Space

'Near Total Darkness': Massive Solar Eclipse to Block 94% Sunlight in UK on 20 March

A large part of the United Kingdom will plunge into 'near-total darkness' during a solar eclipse on 20 March.

Feb 25, 2015

NASA Trolls on 'Interstellar' Oscar Win, Uses 'Best Actor' Eddie Redmayne to Promote Space Missions

Eddie Redmayne, who played Stephen Hawking, speaks of NASA's groundbreaking work in space, as the organisation hate tweets on 'Interstellar'.

Feb 24, 2015

Aryabhatta Knew About Gravity 1,500 Years Before Newton Discovered: Ex-ISRO Chief Madhavan Nair

G Madhavan Nair said the vedas had information about presence of water on the moon

Feb 24, 2015

Peru: Purple UFO Filmed by Television Crew in Lima [PHOTOS+VIDEO]

A purple unidentified flying object (UFO) was filmed by a television production crew in Lima, Peru.

Feb 24, 2015

Mars One Mission: British Astrophysicist Maggie Lieu Hopes to Give Birth to First Martian Baby

British Astrophysicist Maggie Lieu, one among the 600 candidates short-listed for the Mars One Mission hopes to mother the first Martian baby.

Feb 8, 2015

NASA's New Horizons Mission Snaps Fresh Images of Pluto [PHOTO]

The new pictures were released on 4 February – the 109th birth anniversary of Pluto discoverer Clyde Tombaugh.

Feb 6, 2015

Ancient Solar System with Five Earth-like Planets Found [VIDEO]

Discovery of a new solar system that has five Earth-sized planets orbiting around an ancient star suggests life existed long before than it was previously believed.

Jan 29, 2015

Comet Lovejoy: See it Before it is Gone for 8,000 Years

Skywatchers in California will be able to observe two celestial bodies, Comet Lovejoy and asteroid 2004 BL86, in the next few days with just a pair of binoculars.

Jan 27, 2015

Gigapixels of Andromeda: NASA's Hubble Captures 1.5 Gigapixel HD Panoramic View of The Galaxy [Images+Video]

NASA clicked the largest photograph till date; a 360 degree panoramic image of the galaxy.

Jan 23, 2015

UFO Researchers Accuse NASA of Hiding Evidence of Alien Life [VIDEO]

UFO researchers have accused NASA of trying to prevent people from noticing evidence of UFOs in its live video streams and space imagery.

Jan 23, 2015

'Ghost Particle' Proves Aliens Exist

In what has been touted as the latest proof of the existence of alien life, a team of researchers have released a "never-before seen" picture of a spectral-like "ghost particle".

Jan 21, 2015

Asteroid to Pass by Earth Next Week May be Visible Through Binoculars

Marking Earth's closest encounter with a space rock until 2027, a huge asteroid will pass the planet next week at binocular distance.

Jan 19, 2015

Beagle 2 Lander Mystery Solved: Craft Landed on Mars 11 Years Ago [VIDEO]

Beagle 2 was thought to be an unsuccessful British landing spacecraft that formed part of the European Space Agency's Mars Express mission.

Jan 16, 2015

US' Space Society Honours ISRO's Mars Orbiter Team with 'Space Pioneer Award'

The National Space Society will present the 'Space Pioneer Award' to ISRO's Mars Orbiter Team between 20 and 24 May, at the 34th Annual International Space Development Conference in Toronto, Canada.

Jan 14, 2015

SpaceX Falcon 9: Rocket 'Lands Hard' But 'Bodes Well for Future'

SpaceX will attempt its first rocket landing on an ocean platform.

Jan 10, 2015