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Watch: Astronauts play space badminton for the first time ever on the International Space Station

Astronauts aboard the ISS played a game of doubles badminton for the first time ever in space. Russian cosmonaut Alexandr Misurkin likened the historic game to being equivalent of putting a flag on Mars. The astronauts reportedly made up their own special rules for the game.

Feb 7, 2018

NASA: TRAPPIST-1 planets might harbor water and be habitable

The atmospheres of TRAPPIST-1 planets will be explored closely by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, which will be launched in 2019.

Feb 7, 2018

First glimpse of TRAPPIST-1 planets shows some could hold more water than Earth

Astronomers have discovered seven earth-sized exoplanets orbiting the dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 could potentially hold 250 times more water than earths oceans. Studies also show the planets are made mostly of rock, marking them as more similar to earth than gas giants.

Feb 7, 2018

A Russian spacewalker is seen in an Orlan spacesuit with blue stripes (center image) working outside the Zvezda service module during the longest spacewalk in Russian space program history on Feb. 2, 2018.

Longest Russian spacewalk results in wrongly-angled antenna, towels in space

Two cosmonauts from Roscosmos placed an antenna in the wrong direction and abandoned towels in outer space while on a mission that broke longest Russian spacewalk record.

Feb 6, 2018

In a first, astronomers discover around 2,000 planets outside the Milky Way galaxy

This is the first discovery of planets in a galaxy outside Milky Way.

Feb 6, 2018

Here's everything you need to know about Solstar's communicator which will connect space to Earth

Solstar's SSC has been named after the famous Apollo 17 astronaut and moonwalker Harrison Schmitt.

Feb 5, 2018

What is the the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket ?

The long-awaited launch of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket is set for 6 February from Launch Complex 39-A at Kennedy Space Center.

Feb 5, 2018

Amateur astronomer finds NASA satellite IMAGE 12 years after it goes missing

NASA had launched the weather tracking spacecraft IMAGE, in 2000 and lost contact with it five years later.

Feb 2, 2018

Giant rock fossil reveals dinosaurs and mammals crossed paths at NASA's parking lot nearly 110 million years ago

Palaeontologist stumbled upon a 110 million-year-old slab at Nasa parking lot, where dinosaurs and mammals once interacted.

Feb 1, 2018

Mars rovers view of the Gale crater

Curiosity Project Scientist Ashwin Vasavada gives a descriptive tour of the Mars rovers view in Gale Crater. The white-balanced scene looks back over the journey so far. The view from Vera Rubin Ridge looks back over buttes, dunes and other features along the route.

Jan 31, 2018

Super Blue Blood Moon: What makes this event rare and special? [Live stream links]

This celestial event takes place when the moon slides behind Earth's shadow while a lunar eclipse is taking place.

Jan 30, 2018

NASA launches Gold Mission into orbit around Earth

NASA has launched a and amp;#39;GOLD and amp;#39; Mission with two satellites headed for Brazil to analyze and scan the atmosphere.

Jan 26, 2018

NASA tests Mars lander InSights solar array

The InSight spacecraft, scheduled for a May 2018 launch, will stay in one place on the Martian surface and study the red planet and amp;#39;s interior. NASA tested its specially designed solar panels, whose fan-like shape will maximize the power they can draw from the weak sunlight on Mars.

Jan 25, 2018

Nasa tests shape memory alloy for foldable aircraft wings during flight

Nasa tested a new lightweight alloy to fold the outer portions of aircraft wings during flight. The alloy is a shape-memory material, and is triggered by controlling the temperature, moving the outer wings up or down. Having flexible wings could make flights more aerodynamic for both subsonic and supersonic aircraft.

Jan 22, 2018

NASA removes astronaut who would have been first African American ISS crew member from mission

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Nasa

Watch: Astronauts play space badminton for the first time ever on the International Space Station

NASA: TRAPPIST-1 planets might harbor water and be habitable

First glimpse of TRAPPIST-1 planets shows some could hold more water than Earth

Longest Russian spacewalk results in wrongly-angled antenna, towels in space

In a first, astronomers discover around 2,000 planets outside the Milky Way galaxy

Here's everything you need to know about Solstar's communicator which will connect space to Earth

What is the the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket ?

Amateur astronomer finds NASA satellite IMAGE 12 years after it goes missing

Giant rock fossil reveals dinosaurs and mammals crossed paths at NASA's parking lot nearly 110 million years ago

Mars rovers view of the Gale crater

Super Blue Blood Moon: What makes this event rare and special? [Live stream links]

NASA launches Gold Mission into orbit around Earth

NASA tests Mars lander InSights solar array

Nasa tests shape memory alloy for foldable aircraft wings during flight

NASA removes astronaut who would have been first African American ISS crew member from mission

NASA's tiny nuclear reactor 'Kilopower' can help astronauts sustain space missions to Mars and Moon

Alien hunter claims he spotted 'sea shells' in images taken by NASA's Mars rover

Burj Khalifa-sized 'potentially hazardous' asteroid to pass by Earth next month: Top things to know

China plans to destroy space debris using giant orbital lasers

NASAs 3-D fly-through journey of the Orion Nebula is stunning

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