover has 17.
Nov 01, 2017, 11:43 AM IST
Milky Way edges might be crowded with black holes
Conditions favourable for black-hole mergers exist in the outer gas disks of big spiral galaxies
Oct 31, 2017, 19:42 PM IST
Technical glitch plays spoiler for NASA's sounding rocket probe
The Dual-channel Extreme Ultraviolet Continuum Experiment, or DEUCE for short, was launched on Monday from the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
Oct 31, 2017, 11:49 AM IST
SpaceX launches KoreaSat-5A – commercial satellite for South Korea
The satellite was deployed to a geostationary transfer orbit about 36 minutes after liftoff.
Oct 31, 2017, 09:32 AM IST
ISRO to launch Cartosat-2 with 28 co-passenger satellites in December
The launch will be keenly watched and monitored as it comes after PSLV failed to deploy a spare navigation satellite on August 31.
Oct 31, 2017, 08:42 AM IST
Oldest recorded solar eclipse graced the skies more than 3,000 years ago
The researchers developed a new eclipse code, which takes into account variations in the Earth's rotation over time.
Oct 30, 2017, 15:39 PM IST
SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft to be reused for next cargo mission to ISS
The upcoming launch will be the 13th such mission for the company.
Oct 29, 2017, 16:00 PM IST
NASA gets Halloween-ready, releases list of spine-tingling space sounds
NASA has released a compilation of radio emissions emanating from planets which they converted into sound waves.
Oct 29, 2017, 12:20 PM IST
US-German Earth gravity-measuring satellites end mission
The twin GRACE-1 and GRACE-2 satellites made detailed measurements of Earth's gravity field, leading to discoveries about gravity and Earth's natural systems.
NASA sounding rocket to probe dark regions of space
The sounding rocket will be equipped with special ultraviolet optics, says NASA.
Oct 28, 2017, 16:23 PM IST
Small space object pays a visit to our galaxy
Observations are still underway and if so, then it would be the first "interstellar object" to be observed and confirmed by astronomers.
Oct 28, 2017, 13:59 PM IST
Scientists spot comets outside our solar system
These cosmic balls of ice and dust, which travelled about 160,934 kms per hour before they ultimately vapourised, are some of the smallest objects yet found outside our own solar system.
Oct 28, 2017, 12:05 PM IST
