Space

Scientists find the world's oldest water that may hold clues to alien life

Considering that the sulphate in the sample originated from interactions between the water and the rocks around it, scientists suggest that the water was capable of sustaining life.

Dec 18, 2016

Rogue One is now a reality after cosmic Death Star discovered by researchers

Researchers have discovered a Death Star similar to the Sun that is believed to have "eaten" most of its planets.

Dec 17, 2016

UFO spotted over Jeffreys Bay

The UFO was detected flying around 1,000 feet (300 meters) above a cargo carrying aircraft by the captain and co-pilot.

Dec 16, 2016

Mystery of what caused brightest flash in the universe solved

The brightest flash in the universe measured so far – known as ASASSN-15lh – was thought to be caused by an extremely bright supernova, but it was actually a supermassive black hole ripping apart a nearby star, scientists say. This is a very rare event as the star has to be at just the right distance from the black hole to be torn apart by it but not vanish inside the event horizon, or the destruction would be invisible.

Dec 16, 2016

Scientists discover evidence of ice on dwarf planet Ceres

Researchers have found evidence of ice on the dwarf planet of Ceres. The planet, which is located in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, has an upper surface rich in hydrogen with higher concentrations at mid-to-high latitudes, scientists believe.

Dec 16, 2016

Ceres has a lot of water, but will NASA find life in its oceans?

Located between Mars and Jupiter, Ceres has a distribution of hydrogen, which can help understand the presence of water on the planet.

Dec 16, 2016

NASA's Martian explorer mission in 2022 could make human mission to Mars possible

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena has initiated NeMO mission by awarding funds to five companies for concept studies.

Dec 15, 2016

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Asteroid collision in the ocean: Scientists warn of horrifying outcomes

Asteroid collision taking place in the ocean could lead to very dangerous outcomes and cause drastic changes in the environment.

Dec 15, 2016

NASA's OSIRIS-REx: The spacecraft that's protecting us from Trojan asteroids

Trojan asteroids are those space rocks which accompany the planets present in our solar system and orbit the Sun along with them.

Dec 14, 2016

NASA's Mars mission: Presence of organics throws up evidence of life on the red planet

Organics found on Mars will boost the search for any existence of life in the past and encourage future endeavours.

Dec 14, 2016

NASA's JunoCam went to Jupiter and all we got was a 'string of pearls'

This was the third closest encounter of the Juno spacecraft with Jupiter.

Dec 14, 2016

Geminid meteor shower 2016 Live Streaming: Date, time, where to watch

Here's all you need to know about the Geminid meteor shower, which will be at its peak from late on Tuesday to the wee hours of Wednesday.

Dec 13, 2016

Ruby-producing mineral forms the clouds of exoplanet HAT-P-7b!

HAT-P-7b is 16 times larger than Earth and orbits a star which is twice as big as the Sun.

Dec 13, 2016

Supermoon December 2016: Facts, time, venue, tips and live streaming links

What makes this last Supermoon of 2016 more amazing is its occurrence with another astronomical event, the Geminid meteor shower.

Dec 13, 2016

How UrtheCast teamed up with NASA to take Earth-views to the next level and into your living rooms

UrtheCast recently teamed up with NASA to improve earth observation imagery. This Canadian organization stands out in the crowd, by offering public access to their earth imagery

Dec 12, 2016