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Neptune-sized first-ever exomoon discovered and it's 17 times bigger than Earth

The new exomoon is about the size of Neptune, which has a diameter four times bigger than Earth's and is 17 times as enormous.

Oct 5, 2018

Saturn's rings rain down organic 'building blocks of life' into planet - Cassini's final discovery shows

Saturn's rings pour out tonnes of material- carbon-bearing, organic molecules into the planet. It is like rain, but from outer space.

Oct 5, 2018

Mars travel could destroy astronaut guts and give them cancer: NASA-funded study

Mice developed GI disorders and long-term functional alterations to their digestive system, when subject to ion radiation in the long term. Also, the stomach, colon, and other organs in the gut could inadvertently develop serious tumours.

Oct 2, 2018

NASA to look for 'technosignatures' in hunt for alien life

Are we alone in the universe? NASA wants to invest in technologies that will try and answer this question.

Sep 26, 2018

Saturn's Moon Titan too has giant dust storms, finds NASA after vetting Cassini data

Titan is the only place in the Solar System outside of Earth and Mars where dust storms have been recorded. It is also the only place with liquid reservoirs stable on the surface apart from Earth.

Sep 25, 2018

Glitches grip Mars Curiosity Rover; NASA puts on hold all science experiments

The team is confident that they'll find a workaround to allow Curiosity to return to normal operations.

Sep 24, 2018

Russia doesn't want a 'second fiddle role' in joint lunar orbit space station project with US

Russia may opt out of the collaboration and go ahead to propose its very own space station project.

Sep 23, 2018

NASA sent a balloon into space over North Pole - this is what they found

Waves of clouds crashing into each other like on a beach 50 miles in the sky is a truly a spectacular sight to behold.

Sep 23, 2018

Nibiru or Sun's reflection? Red second Sun glowing behind clouds sparks imminent apocalypse fear

Conspiracy theorists strongly believe that the giant red glowing object appeared in the skies of Cincinnati is Nibiru alias Planet X.

Sep 23, 2018

Earth's spin axis is drifting- here are three reasons why as explained by NASA

This wobbling of the spin axis is called polar motion and its wobbling has, over the 20 century drifted it by about 10 cm per year, that translates to about 10 metres of drift in a century.

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

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

NASA's Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 to track melting ice caps; launch on September 15

The new satellite will make orbits of the earth and provide precise data on how the ice caps have been melting over time.

Sep 13, 2018

NASA releases footage of hurricane Florence – possible 'Category 6' storm headed for the US

The storm is one of the biggest in recent history and could be a "category 6" and NASA says that it could cause a storm surge as high as 13 feet.

Sep 13, 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

One ring to rule them all: NASA's Chandra Observatory finds massive ring of black holes

The one ring does not really wield power over its nearby galaxies, but can be useful in understanding what happens when two of them crash into each other.

Sep 7, 2018

ISS leak could be an act of sabotage, alleges Russia as new theories do the rounds

"There were several attempts at drilling," by a "wavering hand", said the Chief of Roscosmos.

Sep 5, 2018

NASA ponders popularity of astronauts; New space launches may explore sponsors on earth now

Many think there will be a significant amount of resistance against this type of commercialization of NASA; as most scientists don't like the idea of commercializing their lives' works

Sep 5, 2018

NASA to award thousands of dollars if you can convert Mars' CO2 into any useful molecule

If the inventors on Earth can come up with a brand new idea of turning CO2 into something useful, it will take the earthlings another step closer to the dream of colonizing the Red Planet

Sep 5, 2018

NASA conducts test of stadium-sized huge balloon that reaches edge of space in 8 hours

The thickness of plastic sheeting that makes up the "Big 60" is far less than what you would find in a typical shopping bag, but can carry a small car to the edge of space easily.

Sep 3, 2018

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Nasa

Neptune-sized first-ever exomoon discovered and it's 17 times bigger than Earth

Saturn's rings rain down organic 'building blocks of life' into planet - Cassini's final discovery shows

Mars travel could destroy astronaut guts and give them cancer: NASA-funded study

NASA to look for 'technosignatures' in hunt for alien life

Saturn's Moon Titan too has giant dust storms, finds NASA after vetting Cassini data

Glitches grip Mars Curiosity Rover; NASA puts on hold all science experiments

Russia doesn't want a 'second fiddle role' in joint lunar orbit space station project with US

NASA sent a balloon into space over North Pole - this is what they found

Nibiru or Sun's reflection? Red second Sun glowing behind clouds sparks imminent apocalypse fear

Earth's spin axis is drifting- here are three reasons why as explained by NASA

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

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

NASA's Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 to track melting ice caps; launch on September 15

NASA releases footage of hurricane Florence – possible 'Category 6' storm headed for the US

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

One ring to rule them all: NASA's Chandra Observatory finds massive ring of black holes

ISS leak could be an act of sabotage, alleges Russia as new theories do the rounds

NASA ponders popularity of astronauts; New space launches may explore sponsors on earth now

NASA to award thousands of dollars if you can convert Mars' CO2 into any useful molecule

NASA conducts test of stadium-sized huge balloon that reaches edge of space in 8 hours

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]

Is exhibiting cleavage mandatory? Malaika Arora opts for low neck sleeveless outfit at event in Vrindavan, leaves netizens furious