NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity Makes Space Record, Travels Furthest in Space

The Opportunity rover broke the Russian Rover, Lonokhod 2's previous record and intends to move on further.

Jul 29, 2014

Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower 2014: Watch the Shooting Stars on 29 July Live Online

The annual meteor shower, Delta Aquarid, will peak on the wee hours of Tuesday, 29 July. It is expected that up to 20 meteors per hour will amaze the sky gazers on that day.

Jul 28, 2014

India Earns ₹4,408 Crore by Launching Satellites of Other Countries

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has earned ₹4,408.07 crore, through launching satellites of other countries during the last 22 years, the Union government stated on Thursday.

Jul 17, 2014

Mars Curiosity Rover Finds Huge Iron Meteorite 'Lebanon' on Red Planet Surface

Nasa's Mars rover, Curiosity, has discovered its first meteorite on the planet's surface, and it is a mightily impressive one.

Jul 17, 2014

Apollo 11 Launch Anniversary: History and Bizarre Facts About Moon Mission

Today marks the 45th anniversary of the launch of Nasa's historic moon mission on 16 July 1969. Changing the course of human history, astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr were sent into space.

Jul 16, 2014

NASA: We will Find Aliens in 20 Years

NASA has predicted that humans will be able to find alien life forms 20 years from now.

Jul 16, 2014

Meteor? UFO-Landing Site? Mysterious Crater in Siberia's 'End of the World' Baffles Scientists

A huge and mysterious crater, spotted in a remote Siberian land ironically known as the "End of the World," has intrigued people and scientists.

Jul 16, 2014

Missing Light Crisis: 'Something is Amiss in the Universe'

There is a "missing light crisis" taking place in the universe with a huge deficit on what there should be and what there actually is, astronomers have said.

Jul 10, 2014

Mars Orbiter Mission Completes 75% of its Space Journey to Red Planet; Timeline

The Mars Orbiter spacecraft has covered a distance of approximately 510 million kilometers

Jul 5, 2014

Long Distance Relationship: Earth Farthest from Sun for Three Days in July

The Earth will be the farthest from the Sun on 4 July, which happens to coincide with the American Independence Day.

Jul 4, 2014

ISRO Launches PSLV-C23 Today; Watch Online

India Space Research Organization (ISRO) launches its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C23 on Monday, 30 June, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) - SHAR, Sriharikota.

Jun 30, 2014

Astronomers Spot Earth-sized Diamond in Space

A team of researchers have detected the faintest and the coldest white dwarf star. Over the ages, the carbon content of the ancient lunar remnants has crystallized thus forming an Earth-size diamond in solar system.

Jun 24, 2014

US Scientist Grows Asparagus in Alien Soil

A US scientist is trying to grow asparagus in alien rocks such as meteorites to prepare humans for space farming. In an attempt to grow microorganisms in space, Michael Mautner, a Virginia Commonwealth University researcher, hopes to terraform Mars and cultivate crops in the Martian soil that would make food, drink, and even oxygen available for any future human settlements.

Jun 20, 2014

International Space Station Acquires its First Coffee Machine

Two Italian companies will be bringing brewed coffee to the International Space Station (ISS) for the first time in November 2014. The companies have designed an exclusive machine that will allow ISS astronauts to sip hot coffee in space as an alternative to the instant coffee that has been the only choice aboard the space station.

Jun 17, 2014

Cracks in Pluto's Moon Suggest it Once had Underground Ocean

Pluto's moon has revealed cracks in it, which indicate that it might possess huge ocean of liquid water underneath.

Jun 16, 2014