ISRO makes world record: How PM Modi, President Pranab Mukherjee, Amitabh Bachchan and others reacted to successful launch of 104 satellites

The launch by ISRO was lauded not just by the Centre but by people across the country.

Feb 15, 2017

ISRO satellite launch: India makes world record by launching 104 satellites in space

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

Feb 15, 2017

NASA: A peanut-shaped asteroid might bang Earth!

Dubbed as 2015 BN509, the asteroid is 200-metre (660ft) wide and 400-metre (1,310ft) long.

Feb 14, 2017

Violent beginnings of a supernova spotted by researchers for the first time!

The SN 2013fs was a normal type-II supernova, which is the commonest type of stellar blast which has a star 50 times massive than the Sun.

Feb 14, 2017

Are aliens living among us and observing our every move? Elon Musk gives his theory

It depends on how wild your imagination can run.

Feb 14, 2017

Isro set to create record on Feb 15 with launch of 104 satellites in one mission

Russia currently holds the record of launching the highest number of satellites (37) in 2014 while Isro's current record is 20 satellites launched in 2016.

Feb 14, 2017

Researchers discover more than 100 alien worlds and one of them could be our future home!

These alien planets, observed by the by HIRES (High Resolution Echelle Spectrometer) at Hawaii's Keck Observatory have been analyzed for 20 years, but have yet to be confirmed as exoplanets

Feb 14, 2017

NASA will hunt for alien life on Jupiter moon Europa

NASA's Science Definition Team (SDT) has revealed that a Europa Lander, which is presently under development, is likely to be launched with the Space Launch System by the early 2020s

Feb 14, 2017

BepiColombo: ESA and JAXA join hands to explore Mercury in 2018!

The spacecraft will reach Mercury over a span of seven years. It will fly by Earth in 2020 and Venus in 2021.

Feb 13, 2017

Researchers have found 10 faint galaxies that kick-started the whole universe!

This technique will help the researchers in better understanding of the cosmic history a billion years post Big Bang.

Feb 13, 2017

Here's why NASA researchers claim exoplanet Proxima b is not habitable!

Discovered in 2016, this exoplanet was guessed to have the ability to be habitable by the scientists.

Feb 12, 2017

Algae kept outside ISS in extreme conditions for almost 2 years are still alive!

The algae survived severe space conditions in a panel kept attached to the ISS for almost two years.

Feb 11, 2017

[VIDEO] Watch the amazing Green Comet 45P and Penumbra lunar eclipse!

Earth will get a view of this stunning celestial beauty again in 2032, when the comet will be at an estimated distance of 48 million kilometres.

Feb 11, 2017

NASA Hubble: Mystery behind the presence of life's building blocks on a white dwarf unveiled

The white dwarf star is present in the constellation, Bootes, located at an estimated distance of 200 light years from Earth.

Feb 11, 2017

Rare blue jet lightning captured in amazing detail

For years, their existence has been debated: elusive electrical discharges in the upper atmosphere that sport names such as red sprites, blue jets, pixies and elves. Reported by pilots, they are difficult to study as they occur above thunderstorms.ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen during his mission on the International Space Station in 2015 was asked to take pictures over thunderstorms with the most sensitive camera on the orbiting outpost to look for these brief features.Denmark’s National Space Institute has now published the results, confirming many kilometre-wide blue flashes around 18 km altitude, including a pulsating blue jet reaching 40 km. A video recorded by Andreas as he flew over the Bay of Bengal at 28 800 km/h on the Station shows the electrical phenomena clearly – a first of its kind.

Feb 10, 2017