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A round frozen world just 186 miles (300 kilometres) across, the Goblin was spotted by astronomers in 2015 around Halloween, thus its spooky name. (Photo: AP)

Scrawny dwarf planet, named Goblin, found well beyond Pluto

A scrawny dwarf planet nicknamed the Goblin has been discovered well beyond Pluto.

3 Oct 2018 9:22 AM IST

In 2019, this capsule will be fully optimised and ready for passengers.

World's first Hyperloop passenger capsule unveiled

The world's first full-scale passenger Hyperloop capsule gets ready to head to Toulouse R&D facility for optimisation.

2 Oct 2018 8:53 PM IST

Japan space agency scientists and engineers are thrilled by the images being sent to Earth by two jumping robotic rovers that they dropped onto an asteroid about 280 million kilometers (170 million miles) away. (Photo: AP)

The asteriod is rocky: Japanese space rovers

Photos from Japanese space rovers show asteroid is rocky.

29 Sept 2018 10:05 AM IST

Spacewalking astronauts will help install the batteries in October. (Photo: AP)

Space station receives special delivery from Japan's White Stork

The cargo ship known as Kounotori in Japanese arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday.

28 Sept 2018 10:29 AM IST

NantEnergy says its zinc-air battery system can deliver energy for $100 per kilowatt hour. (Photo: AP)

Zinc-air batteries provide power in remote areas

NantEnergy said it has created a rechargeable zinc-air battery storage system that can provide power at a lower cost.

28 Sept 2018 10:01 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)

Japan lunar exploration firm to head for moon on SpaceX rockets

On reaching space in SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, Ispace plans to orbit its lunar lander around the moon.

27 Sept 2018 8:56 AM IST

The supply ship is a 9-meter- (30-foot-) long cylinder that will be retrieved by the space stations robotic arm. (Photo: AP)

Japanese supply ship heads to space station after delays

The craft was launched Sunday at 2:52 a.m. from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan.

26 Sept 2018 10:07 AM IST

NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory released the photo Tuesday. (Photo: AP)

NASA's Mars Opportunity rover seen, but still not heard

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter took the picture last week from 166 miles (267 kilometers) up.

26 Sept 2018 9:35 AM IST

On its website, NASA explains that it does use the materials for wind experiments launched on sounding rockets to the upper atmosphere.

This tool will tell you which NASA technology you use every day

Called NASA Home and City, the interactive tool shows how the work of NASA scientists affects your daily life.

25 Sept 2018 10:56 AM IST

Strong fisheries management and efforts to reduce CO2 emissions, however, might slow or even stop that trend. (Photo: ANI)

Ocean acidification may deplete sea scallop fisheries

As levels of carbon dioxide increase in the Earth's atmosphere, the upper oceans become increasingly acidic.

24 Sept 2018 8:32 AM IST

The tropospheric polar vortex, sometimes, extends toward mid-latitudes accompanied with the meandering of mid-latitude westerly jets. (Photo: ANI)

Arctic weather observations may help in predicting tropical cyclones

Upper-level observations such as radiosondes in the Arctic can help to forecast mid-latitude extreme events.

24 Sept 2018 8:19 AM IST

JAXA, in a statement, claimed that a kilometer-wide diamond-shaped space rock is rich in water and organic materials. (Photo: ANI)

Japan successfully lands robot rovers on asteroid's surface

Known as MINERVA-II1, the rovers are collectively world's first mobile exploration robot to land on the surface of an...

24 Sept 2018 8:08 AM IST