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The booster also carried 18 micro satellites built in Canada, Germany, Japan, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States. (Photo: AP)

Russian weather satellite fails to enter orbit after launch

A Russian weather satellite failed to establish communications with the Meteor M 2-1 satellite.

29 Nov 2017 6:34 PM IST

This is the fourth TechEdSat satellite carrying an updated version of the Exo-Brake that will demonstrate guided controlled re-entry of small spacecraft to safely return science experiments from space.

Wireless-in-Space: NASA testing device for returning small spacecraft...

NASA seeking to develop building blocks for large-scale systems that might enable future small spacecraft missions.

25 Nov 2017 1:51 PM IST

In this undated image provided by NASA, NASA astronauts Joe Acaba, left, Randy Bresnik, centre and Mark Vande Hei give interviews on the International Space Station. The trio along with their international crewmates plan to feast on pouches of Thanksgiving turkey and single-serving bags of sides. (Photo credit: AP)

Lofty thanksgiving: Astronauts feasting of pouches of Turkey

The Astronauts will also rip into single-serving bags of mashed potatoes, candied yams, cornbread stuffing and...

23 Nov 2017 2:03 PM IST

An artists impression of the first interstellar asteroid, Oumuamua. European Southern Observatory

First-known interstellar asteroid is a unique and shaped like a cigar

It's thought to be about a quarter-mile long, and about 10 times longer than it is wide.

21 Nov 2017 1:03 PM IST

Planet Nine does exist, and may be 10 times the mass of the Earth and 20 times away from the Sun than Neptune, NASA scientists say

20 years of changing seasons on earth packed into 2Â½ minutes

It took three months to complete the visualisation, using satellite imagery.

18 Nov 2017 6:03 PM IST

Interstellar visitor shaped like giant fire extinguisher

Interstellar visitor shaped like giant fire extinguisher

The scientists report that our solar system could be packed with 10,000 such interstellar travellers at any given time.

17 Nov 2017 4:08 PM IST

The planet is believed to border the so-called habitable zone. (Photo: AP)

Close new Earth-size world, where year lasts under 10 days

At a distance of 11 light-years, Ross 128 b is the second-closest planet to be detected yet outside our solar system.

16 Nov 2017 11:54 AM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Statue of world's first space cat to be erected in France

On October 18 in 1963, Felicette was launched atop a Veronique AG1 rocket and flew nearly 157 kilometres above the...

12 Nov 2017 2:01 PM IST

The telescope is expected to be finished by 2023 and will see the light of the day by 2026.

Video: Watch how giant mirrors for the worlds' largest telescope are...

The Giant Magellan Telescope will be the biggest ground based telescope and produce 10 times better pictures than Hubble...

7 Nov 2017 8:35 PM IST

InSight will be the first mission to look deep beneath the Martian surface, studying the planets interior by listening for marsquakes.

NASA to carry over 1.6 million names to the Red Planet

Mars enthusiasts signed up to have their names etched on a microchip that will be carried on NASA's upcoming InSight...

7 Nov 2017 3:15 PM IST

The successor to the famed Hubble Space Telescope, Webb will now launch between March and June 2019 from French Guiana

NASA delays launch of James Webb Space Telescope to 2019

The 6.5-metre diameter infrared-optimised telescope is designed to study an extremely wide range of astrophysical...

30 Sept 2017 9:14 AM IST

Tesla founder and Chief Executive Elon Musk (Photo: AP)

SpaceX: Rocket for moon, Mars and NY-to-Shanghai in 39 mins

A seat should cost about the same as a full-fare economy plane ticket, he noted later via Instagram.

30 Sept 2017 9:02 AM IST