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Kepler has been searching for planets outside our solar system for nearly a decade. (Photo: NASA)

Kepler Telescope almost out of fuel, goes in to hibernation

Kepler will remain asleep before scientists switch it on for one last time to point it towards the Earth for sending...

10 July 2018 7:51 AM IST

The scientists created an animation a two-dimensional simulation of a possible cross-section of a band running through Europas ice shell.

Europa's ocean ascending to surface: NASA

Scientists focused on linear features called "bands" and "groove lanes" found on Jupiter's moons Europa and Ganymede.

9 July 2018 7:58 PM IST

In June, it reached its lowest orbit yet, skimming the surface from just 22 miles (35 kilometres) up. (Photo: NASA)

NASA spacecraft sending back close-ups of dwarf planet Ceres

The spacecraft has been circling Ceres since 2015.

4 July 2018 11:02 AM IST

Musk aims to make rockets as reusable as commercial aeroplanes, bringing down the cost of spaceflight and boosting efficiency. (Photo: SpaceX)

China working on super powerful rocket capable of outpacing NASA

By 2030, Long March-9 rocket will be able to carry 140 tonnes into low-Earth orbit where TV, earth observation...

2 July 2018 6:52 PM IST

This Nov. 16image made with the Hubble Space Telescope shows the diffuse galaxy NGC 1052-DF2, lighter area in center. Several other galaxies can be seen through it. The unusual galaxys stars are speeding around with no apparent influence from dark matter, according to a study published on Wednesday in the journal Nature. (Photo: AP)

Mysterious meteorite from the Pacific is NASA's next subject

The extraction will be carried by an exploration vehicle, making it the first instance of meteorite extraction from the...

2 July 2018 2:22 PM IST

Scientists have eyed lunar water as a key resource for enabling long-duration astronaut missions on the moon, though its form and exact amount are unknown.

NASA plans to send water-hunting robot to moon surface in 2022

The VIPER robot will drive for miles (km) on the dusty lunar surface to get a closer look at underground pockets of ice.

26 Oct 2019 1:52 PM IST

India-born astronaut Kalpana Chawla. (Photo: AP)

Kalpana Chawla used to say someday she'd be kidnapped' in outer space:...

The proud father said Kalpana's fascination for flying objects began when she was just three and saw a plane from the...

25 Oct 2019 1:54 PM IST

A perfect touchdown will catapult India into a super-exclusive club of the US, Russia and China, and open avenues for international programmes to turn the Moon into a stop-over station for missions to Mars.

Lots of room on moon': NASA welcomes international partners to mission

Specifically, the US Congress has explicitly prohibited any cooperation with China, the world's biggest economy and an...

22 Oct 2019 1:46 PM IST

NASA aims to return to the moon with crewed missions by 2024 under the program dubbed Artemis. (Photo: NASA)

US astronauts embark on the first all-female spacewalk

Christina Koch and Jessica Meir accomplished the much-anticipated milestone for NASA.

19 Oct 2019 9:44 AM IST

Called Timeshifter, the app is based on the science applied by NASA.

This app uses NASA science to cure jet lag

The app uses simple tricks of light to help adjust the body clock.

17 Oct 2019 8:13 AM IST

This is the first suit weve designed in about 40 years, Chris Hansen, a manager at NASAs spacesuit design office, said. (Photo: Twitter)

One size, fits all: NASA unveils new spacesuit prototypes for missions

The new suits make it much easier to walk, bend and squat when walking on the lunar surface, Amy Ross, NASA's lead...

16 Oct 2019 10:00 AM IST

SpaceX is working on a version of its Dragon capsule that will carry crew to the space station, perhaps as early as next year (Photo: AFP)

NASA aims for first manned SpaceX mission in first-quarter 2020

If all goes well, SpaceX's new Crew Dragon astronaut capsule will be ready for its first manned flight into orbit by...

12 Oct 2019 2:52 PM IST