NASA's Cassini spacecraft took new image of Saturn's moon Epimetheus; here are 7 things to know about the Potato Moon

The Cassini space probe captured the photo of Saturn's inner most moon -- Epimetheus -- on February 21 2017 with its narrow-angle camera.

Jul 10, 2017

Milky Way could be home to 100 billion brown dwarfs; here are 7 things you should know about the failed stars

According to the guesstimation of researchers, around 25 billion to 100 billion brown dwarfs are present in the Milky Way.

Jul 8, 2017

Scientists from SLAC get first direct look at how electrons 'dance' with vibrating atoms

The experiments were carried out with SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) X-ray free-electron laser and with a technique called angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) on the Stanford campus.

Jul 7, 2017

THIS is how NASA protects astronauts from microbes

Fungi and bacteria are present wherever humans are, hence they are present on the ISS too.

Jul 5, 2017

NASA's Juno Mission: 7 things to know about the space probe orbiting Jupiter

The $1.1 billion Juno mission was launched in August 2011 and is scheduled to end in February 2018.

Jul 5, 2017

NASA's DART Mission to protect Earth from asteroid apocalypse enters next phase [VIDEO]

An asteroid named Didymos, which will have a distant approach to Earth in 2022 and then in 2024, is the target for DART spacecraft.

Jul 4, 2017

NASA explores tropical storm Nanmadol inside and out using 2 satellites

The tropical storm is located at the northeast of Taiwan which had maximum winds estimated at 45 knots which is equal to 51.8 mph (83.3kph).

Jul 4, 2017

Can geckos help scientists clear space debris?

NASA looks forward to substituting the traditional adhesives such as velcro with gecko grippers.

Jul 3, 2017

NASA's K2 mission: New hot Jupiter discovered

EPIC 228735255b has an orbital period of 6.57 days.

Jul 1, 2017

Earth based telescopes to aid NASA's Juno mission

The GRS was first spotted after 1830, it is a century old swirling storm whose diameter is bigger than that of Earth.

Jul 1, 2017

Would an asteroid discovered in 1997 hit Earth? Search for answers led to much more

When Asteroid 1997 XF11 was discovered in 1997, it led to panic over fears that it would collide with Earth. However, it left behind a different kind of impact on humankind and science. Read to know what it was.

Jul 1, 2017

NASA supercomputers to identify deadly asteroid impacts

In 2013, the Russian city of Chelyabinsk was affected by an asteroid's shock wave which injured over 1,200 people and damaged buildings as far away as 93 kilometres.

Jun 30, 2017

NASA compares images of Saturn's 3 moons taken by Cassini

These photos were taken with the help of the narrow-angle camera of Cassini spacecraft oriented in a way that the north side is up.

Jun 29, 2017

Space junk to be cleared using magnetic space tugs to prevent satellite collisions [VIDEO]

The number of CubeSats launched into space can spike up to 12,000 in the coming years, increasing the danger in space travel and the risk of satellite collisions.

Jun 28, 2017

This supersonic X-Plane by NASA will whizz through your cityscape but you won't hear anything

NASA's supersonic X-Plane will generate about 60 A-weighted decibels of noise, which is in the range of normal conversation.

Jun 27, 2017