Space

Indian space agency bags orders to launch 68 foreign satellites

ISRO's PSLV is a reliable workhorse that has been sending satellites successfully to its intended orbit for over 15 years.

Sep 1, 2016

Extraterrestrial radio signals investigated

A curious radio signal picked up by a Russian telescope is probably not a transmission from an extraterrestrial civilisation, but astronomers in California are taking a second look anyway, the SETI Institute said. A group of Russian astronomers last year detected what appeared to be a non-naturally occurring radio signal in the general location of a star system 94 light-years from Earth. SETI astronomers have spent the last two nights using an array of radio telescopes in California to study the suspect star, HD 164595, which has one known planet in orbit.

Aug 31, 2016

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EmDrive technology passes key peer review; is this the future of space travel?

Scientists at NASA's Eagleworks Laboratories have a paper on EmDrive technology, the futuristic space propulsion that is being reviewed by the peers.

Aug 31, 2016

ISRO successfully tests scramjet rocket engine that could reduce launch costs to a tenth

India is now the third nation after the United States of America (US) and Australia that has this technology.

Aug 28, 2016

New Earth-like planet hailed as most important found outside our solar system

This artistâ€™s impression video shows a view of the planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Solar System. Proxima b is a little more massive than the Earth and orbits in the habitable zone around Proxima Centauri, where the temperature is suitable for liquid water to exist on its surface.

Aug 24, 2016

Great American Total Solar Eclipse: When is it? NASA reveals top spots for viewing the celestial event

The "Great American Total Solar Eclipse" is the first total eclipse since 1918 in North America.

Aug 24, 2016

Perseid Meteor Shower 2016: When and how to watch rare celestial show; live streaming information

Here is the live streaming information of Perseid Meteor Shower 2016.

Aug 10, 2016

Can this Indian start-up land a spacecraft on the moon?

Bengaluru-based TeamIndus is India's only entry for $30 million Google Lunar XPrize that looks for start-ups to land a rover on the moon.

Jul 25, 2016

Bizarre giant planet with three stars discovered

Exoplanet is four times as big as Jupiter and orbits in between the first star and the other two.

Jul 7, 2016

Telescope captures spectacular images of Jupiter before Juno landing

Astronomers used ESOs Very Large Telescope to help create high resolution maps of the giant planet to help the Juno mission

Jun 27, 2016

ISRO seeks to replicate India's software success in satellite making

The need for satellites are expected to shoot up as companies the world over prepare to provide services in remote sensing and navigation and intelligence gathering.

Jun 22, 2016

Tim Peake: UK must get involved in human spaceflight now or risk falling too far behind

British ESA astronaut holds first press conference on Earth after spending six months on the ISS.

Jun 21, 2016

Tim Peake: Capsule carrying space station crew lands in Kazakhstan

Tim Peake, Tim Kopra and Yuri Malenchenko return to Earth from the International Space Station.

Jun 18, 2016

European Space Agency boss praises British astronaut Tim Peake

Johann-Dietrich Woerner has praised Peake after the Briton conducted 250 experiments during time on the ISS.

Jun 17, 2016

From spacewalks to marathons: Tim Peakes best moments from his time in space

British astronaut Tim Peake will return from the International Space Station on 18 June