Space

Nasa releases stunning aurora time-lapse video captured from space

Nasa released a breathtaking time-lapse video on Friday (30 June) captured by Expedition 52 that showcases a rotating view of the Earth as an aurora dances above its surface on 25 June.

Jul 26, 2017

NASA's WISE telescope makes new revelations about massive distant comets

According to NASA, it's difficult to analyse long-period comets which are not likely to approach the Sun in the lifetime of a person.

Jul 26, 2017

Why havent we found alien life?

In the Milky Way alone, there are millions of stars and billions of planets, many of which are potentially habitable, meaning they could have the conditions right for life. With an estimated two trillion galaxies in the universe, the universe should be teeming with alien life. So where is it?

Jul 26, 2017

Astronomer captures rare footage of 'sprites': Here are top 7 facts about this unique phenomenon [VIDEO]

Rare lightning strikes known as sprites were spotted and captured by David Finlay while he was sky-watching near his home.

Jul 25, 2017

NASA's Cassini captures particles from Saturn's outer rings during Grand Finale: Top 5 things to know

Due to a dwindling fuel supply, the unmanned spacecraft sent to Saturn has entered the Grand Finale phase of its mission.

Jul 25, 2017

Indian firm to send spacecraft to the moon soon; launch scheduled for Dec 2017

India's TeamIndus will become the first private firm to land spacecraft on the moon if it succeeds in sending its rover this year end.

Jul 22, 2017

Stunning white Angolan colobus monkey born at Zoo Atlanta

An Angolan colobus monkey was born at Zoo Atlanta on July 15. The snow-white baby will grow the typical long black and white hair at three months old. Angolan colobus monkeys are threatened by hunting and habitat loss in central and east Africa.

Jul 21, 2017

Tiny moon Phobos photobombs Mars

Appearing tiny and almost looking like a distant star, the moon Phobos has turned up unexpectedly in an image of Mars taken by Nasas Hubble Telescope.

Jul 21, 2017

NASA's New Horizons team examines mysterious KBO 2014 MU69: Top 7 facts to know

The KBO 2014 MU69 is also referred to as a solar object, which is present 6.5 billion kilometers (4 billion miles) away.

Jul 20, 2017

Alien signals discovered by astrophysicists; here are the top 7 facts

The latest information about these mysterious signals was revealed to an alien-hunting authority called SETI for further study.

Jul 20, 2017

Scientists find out more about possibility of life in the TRAPPIST-1 system

The scientists examined the impact of temperature on the ecology and development of life in the TRAPPIST-1 system.

Jul 19, 2017

Nasa footage shows ultra high definition view of Europe from space

Newly released footage from NASA shows an ultra high definition view of Europe as the International Space Station orbited 250 miles above the Earth.

Jul 18, 2017

NASA-funded project helps discover a new brown dwarf star

Most of the exoplanet hunting is done by computer algorithms, but even the best algorithm models are not that efficient.

Jul 18, 2017

New mysterious radio signals detected coming from a star 11 million light years away

Scientists have discovered mystery signals coming from a star 11 light years away. The very peculiar pulses appear to be unique to the red dwarf, scientists say, with observations of similar nearby stars showing no similar behavior.

Jul 18, 2017

Nasa has created flyby videos of Pluto and Charon, its largest moon

Two years after its New Horizons spacecraft sent the first images of Pluto, NASA has created two flyby videos by compiling data received from the mission. The videos were released July 7 to celebrate the second anniversary of the  spacecraft flying within 7.800 miles of Pluto. It released two videos, one of Pluto itself and a second of Plutos largest moon, Charon.

Jul 17, 2017