Space

China's satellites to enter uncharted territory; probe dark matter

The dark matter particle explorer will be launched from Jiuquan at the end of this year.

Nov 1, 2015

NASA's Cassini captures Saturn moon Enceladus up close

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has begun transmitting its latest images.

Oct 31, 2015

Nasas Cassini probe to make lowest pass over Enceladus

Nasas Cassini probe is scheduled to make its lowest pass yet over Saturns Enceladus moon on Wednesday (28 October), swooping through the moons towering plume of ice and water vapour to provide new insights into how hospitable the ocean thought to cover Enceladus could be to life.

Oct 28, 2015

Tractor beams of 'Star Trek', 'Star Wars' may become reality soon

The tractor beam uses ultrasound at a frequency of 40 kHz, but is audible only below 20 kHz.

Oct 28, 2015

UFO sightings 2015: WT1190F to crash into Indian Ocean; will world end?

An unidentified flying object (UFO) is expected to plunge into the Indian Ocean on 13 November.

Oct 28, 2015

Asteroid 'Great Pumpkin' swings close to Earth at Halloween

The asteroid will move at a speed of 126,000 kph and have little effect on Earth.

Oct 24, 2015

Hackers hunt for commercial gains in "Space, the final frontier"

Satellites supporting commercial networks on earth are growing rapidly, making them a ripe target for cyber attacks,

Oct 23, 2015

NASA's super rocket to Mars clears critical design review

It is the most powerful rocket ever built that will take humans to deeper space missions, including Mars.

Oct 23, 2015

Nasa animation shows star torn apart by black hole

Animation from Nasa Goddard illustrates what happens when stars enters a black hole.

Oct 22, 2015

Spooky idea of observing one particle changing another is real: Dutch scientists

Delft University of Technology researchers showed how two electrons at separate locations share invisible connections.

Oct 22, 2015

UFO sighting 2015: Huge 'alien floating city' spotted in China? [VIDEO]

Thousands of people reportedly saw an alien floating city in China and a video footage has been uploaded online.

Oct 21, 2015

Orionid meteor shower 2015: When & how to watch the October shooting stars; live streaming information

As compared to the Perseids in August or the Gemenids in December, the Orionids are said to be modest in nature, but too spectacular to be missed.

Oct 20, 2015

European-Russian joint mission to soon colonise the Moon

The probe, named "Luna 27," will explore the freezing "dark" south pole of the Moon to assess whether there is water .

Oct 19, 2015

Now, a skin-tight space suit that mimics the impact of gravity

Australian researchers have designed a skin-tight space suit inspired by the bodysuit worn by Australian sprinter Cathy Freeman.

Oct 19, 2015

Nasa releases photos of Saturns moon Enceladus

Nasa released photos of Saturns icy moon Enceladus on Thursday (15 October) after spacecraft Cassini obtained the images during its flyby the day before. Cassini flew 1,142 miles above the ocean-bearing moons surface

Oct 16, 2015