ISS astronauts show off cool moves in first badminton match in space [Video]

Astronauts aboard the ISS have fun in space with badminton matches, American football, fidget spinners and more, and hope to get a space motorcycle soon.

Feb 8, 2018

First glimpse of TRAPPIST-1 planets shows some could hold more water than Earth

Astronomers have discovered seven earth-sized exoplanets orbiting the dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 could potentially hold 250 times more water than earths oceans. Studies also show the planets are made mostly of rock, marking them as more similar to earth than gas giants.

Feb 7, 2018

NASA: TRAPPIST-1 planets might harbor water and be habitable

The atmospheres of TRAPPIST-1 planets will be explored closely by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, which will be launched in 2019.

Feb 7, 2018

In a first, astronomers discover around 2,000 planets outside the Milky Way galaxy

This is the first discovery of planets in a galaxy outside Milky Way.

Feb 6, 2018

Longest Russian spacewalk results in wrongly-angled antenna, towels in space

Two cosmonauts from Roscosmos placed an antenna in the wrong direction and abandoned towels in outer space while on a mission that broke longest Russian spacewalk record.

Feb 6, 2018

Earth's magnetic field is likely to flip and cause severe disaster, scientists warn

The poles have exchanged places many times before according to Earth's history.

Feb 5, 2018

ISRO gears up for Chandrayaan-2 mission in April, rover will spend 14 active days on moon's surface

For the Chandrayaan-2 mission, the GSLV Mk II will launch the spacecraft that will weigh about 3,290kg, which includes an orbiter, a rover and a lander to the moon.

Feb 5, 2018

Spacecraft that will one day take humans beyond the Moon starts getting into shape

The spacecraft is expected to help NASA return astronauts to the Moon, and eventually make a manned landing on Mars possible.

Feb 3, 2018

Discovery of dwarf galaxies orbiting a huge galaxy challenges long-held theory of 'bees around a hive'

Dwarf satellite galaxies orbiting large galaxies, such as Milky Way and Andromeda, may not be like bees swarming around a hive after all.

Feb 3, 2018

Spectacular! NASA's Curiosity Rover shares unseen photo of Mars with epic travel panorama [Video]

The panoramic view of Mars is the result of 16 individual photos — taken by Curiosity's Mast Camera, or Mastcam, on October 25, 2017 — stitched together.

Feb 2, 2018

Amateur astronomer finds NASA satellite IMAGE 12 years after it goes missing

NASA had launched the weather tracking spacecraft IMAGE, in 2000 and lost contact with it five years later.

Feb 2, 2018

China aims to become the next space superpower

China has ambitious plans to become a major space superpower in 2018.

Feb 1, 2018

Super blue blood moon stuns viewers around the world

Stargazers from all over the world looked up at the morning sky to find a super blue blood moon. The event is marked by three phenomena that coincided to create a dazzling  visual of the moon.

Feb 1, 2018

Super Blue Blood Moon 2018: Breathtaking pictures of the lunar trilogy from across the world [Photos]

For first time in 150 years, the world witnessed the Super Blue Blood Moon, a rare celestial event where the lunar eclipse, supermoon and blue moon coincided to form the lunar trilogy.

Feb 1, 2018

Mars rovers view of the Gale crater

Curiosity Project Scientist Ashwin Vasavada gives a descriptive tour of the Mars rovers view in Gale Crater. The white-balanced scene looks back over the journey so far. The view from Vera Rubin Ridge looks back over buttes, dunes and other features along the route.

Jan 31, 2018