NASA's Opportunity finds mysterious 'rock stripes' on Mars

NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, which reached its 5,000th Martian day or sol on February 16, 2018, recently sent a picture of the Red Planet that created much curiosity among the scientists.

Feb 19, 2018

'You need to fix this problem,' writes a 6-year-old schoolgirl in a letter to NASA to make Pluto planet again

In her letter to NASA, Cara Lucy O'Connor, 6, from Ireland said that it is unfair and mean that Pluto was put in the trash can.

Feb 19, 2018

Experiencing Mars on Earth: Scientists spend 4 days in Israel's Negev desert to simulate life on Red Planet

Israeli researchers have just ended a Mars habitat experiment in Israel's Negev desert, simulating living conditions on the Red Planet.

Feb 19, 2018

NASA's Juno captures stunning image of Jupiter's swirling cloud formations

NASA's Juno snapped a wide-angle image which portrays the northern region of Jupiter's cloud formations swirling over the planet's top and it's north temperate belt.

Feb 19, 2018

Fossilized aliens on Mars: Expert stuns with statement on crystal-shaped features discovered on red planet

An astrobiology researcher has claimed that crystal-shaped features discovered on Mars are actually fossilized alien footprints.

Feb 18, 2018

Hundred new 'alien planets' discovered beyond our solar system by NASA's Kepler probe

With the new discovery, the total number of exoplanets discovered by the K2 mission has gone up to almost 300.

Feb 17, 2018

Chandrayaan-2, set to place robotic rover on the moon, 'more powerful than NASA's Apollo missions'

Chandrayaan-2 is also equipped with several scientific capabilities and could send important data regarding the moon back to the Earth.

Feb 17, 2018

SpaceX's Tesla Roadster could crash with Earth, experts reveal

Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster in space could crash into earth, a team led by Canadian astrophysicist Hanno Rein from the University of Toronto Scarborough has predicted.

Feb 16, 2018

Scientists conduct experiment in Mars Simulation Center in Oman desert

A four-week long project has launched at a Mars Simulation Center located in Oman desert, where scientists and researchers are conducting experiments and collecting data to use for future manned missions on Mars.

Feb 16, 2018

Earth and moon in the same frame: NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft captures rare image from 40 million miles

Earth appears as the largest radiant spot present at the center of the image, while the moon appears to be dim and can be seen towards the right of Earth.

Feb 16, 2018

Tiny crystal-shaped features discovered by Mars rover to provide potential evidence of relatively fresh water

"So far on this mission, most of the evidence we've seen about ancient lakes in Gale Crater has been for relatively fresh, non-salty water," Curiosity team member Ashwin Vasavada said.

Feb 15, 2018

Andromeda Galaxy's true size stuns scientists: What will happen when it collides with Milky Way? [Video]

Andromeda Galaxy, which was previously thought to be three times as massive as the Milky Way, will collide with the latter in 4 billion years.

Feb 15, 2018

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captures stunning image of mysterious galaxy NGC 3344

The galaxy NGC 3344 is located 20 million light year from Earth in the Leo Minor constellation.

Feb 15, 2018

Sudden solar winds to strike Earth on February 15: Power grids likely to be affected

Engineers are advised to shut down non-essential systems if the solar storm appears to be severe and prepare for a possible power grid fluctuation.

Feb 15, 2018

Partial solar eclipse 2018: When, where to watch the astronomical event [Live stream link]

Here's all the information about the partial solar eclipse 2018 which will take place on February 15.

Feb 14, 2018