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MAVEN, with an elliptical orbit around Mars, has an orbit that crosses those of other spacecraft and the moon Phobos many times over the course of a year. (Photo: ANI)

The new space race: Why we need a human mission to Mars

The exploration is currently being done by remote space probes sent from Earth.

23 Jun 2017 11:01 AM IST

India and the US could jointly explore Mars in future. (Representational image)

Elon Musk releases details of plan to colonise mars here's what an...

Making fuel on Mars and stations beyond it is something he also proposes, to make the costs feasible.

23 Jun 2017 8:30 AM IST

Eighteen Galileo satellites have been placed in Earths orbit to date, with four more due for launch later this year. (Photo: AFP)

New orbiters for Europe's Galileo satnav system

The European Commission expects Galileo to be fully operational by 2020.

23 Jun 2017 8:00 AM IST

On August 21, 2017, the Earth will cross the shadow of the moon, creating the first US coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in nearly 100 years.

Rare US total solar eclipse excites Americans coast-to-coast

During the eclipse on August 21 -- the first of its kind since 1918 -- the moon will pass between the sun and Earth.

22 Jun 2017 8:05 AM IST

PLATO -- PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars -- will be launched 1.5 million kilometres (932,000 miles) into space, monitoring thousands of stars over a large area of sky.

Europe OKs project to seek alien life

New space mission to find earth-like planets.

22 Jun 2017 7:54 AM IST

Second stage of PSLV-C38 rocket integrated at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.

ISRO launches India's 'eye in the sky' Cartosat-2 with 30 nano...

Isro's Mission Readiness Review Committee and Launch Authorisation Board have cleared the launch on Wednesday.

22 Jun 2017 1:46 AM IST

(Representational image/Pixabay)

Asteroid strike on Earth is just a â€œmatter of time,â€ warn experts

The warning comes ahead of the Asteroid Day to be observed on June 30.

21 Jun 2017 6:26 PM IST

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

ISRO's MOM completes 1000 Earth days, can survive for 'more years'

The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) exceeded ISRO's expectations of not lasting for more than 180 days or six months.

21 Jun 2017 3:44 PM IST

This handout photo taken on March 26, 2016 and released by NASA shows a perspective of the northeast coastline of Greenland, one of the worlds two great ice sheets, whose melting could contribute to rising sea levels. (Photo: AFP)

Scientists to explore meltwater at Greenland Cold War camp

Scientists plan an expedition to Greenland's remote northwest to measure how fast ice is melting around a Cold War-era...

21 Jun 2017 7:39 AM IST

The US is believed to hold the most complete catalogue, listing an estimated 20,000 pieces of junk. (Photo: AFP)

ESA boss urges action on 'ticking timebombs' in Earth orbit

The US is believed to hold the most complete catalogue, listing an estimated 20,000 pieces of junk.

21 Jun 2017 7:34 AM IST

Nasa is also designing new rockets called Space Launch System (SLS) for carrying the human to Mars.

Nasa wants to colonise Mars soon, says US space scientist

The space organisation is looking sometime in 2030 to send a man to orbit Mars and come back.

21 Jun 2017 6:24 AM IST

Photo Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

NASA's Kepler Telescope discovers 10 new Earth-sized exoplanets

Kepler has already discovered 4,034 potential exoplanets, 2,335 of which have been confirmed by other telescopes as...

20 Jun 2017 11:52 AM IST