NASA's New Horizons makes history by capturing the most distant images made from Earth

The new image snapped by the New Horizons when the spacecraft was at a distance of 6.12 billion kilometers (3.79 billion miles).

Feb 9, 2018

Geostorm Alert: Massive solar winds to wreak havoc on Earth, are you ready for it?

Experts say a tear in Sun's northern atmosphere may lead to a massive geomagnetic storm on Earth which can destroy all forms of communication for months.

Feb 10, 2018

Ruthless fate awaits Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster floating in space: Experts

Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster, which was sent to Mars onboard the Falcon Heavy rocket, will be torn apart by space radiation, experts said.

Feb 9, 2018

NASA wants to send a submarine to Saturn's moon Titan; researchers create alien ocean to test it

To better understand how a submarine might react to freezing hydrocarbon seas on Titan, researchers created an alien ocean in a lab.

Feb 9, 2018

Small asteroid to closely pass by Earth on Feb 9: NASA

Asteroid 2018 CB which will closely flyby Earth was discovered by the astronomers at the NASA-funded Catalina Sky Survey (CSS) in Arizona on February 4, 2018.

Feb 9, 2018

NASA's MRO spots a 'tadpole crater' on Mars

The images may help scientists understand the evolution of the dry planet which is believed to have had a watery past.

Feb 8, 2018

Astronomers observe the strongest magnetic field ever directly measured on the Sun

The sunspot, appeared on the solar surface in February 2014, was the source of the strongest magnetic field ever measured on the Sun.

Feb 8, 2018

Scientists warn of unusually cold Sun: Will we face another ice age?

A study by the University of California San Diego has said the Sun will experience a cold period where all solar activities will be reduced drastically.

Feb 8, 2018

Flat-earthers say a huge wall at earth's end is keeping us from falling off, and Mad Mike has failed yet again to prove it

Flat-earther Mike Hughes failed to launch himself into space on his homemade rocket to prove with a photo that the earth has a flat surface.

Feb 7, 2018

Watch: Astronauts play space badminton for the first time ever on the International Space Station

Astronauts aboard the ISS played a game of doubles badminton for the first time ever in space. Russian cosmonaut Alexandr Misurkin likened the historic game to being equivalent of putting a flag on Mars. The astronauts reportedly made up their own special rules for the game.

Feb 7, 2018

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