SPACE

Mankind may one day succeed in finding actual ripples in space-time, with a dry run already taking place.

RENU RANGELA Dec 11, 2015

Scientists finally have an explanation for the pictured mysterious bright spots on dwarf planet called Ceres.

Guneet Bhatia Dec 11, 2015

The new US legislation allowing mining in space is expected to trigger a space gold rush.

RENU RANGELA Dec 10, 2015

The genes of Nicotiana benthamiana, a relative of tobacco, can be the key to farming plants and crops in outer space.

Donald Acosta Dec 10, 2015

Two decades after its Galileo spacecraft first flirted with Jupiter, NASA is set to resume its love affair with the gas giant with a new mission.

RENU RANGELA Dec 09, 2015

Mankind may well be a step closer to time travel, with Australian scientists successfully sending particles of light into the past.

RENU RANGELA Dec 09, 2015

In a significant discovery, astronomers have spotted some monstrous baby galaxies nestled in dark matter.

RENU RANGELA Dec 08, 2015

Tayna, or the “first-born” as it’s called in the Aymara language, is the faintest object ever seen in the early universe, having existed some 13.8 billion years ago, astronomers have discovered.

RENU RANGELA Dec 07, 2015

Scientists have warned of a serious threat to communication and energy systems, on which life depends on Earth, from superflares from the Sun.

RENU RANGELA Dec 04, 2015

Cosmic signals are believed to be the latest sign of communication from neighbouring galaxies.

RENU RANGELA Dec 03, 2015

Astronauts Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren show viewers how they celebrate Thanksgiving in space.

Donald Acosta Nov 27, 2015

Mars’ biggest moon Phobos has already started fall apart due to gravity and will eventually blow itself to debris encircling the parent planet like a Saturn ring.

Ritwik Roy Nov 27, 2015

Thrill-seekers can have an out-of-the-world experience of space travel in two years as Jeff Bezos successfully tests its unmanned passenger rocket “New Shephard.”

Ritwik Roy Nov 26, 2015

NASA cannot handle long-term space explorations and possible manned mission to Mars due to its lack of countermeasures to combat possible problems.

Donald Acosta Nov 24, 2015

Mars could still host new formations of pools today despite its harsh environment, which easily evaporates or turns water into solid ice.

Darwin Malicdem Nov 23, 2015

Kepler-438b, the most earth-like exoplanet discovered on Jan 6, 2015, may be uninhabitable due to radiation blasts from its parent star

Donald Acosta Nov 19, 2015

NASA’s Curiosity rover is about to create history as it is going to be the first to explore active dunes in the solar system except that of Earth.

Ritwik Roy Nov 19, 2015

The International Space Station crew, headed by Commander Scott Kelly, is safe despite the minor power issues in one of the eight power channels of the ISS.

John Cedric Martin Nov 19, 2015

This week is the peak of the Taurid meteor showers, according to NASA.

Vittorio Hernandez Nov 10, 2015

The International Space Station harbours a number of filthy bacteria and dust particles, according to an analysis conducted by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab.

Guneet Bhatia Oct 28, 2015

Scientists suggest turning the Friday the 13th fear into an opportunity to observe and learn from the entry of a space junk into Earth.

Vittorio Hernandez Oct 28, 2015

In a recent statement, NASA has revealed that a giant asteroid is heading toward Earth on this year's Halloween.

Guneet Bhatia Oct 20, 2015

A mysterious, distant star in the Milky Way Galaxy is causing a scramble among astronomers due to the bizarre light pattern it emits, which could potentially signify an “extraterrestrial civilisation.”

Darwin Malicdem Oct 15, 2015

The space agency’s report outlining future plans for Mars exploration have been criticised by Congress members.

Narayani Anand Oct 14, 2015

International Space Station astronaut Scott Kelly recently took a series of images of Australia from space and shared it on his Twitter account.

Guneet Bhatia Oct 14, 2015

NASA has revealed the images of Pluto taken by it’s New Horizon spacecraft, showing that the dwarf planet consists of particles called tholins that react when combined with other molecules

Deepannita Das Oct 09, 2015

The NASA announced on Monday that the Mars mystery has been solved, revealing the discovery of salty water that flows on its surface.

Darwin Malicdem Sep 29, 2015

The world did not end with the lunar eclipse and supermoon, but photographers had a field day capturing images of the rare phenomenon.

Vittorio Hernandez Sep 29, 2015

A team of researchers noticed a radio burst through space live for the first time ever and it is said that the source of it could be 5.5 billion light-years away.

Afza Kandrikar Fathima Jan 20, 2015