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Named 'Farout', distant planet at 96AU discovered; Was it the elusive Planet X?

The International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center has given it a code as 2018 VG18, nicknamed it "Farout." It is located at about 120 astronomical units (AU= distance between Earth and Sun).

Dec 18, 2018

Saturn losing its beauty, iconic rings start disappearing: NASA confirms

Scientists at NASA have confirmed that the iconic rings of Saturn are slowly disappearing, and it will be no more in the future

Dec 18, 2018

New Zealand's Rocket Lab shoots 13 tiny cube satellites into orbit

Rocket Lab, a rocket propulsion company backed by investors in Silicon Valley, has launched a batch of 13 tiny probes from New Zealand to study space.

Dec 17, 2018

Avengers Endgame: Robert Downey Jr responds to NASA after they offered tips to rescue Iron Man

"Always good to know NASA has your back," Tweeted RDJ, quoting the space agency's Tweet from last week. NASA responded again, saying "Failure is not an option".

Dec 17, 2018

ISRO to launch Indian Data Relay Satellite System as communication hub in sky

The two-satellite IDRSS will maintain a continuous communication link with India's remote sensing/earth observation satellites and also with the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk III) that would carry three Indian astronauts to space in 2022.

Dec 16, 2018

Manned lunar missions could be dangerous, may cause deadly disease: Study

The new study report revealed that lunar dust is capable of causing deadly diseases like cancer in humans.

Dec 16, 2018

NASA tweets out tips on how to rescue Tony Stark adrift in space

Tony Stark is set adrift in space, so fans turned to NASA for help in finding Iron Man.

Dec 10, 2018

NASA's Voyager 2 has left the Solar System! Second Earth-made object to reach Interstellar space

Voyager 2 leaving the solar system offers, "an unprecedented glimpse of truly uncharted territory."

Dec 10, 2018

Nasa captures the sound of wind on Mars for the first time ever

The Nasa said its InSight lander captured the sound of a low frequency rumble on the red planet about a week.

Dec 8, 2018

Mammoth asteroid more than a mile wide heading toward earth, NASA warns

Some conspiracy theorists believe that a small change in the trajectory of this asteroid could bring about devastating effects on earth

Dec 8, 2018

From NASA scientist's admission to mysterious radio bursts: 5 signs that alien life exists in universe

International Business Times, India presents five crucial signs that suggest alien life exists in the universe.

Dec 6, 2018

Total Solar Eclipse, Niribu, apocalypse, doomsday,

NASA probe reaches asteroid Bennu that might collide with earth between 2175-2195

Experts at NASA believe that Bennu asteroid will catastrophically collide with the earth in the next 150 years

Dec 5, 2018

The mapping of the near-Earth asteroid Bennu is one of the science goals of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, and an integral part of spacecraft operations. The spacecraft will spend a year surveying Bennu before collecting a sample that will be returned to Ear

First NASA probe to return asteroid sample reaches Bennu

NASA's OSIRIS-REx met Bennu on Monday after a two-year journey that covered over two billion kilometres.

Dec 4, 2018

InSight's landing site on Mars couldn't have been more perfect, say NASA scientists

NASA's InSight team were hoping to land the vehicle at a sandy area on the Red Planet that had fewer number of rocks and the actual result is even better

Dec 1, 2018

NASA warning: Gigantic asteroid to zip past earth today, should we worry?

NASA has warned that an asteroid measuring more than 160 feet in length will have its close approach with earth today

Dec 1, 2018

NASA on Elon Musk's public pot smoking: 'You won't be seeing that again'

NASA ordered a probe into the work culture of SpaceX following Musk's viral video of him hitting a blunt on Joe Rogan.

Nov 30, 2018

Moon race is on: After NASA, Roscosmos all set to plant Russian national flag on lunar surface

After NASA's plan to ensure human presence on the moon, Russia's space agency Roscosmos has now revealed that they will build a lunar base in 2040.

Nov 30, 2018

NASA InSight landing: Space agency explains how it's going to land on Mars—watch it live

InSight is scheduled to reach the surface of Mars at approximately 3 pm EST November 26, and you can watch the event live.

Nov 25, 2018

NASA issues asteroid warning: Two mammoth space bodies to zip past earth tomorrow, will it hit us?

NASA revealed that an asteroid, about the size of a football ground, will zip past the earth on November 25

Nov 24, 2018

NASA discovers toilet microbes in International Space Station; floating poops behind the issue?

When the toilet malfunctions at the International Space Station, astronauts are compelled to deal with floating poops.