NASA releases new image of Crab Nebula by Chandra, Spitzer and Hubble

The Crab Nebula spews jets of matter and antimatter away from its poles as a result of its rapidly spinning core.

Mar 18, 2018

Space radiations are getting more dangerous: Are future astronauts at risk?

The dangers of space radiation are much higher than previously thought, exposing astronauts to serious health implications.

Mar 17, 2018

Kalpana Chawla birth anniversary: Facts about first Indian-origin woman in space

Tributes poured in for Kalpana Chawla as India celebrates the 56th birth anniversary of the first Indian-origin woman who traveled to space.

Mar 17, 2018

Mysterious new purple aurora named Steve by scientists

Citizen scientist photographers have captured a new kind of purple aurora in Canada and named it Steve, which officially stands for Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement .

Mar 16, 2018

Russia to launch Mars mission next year, says Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin made the revelation in an interview but few other details of the Mars mission were available.

Mar 15, 2018

NASA's Mars 2020 rover has entered key assembly, test and launch phase

The 2020 rover will be launched with updated tech, cameras, and instruments trained to look for bio-signatures and possible habitats for human travelers.

Mar 15, 2018

Aurora Steve: Mysterious purple lights in the sky spotted by citizen scientists

Steve is an acronym for "Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement" and occurs in latitudes lower than the normal for auroras.

Mar 15, 2018

NASA prepares for live high definition video transmission from Mars using lasers

NASA aims to transmit up to 200 gigabits of data per second that will reach Earth in 20 minutes, making HD video of a future Mars landing a possibility.

Mar 15, 2018

All galaxies spin once every billion years, like cosmic clocks

If you were to be perched on the edge of any galaxy large or small, in a billion years, you would have gone all the way round.

Mar 14, 2018

Jupiter's Great Red Spot is getting taller and redder as it shrinks

Jupiter's Great Red Spot is undergoing massive changes. It is getting smaller, taller, and redder. It might not even be visible in about 10 years, says NASA.

Mar 14, 2018

Google's AI can help you find alien worlds using NASA data

Alien worlds and exoplanets can be found in Kepler data using Google's open-source AI now available for download.

Mar 14, 2018

Magnetic storm lesser known facts: How is it caused and other FAQs

United States' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration debunked the speculation that a "massive magnetic storm" is about to hit Earth on March 18.

Mar 13, 2018

Titan: Check out these pictures of Saturn's largest moon

Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is almost double the size of Earth's moon and is the only known body to have a dense atmosphere of nitrogen.

Mar 13, 2018

History of time: From Big Bang to present day in 10 minutes

The whole timeline of the universe and its evolution has been put together in this video that shows every major event from star formation to life on Earth.

Mar 13, 2018

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