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'Alien Megastructure' mystery may be solved

The mystery behind a the strange 'alien megastructure' could soon be solved.
3 November 2015, 04:38 AM

Dead comet with skull face to hurtle by Earth on Halloween

A massive space rock that will shave by Earth on Halloween looks like a dead comet with a skull face, NASA said after gaining a closer look at the spooky space object.
1 November 2015, 03:12 AM

Astronaut Scott Kelly hits spaceflight milestone

US astronaut Scott Kelly touches a new milestone remaining away from Earth for the longest period in his single mission in the space.
31 October 2015, 12:20 PM

Cassini probe to sweep over Saturn's moon Enceladus

The Cassini probe is all set to make a daring close flyby of Enceladus, an ice-rich moon of Saturn.
28 October 2015, 06:42 AM

Pluto's moon Kerberos finally shows itself

An image of Kerberos, one of the two tiny moons of Pluto, is finally been returned by the US space agency's New Horizons probe.
23 October 2015, 11:49 AM

Giant 'hole' in sun is 50 Earths wide

The sun has sprung a leak: A hole in the topmost layer of the sun and its magnetic field, the size of 50 Earths, is letting loose an ultrafast solar wind that has kicked off several nights of auroras down on Earth.
18 October 2015, 05:19 AM

Playing with water in space (video)

Playing with water in the space is indeed an exciting thing for us on Earth. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly demonstrates how it looks like.
17 October 2015, 07:34 AM

NASA spacecraft captures some of the best photos of Saturn's water-rich moon

NASA's spacecraft, Cassini, has been orbiting the ringed-planet Saturn for over 10 years, but some of the most interesting discoveries from the mission have come from its occasional visits next door to Saturn's enigmatic moon Enceladus, reports Business Insider.
17 October 2015, 05:12 AM

Search for Mars life stymied by contamination threat

A multi-billion-dollar robot dispatched to Mars to search for life must steer clear of promising "hot spots" for fear of spreading microbes from Earth, Nasa project scientists say.
2 October 2015, 05:05 AM

Latest images reveal Pluto's hazy horizon

Fresh images from Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft have captured a low-lying haze clinging to the surface of Pluto. The pictures also offer stunning views of the dwarf planet's rugged mountains and its sweeping plains.
18 September 2015, 04:34 AM

New Horizons resumes image return

New pictures have been released from the New Horizons probe’s flyby of the dwarf planet Pluto.
11 September 2015, 15:48 PM

New Horizons post-Pluto target just billion miles away

If a mission extension is approved, the New Horizons spacecraft will take a short jaunt to a mysterious icy object in the Kuiper Belt, reports CNET.
31 August 2015, 08:14 AM

Nasa debunks asteroid hit scare

The US space agency has dismissed the much talked about rumour on social media and various posts stating that a giant space rock impacting the Blue Marble sometime between September 15-28 this year, reports the Times of India.
20 August 2015, 16:11 PM

Video of flying over Pluto is absolutely amazing

People were treated to beautiful photos of Pluto’s surface when Nasa flew a spacecraft by Pluto for the first time in history last month on July 14, but unfortunately, there was no video of the dwarf planet's flyby -- until now!
19 August 2015, 05:38 AM

Ancient life preserving lake discovered in Mars

A trio of scientists says they've identified the best place to look for evidence of ancient life on Mars — one of the youngest lake-bearing basins ever discovered.
12 August 2015, 05:37 AM

NASA astronauts eat food grown in space for first time

NASA astronauts have eaten food grown in space for the first time in history, reports Vox.com.
11 August 2015, 05:26 AM

Stunning Blue-Tinted Sunset on Mars (Video)

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity snaps some beautiful photos of a blue-tinged sunset on the Red Planet.
6 August 2015, 07:08 AM

Hubble Spies Dying Star's Final 'Moments'

In the quarter-century that it's been eyeing the cosmos, the Hubble Space Telescope has taken some pretty spectacular photos of "a dying star's final moment.
2 August 2015, 05:59 AM

After epic Pluto flyby, what's next for Nasa's New Horizons?

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has completed its highly anticipated close flyby of Pluto, but the probe's work at the outer reaches of the solar system is far from done, reports Space.com.
27 July 2015, 04:56 AM

Queen guitarist helps Pluto team examine data (video)

Queen guitarist Brian May helps NASA team examine data on Pluto sent by New Horizons spacecraft.
25 July 2015, 09:22 AM