Space

After scrapping drone project, Facebook looks at satellites to boost internet connectivity

The social media giant filed an application with the US Federal Communications Commission under the name PointView Tech LLC to provide broadband access through a satellite named Athena.

Jul 21, 2018

SpaceX's rocket fairing-catching boat Mr. Steven just got a major upgrade

The new net is about 4 times the size of the previous one and is nearly an acre in size. The ship is classified as a "fast supply vessel" one that is rated to carry about 400 tonnes of cargo at speeds that exceed 43 kmh.

Jul 18, 2018

Every single dot of light in this picture is an entire galaxy

Prepare to feel very, very small.

Jul 17, 2018

Astronomers stumble upon 12 new Moons orbiting Jupiter while looking for Planet X

This discovery was made while on the lookout for massive, distant solar system objects far beyond Pluto.

Jul 17, 2018

Panspermia theory proposes Earth was impregnated with life by falling asteroids

The Earth is about 4 billion years old and there is enough evidence to show that life evolved here, but where and at what point of time did life originate?

Jul 16, 2018

Pluto is in alignment with Earth and Sun for the first time in nearly 100 years

Pluto is almost always either above the rest of the planets or below, depending on where it is in its long orbit. Only twice every Plutonian year will the planet line up with the rest of the Solar System.

Jul 16, 2018

South Pole observatory detects neutrino from supermassive black hole from another galaxy for the first time

This particular neutrino has been travelling about 3.7 billion years at nearly the speed of light before scientists found it passing through Earth and crashing into Antarctic ice.

Jul 15, 2018

Astronauts explain why people haven't gone to the Moon in over 4 decades

Politics and budget cuts are holding NASA back, say astronauts and scientists.

Jul 15, 2018

At 200 db, these rockets are so loud that they can rip off rainbows in the sky (VIDEO)

At 200 decibels, the noise levels are about 80 decibels more than the average pain threshold. Apart from the immense heat that launches generate, the rumbling sound alone is enough to not only hurt people, it can literally set hair on fire and even topple buildings.

Jul 13, 2018

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Space

After scrapping drone project, Facebook looks at satellites to boost internet connectivity

SpaceX's rocket fairing-catching boat Mr. Steven just got a major upgrade

Every single dot of light in this picture is an entire galaxy

Astronomers stumble upon 12 new Moons orbiting Jupiter while looking for Planet X

Panspermia theory proposes Earth was impregnated with life by falling asteroids

Pluto is in alignment with Earth and Sun for the first time in nearly 100 years

South Pole observatory detects neutrino from supermassive black hole from another galaxy for the first time

Astronauts explain why people haven't gone to the Moon in over 4 decades

At 200 db, these rockets are so loud that they can rip off rainbows in the sky (VIDEO)

How fast is the universe expanding? Gravitational waves give us a hint

Watch NASA demolish two rocket launch towers using explosives

Our nearest exoplanet has the perfect conditions to host life

Partial Solar Eclipse Today: Super Moon to shield the Sun; Here's where and when to watch

Largest solid rocket engine ever built waiting to be hot fire tested

NASA might have found, destroyed complex organic material on Mars 40 years ago

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]