Space

NASA's citizen scientist spots new gaseous planet similar to Jupiter [Details]

NASA citizen scientist spots a new planet similar to Jupiter and about 379 light-years from Earth, orbiting a star with the same mass as the Sun

7 days ago

NASA launches James Webb telescope, 100 times more powerful than Hubble [Watch Live]

After facing constant delays, NASA's much-awaited James Webb Space Telescope was finally launched today.

Dec 25, 2021

NASA's Busiest Year 2021: From Mars Landing to Launch of Next-Gen Web Space Telescope

In 2021, NASA also took action to roll out aviation technology to more airports to help save time for passengers, pushing the boundaries of making aeronautics greener and more efficient.

Dec 24, 2021

NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission delayed again; Likely in March 2022

After facing an issue with the engine, NASA's uncrewed Artemis 1 moon mission has been delayed to March next year, the US space agency said.

Dec 22, 2021

NASA's Juno Spacecraft "Hears" From Jupiter's Moon Ganymede; Records Them

An audio track collected during Jupiter mission's Ganymede flyby offers a dramatic ride-along. It is one of the highlights mission scientists shared in a briefing at American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.

Dec 21, 2021

In a first, NASA's Parker Solar Probe 'touches' the Sun's corona in daring mission [Details]

For the first time ever, a spacecraft has touched the Sun. NASAs Parker Solar Probe has now flown through the Suns upper atmosphere, called the corona, and sampled particles and magnetic fields there, according to statement issued by the US space agency.

Dec 18, 2021

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Reaches Milestone of Being Aloft for 30 Minutes

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter to the Red Planet has reached an airborne milestone that the team never considered achievable.

Dec 16, 2021

NASA's Parker Mission Enters Sun's Atmosphere; First Milestone Ever in Solar Probe

For the first time in history, a spacecraft has touched the Sun. NASA's Parker Solar Probe has now flown through the Sun's upper atmosphere – the corona – and sampled particles and magnetic fields there.

Dec 15, 2021

Mystery house on moon: Chinese robotic rover spots cube-shaped object; netizens start guessing [details]

While the rover will spend the next 2-3 lunar days getting closer to the object, the possibilities of it being an obelisk or alien have been ruled out.

Dec 6, 2021

Bengaluru scientists find reason behind mystery of high abundance of Lithium in some stars

The reason behind the high abundance of Lithium in some stars has remained a puzzle since the models of how stars evolve predict the Lithium must have been destroyed in the hot plasma of the star.

Dec 1, 2021

New deep learning method adds 301 planets to Kepler's total count; none like Earth [read now]

Scientists have added a whopping 301 newly confirmed exoplanets to the total exoplanet tally. None of the newly confirmed planets are believed to be Earth-like or in the habitable zone of their parent stars.

Nov 30, 2021

One Year From Launch: US-European SWOT Satellite Getting Ready to Track Water Resources on Earth

The Surface Water and Ocean Topography spacecraft enters the home stretch as an international team prepares the next-generation satellite for launch in 2022.The SWOT mission is just a year out from launch, and the final set of tests on the spacecraft have started.

Nov 30, 2021

Asteroid of Taj Mahal Size to Pass by Earth Today; NASA Lists it Among 5 Under Watch

The approaching asteroid will pass by our planet today, about 3.8 million miles away. The Asteroid Watch dashboard tracks asteroids and comets that will make relatively close approaches to Earth.

Nov 29, 2021

Avenge the dinosaurs, Elon Musk tells NASA amid DART spacecraft launch [details]

Once DART identifies and locks onto Dimorphos, it will kinetically impact the asteroid moonlet at a speed of roughly 24,000 kilometres per hour and shift its orbit.

Nov 25, 2021

NASA all set to launch milestone asteroid defence mission DART today [Watch Live]

The US space agency is all set to launch its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft, intended to deliberately crash into an asteroid, on Wednesday.

Nov 24, 2021