Space

NASA studies CubeSats to solve mystery behind Venus' atmosphere: 7 things to know

Venus looks bland and featureless in visible light, but change the filter to ultraviolet, and Earth's twin suddenly looks like a different planet.

Aug 16, 2017

SpaceX lanches its 12th cargo: Top 5 things to know

Here are top 5 things to know about SpaceX's NASA cargo launch.

Aug 14, 2017

India to launch its eighth navigation satellite by August-end

The 1.4-tonne satellite will be launched from the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) spaceport at Sriharikota.

Aug 11, 2017

NASA's Cassini to begin final five grand finale orbits of Saturn's upper atmosphere: Top 7 things to know

Cassini will be getting extremely close to Saturn's upper atmosphere and explore the final five orbits of the ringed planet.

Aug 11, 2017

President Donald Trump attacks Mitch McConnell about healthcare

Trump expressed outrage with Senate majority leader regarding the failure to repeal and replace Obamacare Can you believe that Mitch McConnell, who has screamed Repeal and amp; Replace for 7 years, couldnt get it done, Trump wrote on Twitter. Must Repeal and amp; Replace Obamacare! Hours later, Trump followed up his public chiding with a laundry list for McConnell, ordering the Kentucky Republican to get back to work.Mitch, get back to work and put Repeal and amp; Replace, Tax Reform and amp; Cuts and a great Infrastructure Bill on my desk for signing. You can do it! Tweeting furiously amid his 17-day golf trip, Trumps message is steeped in irony. Candidate Trump promised to immediately repeal and replace Obamacare. He also promised he would not take vacations.

Aug 11, 2017

The Perseid meteor shower: What you need to know

The Perseid meteor shower is set to peak on 12 August. Expected to produce up to 150 meteors per hour, it is one of the brightest shooting star displays of the year. Here are what you need to know about the meteor shower.

Aug 11, 2017

Will the world end after Total Solar Eclipse 2017 due to Nibiru cataclysm?

According to a conspiracy theory, the Great American Total Solar Eclipse will cause planet Nibiru to destroy Earth wiping the life forms or Nibiru cataclysm.

Aug 10, 2017

NASA to investigate the mysterious lunar swirls: Top 7 things to know

The space agency will assess more than 100 unusual patterns on the lunar surface with the help of CubeSats.

Aug 10, 2017

Our universe might be home to more than 100 million black holes, new study reveals

Astronomers carried out a cosmic survey to calculate and classify the mysterious dark objects existing in the cosmos.

Aug 9, 2017

Perseid meteor shower 2017: Date, Time, Live streaming of astronomical event

The Perseid meteor is a small piece of the periodic comet Swift-Tuttle, which orbits around the Sun in every 133 years.

Aug 9, 2017

NASA's SAGE III begins its mission: Here are 7 things to know about the device

The main task of SAGE III is to monitor the recovery of the ozone layer.

Aug 8, 2017

Partial Lunar Eclipse 2017: Live Streaming and all you need to know

The entire partial eclipse will be visible from central and east Africa, central Russia, China, India, the Far East and most of Australia.

Aug 6, 2017

Total Solar Eclipse 2017: Top 7 things to know about the astronomical event [Live Stream link]

America is going to experience Total Solar Eclipse on August 21 for the first time after 1979.

Aug 5, 2017

Astronomers conduct Dark Energy Survey; top 7 things to know

Dark Energy Survey (DES) is the largest study carried forward to assess the dark matter so far.

Aug 5, 2017

NASA's New Horizons to explore a mysterious Kuiper Belt Object: Here are top things to know

The Kuiper Belt Object 2014 MU69 is located beyond Pluto 1.6 billion kilometers (1 billion miles) from Earth.

Aug 4, 2017