Remains of UFO discovered after 60 years in London museum with a chilling message
The object contained 17 thin sheets made of copper, covered with more hieroglyphs.
Feb 14, 2018, 16:22 PM IST
Partial solar eclipse to grace the skies on February 15 – All you need to know
This event comes just days after the rare super blue blood moon that took place on January 31 and is also the second solar eclipse in six months.
Feb 14, 2018, 11:31 AM IST
Donald Trump's NASA budget includes a Mars mission and a return trip to the moon
While NASA will move forward with plans to create a new space station around the Moon – the Lunar Orbit Platform-Gateway – the budget confirmed earlier reports indicating plans to end funding for the International Space Station (ISS) in 2025.
Feb 13, 2018, 18:55 PM IST
45-year-old US telescope to help scientists solve mystery of dark matter
The new instrument would begin a five-year observing run at Kitt Peak National Observatory after its installation next year.
Feb 13, 2018, 10:58 AM IST
The US plans to privatize the space station, make it a commercial venture
As per the Post, the White House would request the private sector to provide market analyses and development plans.
Feb 12, 2018, 19:11 PM IST
'Pillownauts' to help study adverse effects of space travel
The study is specifically aiming to find out how quickly we develop insulin resistance from prolonged bed rest, and what are the mechanisms driving this harmful effect.
Feb 12, 2018, 17:38 PM IST
Elon Musk's cherry red Tesla Roadster spotted 'zooming' in space
The new observation of the Roadster, obtained by a robotically controlled telescope, showed the car moving across the night sky.
Feb 12, 2018, 11:21 AM IST
Researchers re-create Titan's ocean in lab to test NASA submarine
Titan is the largest of Saturn's many moons and the second-largest in the solar system.
Feb 09, 2018, 18:20 PM IST
NASA's New Horizons creates history, captures farthest images by any spacecraft
The new images released by NASA on Thursday were captured by New Horizons when the spacecraft was more than 6.12 billion km away.
Feb 09, 2018, 11:50 AM IST
NASA's Juno accomplishes its tenth science orbit of Jupiter
According to NASA, the closest approach was at 6:36 am PST (9:36 am PST) Earth-received time.
Feb 09, 2018, 10:39 AM IST
Small asteroid to shoot closely past Earth on Friday
What is interesting to note is that the asteroid was discovered by astronomers at the NASA-funded Catalina Sky Survey (CSS) in Arizona very recently – on February 4.
Feb 08, 2018, 11:38 AM IST
Strongest magnetic field ever measured directly observed on Sun's surface
Magnetism plays a critical role in various solar phenomena such as flares, mass ejections, flux ropes, and coronal heating.
Feb 07, 2018, 18:20 PM IST
When astronauts tossed the shuttle: First badminton match played in outer space
While Roscosmos didn't specify the final score, they said that 'Friendship won', which in Russian terms normally means that the match was a draw.
Feb 07, 2018, 10:43 AM IST
TRAPPIST-1 planets could hold 250 times more water than the oceans on Earth
The form that water would take on TRAPPIST-1 planets would depend on the amount of heat they receive from their star, which is a mere nine percent as massive as our Sun.
Feb 06, 2018, 18:08 PM IST
SpaceX readies Falcon Heavy for first test flight on Tuesday
The Falcon Heavy is a reusable super heavy-lift launch vehicle.
Feb 05, 2018, 18:46 PM IST
Scientists discover planets beyond Milky Way for the first time
The planet population, ranging from the size of the Moon to the size of Jupiter, were spotted in a galaxy located 3.8 billion light-years away.
Feb 05, 2018, 18:22 PM IST
Two cosmonauts break record for longest Russian spacewalk
The record for longest spacewalk is held by by NASA astronauts.
Feb 05, 2018, 13:25 PM IST
Chandrayaan-II landing site identified; rover to spend 14 days on lunar surface: ISRO chief
ISRO chairman Dr K Sivan said that they have identified two locations for the landing.
Feb 05, 2018, 10:30 AM IST
Dark matter-based cosmology model defied by ordered dwarf galaxies
The researchers were able to show that 14 of the 16 satellite galaxies follow the same pattern of movement and are likely rotating within the plane around the main galaxy.
Feb 02, 2018, 18:45 PM IST
China launches its first shared education satellite aboard Long March-2D
The rocket also carried Zhangheng 1, an electromagnetic satellite to study earthquake data along with five other miniaturized satellites, Xinhua news agency reported.
Feb 02, 2018, 18:22 PM IST
