Space

World's largest telescope planned in Chile may be functional by 2022

It could give astronomers a chance to look deeper into the history of universes.

Nov 12, 2015

Mars' moon Phobos might be destroyed in 30-50 million years: NASA

The shallow grooves on Phobos' surface may be early signs of structural failure.

Nov 11, 2015

Arianespace chosen to launch Indian communication satellites in 2016, 2017

The two spacecraft are planned as replacements for currently-operational relay platforms

Nov 11, 2015

Twiteratti spots 'UFO'; It wasn't a bird, it wasn't a plane, it wasn't even Superman

Californians spot a UFO-like streak of light in the sky; turns out to be a missile.

Nov 8, 2015

Indian astronomers detect a dying, giant radio galaxy

This galaxy -- located about nine billion light years away -- emits powerful radio waves.

Nov 8, 2015

Meet Timothy Peake, the astronaut boldly going where no Brit has gone before

Timothy Peake is set to become the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station.

Nov 7, 2015

Nasa has cracked the mystery over Mars missing atmosphere

Scientists have documented a solar storm blasting away Mars atmosphere, an important clue in a long-standing mystery of how a planet that was once like Earth turned into a cold, dry desert, Nasa scientists said on Thursday (5 November). On 8 March, Nasas Mars-orbiting Maven spacecraft caught such a storm stripping away the planets atmosphere, scientists said. Maven lead researcher Bruce Jakosky said the stripping of Mars atmosphere took place hundreds of millions of years ago and has slowed down since.

Nov 6, 2015

After US and Britain, Italy to become third country to fly armed drones

Italy currently has 12 drones in service.

Nov 6, 2015

NASA's 'Red Planet' mission shows how solar wind is stripping Martian atmosphere

The Martian atmosphere is getting stripped at a rate of nearly 100 grams each second.

Nov 6, 2015

Nasa releases incredible time-lapse video of the sun in Ultra-HD

Time-lapse video shows high resolution images of suns surface.

Nov 5, 2015

ChinaSat-2C put into orbit atop a Long March rocket

It will provide radio, TV transmission and broadband services.

Nov 4, 2015

New Zealand: NASA to initiate next space revolution designed by Rocket Lab

The rocket will be powered by the first ever 3D-printed engine.

Nov 4, 2015

Thailand: Video captures burning meteor light up the sky

A dashcam in eastern Chonburi province, Thailand, captured a green fireball, believed to be a burning meteor, shoot across the night sky on Monday night (2 November), an incident reportedly seen across wide areas of Thailands sky.

Nov 3, 2015