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NASA plans supersonic jet Plane-X for super-fast futuristic travel: All you need to know

Scientists from NASA and Lockheed-Martin are carrying out this $390 million project.

Sep 27, 2017

NASA releases new stunning Cassini image of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus

The image was captured by Cassini's narrow-angle camera on March 29, from a distance of 180,000 km (110,000 miles) from Enceladus.

Sep 26, 2017

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft swings by Earth to get samples from asteroid Bennu: 7 things to know

This is a pioneering mission which US is carrying out to collected samples from an asteroid and get it back it Earth.

Sep 23, 2017

NASA's Hubble discovers a mysterious object in Solar System

According to the astronomers, the binary system 2006 VW139 is estimated to be around 5,000 years old.

Sep 22, 2017

Arctic ice on record low

Nasas report on the summer melt mentions that temperatures have been moderate through the season, in some regions, they say, it was actually cooler than average, but the 2017 minimum ice level– the amount of ice that remains in the Arctic Ocean after the summer melt– average is 1.58 million square kilometres less than the 1981-2010 average minimum.

Sep 21, 2017

NASA's Cassini captures mysterious glitch 'Peggy' in Saturn's rings: 7 things to know

This finding is likely to give an insight into the origination of Saturn's other known icy moons.

Sep 21, 2017

What is The Sept. 23 Nibiru doomsday theory?

The world we all know may be ending on Sept. 23, 2017.

Sep 21, 2017

OSIRIS-REx outbound cruise and gravity assist

After a year orbiting the sun, OSIRIS-REx will make a flyby of Earth in September 2017. Earth and amp;#39;s gravitational field will pull the spacecraft towards the planet where it can borrow a small amount of Earth and amp;#39;s orbital energy.

Sep 20, 2017

NASA's Hubble reveals more about mysterious pitch black exoplanet: Top things to know

The pitch black exoplanet WASP-12b is situated closer to its parent star WASP-12A than Mercury orbits the Sun, it is categorised as a 'hot Jupiter'.

Sep 19, 2017

Space X cargo capsule returns home

The spacecrafts safe return marked the end of SpaceXs 12th resupply mission to the International Space Station

Sep 18, 2017

Watch 20-year Cassini mission end as Nasa probe plunges into Saturn

The Cassini space probe plunged into Saturns atmosphere on 15 September, bringing an end to the 20-year mission that gathered vital data on Saturn.

Sep 15, 2017

A look back at Cassinis amazing discoveries

Cassini was launched on Oct. 15, 1997. Its final day is September 15, 2017.

Sep 15, 2017

Does Mars have a porous surface? Top things to know

The finding will help understand more about the interior structure and evolution of the Red Planet.

Sep 14, 2017

Bacteria spotted 'shape-shifting' on NASA's ISS; could pose danger to astronauts

This newly spotted phenomenon of the bacteria in near-weightlessness environments could cause a grave problem while medicating astronauts with infections.

Sep 13, 2017

NASA is giving you live updates of its historic Cassini mission's crash-landing on Saturn in 5 days!

Cassini -- one of the most ambitious space missions -- was planned, built, launched, and operated in collaboration between NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Italian Space Agency.

Sep 10, 2017

NASA's Juno spacecraft reveals new mysteries about Jupiter's auroras: 7 things to know

The polar auroras formed on Earth are generated by accelerating electrons, whereas the ones on Jupiter are formed by electrons trapped in its huge magnetic field.

Sep 8, 2017

NASA's SDO captures biggest solar flare of the decade: 7 things to know

This is the biggest flare recorded in past 12 years since September 2005, when a huge an X17 flare was emitted by the Sun.

Sep 8, 2017

NASA's Curiosity Rover discovers boron on Mars: All you need to know

The boron discovered on the Red Planet was found in calcium sulfate mineral veins in the Martian groundwater.

Sep 7, 2017

International Space Station captures view of Hurricane Irma

Cameras on board the International Space Station captured new footage of Hurricane Irma passing over the Atlantic Ocean towards the Caribbean on Tuesday, September 5.The Category 5 hurricane is expected to bring 185 mph winds as it passes the Leewards islands, the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico over the next two days.

Sep 6, 2017

NASA's SDO captures stunning image of mid-level solar flare: 5 things to know

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) was launched in 2010 to observe the Sun.

Sep 6, 2017