Space

China's Zhurong rover atop Mars surface sends first selfie, other 'touring' group photos

China has revealed new images from its Zhurong rover on Mars, including a beautiful selfie of the rover next to its landing platform.

Jun 12, 2021

This image of Ganymede was obtained by the JunoCam

NASA's Juno sends 1st images of Jupiter's largest moon Ganymede

After flying closer to Jupiter's largest moon than any other in more than two decades, NASA's Juno spacecraft has sent back two images offering dramatic glimpses of the icy orb.

Jun 9, 2021

Navigation glitch sends NASA's Mars helicopter on excursion, though safely landed

Ingenuity Mars first flew to the Red Planet on February 18, while being attached to the belly of NASA's Perseverance rover and later became the first to test power flight on another world, the Martian surface

May 29, 2021

Tiny Zebrafish Can Help Humans Reach Mars Someday; Here's How [New Study]

A new study led by researchers from Queen's University Belfast has shown that understanding an important biological process in zebrafish can help humans travel safely in space.

May 21, 2021

SpaceX-NASA crew-1 astronauts return safely from space station after six-month mission

The astronauts -- NASA's Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, along with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) mission specialist Soichi Noguchi -- returned to Earth in a parachute-assisted splashdown on Sunday.

May 2, 2021

ALH Mk-III helicopter successful in deck trial on Coast Guard ship [details]

The ICG also says that the successful sea-air coordinated operation will greatly facilitate coastal surveillance and search and rescue operations

Apr 29, 2021

NASA Delays Mars Helicopter's First Flight to April 14; What's Happened? [Details]

The first flight of Ingenuity, NASA's Mars rotorcraft, has been deferred to 14 April after the command sequence of the flight was ended by a technical safeguard

Apr 11, 2021

Indian scientists make fuel from CO2; New method paves way for producing energy on Mars [Explained]

Researchers from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research devised a simple chemical method using Magnesium (Mg) to produce fuel from Carbon Dioxide (CO2).

Apr 11, 2021

Mars Helicopter Survives First Freezing Night On Martian Surface, All Eyes On April 11 First Flight

The 'Ingenuity' survived its first night on the surface of the Jezero Crater on Mars, where extreme temperatures can reach as low as -90 C

Apr 8, 2021

NASA delays first flight of Mars helicopter by 3 days from April 8 to 11

The decision to push back the date of the launch from April 8 to April 11 was announced by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory without giving any reason for the delay

Apr 2, 2021

Scientists discover new auroral rings on Jupiter originating at edge of magnetosphere

SwRI scientists discover a new auroral feature on Jupiter as UVS images faint auroral rings that likely originate at edge of gas giant's magnetosphere

Apr 2, 2021

Astronomers detect X-rays from Uranus for 1st time, Sun being the source

Astronomers detect X-rays from Uranus the seventh planet from the Sun with two sets of rings around its equator, emanating from the Sun

Apr 1, 2021

Sound of space: Scientists discover most distant radio blast that took 13 billion light years to reach

The scientists inspected the quasar from the Magellan Telescope in Chile at Las Campanas Observatory.

Mar 9, 2021

ISRO to collaborate with Italy on space robot, human exploration; Brazil next

ISRO's space cooperation with Italy comes days after India launched 637kg Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 on board PSLV-C51 rocket from Sriharikota on February 28

Mar 5, 2021

How to book free trip to moon; Japanese billionaire to sponsor 8 seats [details]

Yusaku Maezawa said the most important selection criterion will be how the candidates use this trip to push the envelope in their respective fields

Mar 3, 2021

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