Planet twice the size of Earth orbiting nearby star 40 Eridani, the home to Spock from Star Trek

The planet likely doesn't have occupants with pointy ears. It is about double the size of Earth and circles with an orbit of 42 days, which means it is hot and dry.

Sep 20, 2018

Not alone but planning to take 8 artists with me to moon, says Japanese billionaire

Maezawa, who is 42, with a net worth of $2.9 billion, is known for purchasing expensive artwork for as much as $110.5 million spent on a single painting.

Sep 20, 2018

NASA shares 'First Light' images taken by TESS, scouting southern sky for exoplanets

The image, is a look at the southern sky and it was shot with all four of TESS's wide field cameras.

Sep 19, 2018

What is Nuclear Pasta? Strongest material in the universe could be found in dead stars

Nuclear pasta should be about 100 trillion times the density of water and to make a dent in it, a force of about 10 billion times of what is needed to break steel would be necessary, say researchers.

Sep 18, 2018

Elon Musk shows off updated Big 'Falcon' Rocket: All you need to know

The BFR once finished is going to be the largest, most powerful, and most capable launch vehicle ever built.

Sep 18, 2018

Who is Yusaku Maezawa? Japanese billionaire and SpaceX's first private passenger to the moon

A former drummer in a punk band, billionaire Maezawa will take a trip around the moon planned for 2023 aboard its forthcoming Big Falcon Rocket spaceship, taking the race to commercialize space travel to new heights.

Sep 18, 2018

ISRO's PSLV-C42 launches 2 UK satellites into space making it first ever night launch

The satellites are from UK-based Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL), which has an agreement with Antrix Corporation Ltd, the business arm of ISRO.

Sep 18, 2018

SpaceX's BFR Rocket will take 100 people to Mars by 2022: Elon Musk

BFR is intended for excursions to Mars and past. As indicated by Musk, the spaceship could carry around 100 travelers at a time to our neighboring planet.

Sep 18, 2018

The universe could already be dying with no chance of recovery: False vacuum theory

There is no way to prepare for something like this and there will be sign of it actually happening--once the process starts, there is no way to stop it.

Sep 17, 2018

Nearest exoplanet from Earth could be the perfect place to live, say astronomers

In researchers' findings, movement of its atmosphere and oceans was combined in such a way that even though the night side of the exoplanet never sees any light from its star.

Sep 16, 2018

SpaceX unveils new design update for BFR and announces trip around Moon

The new design for the BFR includes three symmetric wings, making it look like a more traditional spacecraft.

Sep 14, 2018

ISRO espionage case: SC grants Rs 50 lakh in damages to acquitted scientist Nambi Narayanan

Nambi Narayanan was falsely implicated in an espionage case for selling confidential ISRO data to Maldivian intelligence officers in 1994. There were claims that Narayanan along with another ISRO scientist sold the data for millions.

Sep 14, 2018

ESO releases beautiful image of distant galaxy in stunning detail

The image shows spiral galaxy NGC 3981 "suspended in the inky blackness of space".

Sep 13, 2018

Did water on Earth originally come from cosmic dust that created the planet?

Tiny millimetre-sized dust grains soaked in water could have clumped together and formed the landmass of what is now Earth.

Sep 12, 2018

NASA lists 5 hazards humans will encounter in space - Lack of air isn't one of them

In space no one can hear you scream, it is scary, hostile, and ready to kill you at the first opportunity.

Sep 12, 2018