Space

What if a huge asteroid is about to hit Earth? How to avoid natural catastrophe?

Richard Muller, Professor of Physics, has said that a huge asteroid can be avoided from hitting and destroying Earth.

Sep 20, 2017

NASA's Hubble reveals more about mysterious pitch black exoplanet: Top things to know

The pitch black exoplanet WASP-12b is situated closer to its parent star WASP-12A than Mercury orbits the Sun, it is categorised as a 'hot Jupiter'.

Sep 19, 2017

Space X cargo capsule returns home

The spacecrafts safe return marked the end of SpaceXs 12th resupply mission to the International Space Station

Sep 18, 2017

ISRO to resume satellite launches by December post report on failed mission

The Indian Space Research Organisation had stopped launching operations due to the unsuccessful launch in August of its navigation satellite IRNSS-1H. Read to know more.

Sep 17, 2017

Cassini's last images: Spacecraft captures impact site before making final dive into Saturn's atmosphere

Cassini's last images of Saturn and its surroundings offer spectacular views of the ringed planet and its moons.

Sep 16, 2017

Does Mars have a porous surface? Top things to know

The finding will help understand more about the interior structure and evolution of the Red Planet.

Sep 14, 2017

NASA captures mesmerizing footage of strongest solar flare in a decade

NASAs Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has recorded the Sun emitting one of the strongest solar flare in a decade on 6 September. The NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center issued a geomagnetic storm warning for September 13 and 14. The storm can impact satellites, navigation and communications systems but will also mean that the aurora borealis (northern lights) will be more vivid for skywatchers.

Sep 13, 2017

Bacteria spotted 'shape-shifting' on NASA's ISS; could pose danger to astronauts

This newly spotted phenomenon of the bacteria in near-weightlessness environments could cause a grave problem while medicating astronauts with infections.

Sep 13, 2017

Is Earth being spotted by aliens from Exoplanets? 7 things to know

The researchers also believe that there are around 10 more such worlds which are habitable and are yet to be discovered.

Sep 11, 2017

Satellite imagery shows three hurricanes churning in the Atlantic basin

Satellite imagery shows hurricanes Irma, Jose, and Katia churning in the Atlantic basin.

Sep 9, 2017

Solar flares and Sunspots: Scientists bewildered by a sun gone wrong

Two massive sunspots have sent solar storms toward Earth. 

Sep 9, 2017

NASA's Juno spacecraft reveals new mysteries about Jupiter's auroras: 7 things to know

The polar auroras formed on Earth are generated by accelerating electrons, whereas the ones on Jupiter are formed by electrons trapped in its huge magnetic field.

Sep 8, 2017

NASA's SDO captures biggest solar flare of the decade: 7 things to know

This is the biggest flare recorded in past 12 years since September 2005, when a huge an X17 flare was emitted by the Sun.

Sep 8, 2017

NASA's Curiosity Rover discovers boron on Mars: All you need to know

The boron discovered on the Red Planet was found in calcium sulfate mineral veins in the Martian groundwater.

Sep 7, 2017

Is there an alien megastructure really there around Tabby's star? All you need to know

The mysterious Tabby's star is present in the constellation Cygnus located at a distance of around 1,280 light-years away from Earth.

Sep 7, 2017