What is Gaganyaan? India and France collaborate on ISRO's first manned space mission

The two nations will collaborate on building the launch vehicles of the future as they take Indians to space.

Sep 7, 2018

One ring to rule them all: NASA's Chandra Observatory finds massive ring of black holes

The one ring does not really wield power over its nearby galaxies, but can be useful in understanding what happens when two of them crash into each other.

Sep 7, 2018

ISRO calls for greater participation from private players in space business

Notably, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced on this year's Independence Day that India will send its first manned spacecraft by 2022.

Sep 6, 2018

You can see a bright comet passing Earth with just a pair of binoculars this month

Comet 21P will get bigger and bigger and on 10 and 11 September, it will be at its biggest possible size as seen from Earth. Till about mid-September, 21P can be spotted near the constellation Auriga.

Sep 6, 2018

Russia develops new technology to carry tourists to the edge of space on balloons

There will be no space planes or rockets, so this could be the cheapest way to get to space and back.

Sep 6, 2018

ISS leak could be an act of sabotage, alleges Russia as new theories do the rounds

"There were several attempts at drilling," by a "wavering hand", said the Chief of Roscosmos.

Sep 5, 2018

Bereft of land, these ocean-filled planets could host life far better

"This really pushes back against the idea you need an Earth clone — that is, a planet with some land and a shallow ocean," to harbour life, say researchers.

Sep 4, 2018

Life on Mars? Like it or not, this is what human habitat on the red planet may look like

The HP-backed contest saw about 87,000 entries from all over the world, each contestant coming up with their own vision of a future in Mars

Sep 4, 2018

Earth to ISS via cable? Japan to test space elevator's first concept from ISS on Sept. 11

Carrying one kilogram of cargo to space costs a whopping $22,000 now. A space elevator will cut that down to just $200.

Sep 4, 2018

In every picture we've taken, there exists a mysterious 'Planet Nine' beyond Pluto, say puzzled astronomers

'Every time we take a picture, there is this possibility that Planet Nine exists in the shot.'

Sep 3, 2018

NASA conducts test of stadium-sized huge balloon that reaches edge of space in 8 hours

The thickness of plastic sheeting that makes up the "Big 60" is far less than what you would find in a typical shopping bag, but can carry a small car to the edge of space easily.

Sep 3, 2018

NASA: Hubble photographs rare, enigmatic star forming stellar cloud

NASA says that it appears to be a small, isolated region of star formation and the strange shapes that the gases have taken in the image could have happened because of fierce ultraviolet radiation spewed from bright and young stars in its vicinity.

Sep 2, 2018

Black holes, known for eating stars, can also reignite dead stars to life, says study

Tides caused by black holes on dead stars can momentarily start it up and cause fission to take place momentarily.

Aug 31, 2018

ISS suffers oxygen leak after hit by an asteroid; Astronauts use duct tape to seal it for now

Overnight and in the morning there was an abnormal situation - a pressure drop, an oxygen leak at the ISS, though crew are safe and unharmed by the breach to the exterior shell.

Aug 31, 2018

Where will the first Mars explorers live? SpaceX reveals and explains

They are likely to stay and live on board the BFR while they build the first Mars city.

Aug 29, 2018