Space

Venus' atmosphere spins so fast that it steals 2 minutes from the planet every day

Venus is about as large as Earth but its atmosphere and proximity to the Sun makes it hot and toxic. Astronomers have now found that the planet is losing about 2 minutes every Venus-day because of its atmosphere.

Jun 19, 2018

NASA's 'Opportunity': Mars rover caught in dust storm might help study Martian climate

The Opportunity rover is caught in a massive dust storm that has grown to cover about one quarter the red planet. Scientists are excited to see the sheer volume of data they might gather on the Martian climate.

Jun 18, 2018

Volcanoes produce music deep inside them and it could help prepare for eruptions

Craters are like windpipes and high-pressure air moved around by the changing shape of the craters can help predict eruptions and save lives.

Jun 18, 2018

SpaceX, NASA and Blue Origin cannot go to Mars with their current engines, says Chris Hadfield

Astronaut Chris Hadfield feels that while rockets will make it to Mars, the first few missions are likely to be too dangerous for humans to survive.

Jun 18, 2018

ISRO's GSAT-11 ready for launch, but when will the 'heaviest communication satellite' take off?

The Indian Space Research Organisation's GSAT-11 was scheduled to be launched on May 26 from Kourou, a site in South America, but was recalled over doubts of possible glitches. The communication satellite was then thoroughly checked and is now found to be free of glitches.

Jun 18, 2018

NASA's space ninja Peggy Whitson retires at 58

Peggy Whitson, the oldest woman ever to go to space, is also widely known for being the world's most experienced female spacewalker.

Jun 18, 2018

Scientists discover over 100 planets with possible habitable exomoons

Each of these planets is over three times the width of Earth and they all are orbiting their star within the habitable zone.

Jun 18, 2018

Stephen Hawking's voice beamed to closest-known black hole

The legendary astrophysicist has been buried at the Westminster Abbey, London, between two other legendary British scientists -- Sir Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin.

Jun 17, 2018

Japan's Hayabusa2 mission to return a sample of an asteroid has almost reached its target

The craft will land on asteroid Ryugu, collect samples from the surface, dig in, take some subsurface samples and fly back to Earth.

Jun 17, 2018

Black holes could be eating dark matter, spewing out lasers and radiation

Rapid radio bursts from black holes, that are often discussed, might actually be lasers caused by the degradation of dark matter in black holes.

Jun 17, 2018

A new type of photosynthesis that works in low light could pave the way for energy on Mars

Low-light adapted cyanobacteria that can photosynthesise in near-infrared, low energy light could actually be used to colonise Mars and be used to produce oxygen and create a biosphere there, say scientists.

Jun 17, 2018

UTA researchers complete milestone in International Physics Experiment

Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have built prototypes for an aluminium electric field cage inside a particle detector for an international physics experiment in Switzerland.

Jun 17, 2018

The exoplanet, called WASP-39b, is located more than 20 times closer to its star than the Earth is to the Sun

Potentially habitable moons of giant planets could be better for humans than Earth

Moons of large gas giants could be the perfect place to look for life and so far there are 121 candidates where life could flourish.

Jun 15, 2018

Deja vu 2003: Mars to shine the brightest this July

The Red Planet will appear brighter than usual between July 27 and 31st this year. The distance from the earth will be 35.8 million miles, as opposed to 34.9 million miles which was the closest in the last 60,000 years.

Jun 15, 2018

First time image: Supermassive black hole shreds entire star which leads to huge eruption

Never before have astronomers been able to directly observe the formation and evolution of a jet from a star being devoured by a black hole

Jun 14, 2018

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Space

Venus' atmosphere spins so fast that it steals 2 minutes from the planet every day

NASA's 'Opportunity': Mars rover caught in dust storm might help study Martian climate

Volcanoes produce music deep inside them and it could help prepare for eruptions

SpaceX, NASA and Blue Origin cannot go to Mars with their current engines, says Chris Hadfield

ISRO's GSAT-11 ready for launch, but when will the 'heaviest communication satellite' take off?

NASA's space ninja Peggy Whitson retires at 58

Scientists discover over 100 planets with possible habitable exomoons

Stephen Hawking's voice beamed to closest-known black hole

Japan's Hayabusa2 mission to return a sample of an asteroid has almost reached its target

Black holes could be eating dark matter, spewing out lasers and radiation

A new type of photosynthesis that works in low light could pave the way for energy on Mars

UTA researchers complete milestone in International Physics Experiment

Potentially habitable moons of giant planets could be better for humans than Earth

Deja vu 2003: Mars to shine the brightest this July

First time image: Supermassive black hole shreds entire star which leads to huge eruption

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

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