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The scientists viewed the galaxy, called MACS1149-JD1, as it existed roughly 550 million years after the Big Bang, which gave rise to the universe about 13.8 billion years ago. (Photo: NASA)

Oxygen presence in distant galaxy sheds light on early universe

Astronomers provides insight into star formation in perhaps the most distant galaxy ever observed.

17 May 2018 8:41 PM IST

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos wants to colonise Moon. (Photo: AP)

Jeff Bezos details lunar manufacturing plans

At a Space Development Conference in Los Angeles, Bezos talked about his idea of colonising Moon by making it a centre...

29 May 2018 3:51 PM IST

Its the second satellite in an $11 billion effort thats already revolutionizing forecasting with fast, crisp images of hurricanes, wildfires and other natural calamities.

NASA launches advanced weather satellite for western US

The first spacecraft in the series has been monitoring the Atlantic and East Coast for the past year.

2 March 2018 9:04 AM IST

The image provided by the National Science Foundation shows a timeline of the universe. (N.R. Fuller/National Science Foundation via AP)

Astronomers glimpse cosmic dawn, when the stars switched on

Scientists have detected a signal from 180 million years after the Big Bang when the earliest stars began glowing.

1 March 2018 2:04 PM IST

The radio waves indicated the universe likely was twice as cold then as previously thought: minus 454 degrees Fahrenheit. (Representative Image)

Evidence of universe's earliest-known stars detected

Faint signals of hydrogen gas spotted by the instrument indicated the presence of stars 180 million years after the Big...

1 March 2018 11:38 AM IST

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

China launches probe to explore dark side of Moon

Advancing China's space programme has been a priority of its leaders.

8 Dec 2018 10:29 AM IST

A Falcon 9 SpaceX heavy rocket lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. The Falcon Heavy, has three first-stage boosters, strapped together with 27 engines in all.

SpaceX launches biggest US 'rideshare' mission with 64 satellites

The Falcon 9 blasted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 10:34 a.m.

4 Dec 2018 11:13 AM IST

In this image provided by NASA, the Dragon capsule arrives at the International Space Station on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 with food and experiments. It will remain attached to the orbiting outpost for about a month, returning to Earth in May. Dragon launched Monday from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a used Falcon rocket. SpaceX wants to reduce launch costs by recycling rocket parts. (Photo: AP)

Russia launches first manned voyage to ISS since rocket accident

The Soyuz lifted off at 1131 GMT from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

4 Dec 2018 11:11 AM IST

JAXA, in a statement, claimed that a kilometer-wide diamond-shaped space rock is rich in water and organic materials. (Photo: ANI)

NASA deep space probe reaches asteroid deemed potential Earth threat

Scientists estimate there is a one-in-2,700 chance of the asteroid slamming into Earth 166 years from now.

4 Dec 2018 11:09 AM IST

InSight was engineered to operate on a surface with an inclination up to 15 degrees. (Representational image)

NASA's Martian quake sensor InSight lands at slight angle

The $993 million lander, a lava plain for a two-year mission aimed at better understanding how Earth's neighboring...

2 Dec 2018 1:36 PM IST

In this frame from NASA TV, NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold, left, and NASA astronaut Drew Feustel work on shuffling around a couple of space station pumps at the International Space Station on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. (NASA TV via AP)

Spacewalking astronauts tackle pump work at space station

Mission Control warned the spacewalkers to be careful of possible leaks of the toxic ammonia coolant.

16 May 2018 8:42 PM IST

The team comprising researchers from England, Australia and the Netherlands came to this conclusion after running a programme called Evolution and Assembly of Galaxies and their Environments.

Aliens exist but may be in parallel Universe: Study

International team of scientists claims that aliens could be living in a parallel universe.

16 May 2018 8:19 PM IST