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Lockheed Martin is among several companies working on deep space habitats with NASA, which hopes to send the first astronauts to Mars in the 2030s.

This Mars lander will allow humans to explore the Red Planet

NASA is planning missions into the space between Earth and the Moon for the next decade to prepare for trips to Mars.

29 Sept 2017 11:38 AM IST

Image: European Space Agency (ESA)

The last picture comet Probe Rosetta sent to Earth

The image of a one-square-metre section of comet presumed to be Rosetta's boulder-strewn, was taken from a distance of...

29 Sept 2017 8:48 AM IST

Theoretical astronomy tells us that when a black hole absorbs matter, a brief flash of light is visible as depicted in this artists rendering (Photo: AFP)

Scientists detect fourth gravitational wave

It is the first joint detection of gravitational waves with the Virgo and LIGO collaborations.

28 Sept 2017 3:05 PM IST

Milky Way Galaxy (photo: NASA)

Cosmic rays striking Earth come from outside Milky Way: study

Fifty years ago, scientists discovered that the Earth is occasionally hit by cosmic rays of enormous energies.

24 Sept 2017 9:25 AM IST

Milky Way Galaxy (photo: NASA)

Milky Way different from most galaxies: study

These smaller galaxies orbit around the Milky Way and are useful in understanding the Milky Way itself.

22 Sept 2017 10:43 AM IST

An asteroid that exploded in the atmosphere over Siberia in 2013 injured some 1,600 people. (Photo: AFP)

Europe urged to reconsider pullout from 'Armageddon' asteroid mission

The test mission is crucial if we are to develop the capacity to protect our planet from incoming projectiles.

22 Sept 2017 8:30 AM IST

When NASA was looking for a new class of astronauts, only 12 were selected from a whopping 18,300 applicants.

Want a job at NASA? Read this first

The starting pay is pretty good, but the jobs are pretty hard to get, tough to keep.

18 Sept 2017 11:39 AM IST

The discovery will involve findings from the Hubble Space Telescope and NASAs Cassini spacecraft, which is orbiting Saturn.

NASA space psychology subjects ending 8 months of isolation

The crew of four men and two women were quarantined on a vast plain below the summit of the world's largest active...

17 Sept 2017 8:54 AM IST

The crew of four men and two women were quarantined on a vast plain below the summit of the worlds largest active volcano in January.

Mars research subjects to emerge after 8 months of isolation

Their first order of business after subsisting on mostly freeze-dried and canned food.

16 Sept 2017 9:39 AM IST

Jupiter is at its closest to the Earth and the hemisphere facing our planet is fully illuminated by the Sun

Titanium oxide detected in 'hot Jupiter' atmosphere

Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have detected titanium oxide in the atmosphere of a Jupiter-like exoplanet...

14 Sept 2017 7:04 PM IST

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a secret US Air Force space plane takes off NASAs Kennedy Space Center (Photo:AFP)

SpaceX launches US Air Force space plane on secret mission

SpaceX successfully launched a secret US military space plane on Sept 7 ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Irma.

8 Sept 2017 8:15 AM IST

NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson

Space travellers are relaxing in Kazakhstan

All three returning space travellers are out of their capsule and relaxing in chairs on the steppes of Kazakhstan.

4 Sept 2017 8:25 AM IST