Space

Telangana students selected for NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge

The students will be participating in the fifth annual NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge. Read on to know more.

Oct 13, 2017

First ringed dwarf planet Haumea discovered: 7 things to know

First discovered in 2004 by a team led by MikeBrown of Caltech at the Palomar Observatory in the US, the planet is located beyond Neptune's orbit and is egg-shaped.

Oct 13, 2017

Giant exoplanets are hunted by NASA astronomers with this new method

Exoplanets are comparatively easier to detect than rocky planets and there is a possibility that some exoplanets have not been found in these systems.

Oct 12, 2017

NASA may not be able to launch space shuttles in future because it is running out of THIS resource!

The shortage of plutonium threatens NASA's future mission to explore deep space, the US government has warned. Read to know more.

Oct 12, 2017

Giant asteroid TC4 makes closest approach to Earth on Oct 12: LIVE STREAM LINKS

Asteroid 2012 TC4 was discovered in 2012 with the help of Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System in Hawaii.

Oct 11, 2017

This is a Test: Asteroid Tracking Network Observes Oct. 12 Close Approach

Asteroid 2012 TC4 was discovered by the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System (Pan-STARRS) on Hawaii back in 2012.

Oct 11, 2017

China's FAST radio telescope detects two pulsars during trial run

The FAST radio telescope was devised to be used for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) project, which aims at detecting alien civilisations, interstellar signals, etc.

Oct 10, 2017

Worlds biggest radio telescope detects two pulsars during trial run

The Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) in China has detected two pulsars since it started its trial run in September 2016.

Oct 10, 2017

SpaceX successfully launches its 14th Falcon 9 rocket

Elon Musk and amp;#39;s SpaceX just successfully completed their 14th Falcon 9 rocket launch, and the company has plans for another launch later this week. SpaceX and amp;#39;s ability to operate missions in quick succession will help to continue to lower costs and boost accessibility to space.

Oct 10, 2017

Doomsday theorist David Meade claims mystery behind death of stargazers who found planet Nibiru

Christian numerologist David Meade claimed that the end of the world is close and it will begin on October 15.

Oct 10, 2017

Doomsday begins on October 15 with tsunamis, earthquakes and hurricanes: Conspiracy theorists

Christian numerologist David Meade, who has been talking about doomsday, said the seven-year Tribulation period will begin on October 15.

Oct 9, 2017

NASA findings on Mars' seafloor deposits offer clues to origin of life on Earth

Long back, heated water from a volcanically active region on Mars' surface entered the bottom of a huge sea which led to the formation of these deposits.

Oct 7, 2017

Astronomers claim these findings about Planet Nine hint towards its existence

A study led by Elizabeth Bailey stated that the planets present in our solar system could have been tilted by Planet Nine during the last 4.5 billion years.

Oct 6, 2017

Meteor explosion: Fireball as bright as full moon stuns Chinese skywatchers [VIDEO]

The meteor, which was bright as the full moon, travelled with a velocity of 14.6 kilometres per second late on Wednesday in China.

Oct 6, 2017

Is an alien megastructure really causing the dimming of Tabby's Star: 7 things to know about the phenomenon

A popular conspiracy theory stated that an alien megastructure is responsible for the mysterious dimming of the Tabby's Star.

Oct 5, 2017