ISS: Scott Kelly hands over command of space station

Calling it bittersweet, Nasa astronaut Scott Kelly handed over command of the International Space Station to Tim Kopra on 29 February, as he prepared to return home after enduring the longest US spaceflight.

Mar 1, 2016

Scott Kelly looks back on record-breaking year on ISS

US astronaut Scott Kelly held his final press conference from the International Space Station (ISS) on 25 February, telling reporters that the ISS is a magical place, but that hell be glad to get back to Earth. Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko are finishing up a 340-day mission before returning to Earth next week. Kelly told reporters that he hopes the legacy of their work will be to enable others to go to Mars.

Feb 26, 2016

Space chimp chases Tim Peake around ISS

Nasa astronaut Scott Kelly decided to inject some monkey business into his time on the space station by dressing up in a gorilla costume to torment his fellow ship mates. Kelly uploaded a video to his Twitter page on 23 February showing an unsuspecting astronaut, Britain’s own Tim Peake, checking a large white box. A few seconds later a costumed Kelly comes out and proceeds to chase Peake around the space station.

Feb 25, 2016

Tim Peake: Astronaut shows UK sparkling from space

Tim Peake: Astronaut shows UK sparkling from space

Feb 19, 2016

SpaceX bags NASA contract worth about $700 million for 5 International Space Station cargo missions

SpaceX has won a new contract to take cargo to ISS by NASA.

Feb 25, 2016

Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic unveils new spaceship

Over 700 people have signed up to fly on Virgin Galactic's spaceship that costs $250,000 for a seat.

Feb 20, 2016

Government gives in-principle approval to build gravitational waves observatory in India

The LIGO-India project will be the third of its kind in the world.

Feb 18, 2016

Indian scientists contribute to detection of gravitational waves predicted by Einstein

There are 61 Indians among the 1,000 key scientists involved in the detection at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory.

Feb 12, 2016

Einstein's gravitational waves detected in scientific milestone

The researchers said they detected gravitational waves coming from two distant black holes.

Feb 12, 2016

Tim Peake: British astronaut posts incredible time-lapse video of lightning storm over Earth

British astronaut filmed the stunning time-lapse of Earth whilst aboard the International Space Station.

Feb 9, 2016

Will asteroid destroy Earth on 5 March? NASA rules out collision

Asteroid 2013 TX68 will fly past earth in March but NASA said that it won't destroy Earth.

Feb 9, 2016

Man killed by 'meteorite' in Tamil Nadu is first fatality due to space rock in 2 centuries

A man was killed and three others injured on Saturday due to a mysterious explosion in Tamil Nadu's Vellore district.

Feb 8, 2016

Nasa says asteroid could pass as close to 11,000 miles from Earth on 5 March

Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced on 2 January that an asteroid could pass extremely close to Earth next month, much closer than the Moon. Asteroid 2013 TX68 will make its closest pass by Earth on 5 March.

Feb 4, 2016

Stunning Nasa animation reveals dynamic magnetic fields of the sun

A stunning Nasa animation has captured magnetic field activity on the sun from January 2011 to July 2013, displaying it through multi-coloured moving lines. The video, uploaded online on 29 January, shows how magnetic field lines shoot off the powerful star, with some looping back towards the surface.

Feb 3, 2016

Tim Peake: British astronaut shows how to have a shower in space

Peake is spending six months in space as part of his Principia mission.

Jan 27, 2016