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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3: Chris Pratt teases epic plot [Spoilers]

While fans enjoy the Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers crossover in Avengers: Infinity War in cinemas, Chris Pratt confirms that GotG director James Gunn has completed the script of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 slated to release in 2020.

Apr 28, 2018

Amateur astronomer captures 3 UFOs flying in front of the moon [Video]

The video shows three UFOs flying between Earth and the Moon, but some users are saying that the objects are balloons. Some social media users even said that the objects could be space rock or meteor.

Apr 28, 2018

Allu Arjun's Naa Peru Surya trailer out, wins positive reviews instantly

The trailer of Allu Arjun's upcoming movie Naa Peru Surya is out online. It is a power-packed trailer with action written all over it. The punch dialogues are icing on the cakes.

Apr 28, 2018

NASA's budget kicks out human exploration of Mars, focus stays on Moon

NASA's current budget is unlikely to support the burden of Mars missions. With the space agency focusing on the Moon, it might be up to Elon Musk to finally take people to the red planet and start a colony there.

Apr 27, 2018

Most detailed 3D map of Milky Way created - includes 1.7 billion stars

There are billions of stars in the Milky Way and ESA has managed to accurately map out 1.7 billion of them. This resource is expected to provide researchers and astronomers with vital data on the origins and evolution of the galaxy.

Apr 27, 2018

Viral video from surface of a comet corrected to keep stars stationary

Rosetta, a space probe by European Space Agency, had performed a detailed study of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko (67P) in 2014. The spacecraft had ended its mission after a hard-landing on the comet in September 2016. Here is a video of the surface of the comet.

Apr 27, 2018

New evidence shows lakes on Mars dried up 3.5bn years ago

In early 2017 scientists announced the discovery of possible desiccation cracks in Gale Crater, which was filled by lakes 3.5 billion years ago. Since desiccation mudcracks form only where wet sediment is exposed to air, their position closer to the centre of the lake bed rather than the edge also suggests that lake levels rose and fell dramatically over time.

Apr 26, 2018

One of the darkest planets ever observed eats 99% of nearby starlight

A new planet has been spotted spinning fast around a yellow dwarf star in the Leo constellation that is almost entirely black. It is so dark that almost 99 percent of its hosts' starlight is simply absorbed into its dark, hazy atmosphere.

Apr 25, 2018

New Guinea hunters fashioned daggers from the bones of their fallen enemies

Hunters carried daggers strapped to their arms made of bones as a status symbol. These daggers normally came from large birds that they killed, sometimes, however, a dagger came from the dead bodies of one of the enemies they killed.

Apr 25, 2018

Watch: Hubble footage of 2 galaxies crashing into each other

Two spiral galaxies, about 80 million light-years away, is crashing into each other in a slow, gradual merger that will last millions of years. This Hubble footage combines visible light with infrared and X-ray wavelengths to offer the best possible view of this slow dance of the cosmos.

Apr 24, 2018

Trapped by gravity? Super-Earth aliens could be imprisoned in their own planets

Life is likely to flourish in super-Earths around the universe as long as they fall within their star's habitable zone, but their large mass will make spaceflight nearly impossible because large planets have excessively strong levels of gravity.

Apr 24, 2018

From Chandrayaan-2 to GSAT-7A, ISRO set for a busy launch season

The Indian Space Research Organization is set to launch five satellites -- GSAT-11, GSAT-29, GSAT-7A, Chandrayaan-2, and Risat-2A -- in the next few months. These satellites will reportedly help the forces secure the land and sea and aid them when it comes to guarding the country's borders.

Apr 23, 2018