Space radiation not a hurdle for human journey to Mars: NASA

Second of three spacewalks came to an end after 6 hours 26 minutes. Astronaut Mark Vande Hei wraps up lubrication work on the latching end effector of the Canadarm2 robotic arm. (Image courtesy: NASA) New Delhi: The second of the trio spacewalk series went ...

NASA believes a ninth planet does exist that might be 10 times the mass of Earth and 20 times farther from the Sun than Neptune, debunking myths that the planet, dubbed 'Nibiru' by doomsayers, will end of the world.Konstantin Batygin, a planetary ...

Missions such as Mars Curiousity rover and the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft use radioisotope thermoelectric generators as power source. (Representational image) New Delhi: In a warning, the US government has expressed concern over the shortage of plutonium, ...

The asteroid is estimated to be 15 to 30 metres in size, and according to orbit prediction experts, it poses no risk of impact with Earth. 

A team of five students from an engineering college in Telangana has been selected for the prestigious NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge.

Astronomers from NASA are looking forward to using this occasion to test its planetary defense system and test its potential. The planetary defense system is being developed by the NASA astronomers alone with the International Asteroid Warning Network over a ...

New Delhi: The numerous probes orbiting Mars have made it possible for scientists to delve deep into its interiors and helped revolutionise their understanding of the Red Planet. One such probe is NASA's Mars Odyssey, which has been investigating Mars for 16 ...

Hubble was used to image the asteroid in September 2016 just before the asteroid made its closest approach to the Sun. Image courtesy: NASA, ESA, and J. DePasquale and Z. Levay (STScI) New Delhi: NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has been instrumental in ...

New Delhi: Ever since its smooth transit from Earth into its destined orbit around Jupiter, NASA's Juno spacecraft has been beaming back some amazing data on the planet as well as giving space enthusiasts spectacular visual treats from time to time.