Space

NASA's Curiosity Rover discovers purple rocks on Mars!

A patch of purple rocks was found in Mars' Mount Sharp, which is officially known as Aeolis Mons, and is located in the Gale Crater of the planet.

Dec 30, 2016

Top Space News 2016: Discoveries, theories and mysteries

Here is a roundup about the interesting space and astronomy-related events which made news in 2016.

Dec 29, 2016

Mars mission: An Indian team is heading to the red planet! And they'll really love Utah too

The Mars Desert Research Station, which was launched in 2001, is organised by the Mars Society based in the US.

Dec 28, 2016

Watch: Did we just find evidence of intelligent life on Mars in the form of a utensil? [VIDEO]

A YouTube channel has spotted what appears to be a kitchen utensil in one of the NASA photos sent from Mars by the Curiosity rover.

Dec 28, 2016

Moon exploration: China is landing on the far side of the moon in 2018, and there's a good reason why

One of the advantages of visiting the far side of the moon is to set up a radio telescope, seeing as it is always shielded from radio transmissions being emitted from Earth

Dec 27, 2016

EmDrive: Beating NASA, China claims to have carried out successful test of 'impossible technology'

NASA has been trying to make the hypothetical technology, but China claims that it has successfully carried out a test.

Dec 27, 2016

Hello! This is how scientists plan to communicate with aliens

The song Across the Universe by The Beatles, and compositions by Vivaldi and Gershwin have been sent to space for communicating with aliens.

Dec 27, 2016

Vera Rubin, astronomer who found evidence of Dark Matter, dies at 88

Vera Rubin was the only astronomy major from Vassar College in 1948.

Dec 27, 2016

Here's how NASA is using a laser to save Earth

NASA's latest study has found that minor changes in the environment impact the rise and decline of phytoplankton.

Dec 26, 2016

Is Earth in danger because of star Gliese 710?

Gliese 710, currently 64 light years away from Earth, is expected to pass through our solar system's Oort cloud in 1.35 million years.

Dec 26, 2016

Six more radio signals from deep space deepen mystery: Are we being hailed by intelligent beings?

A total of 17 such radio signals -- called fast radio bursts (FRBs) -- have been received from this location in space since their discovery in 2007.

Dec 25, 2016

Mystery of dimming Tabby Star captivates scientists across the globe

Once it had shown a surprising reduction in its luminosity by 22 percent.

Dec 24, 2016

NASA's Cassini just photographed Pandora: Here are 5 things you need to know about Saturn's little moon

Here are 5 things you need to know about Pandora, the potato-shaped moon of Saturn, in order to be the life of that space-themed Christmas party.

Dec 23, 2016

NASA's Cassini spacecraft captures amazing images of Saturn's Pandora moon!

The potato-shaped moon of the ringed planet was beautifully captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on December 18.

Dec 23, 2016

Exoplanet hunting: Here's the next step researchers will take!

It's guesstimated that the number of Earth-like planets present in our universe is more than the population today.

Dec 19, 2016