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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)

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)

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)

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)

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 â€œBlood Moon.â€

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)

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

Asgardia was founded just 20 months ago, and it already has about 200,000 citizens.

Citizens will be in space within 25 years, says Asgardia head

Asgardia plans to set up â€œspace arksâ€ with artificial gravity in outer space where humans could live permanently.

26 Jun 2018 12:06 PM IST

On World Brain Tumour Day, medicos discuss various factors associated with brain tumour.

How alcohol addiction alters our brain decoded

Scientists have identified how alcohol addiction alters the brain signalling system.

25 Jun 2018 6:03 PM IST

Curiosity plus a fleet of spacecraft in the orbit of Mars, will allow scientists for the first time to collect a wealth of dust information both from the surface and from space. (Photo: NASA)

NASA's Curiosity snaps a cool selfie before the great Martian dust...

The Martian dust storm has grown in size and is now officially a -"planet-encircling-" (or -"global-") dust event.

22 Jun 2018 9:26 PM IST

Angela Merkel said Europe must step up as a player in world affairs, signalling that the EU needs to take control of its destiny in the era of Mr Trump.

Merkel says climate change is a fact,' laments US stance

Merkel said Germany remains committed to the Paris climate accord fighting global warming.

20 Jun 2018 9:04 AM IST

The distribution of emitted photons over the energy depends on the size of the black hole. (Photo Credit: NASA)

New rare black holes spotted in space, evidence suggests

Researchers from the UNH in the US found the strongest evidence to date that such middle-of-the-road black holes exist.

19 Jun 2018 8:47 PM IST

The electric plane flew from Oslo airport for a brief journey.

Futuristic electric plane cruises skies over Norway

A Slovenian-made two-seater electric airplane took off from a remote corner of Oslo Airport for a brief journey in the...

19 Jun 2018 1:12 PM IST

Global warming. (Photo: Pixabay)

Global warming is in our living room

The effects of global warming have been felt in cities where the yearly average temperature rose 2.9 degrees in the past...

19 Jun 2018 12:52 PM IST