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Hubble spots spectacular auroras on ice giant Uranus
Auroras are well studied on Saturn and Jupiter, but less so on Uranus.
Léa Surugue Apr 11, 2017
Nasa is funding some crazy sci-fi ideas including Martian airship and artificial gravity
Growing crops on Mars may not be science fiction after all.
Agamoni Ghosh Apr 09, 2017
Atmosphere rich in water detected around alien 'Earth-like' planet 39 light years away
The exoplanet, 39 light years away, appears to have an atmosphere rich in water and methane.
Hannah Osborne Apr 06, 2017
The best of Cassini: High-resolution images of Saturn's rings and moons captured by orbiting spacecraft
As the end of the orbiter's mission approaches, IBTimes shows some of its best photographs.
David Sim Apr 05, 2017
Nasa and Boeing's concept for a docking station around Moon to reach Mars revealed
The aim is to send humans to Mars from the docking station.
Agamoni Ghosh Apr 04, 2017
Massive explosion from unknown source billions of light years away baffles astronomers
Gamma ray burst detected from 12 billion light years away - but no one knows what caused it.
David Coward Apr 03, 2017
Lost planet size of Neptune discovered 'hiding in plain sight'
The exoplanet Kepler-150 f orbits a star about 3,000 light years away from Earth.
Martha Henriques Mar 31, 2017
Nasa's Juno probe captures stunning photos of Jupiter never seen before
'The new images look like Van Gogh paintings,' said Juno's principal investigator Scott Bolton.
Agamoni Ghosh Mar 31, 2017
Solar wind from a fierce young Sun ripped away Mars' atmosphere
Argon was lost from Mars' atmosphere in a process called 'sputtering'.
Martha Henriques Mar 30, 2017
Nasa has invented a stopwatch that can measure a billionth of a second from space
Engineers have worked out how to precisely measure the distance between Earth and a satellite in orbit.
Mary-Ann Russon Mar 30, 2017
Search for 'Planet Nine': astronomers seek help from amateur stargazers
The images to be searched are of the southern sky which is less explored.
Agamoni Ghosh Mar 27, 2017
Nasa takes first step toward laser-powered high-speed 'internet of the sky'
Nasa's long-term project is aimed at boosting communications technology for future missions to the moon and Mars and beyond.
India Ashok Mar 26, 2017
Nasa astronaut Alan Bean: Aliens exist, but they haven't visited Earth yet
Bean says that if an advanced alien civilisation had been to Earth they would have made contact.
Hannah Osborne Mar 24, 2017
Ageing process reversed in mice – and Nasa wants the technology for its Mars mission
Scientists think they have found the mechanism responsible for DNA damage as we age.
Léa Surugue Mar 23, 2017
Record high sea levels threaten China's coasts
Sea levels are rising at China's coasts by more than 3mm a year.
Martha Henriques Mar 23, 2017
UK teen outsmarts Nasa geniuses by spotting data errors undetected for months
Seventeen-year-old Miles Solomon informed Nasa scientists that "negative energy" doesn't exist.
Mary-Ann Russon Mar 23, 2017
Global sea ice at minimum as Antarctic and Arctic smash record lows
Ice extent in the Arctic has been decreasing steadily, but Antarctic ice has taken a sudden dip.
Martha Henriques Mar 23, 2017
Watch how this insanely smart dartboard moves to make sure you hit bullseye every time
Former Nasa engineer spends three years creating a robotic dartboard that makes sure you never miss.
Alistair Charlton Mar 22, 2017
Nasa spots cracks on Mars Curiosity rover due to harsh conditions on the red planet
However, Nasa said the rover should be able to travel the required distance to complete its planned mission.
Agamoni Ghosh Mar 22, 2017
Where no music has gone before: Nasa is sending Chuck Berry's music to the stars aboard Voyagers
Nasa's Voyagers will fly into interstellar space carrying golden records with music and messages from earthlings.
India Ashok Mar 21, 2017
Mars colonisation: SpaceX and Nasa working together to identify landing spots
One region with no rocky surface and proximity to ice has already been shortlisted.
Agamoni Ghosh Mar 21, 2017
Stephen Hawking talks about his space travel plans, Brexit, Trump and the meaning of happiness
In a new interview, Hawking said: 'I fear that I may not be welcome' in America.
India Ashok Mar 20, 2017
Nasa's James Webb telescope haunted by ghosts? Eerie image of lights out inspection will surprise you
James Webb is the most powerful and the largest ever built telescope.
India Ashok Mar 18, 2017
How to predict when the Arctic sea ice will reach its lowest level
Study allows scientists to predict Arctic minimum sea ice more accurately and further in advance.
David Schroeder Mar 17, 2017
Huge clouds of ammonia hanging over world's major farmlands have been detected from space
The US, Europe, China and India are each sitting under huge pools of ammonia in the atmosphere.
Martha Henriques Mar 17, 2017
Is India planning to brew beer on the Moon?
Unusual question was asked in Indian Parliament.
Martha Henriques Mar 17, 2017
Nasa responds to Donald Trump's budget - it will use the money to fly as far away from him as it can
Space agency said it would be 'reshaping' its focus based on the resources available.
Hannah Osborne Mar 16, 2017
Nitrogen bubbles on Saturn's moon Titan help solve mystery of 'magic islands'
Nasa experiments have shown how bubbles may form in cold liquid methane on the surface of Titan.
Léa Surugue Mar 16, 2017
Astronomers have found a star orbiting a black hole twice in an hour in the 'closest orbit ever'
The discovery was made using deep space telescopes in Australia and Nasa's Chandra and NuStar.
India Ashok Mar 16, 2017
Nasa wants to use the Sun as a giant telescope to study alien planets
Scientists propose to apply Albert Einstein's theory of relativity to achieve this feat.
Agamoni Ghosh Mar 16, 2017
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