New exoplanet found 200 light years from Earth could have liquid water

The exoplanet is about 1.6 times the size of Earth and is in its star's Goldilocks zone so this makes it habitable and just the right size to harbor life.

Mar 13, 2018

NOAA explains why geomagnetic storm won't hit Earth on March 18

Geomagnetic storms are a temporary disturbance of Earth's magnetosphere caused by the charged particles of the solar wind.

Mar 13, 2018

Nasa's Hubble discovers 10 billion-year-old 'relic' galaxy near Milky Way

There has been no activity in NGC 1277 for over 10 billion years and it is filled with red, dying stars from the early years of the universe.

Mar 13, 2018

Tiangong-1 crash zone: Can out-of-control Chinese space station crash in India?

China's first space station is hurtling down to Earth and India is one of the areas where the out-of-control space module could crash.

Mar 12, 2018

Elon Musk says Mars spaceship test flights could happen in 2019

The announcement comes a little over a month after SpaceX successfully tested its most powerful reusable rocket, the Falcon Heavy.

Mar 12, 2018

Flat Earth theory slammed with logic by Neil deGrasse Tyson, again

Noted American astrophysicist slams flat-Earthers in a new video and blames free speech and a failed education system for the rise of such theories.

Mar 12, 2018

Magnetic storm this weekend will be no cause for concern

Update: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has clarified that there will not be a massive magnetic storm as was reported here.

Mar 12, 2018

James Webb, the world's largest space telescope, to investigate origin of water

Studying interstellar molecular clouds could yield clues to the origin and evolution of water and other key building blocks necessary for life to arise.

Mar 11, 2018

Uranus discovery day: How was the planet spotted?

Uranus, which is the seventh planet of the solar system, was discovered on March 13, 1781, when William Herschel was observing some stars.

Mar 10, 2018

NASA recreates solar eruption in 3D to track coronal mass ejections' spread

Scientists have used data from three satellites to develop new models to see how shocks associated with coronal mass ejections propagate from Sun.

Mar 10, 2018

Who is Scott Kelly? NASA astronaut's DNA partially changed in space

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly has spent a total 340 consecutive days at International Space Station in low-orbit Earth.

Mar 10, 2018

NASA's Juno unearths Jupiter's mysterious interior: 4 key findings to know

The latest data from NASA's Juno mission has provided scientists with insights on Jupiter's interior structure, core mass and its origin, including its cyclones.

Mar 9, 2018

China is building a space plane that can launch small satellites into orbit

The space plane is likely to have smaller load-carrying capabilities when compared to its American counterpart.

Mar 9, 2018

NASA planning to destroy asteroid headed toward Earth with nuclear bombs

Project Hypervelocity Asteroid Mitigation Mission for Emergency Response (HAMMER) is not too different from the plot of 1998 science fiction film Armageddon.

Mar 9, 2018

World first air-breathing space engine could fly satellites around Mars

In a world first, an ESA-led team has built and fired an electric thruster to ingest scarce air molecules from the top of the atmosphere for propellant, opening the way to satellites flying in very low orbits for years on end.

Mar 8, 2018