Space Science
NASA successfully inflates new space station room
NASA successfully inflated a new experimental room at the International Space Station on Saturday, producing the world's first pump-it-up compartment for astronauts.
29 May 2016, 03:49 AM
Solar Impulse aeroplane reaches Ohio
Solar Impulse has landed in the US state of Ohio following the 12th stage of its circumnavigation of the globe.
22 May 2016, 07:18 AM
The ancient Peruvian mystery solved from space
In one of the most arid regions in the world a series of carefully constructed, spiralling holes form lines across the landscape. Known as puquios, their origin has been a puzzle – one that could only be solved from space.
19 April 2016, 03:17 AM
Stephen Hawking, Russian billionaire in hunt for alien life
Stephen Hawking is backing a project to send tiny spacecraft to another star system within a generation which is to travel trillions of miles; far further than any previous craft.
13 April 2016, 04:40 AM
Scientists now know why North Pole is moving
Scientists thought that they finally came to know the reasons behind the movement of North Pole.It's not terribly unusual for the rotational pole of a planet to shift, especially since the earth is not perfectly spherical. It tends to wobble a little as it spins on its axis, reports Business Insiders.
12 April 2016, 04:12 AM
Planet Nine isn't harmful
Astrophysicists outline what Planet Nine might be like - if indeed it exists.
9 April 2016, 14:37 PM
Japan loses track of $273mn black hole satellite
Dozens of space scientists are desperately scouring the skies after losing track of a quarter-of-a-billion-dollar Japanese satellite that was sent to study black holes.
29 March 2016, 04:04 AM
Mars methane mission set for lift-off
Europe and Russia are about to launch a joint mission to the Red Planet.
14 March 2016, 06:11 AM
Huge meteor explodes in the atmosphere over Atlantic
A huge meteor explodes in the atmosphere over the South Atlantic Ocean near Brazil without causing damage to lives and properties.
24 February 2016, 11:27 AM
Pluto’s moon may have had an ocean
Images from NASA’s New Horizons mission suggest that Pluto’s moon Charon once had a subsurface ocean that has long since frozen and expanded, pushing outward and causing the moon’s surface to stretch and fracture on a massive scale, according to NASA.
21 February 2016, 12:22 PM
[WATCH] Gravitational waves from black holes detected
For the first time, scientists have detected tiny, rhythmic distortions in space and time- gravitational waves- predicted by Einstein 100 years ago.
11 February 2016, 15:53 PM
Surprising amount of water ice found on Pluto’s surface
A new map of the dwarf planet revealed that water ice is surprisingly abundant on Pluto's surface.
30 January 2016, 07:52 AM
Violent impact that created moon mixed lunar, earth rocks
The colossal impact that created the moon may have spawned the cosmic mashup between the rocks that ultimately became Earth and its lunar neighbor, Space.com reports quoting researchers.
30 January 2016, 07:43 AM
Astronomers discover largest solar system
Astronomers discover the largest known solar system consisting of a large planet that takes nearly a million years to orbit its star.
27 January 2016, 14:58 PM
Comet Wild 2 dust 'ballistics' probed in 3D
Scientists in the US make detailed 3D maps of the cavities carved by comet dust in blocks of foam carried by Nasa's Stardust spacecraft.
10 January 2016, 11:09 AM
Black holes can be spotted with backyard telescopes
For decades, astronomers observe the space around black holes for the occasional flare of light, signaling that a cosmic feeding is underway.
8 January 2016, 09:00 AM
Star clumps harbour 'sweet spot' in search for alien life
New research suggests that ancient, tightly packed clumps of stars found at the fringe of the Milky Way are a good bet in the search for extra terrestrial intelligence (Seti).
7 January 2016, 06:58 AM
The first meteor shower of 2016 is peaking, and it's an exceptional one
Behold the majestic celestial display, the first for the New Year when the Quadrantid meteor storm will reach its peak early Monday morning with a spectacular show of ‘shooting stars’ most likely over North America and Europe.
4 January 2016, 08:15 AM
What the universe looks like in one image
A musician combines the logarithmic maps of the universe from Princeton and images from NASA to create an image showing the observable universe in one disc.
3 January 2016, 11:07 AM
Chinese rover discovers new type of Moon rock
Chinese lunar rover Yutu has discovered new volcanic rocks on Moon unlike those returned by Apollo and Luna missions, offering tantalising clues to the period of lunar volcanism.
28 December 2015, 09:19 AM