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The space station and its six inhabitants were sailing 250 miles (400 kilometers) above the South Pacific when the Falcon 9 took off. (Photo AP)Science
SpaceX launches AI robot, strong coffee for station crew

A former NASA astronaut helped arrange the java delivery for the space station's Serena Aunon-Chancellor.

30 Jun 2018 9:43 AM IST

A team led by Frank Postberg and Nozair Khawaja they had identified fragments of large organic molecules in ice grains that were ejected from geysers through cracks in the moons icy exterior.Science
Saturn moon could support life: New Cassini findings reveal

The Cassini spacecraft first flew close to the ice-covered moon in 2005 as part of a mission to gather data on Saturn.

29 Jun 2018 8:35 AM IST

Cimon has Gersts face and voice imprinted in its memory. (Photo: AP)Science
A robot with true artificial intelligence is about to invade space

A German robot named Cimon is a friendly guy and he has this hard power-off button.

29 Jun 2018 7:45 AM IST

- This artists rendering provided by the European Southern Observatory shows the interstellar object named “Oumuamua” which was discovered on Oct. 19, 2017 by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope in Hawaii. In the Wednesday, June 27, 2018 edition of the journal Nature, a European-led team makes the case it is a comet, not an asteroid. (Photo: AP)Science
Comet or asteroid? Scientists ID interstellar visitor

Telescopes first spotted the mysterious red-tinged object last October as it zipped through the inner solar system.

28 Jun 2018 8:52 AM IST

This 2015 artists rendering provided by Northrop Grumman via NASA shows the James Webb Space Telescope. On Wednesday, June 27, 2018, NASA announced that the next-generation telescope will now fly no earlier than 2021 and its lifetime cost is now expected to reach nearly $10 billion. (Northrop Grumman/NASA via AP)Science
More delay, a cost for NASA's next-generation space telescope

For the third time in less than a year, the space agency announced a lengthy postponement for the James Webb Space...

28 Jun 2018 8:23 AM IST

The mission includes an orbiter, lander and a rover.Science
Chandrayaan-2: India to hunt for priceless Helium-3

Chandrayaan-2 is expected to be launched in October this year.

28 Jun 2018 5:59 AM IST

The mission is to land the rover on the south side of Moon which has never been accessible till now. (Image: Pixabay)Science
Indian Moon Mission: ISRO to fetch trillion-dollar-worth isotope from...

India's aeronautical body ISRO will be sending a rover to the moon to research the prospects of mining helium-3 and...

27 Jun 2018 6:09 PM IST

The computer graphics image provided by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) shows asteroid explorer Hayabusa2 landing on a crater that it made. (Photo: AP)Science
Japan space explorer arrives at asteroid to collect samples

The unmanned Hayabusa2 spacecraft reached its base of operations about 20KM from the asteroid and some 280 million KM...

27 Jun 2018 9:29 AM IST

A Falcon 9 SpaceX heavy rocket lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. The Falcon Heavy, has three first-stage boosters, strapped together with 27 engines in all. (Photo: AP)Science
The rockets that are pushing the boundaries of space travel

SpaceX has shaken up the satellite launch sector, with more than 55 launches of its Falcon 9 rocket since 2010.

27 Jun 2018 8:17 AM IST

It has already docked with the International Space Station and the tests are expected to begin in the next few weeks. (Photo: Surrey Space Centre)Science
Vacuum cleaner in space: RemoveDEBRIS spacecraft starts its mission

The 100kg spacecraft has been deployed from ISS to conduct several experiments regarding space junk cleanup.

26 Jun 2018 8:38 PM IST

Watch out for the blood moon on July 27. (Photo: Pixabay)Science
Blood moon on July 27 will be the century's longest total lunar...

Next month, people across the planet will witness a rare astronomical event called the “Blood Moon.”

26 Jun 2018 7:16 PM IST

NASAs Curiosity rover, which has been studying Martian soil at Gale Crater, is expected to remain largely unaffected by the dust. (Photo: ANI)Science
Mars dust storm turns global

The weather conditions have prompted NASA's Opportunity rover to suspend science operations.

26 Jun 2018 5:32 PM IST

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