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This photo shows researchers testing Chinas first space station module Tiangong-1 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest Chinas Gansu Province prior to its launch on September 29, 2011. (Photo: AP)

China's defunct space lab hurtling toward Earth for re-entry

China's defunct and believed out-of-control space station is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere sometime in the...

29 March 2018 4:50 PM IST

This image made with the Hubble Space Telescope shows the diffuse galaxy NGC 1052-DF2, lighter area in center. Several other galaxies can be seen through it. (P van Dokkum/NASA/ESA via AP)

Astronomers baffled by distant galaxy void of dark matter

The unusual galaxy's stars are speeding around with no apparent influence from dark matter, according to a study.

29 March 2018 4:26 PM IST

NASA plans to send the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, into orbit from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set for blast-off between April 16 and June on a two-year, $337-million mission. (Photo: NASA)

Planet exploration back on track with NASA's next-gen space telescope

NASA expects TESS to detect thousands more previously unknown worlds no larger than twice as big as our home planet.

29 March 2018 7:54 AM IST

Webb will orbit the sun at a point about 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometres) from Earth unreachable in case of a breakdown. (Photo: NASA)

NASA's next-gen James Webb space telescope delayed until 2020

NASA says that more time is needed to assemble and test the James Webb Space Telescope.

28 March 2018 8:58 AM IST

Tiangong-1 was originally planned to be decommissioned in 2013 but China has repeatedly extended the length of its mission. (Representative Image)

Chinese space station to fall into Earth this weekend: ESA

The Tiangong-1 ceased functioning in March 2016 and is rumoured to be out of control since then.

28 March 2018 7:57 AM IST

The improvements in GSLV-F08 include induction of Height Thrust Vikas Engine (HTVE) and electromechanical actuation (EMA) system in place of electro-hydraulic actuation system in the second stage.

Stage set for launch of GSLV-Mk II tomorrow

The 27-hour-long countdown would commence at 1.56 pm on Wednesday for the launch the next evening.

28 March 2018 6:38 AM IST

Isros PSLV C38 carrying earth observation satellite Cartosat-2 series along with 30 co-passenger satellites of various countries, lifts off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

All set for launch of communication satellite tomorrow

The 27-hour-long countdown would commence at 1.56 pm on Wednesday for the launch the next evening.

28 March 2018 1:40 AM IST

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Isro tests ultra high-tech camera

The first payload operation was carried out successfully on January 16, 2018, and since then, the payload has provided...

27 March 2018 2:17 AM IST

The 61-year-old limo driver converted a mobile home into a ramp and modified it to launch from a vertical angle so he wouldnt fall back to the ground on public land. (Photo: Facebook)

'Flat-earther' rocket scientist finally blasts off into California sky

-"Mad-" Mike Hughes, the rocket man, propelled himself about 1,875 feet into the air Saturday before a hard landing in...

26 March 2018 10:28 AM IST

In order to make something like an RNA nucleotide, you need sugars which formed the building blocks of life on our planet.

Cyanide may have played key role in origin of life

For life to have started on Earth, there must have been a genetic molecule similar to DNA or RNA.

26 March 2018 12:40 AM IST

This file photo shows, â€œMadâ€ Mike Hughes begins work on repairing a steam leak after he scrubbed his launch attempt of his steam-powered rocket near Amboy, Calif. (James Quigg/Daily Press via AP, File)

Self-taught rocket scientist blasts off into California sky

The self-taught rocket scientist propelled himself about 1,000 feet into the air before a hard-landing in the Mojave...

25 March 2018 11:15 AM IST

The rover is getting some upgraded Curiosity hardware, including colour cameras, a zoom lens and others. (Photo: NASA)

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity marks 2,000th day on red planet

It's a big milestone this week for scientists eager for Curiosity to begin drilling again

24 March 2018 9:22 AM IST