Washington: While the world celebrates the signs of flowing water on Mars, researchers estimate that the Martian pebbles travelled roughly 50 km from their source, supporting the idea that Mars once had an extensive river
Kolkata: In a rare occurrence, the moon in the evening sky today will come to its nearest to the earth,appearing not only a shade brighter but also bigger than Usual."Today's moon in the evening and night
Santiago: Chilean astronomer Maritza Soto has discovered a planet three times as large as Jupiter orbiting a red giant star larger than the Sun and located some 290 million light years from Earth.A doctoral student
London: Photos taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have helped scientists reliably measure the amount of light pollution worldwide.The study not only has the well-known signatures of cities and streets but also
Washington: NASA's Kepler mission has discovered a new planet orbiting two stars and located within its host stars' "habitable zone", the area around the stars in which life could potentially exist.The planet, known as Kepler-453b,
Washington: From nearly 1.6 lakh km away, a NASA camera has captured a stunning view of the far side of the moon as it moved in front of the sun-lit side of Earth last month.The
London: After a successful mission to Pluto last week, scientists are preparing to launch a probe to search for life on the icy moons of Saturn and Jupiter, media reports said.Earlier this week, the European
New Delhi: Shotgun's daughter Sonakshi Sinha, who is known for her intellect and ready-witted nature, unexpectedly called in for Twitter trolling recently when she tweeted regarding the discovery of a new planet. NASA, on Thursday, had
London: Stargazers are in for a treat as a huge asteroid is set to pass by the Earth at 11 pm (London time) on Sunday. People in India can watch it live on the internet
Washington: Astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS) are all set to receive two virtual reality headsets that will help them beam back to Earth what they see in space.The headsets or HoloLens devices are
Washington: A NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has been able to 'shake hands' with a scientist 8,046 km away on Earth, making history with the first telerobotic 'handshake' between space and Earth.NASA
A fresh 7.3 earthquake shook the earth in Nepal and northern India today, killing at least nine people and injuring 300 in the region as many buildings already weakened by last month's massive temblor were
Some people think there are no secrets left on earth, but little to their knowledge, our planet is none less than a chamber of secrets. It is difficult to believe but there are many places
Today is Earth Day – an annual event created to celebrate the planet's environment and raise public awareness about pollution. The day is observed worldwide with rallies, conferences, outdoor activities and service project.Here are some
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: NASA launched four identical spacecraft Thursday on a billion-dollar mission to study the explosive give-and-take of the Earth and sun's magnetic fields.The unmanned Atlas rocket -- and NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale spacecraft --
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: NASA is sending four identical spacecraft on a billion-dollar mission to study the explosive give-and-take of the Earth and sun's magnetic fields.Liftoff of the unmanned Atlas rocket -- and NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale
New Delhi: For space watchers, Mars is like a second home. Astronomers have been studying the red planet for centuries and a mysterious haze high above Mars has left scientists scratching their heads.Two strange, cloud-like
London: After analysing over four years of data from NASA's Kepler spacecraft, a team of astronomers has discovered a star that is 11.2 billion years old and has at least five Earth-size planets."The findings show
New York: The asteroid that flew past the Earth Jan 26 has its own small moon, NASA said.In the first radar images of asteroid called 2004 BL86, scientists working with NASA's Deep Space Network antenna
Cape Canaveral, Florida: An asteroid up to 1,800 feet (550 meters) across is headed Earth's way. But don't worry: It will miss us by 745,000 miles (1.2 million kilometers), about three times the distance between
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