Mars storm update - NASA upgrades it to 'Planet Encircling'; Spells doom for Opportunity rover

Mars, in its entirety is now going through a storm of epic proportions and has reached a stage that NASA has categorised as, "planet-encircling".

Jun 22, 2018

NASA's Armageddon - Space agency's 'preparedness strategy' in case asteroids or comets come at Earth

The US space agency says that efforts related to comet and asteroid impacts are important because they are low probability, but high consequence natural disasters.

Jun 21, 2018

NASA wants astronauts to navigate deep space with instruments pirates used to sail the high seas

A sextant is a tool that was used by sailors and pirates hundreds of years ago to help them navigate through uncharted seas using the position of stars.

Jun 20, 2018

Solar System's largest volcanic eruption happened on Mars creating the Medusae Fossae

The volcanic eruption likely spewed enough water to cover the entire planet in a thin sheet of liquid water filled with toxic volcanic chemicals.

Jun 19, 2018

Watch: Meteor illuminates sky during Foo Fighters show in Netherlands

The meteor exploded in the sky during the drum solo of Taylor Hawkins at the Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands. The fireball was also seen across Europe, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany and France.

Jun 19, 2018

Venus' atmosphere spins so fast that it steals 2 minutes from the planet every day

Venus is about as large as Earth but its atmosphere and proximity to the Sun makes it hot and toxic. Astronomers have now found that the planet is losing about 2 minutes every Venus-day because of its atmosphere.

Jun 19, 2018

NASA's 'Opportunity': Mars rover caught in dust storm might help study Martian climate

The Opportunity rover is caught in a massive dust storm that has grown to cover about one quarter the red planet. Scientists are excited to see the sheer volume of data they might gather on the Martian climate.

Jun 18, 2018

Volcanoes produce music deep inside them and it could help prepare for eruptions

Craters are like windpipes and high-pressure air moved around by the changing shape of the craters can help predict eruptions and save lives.

Jun 18, 2018

SpaceX, NASA and Blue Origin cannot go to Mars with their current engines, says Chris Hadfield

Astronaut Chris Hadfield feels that while rockets will make it to Mars, the first few missions are likely to be too dangerous for humans to survive.

Jun 18, 2018

ISRO's GSAT-11 ready for launch, but when will the 'heaviest communication satellite' take off?

The Indian Space Research Organisation's GSAT-11 was scheduled to be launched on May 26 from Kourou, a site in South America, but was recalled over doubts of possible glitches. The communication satellite was then thoroughly checked and is now found to be free of glitches.

Jun 18, 2018

NASA's space ninja Peggy Whitson retires at 58

Peggy Whitson, the oldest woman ever to go to space, is also widely known for being the world's most experienced female spacewalker.

Jun 18, 2018

Scientists discover over 100 planets with possible habitable exomoons

Each of these planets is over three times the width of Earth and they all are orbiting their star within the habitable zone.

Jun 18, 2018

Stephen Hawking's voice beamed to closest-known black hole

The legendary astrophysicist has been buried at the Westminster Abbey, London, between two other legendary British scientists -- Sir Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin.

Jun 17, 2018

Japan's Hayabusa2 mission to return a sample of an asteroid has almost reached its target

The craft will land on asteroid Ryugu, collect samples from the surface, dig in, take some subsurface samples and fly back to Earth.

Jun 17, 2018

A new type of photosynthesis that works in low light could pave the way for energy on Mars

Low-light adapted cyanobacteria that can photosynthesise in near-infrared, low energy light could actually be used to colonise Mars and be used to produce oxygen and create a biosphere there, say scientists.

Jun 17, 2018