Space

Rogue planet not attached to any star found wandering through the Milky Way

The mystery planet is not the Planet X or Nibiru and is about 20 light years away.

Aug 6, 2018

Sturgeon Moon this month: Where to see full Moon, Mercury and Venus

As the red planet retreats, this month's biggest attraction, apart from the Moon itself will be Mercury and Venus.

Aug 5, 2018

ISRO Chandrayaan-2: India's mission to Moon faces another delay- launch moved to 2019

India was all set to be the fourth country to land on the Moon, but this delay could mean Israel will it make there by 2019, before India.

Aug 5, 2018

NASA recreates how a Milky Way Star fought siblings 170 years ago, exploded but survived

Though it is not possible to travel back to the 1800s to once again see and record the actual eruption, a "rebroadcast" of sorts was captured by scientists, about 170 years later, now.

Aug 3, 2018

Once upon a time there was a star.., narrates NASA

A supernova remnant is a sign of an exploded star. In this particular image, red filaments belong to a supernova remnant HBH 3, first detected in 1966.

Aug 3, 2018

Jeff Bezos addresses the media about the New Shepard rocket booster

As space race heats up, Amazon's Bezos spends more cash than ever to fuel Blue Origin's growth

Jeff Bezos is on a hiring spree, having spent millions to bring on board more engineers and speed up the development of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, as it looks to compete in the increasingly crowded space race, now dominated by Elon Musk's SpaceX.

Aug 3, 2018

All three of humanity's space exploration targets in one image from Earth

The image with the Moon, Mars, and the ISS are seen together was taken near Mount Remarkable National Park, Australia.

Aug 2, 2018

UV light identified as an important prerequisite for life to evolve on exoplanets

Chemistry required to create the primordial soup which resulted in the development of life on Earth might not have happened without a dosage of UV light.

Aug 1, 2018

China wants to lasso an asteroid and bring down it to Earth, the American Cowboy way

Taking cue from the American Cowboy style, the spacecraft will throw a large bag made of small robots over the asteroid and drag it down to Earth.

Aug 1, 2018

Black holes are growing 'fuzzballs' and might not have a ring of fire, say researchers

Black holes can be likened to giant balls of string, researchers have said. These balls of string gather additional material as new objects like stars and planets get sucked in.

Jul 30, 2018

Mars is a thousand times drier than driest place on Earth – might be too arid to host life

In the Atacama desert, microbes only exist in a dormant state, barely surviving.

Jul 30, 2018

Edge of space just got 19 km closer to the Earth, say researchers; Will US agree?

The Karman Line, which separates Earth from space is right now set at 100 km.

Jul 29, 2018

Listen to 'haunting melody' as star dies in first-ever movie on cosmic explosion

Watch and listen to the sounds of a star's supernova explosion that leads to the creation of a black hole.

Jul 27, 2018

Like Richter scale, new Rio scale is here to measure alien encounters, ET signals

The Rio scale is here to measure alien encounters, ET signals. It narrows news about alien sightings and signals down to a single numerical value between zero and ten. This is intended to give the general populace a quick way to understand just how important, or factual the news is.

Jul 26, 2018

NOAA's $11 billion project on hold after weather satellite malfunctions

GOES-17 is not operating at its optimal capacity due to cooling issues. The instrument is designed to look at Earth through 16 camera channels, but only about six are functional.

Jul 26, 2018

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Space

Rogue planet not attached to any star found wandering through the Milky Way

Sturgeon Moon this month: Where to see full Moon, Mercury and Venus

ISRO Chandrayaan-2: India's mission to Moon faces another delay- launch moved to 2019

NASA recreates how a Milky Way Star fought siblings 170 years ago, exploded but survived

Once upon a time there was a star.., narrates NASA

As space race heats up, Amazon's Bezos spends more cash than ever to fuel Blue Origin's growth

All three of humanity's space exploration targets in one image from Earth

UV light identified as an important prerequisite for life to evolve on exoplanets

China wants to lasso an asteroid and bring down it to Earth, the American Cowboy way

Black holes are growing 'fuzzballs' and might not have a ring of fire, say researchers

Mars is a thousand times drier than driest place on Earth – might be too arid to host life

Edge of space just got 19 km closer to the Earth, say researchers; Will US agree?

Listen to 'haunting melody' as star dies in first-ever movie on cosmic explosion

Like Richter scale, new Rio scale is here to measure alien encounters, ET signals

NOAA's $11 billion project on hold after weather satellite malfunctions

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]