Space

Mars Orbiter Mission Completes 75% of its Space Journey to Red Planet; Timeline

The Mars Orbiter spacecraft has covered a distance of approximately 510 million kilometers

Jul 5, 2014

Earth Farthest from Sun on 3-4 July this Year (Representational Image)

Long Distance Relationship: Earth Farthest from Sun for Three Days in July

The Earth will be the farthest from the Sun on 4 July, which happens to coincide with the American Independence Day.

Jul 4, 2014

ISRO Launches PSLV-C23 Today; Watch Online

India Space Research Organization (ISRO) launches its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C23 on Monday, 30 June, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) - SHAR, Sriharikota.

Jun 30, 2014

Artist impression of a white dwarf star in orbit with pulsar PSR J2222-0137. It may be the coolest and dimmest white dwarf ever identified. [B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF)]

Astronomers Spot Earth-sized Diamond in Space

A team of researchers have detected the faintest and the coldest white dwarf star. Over the ages, the carbon content of the ancient lunar remnants has crystallized thus forming an Earth-size diamond in solar system.

Jun 24, 2014

US Scientist Grows Asparagus in Alien Soil

A US scientist is trying to grow asparagus in alien rocks such as meteorites to prepare humans for space farming. In an attempt to grow microorganisms in space, Michael Mautner, a Virginia Commonwealth University researcher, hopes to terraform Mars and cultivate crops in the Martian soil that would make food, drink, and even oxygen available for any future human settlements.

Jun 20, 2014

International Space Station Gets its First Coffee Machine (Representational Image) [sh0dan/Flickr]

International Space Station Acquires its First Coffee Machine

Two Italian companies will be bringing brewed coffee to the International Space Station (ISS) for the first time in November 2014. The companies have designed an exclusive machine that will allow ISS astronauts to sip hot coffee in space as an alternative to the instant coffee that has been the only choice aboard the space station.

Jun 17, 2014

This artist concept shows Pluto and some of its moons, as viewed from the surface of one of the moons. Pluto is the large disk at center. Charon is the smaller disk to the right. (NASA, ESA and G. Bacon (STScI))

Cracks in Pluto's Moon Suggest it Once had Underground Ocean

Pluto's moon has revealed cracks in it, which indicate that it might possess huge ocean of liquid water underneath.

Jun 16, 2014

(From left) Expedition 40 Commander Steve Swanson and Flight Engineers Alexander Gerst and Reid Wiseman wish soccer fans and the World Cup 2014

FIFA World Cup 2014: Astronauts Play Zero Gravity Soccer, Cheer Teams from Space [VIDEO]

FIFA World Cup 2014 Soccer: While the championship will be played on the ground, astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) will be cheering the team above the earth.

Jun 13, 2014

Three X-class flares erupted from the left side of the sun June 10-11, 2014. These images are from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory and show light in a blend of two ultraviolet wavelengths: 171 and 131 angstroms. The former is colorized in yellow; the la

Powerful Solar Flares Could Hit Earth on Friday 13 June [VIDEO]

[VIDEO] The sun has had released three powerful solar flares in the past two days, the effects of which could hit Earth on Friday 13 June

Jun 12, 2014

Moon Likely to have been Formed from Collision of Earth and Planet-sized Object

Scientists have found evidence that the moon was formed after the collision of Earth with another planet-sized object that occurred 4.5 billion years ago. Analysis of the lunar rocks that were brought back by Apollo astronauts showed that the earth was hit by large object called 'Theia'.

Jun 7, 2014