In every picture we've taken, there exists a mysterious 'Planet Nine' beyond Pluto, say puzzled astronomers

'Every time we take a picture, there is this possibility that Planet Nine exists in the shot.'

Sep 3, 2018

NASA conducts test of stadium-sized huge balloon that reaches edge of space in 8 hours

The thickness of plastic sheeting that makes up the "Big 60" is far less than what you would find in a typical shopping bag, but can carry a small car to the edge of space easily.

Sep 3, 2018

NASA: Hubble photographs rare, enigmatic star forming stellar cloud

NASA says that it appears to be a small, isolated region of star formation and the strange shapes that the gases have taken in the image could have happened because of fierce ultraviolet radiation spewed from bright and young stars in its vicinity.

Sep 2, 2018

Black holes, known for eating stars, can also reignite dead stars to life, says study

Tides caused by black holes on dead stars can momentarily start it up and cause fission to take place momentarily.

Aug 31, 2018

ISS suffers oxygen leak after hit by an asteroid; Astronauts use duct tape to seal it for now

Overnight and in the morning there was an abnormal situation - a pressure drop, an oxygen leak at the ISS, though crew are safe and unharmed by the breach to the exterior shell.

Aug 31, 2018

Where will the first Mars explorers live? SpaceX reveals and explains

They are likely to stay and live on board the BFR while they build the first Mars city.

Aug 29, 2018

ESO releases stunning images of Milky Way nebula in infrared 7,500 light years from Earth

Carina Nebula is about 7,500 light years away in the Carina constellation. Here, stars are born and die almost constantly and as a result, Carina Nebula is an interesting, dynamic and ever-evolving region in the night sky.

Aug 29, 2018

Spitzer Space Telescope's 15-year sojourn in space is filled with numerous discoveries

Five of the Spitzer Space Telescope's long list of greatest discoveries.

Aug 27, 2018

NASA shows how 'beautiful' wildfires can look from space by tracing aerosols in the atmosphere

The image the GEOS FP model's result for aerosol concentrations around the world as of 23 August 2018. During this time, huge plumes of smoke from fires drifted all over North America and spread out up to Africa.

Aug 27, 2018

'Potentially hazardous' asteroid headed towards Earth, but there's no reason to panic

There's a massive asteroid headed our way in the coming days and here's everything you need to know about it.

Aug 23, 2018

USAF's mysterious drone space plane X-37B has been in orbit for nearly a year now, sans clarity

All that is known about this mission is that it is a drone that flies at the edge of space and stays in orbit for months at a time.

Aug 22, 2018

NASA's InSight lander completes halfway mark on its journey to Mars; Touchdown likely on Nov 26

At the halfway mark, all on-board instruments were switched on and checked -- they are all working well, says NASA.

Aug 21, 2018

Last week meteor explosion 40 times brighter than full Moon, says NASA (Video)

The meteor was first seen at an altitude of about 93 km in the sky, travelling at a speed of over 86,421 kph directly over Alabama, it fragmented at an altitude of 29 km in the air.

Aug 21, 2018

Water on Moon: NASA confirms Lunar poles have ancient ice deposits

There is enough ice on the Moon, making it accessible as a resource for future space travellers and expeditions to deep space, it might even be possible to stay on the Moon now that it has water.

Aug 21, 2018

Jupiter moved like a wrecking ball through young solar system and helped create Earth: Study

Jupiter caused planets to collide and break up into smaller rocky planets. It even directed water-rich asteroids towards Earth, allowing life to bloom on the rocky planet.

Aug 20, 2018