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Nasa has pinpointed C/2016 U1 NEOWISE as a comet, which is set to fly close to Earth this week.

NASA sending 'futuristic' atomic clock to space

The clock will be smaller, lighter with magnitudes more precise than any atomic clock flown in space before

22 March 2017 2:38 PM IST

The last volcanic activity on Mars ceased about 50 million years ago around the time of Earths Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event.

Mars volcano died the same time as dinosaurs

Giant volcano Arsia Mons produced one new lava flow every one to three million years.

22 March 2017 6:35 AM IST

Nasas EM drive propulsion tech will propel us to the Moon in four hours. And to Mars in 70 days.

Mars astronaut radiation shield set for moon mission trial-developer

The AstroRad Radiation Shield has been devised by Tel Aviv-based StemRad

3 March 2017 8:45 PM IST

NASA physicist Katherine Johnson (C), whose likeness is set to be made into a Lego, is surrounded by Hidden Figures actresses Janelle Monae (L), Taraji P. Henson (2ndR) and Octavia Spencer (R) as they present on stage at the Oscars February 26, 2017 (Photo: AFP)

Hidden figures no more: Lego honors 'Women of NASA'

Lego said it expects the new "Women of NASA" set to be available by the end of the year or in early 2018.

2 March 2017 8:28 AM IST

NASA has designed a 11.4 centimetres carbon-composite shield, which is designed to withstand temperatures outside the spacecraft of 1,370 degrees Celsius. (Photo: Applied Physics Laboratory)

NASA may send robotic spacecraft to Sun next year

NASA plans to launch the Solar Probe Plus mission to the Sun which is about 149 million kilometres from the Earth.

1 March 2017 12:12 PM IST

Signed, sealed, delivered. I carried @POTUSs signature to the surface of #Mars. http://go.nasa.gov/2jIeWVU #NASAPast8Years, Curiosity Rover tweeted. (Photo: Twitter)

Barack Obama thanks NASA for taking his sign to Mars

Curiosity Mars rover's Twitter handle posted a photo of a plaque bearing the signatures of Obama, Joe Biden and other...

14 Jan 2017 5:13 PM IST

The most advanced weather satellite ever built rocketed into space Saturday night, part of an $11 billion effort to revolutionize forecasting and save lives. (Photo: AP)

Milky Way's black hole spews out cosmic 'spitballs'

Every few thousand years, an unlucky star wanders too close to the black hole whose powerful gravity rips the star apart

12 Jan 2017 9:29 PM IST

This NASA handout image depicts the Cassini unmanned spacecraft above Saturns rings

Saturn's moon Enceladus may have tipped over: study

Researchers found evidence that the moon's spin axis - the line through the north and south poles - has reoriented.

31 May 2017 2:31 PM IST

Juno found cyclones as big as 1,400km in diameter swirling over Jupiters north and south poles, the research published in this weeks issue of the journal Science shows.

Cyclones, ammonia river found on Jupiter

Scientists hope to learn how the storm maintains itself and if a mass of material underlies the churning clouds.

30 May 2017 12:33 AM IST

The usage of drones will be made for carrying out a detailed survey.

New NASA tech to help drones land safely

The software links on-board drone components like batteries and motors to monitor their health.

29 May 2017 5:10 PM IST

NASAs ISS cameras stream a real-time live view of the Earth from multiple cameras onboard. Click on the video below to see the Earth from the ISS in real time.

NASA's Moon orbiter camera survived meteoroid hit

The camera captures moderate resolution images using filters to provide information about the properties and colour of...

27 May 2017 3:29 PM IST

Thirty astronauts, three of them moonwalkers, took part in the outdoor ceremony, including two who had extra reason to celebrate.

New exhibit stars NASA's earliest, greatest astronauts

Thirty astronauts, three of them moonwalkers, took part in the outdoor ceremony, including two who had extra reason to...

12 Nov 2016 9:49 AM IST