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Total solar eclipses occur somewhere on Earth every year or so, but most cast their shadow over oceans or remote land. (representational image

First eclipse in nearly a century to sweep North America

Experts warn that looking directly at the eclipse can burn the retina, possibly causing lasting blind spots.

18 Aug 2017 8:06 AM IST

To understand how rainfall on Mars changed over time, the researchers had to consider how its atmosphere has changed.

Mars 2020 rover to use smart techniques to find signs of life

The Mars Exploration Program with a planned launch in 2020 builds on the success of prior rovers.

17 Aug 2017 4:02 PM IST

Total solar eclipses occur somewhere on Earth every year or so, but most cast their shadow over oceans or remote land. (representational image

Can't see the solar eclipse? Tune in online or on TV

Ronald Dantowitz, an astronomer, will be using 14 cameras to capture the August 21 solar eclipse.

17 Aug 2017 8:17 AM IST

Sushant Singh Rajput.

Pic: Sushant puts on his 'astronaut' mode at NASA for Chanda Mama Door...

As part of the prep for the film, Sushant recently visited the NASA Space and Rocket Centre in America.

2 Aug 2017 11:20 AM IST

Total solar eclipses occur somewhere on Earth every year or so, but most cast their shadow over oceans or remote land. (representational image

US in rare bull's-eye for total solar eclipse on Aug. 21

Satellites and ground telescopes will also aim at the sun and at the moon's shadow cutting a swath some 97 to 113 kms...

7 Aug 2017 8:33 AM IST

Curiosity has been taking pictures and tracking the weather, but doing little else for the past two weeks. (Photo: NASA)

NASA's Curiosity rover marks 5 years of Mars exploration

Curiosity, which landed near Mount Sharp five years ago, is examining clues on that mountain about long-ago lakes on...

5 Aug 2017 3:53 PM IST

Image of Jack Daviss letter to NASA for the planetarty protection officer job

9-year-old boy applies for planetary protection officer job at NASA

Jack Davis a fourth-grader wrote the letter to NASA following its announcent for the post.

5 Aug 2017 12:25 PM IST

Illustrated image of the exoplanet (Photo: NASA)

In breakthrough, Scientists discover giant exoplanet with glowing...

This is the first evidence of an exoplanet stratosphere - the layer of atmosphere where temperature increases with...

4 Aug 2017 9:18 AM IST

The discovery will involve findings from the Hubble Space Telescope and NASAs Cassini spacecraft, which is orbiting Saturn.

Nasa offers Rs 1 cr to stop alien invasion'

The concern also works the other way, most imminently for Mars.

3 Aug 2017 6:14 AM IST

One artists concept of Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69, the next flyby target for NASAs New Horizons mission. This binary concept is based on telescope observations made at Patagonia, Argentina on July 17, 2017 when MU69 passed in front of a star. New Horizons theorize that it could be a single body with a large chunk taken out of it, or two bodies that are close together or even touching. (Credits: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI/Alex Parker)

New Horizons spacecraft may have two targets this time

Could the next flyby target for NASA's New Horizons spacecraft actually be two targets?

8 Aug 2017 2:22 PM IST

This celestial event is a solar eclipse in which the moon passes between the sun and Earth and blocks all or part of the sun for up to about three hours, from beginning to end, as viewed from a given location. (Image: Pixabay)

All you need to know about the Total Solar Eclipse of August 21

Check out the complete guide to the Total Solar Eclipse scheduled to take place August 21.

7 Aug 2017 2:06 PM IST

From left, astronauts Virgil Grissom , Edward White II, and Roger Chaffee

NASA displays Apollo capsule hatch 50 years after fatal fire

A flash fire erupted inside the capsule during a countdown rehearsal, with the astronauts atop the rocket.

26 Jan 2017 9:23 AM IST