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Scientists have found evidence of widespread water in the Moons interior. (Photo: AFP)

Distant moons may be habitable

Researchers identified around 100 giant planets that potentially host moons capable of supporting life.

16 Jun 2018 11:10 AM IST

Missions near the Moon will start when NASAs Orion spacecraft leaves Earth atop the worlds most powerful rocket, NASAs Space Launch System. (Photo: NASA)

How will Orion survive deep space?

Orion has built-in technologies that enable the crew and spacecraft to explore far into the solar system.

5 Aug 2018 5:26 PM IST

The moon as viewed by Chandrayaan-Is camera from a distance of 3,11,200 km on November 4. (Photo: ISRO)

NASA's head excited about prospects for exploiting water on the moon

The findings mark the first time scientists have confirmed by direct observation the presence of water on the moon's...

23 Aug 2018 9:47 AM IST

The moon represents feminine energy and runs through a cycle of waxing and waning that spans over 29.5 days.

Wondrous moon

Moon's waxing and waning is a metaphor for the ebb and flow of our lives.

13 Sept 2018 6:12 AM IST

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin smiles before Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedevs annual report on countrys economic and social development in the State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament, in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

Russian space chief: No '2nd-tier status' with NASA outpost

Rogozin said that Russia wouldn't accept a second-tier role in a NASA-led plan to build an outpost near the moon.

23 Sept 2018 8:15 AM IST

Phases of Mondays total solar eclipse as seen in Madras, Oregon, among the first places to experience the celestial phenomenon. (Photo: AFP)

Moon trolls sun on solar eclipse

Millions of people watched the first coast-to-coast total eclipse in the United States in nearly a century.

22 Aug 2017 8:11 AM IST

The entire United States will fall into shadow as a solar eclipse passes on August 21 (Photo: AFP)

Google stationed volunteers to creat 'megamovie' on Aug 21 solar...

The solar eclipse will begin at Oregon coast (at 9.36 pm IST on Sunday) and end at the South Carolina coast (at 1.36 am...

21 Aug 2017 3:13 PM IST

Saturn (Photo: NASA)

Astrophysicists create music from Saturn's moons, rings

Cassini has been collecting data while orbiting Saturn since its arrival in 2004 and is now in the throes of a final...

31 Aug 2017 4:11 PM IST

Ashwani Kumar new governor of Nagaland

Ashwani Kumar new governor of Nagaland

Former CBI director and Himachal Pradesh DGP Ashwani Kumar was today sworn in as the 17th governor of Nagaland at the...

21 March 2013 3:28 PM IST

Cooper smitten by Waterhouse

Cooper smitten by Waterhouse

Actor Bradley Cooper, who went out on a date with British model Suki Waterhouse recently, is said to be smitten by her...

13 March 2013 10:17 PM IST

Gaga gets 24-carat gold wheelchair

Gaga gets 24-carat gold wheelchair

A 24-carat gold plated wheelchair with a black leather seat complete with a removable leather canopy has been created...

13 March 2013 10:17 PM IST

A team of researchers from Montana State University has partnered with NASA to participate in the Space Grant Ballooning Project to send more than 50 high-altitude balloons 80,000 feet up to capture the solar eclipse as it crosses the country on Aug. 21. (representational image)

Solar eclipse to be streamed live for first time, from balloons

The eclipse shadow was expected to move at 2,000 miles per hour in Oregon and slow down to 1,500 miles per hour in South...

21 Aug 2017 8:25 AM IST