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
There's still some liquid on planet Ceres, says NASA
The planet may have had a global ocean in the past but experts now believe that Ceres' crust is a mixture of ice, salts and hydrated materials that were subjected to past and possibly recent geologic activity
Oct 27, 2017, 16:39 PM IST
ISRO is crossing limits, furnishes incomplete information: IMD
Director General of IMD, K J Ramesh has said that the space organisation has crossed all limits by merely imagining the prediction of cyclones without any significant information.
Oct 26, 2017, 13:16 PM IST
The Universe shouldn't be existing at all, say scientists – Know why
The research claims that particles and antiparticles destroy one another when they come in contact with each other if they both have equal measures.
Oct 26, 2017, 12:29 PM IST
NASA's Twin Study reveals details on how space travel affects gene expression
The study's preliminary results have revealed that space travel causes an increase in the process of turning genes on and off, leading to massive changes in their expression.
Oct 25, 2017, 13:57 PM IST
ISRO's second date with moon: March 2018 launch for Chandrayaan-2
Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (IC) for Atomic Energy and Space claimed that the launch will take place in the first quarter of 2018.
Oct 25, 2017, 10:05 AM IST
Saturn and its rings look graceful in this stunning image by NASA's Cassini
Scientists scoured images of this region, particularly those taken at the high phase (spacecraft-ring-Sun) angles, looking for material that might pose a hazard to the spacecraft.
Oct 24, 2017, 17:26 PM IST
There's a graveyard for space debris on Earth; NASA calls it 'spacecraft cemetery'
NASA calls it the perfect dumping place for dead and dying spacecraft.
Oct 24, 2017, 12:11 PM IST
Mars has excellent conditions to generate oxygen from CO2, says study
Mars has excellent conditions for In-Situ Resource Utilisation (ISRU) by plasma.
Oct 23, 2017, 15:41 PM IST
Ineffective IT governance makes NASA vulnerable to security breaches
In its 2013 report, the Office of Inspector General (IG) found that the decentralised nature of agency operations and longstanding culture of autonomy hindered NASA's ability to implement effective IT governance.
Oct 22, 2017, 19:56 PM IST
2019 launch for Myanmar's own satellite system-2
The project will cost about $155.7 billion.
Oct 22, 2017, 18:03 PM IST
Festival of lights just became brighter! ISS astronaut shares image of India on Diwali from space
Astronaut Paolo Nespoli currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS) took the opportunity to wish everyone on the occassion of Diwali and posted an image of a brightly illuminated India from space on October 19.
Oct 22, 2017, 11:49 AM IST
Huge cave on Moon could one day house astronauts
Scientists believe that it would shelter astronauts from dangerous radiation and wild temperature swings.
Oct 21, 2017, 18:30 PM IST
Mars has a twisted tail, believe NASA scientists
A tail trails behind Mars and it is twisted far more dramatically than expected.
Oct 21, 2017, 17:20 PM IST
NASA astronauts complete spacewalk for ISS repair
During the spacewalk, the astronauts replaced a camera system on the Canadarm2 robotic arm's "hand" known as "latching end effector" that spacewalkers installed on October 5, a high definition camera on the starboard truss of the station and replaced a fuse on the Dextre robotic arm extension.
Oct 21, 2017, 11:06 AM IST
Toxic cloud of hybrid ice spotted on Saturn's moon Titan
The Cassini spacecraft ended its Saturn mission on September 15 by crashing into the planet.
Oct 20, 2017, 18:08 PM IST
US space company seeks to build human settlement on Mars by 2022
Bigelow Aerospace plans to send an expandable habitat around the Moon by 2022.
Oct 20, 2017, 14:03 PM IST
