SPACE

Researchers ran a series of simulations to get new insights into the Red Planet's formation and evolution.

Shubham Sharma Dec 20, 2017

Nasa has a plan, but the technology to get there does not even exist yet.

Immanuel Jotham Dec 20, 2017

New findings show that a diverse a group of organisms evolved very early in Earth's history, making it more likely that life exists outside of our planet.

Aristos Georgiou Dec 19, 2017

Astronauts at the International Space Station have received barley seeds that they will attempt to cultivate and grow in space.

Immanuel Jotham Dec 19, 2017

Its unique spacecraft shape, soft mushy exterior, deep red colour, and possibility of a watery core bring up more questions than answers.

Immanuel Jotham Dec 19, 2017

Nasa reinvented a 150-year-old technique to capture supersonic motion as well as the shockwaves of a jet.

Shubham Sharma Dec 19, 2017

Researchers used supercomputers to create a model of two black holes that formed inside a massive dying star.

India Ashok Dec 19, 2017

The same collision also affected the axial tilt of the ice giant, toppling it sideways.

Shubham Sharma Dec 19, 2017

China reportedly plans to launch "hyperspectral" and "synthetic aperture radar" satellites, by 2021 to help spy on every object in the contested waters.

India Ashok Dec 19, 2017

Gliese 436b has mesmerized researchers due to its host of unusual features - including a massive, comet-like tail of vaporised gas that is 50 times larger than its parent star.

Aristos Georgiou Dec 18, 2017

New research reveals more details about the first object ever detected in our own solar system to have originated from interstellar space

Aristos Georgiou Dec 18, 2017

To simulate the failure, only two of the three parachutes bundled with the mock spacecraft were deployed.

Shubham Sharma Dec 17, 2017

Of all the techniques that are being seriously studied, Robert Mueller believes 3D printing will lead the way in lunar construction.

Immanuel Jotham Dec 17, 2017

The crew capsule flew up to an altitude of 322,032ft with "Mannequin Skywalker" inside.

Shubham Sharma Dec 17, 2017

Phaethon will come within 10 million kilometres of Earth and will be visible through small telescopes in areas with low light pollution.

Dec 16, 2017

From Nasa and Google discovering a distant solar system like ours to scientists probing the interstellar asteroid for alien signals – these are the best space stories of the week.

India Ashok Dec 16, 2017

"This was a fantastic way to end the year for SpaceX east coast launches," Jessica Jensen, director of SpaceX's Dragon Mission Management, said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Dec 16, 2017

Kepler-90i is a scorching hot, rocky planet with an average temperature that is believed to exceed 800 degrees Fahrenheit.

Aristos Georgiou Dec 14, 2017

The movie could be sent via SpaceX's Dragon capsule which will be heading towards space station Friday.

Shubham Sharma Dec 14, 2017

The stars are residents of globular star cluster Messier 79, which is located as far away as 41,000 light-years from the Earth.

Shubham Sharma Dec 13, 2017

The company launched and landed its suborbital rocket, inching a step closer to first passenger flights.

Shubham Sharma Dec 13, 2017

The Moon Buggy helped the astronauts to bring back over 200 pounds of rocks from the Moon.

Immanuel Jotham Dec 13, 2017

The University of Birmingham and the Big Bang Fair have teamed up to create 8 new constellations inspired by modern personalities, including Olympic champion Usain Bolt.

Claire Toureille Dec 12, 2017

A new study lends credibility to the hypothesis that the building blocks for life originated in outer space.

Aristos Georgiou Dec 12, 2017

The island formed after an undersea volcano rising a mile above seafloor erupted ferociously amid the islands of Tonga in the South Pacific.

Shubham Sharma Dec 12, 2017

American astronauts will be returning to the Moon for the first time since 1972 after trump directed Nasa to start planning.

James Hetherington Dec 12, 2017

Dark matter, which scientists are yet to detect, is considered to be the "glue" that binds the galaxies of the universe together.

India Ashok Dec 12, 2017

Even three months after its death, Cassini continues to provide us with new insights into the massive gas giant and its icy rings.

Shubham Sharma Dec 12, 2017

Astronomers want to check whether the asteroid is emitting any artificial radio signals which could indicate that it may be more than just a space rock.

India Ashok Dec 12, 2017