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SpaceX's Musk unveils plan to reach Mars by 2022

Plans include cargo ships to Mars in five years and use rockets to carry people between Earth's major cities in under...

30 Sept 2017 9:18 AM IST

The successor to the famed Hubble Space Telescope, Webb will now launch between March and June 2019 from French Guiana

NASA delays launch of James Webb Space Telescope to 2019

The 6.5-metre diameter infrared-optimised telescope is designed to study an extremely wide range of astrophysical...

30 Sept 2017 9:13 AM IST

Elon Musk plans to replace his current rocket fleet with a next-generation spacecraft.

SpaceX: Rocket for moon, Mars and NY-to-Shanghai in 39 mins

A seat should cost about the same as a full-fare economy plane ticket, he noted later via Instagram.

30 Sept 2017 9:02 AM IST

Chris Cassidy is biking 600 miles across the Amazon to raise awareness about climate change and record its effects.

NASA astronaut to bike across Amazon in climate change film

Chris Cassidy is keeping his exploration impulses down-to-earth.

30 Sept 2017 8:59 AM IST

Elon Musk plans to replace his current rocket fleet with a next-generation spacecraft.

Tokyo to Delhi in thirty minutes

Musk unveils Mars plans, transport revolution.

30 Sept 2017 1:57 AM IST

Lockheed Martin is among several companies working on deep space habitats with NASA, which hopes to send the first astronauts to Mars in the 2030s.

This Mars lander will allow humans to explore the Red Planet

NASA is planning missions into the space between Earth and the Moon for the next decade to prepare for trips to Mars.

29 Sept 2017 11:37 AM IST

Image: European Space Agency (ESA)

The last picture comet Probe Rosetta sent to Earth

The image of a one-square-metre section of comet presumed to be Rosetta's boulder-strewn, was taken from a distance of...

29 Sept 2017 8:48 AM IST

(Space/Representational image/Orbex)

Scientists detect fourth gravitational wave

It is the first joint detection of gravitational waves with the Virgo and LIGO collaborations.

28 Sept 2017 3:02 PM IST

The pods are now being used by the UKs Childrens Acute Transport Service. Eithne Polke, the services operational manager, said the design had made a big difference to our transportation processes .

F1 team uses racing car technology to keep newborns safe in ambulances

It was designed and built by Williams Advanced Engineering, an arm of the UK-based Williams F1 team

27 Sept 2017 10:24 AM IST

The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), also called Mangalyaan is a space probe orbiting Mars since 24 September, 2014.

India's Mars Orbiter Mission completes 3 years in orbit

India's low-cost Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) has completed three years in its Martian orbit, says ISRO.

26 Sept 2017 7:55 AM IST

The EOS Space Systems Satellite Laser Ranging Facility tracks space debris at Mount Stromlo near Canberra. (Photo: AFP)

Australia to create national space agency

Australia has committed to creating a national space agency as it looks to cash in on the lucrative and fast-evolving...

26 Sept 2017 7:44 AM IST

The Sonoyta mud turtle is a dark, pocket-sized freshwater turtle that lives in permanent aquatic habitats. (Photo: representational image)

Scientists: Desert turtle endangered, 100 left in Arizona

It may not be surprising that an -"aquatic desert-" turtle faces long odds in life.

25 Sept 2017 8:31 AM IST