Space

Dinosaur fossils accidentally discovered in Canada: Top things to know

The dinosaur fossils were found in a Canadian Park while testing a new model of Mars rover.

Aug 4, 2017

NASA's Hubble telescope discovers an exoplanet with a glowing water atmosphere

The mass of the WASP-121b exoplanet is around 1.2 times more than that of gas giant Jupiter.

Aug 3, 2017

Nasa is hiring a planetary protection officer to protect the Earth from aliens

Nasais looking for a Planetary Protection Officer to protect the Earth from aliens. The role involves preventing astronauts and robots from biological contamination during space exploration. The US governments site posted the job, which is open to US citizens and nationals. They will pay you a six figure salary up to $187,000 a year.

Aug 3, 2017

NASA continues research on pulsars 50 years after the accidental discovery: Top 5 things to know

More than 2,000 pulsars were spotted by the astronomers by chance and despite being studied for five decades, much is not known about them.

Aug 2, 2017

NASA is hiring a full-time Planetary Protection Officer; top 7 things to know about this alien combating job

Planetary protection officers have been employed by various space agencies in part-time roles but NASA and ESA will hire full-time employees.

Aug 2, 2017

NASA reveals more about Proxima b's habitability: Top 7 things to know

Proxima b, an Earth-sized exoplanet, might not be habitable as previously believed.

Aug 1, 2017

NASA's Cassini spacecraft discover stunning auroras in Saturn's southern atmosphere [VIDEO]

The glittering phenomenon is also referred to as Saturn's southern lights and is just like the ones found on Earth.

Jul 31, 2017

NASA develops new technology to detect corona discharge; here are top things to know

The technology examines, inspects and detects a corona discharge with the help of ultra violet cameras.

Jul 31, 2017

NASA to explore 2012 TC4's Earth flyby in October; top 7 things about the asteroid

NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office spots, tracks and characterise potentially dangerous space rocks nearing Earth and issue warnings about potential impacts.

Jul 29, 2017

NASA discovers chemical capable of forming cell membrane on Saturn's moon Titan [VIDEO]

Acrylonitrile was found in abundance in Titan's atmosphere by the Goddard team. It was found to be present at concentrations up to 2.8 parts per billion.

Jul 29, 2017

Scientists spot a mysterious object beyond Neptune [VIDEO]

This strange object is found to be 160,000 times fainter than Neptune and it has been observed 22 times so far.

Jul 28, 2017

NASA releases a new image of Jupiter's Great Red Spot: 5 things to know about the iconic feature

Acitizen scientist creates an image of Jupiter's iconic Great Red Spot which portrays the original colour of the iconic feature and its surrounding region.

Jul 28, 2017

Here's why scientists are developing NASA's Deep Space Habitat

An old cargo container which was used for transferring essentials to the International Space Station (ISS) would be renovated.

Jul 28, 2017

NASA's Cassini spacecraft reveals new findings about Saturn's biggest moon Titan

The icy moon possesses a thick atmosphere comprising nitrogen and methane along with some of the most complex chemistry observed in our Solar System.

Jul 27, 2017

Mayor of French town eats rat after losing football bet

The mayor of French town Mont-de-Marsan forced himself to eat a rat after he lost a bet that Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) would defeat Barcelona in the second leg of the 2017 Champions League round of 16.

Jul 27, 2017