Space

Astronomers observe the strongest magnetic field ever directly measured on the Sun

The sunspot, appeared on the solar surface in February 2014, was the source of the strongest magnetic field ever measured on the Sun.

Feb 8, 2018

Scientists warn of unusually cold Sun: Will we face another ice age?

A study by the University of California San Diego has said the Sun will experience a cold period where all solar activities will be reduced drastically.

Feb 8, 2018

ISS astronauts show off cool moves in first badminton match in space [Video]

Astronauts aboard the ISS have fun in space with badminton matches, American football, fidget spinners and more, and hope to get a space motorcycle soon.

Feb 8, 2018

Flat-earthers say a huge wall at earth's end is keeping us from falling off, and Mad Mike has failed yet again to prove it

Flat-earther Mike Hughes failed to launch himself into space on his homemade rocket to prove with a photo that the earth has a flat surface.

Feb 7, 2018

Watch: Astronauts play space badminton for the first time ever on the International Space Station

Astronauts aboard the ISS played a game of doubles badminton for the first time ever in space. Russian cosmonaut Alexandr Misurkin likened the historic game to being equivalent of putting a flag on Mars. The astronauts reportedly made up their own special rules for the game.

Feb 7, 2018

NASA: TRAPPIST-1 planets might harbor water and be habitable

The atmospheres of TRAPPIST-1 planets will be explored closely by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, which will be launched in 2019.

Feb 7, 2018

First glimpse of TRAPPIST-1 planets shows some could hold more water than Earth

Astronomers have discovered seven earth-sized exoplanets orbiting the dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 could potentially hold 250 times more water than earths oceans. Studies also show the planets are made mostly of rock, marking them as more similar to earth than gas giants.

Feb 7, 2018

A Russian spacewalker is seen in an Orlan spacesuit with blue stripes (center image) working outside the Zvezda service module during the longest spacewalk in Russian space program history on Feb. 2, 2018.

Longest Russian spacewalk results in wrongly-angled antenna, towels in space

Two cosmonauts from Roscosmos placed an antenna in the wrong direction and abandoned towels in outer space while on a mission that broke longest Russian spacewalk record.

Feb 6, 2018

In a first, astronomers discover around 2,000 planets outside the Milky Way galaxy

This is the first discovery of planets in a galaxy outside Milky Way.

Feb 6, 2018

Earth's magnetic field is likely to flip and cause severe disaster, scientists warn

The poles have exchanged places many times before according to Earth's history.

Feb 5, 2018

ISRO gears up for Chandrayaan-2 mission in April, rover will spend 14 active days on moon's surface

For the Chandrayaan-2 mission, the GSLV Mk II will launch the spacecraft that will weigh about 3,290kg, which includes an orbiter, a rover and a lander to the moon.

Feb 5, 2018

Spacecraft that will one day take humans beyond the Moon starts getting into shape

The spacecraft is expected to help NASA return astronauts to the Moon, and eventually make a manned landing on Mars possible.

Feb 3, 2018

Discovery of dwarf galaxies orbiting a huge galaxy challenges long-held theory of 'bees around a hive'

Dwarf satellite galaxies orbiting large galaxies, such as Milky Way and Andromeda, may not be like bees swarming around a hive after all.

Feb 3, 2018

Spectacular! NASA's Curiosity Rover shares unseen photo of Mars with epic travel panorama [Video]

The panoramic view of Mars is the result of 16 individual photos — taken by Curiosity's Mast Camera, or Mastcam, on October 25, 2017 — stitched together.

Feb 2, 2018

Amateur astronomer finds NASA satellite IMAGE 12 years after it goes missing

NASA had launched the weather tracking spacecraft IMAGE, in 2000 and lost contact with it five years later.

Feb 2, 2018

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Space

Astronomers observe the strongest magnetic field ever directly measured on the Sun

Scientists warn of unusually cold Sun: Will we face another ice age?

ISS astronauts show off cool moves in first badminton match in space [Video]

Flat-earthers say a huge wall at earth's end is keeping us from falling off, and Mad Mike has failed yet again to prove it

Watch: Astronauts play space badminton for the first time ever on the International Space Station

NASA: TRAPPIST-1 planets might harbor water and be habitable

First glimpse of TRAPPIST-1 planets shows some could hold more water than Earth

Longest Russian spacewalk results in wrongly-angled antenna, towels in space

In a first, astronomers discover around 2,000 planets outside the Milky Way galaxy

Earth's magnetic field is likely to flip and cause severe disaster, scientists warn

ISRO gears up for Chandrayaan-2 mission in April, rover will spend 14 active days on moon's surface

Spacecraft that will one day take humans beyond the Moon starts getting into shape

Discovery of dwarf galaxies orbiting a huge galaxy challenges long-held theory of 'bees around a hive'

Spectacular! NASA's Curiosity Rover shares unseen photo of Mars with epic travel panorama [Video]

Amateur astronomer finds NASA satellite IMAGE 12 years after it goes missing

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]