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NASAs latest space-bound astrophysics instrument will be carried aloft by a Falcon 9 rocket from the fleet of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musks private launch service, Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX.

NASA's newest planet-hunting spacecraft set for launch in Florida

A new NASA satellite will detect more Earth-like worlds around stars beyond our solar system.

16 April 2018 4:51 PM IST

So engineers decided to rewrite the spacecrafts computer code so it can orient itself using pictures of surrounding stars most of the time.

Europe plans remote update to keep aging Mars probe stable

The probe arrived at Mars in late 2003 for a two-year mission, but almost 15 years later it's still operating.

13 April 2018 2:17 PM IST

This photo available by NASA shows technicians with the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). (Photo: AP)

NASA Tess spacecraft to prowl for planets as galactic scout

Scheduled for an April 2018 launch, the spacecraft will prowl for planets around the closest, brightest stars.

13 April 2018 1:38 PM IST

The new tour highlights the mineral composition of the Aristarchus plateau, evidence for surface water ice in certain spots near the south pole, and the mapping of gravity in and around the Orientale basin.

NASA releases 'Tour of the Moon' in 4K

NASA has released a 'Moon tour' video that will make you want to go for a visit.

10 April 2018 6:47 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Forget Rome, Paris, soon you can holiday in space too

However, it doesn't come cheap.

8 April 2018 10:02 AM IST

Engineers who have designed and created harpoons for two pioneering space debris clearing projects said the appeal of such time-tested concepts was their simplicity.

Scientists plan big on space junk crisis

Other devices being tested on the RemoveDebris satellite include a net to catch debris

7 April 2018 9:06 AM IST

Milky Way Galaxy (photo: NASA)

The centre of the Milky Way is teeming with black holes

Astronomers poring over old x-ray observations have found signs of a dozen black holes in the inner circle of the Milky...

5 April 2018 1:56 PM IST

This file photo shows visitors sit beside a model of Chinas Tiangong-1 space station at the 8th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai in southern Chinas Guangdong Province. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

China space lab mostly burns up on re-entry in south Pacific

The experimental space laboratory re-entered around 8:15 a.m. Beijing time, the China Manned Space Engineering Office...

3 April 2018 3:32 PM IST

The shape of Chinas falling space station Tiangong-1 can be seen in this radar image from the Fraunhofer Institute for High-Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques near Bonn, Germany. In the next few days, the unoccupied Chinese space station, Tiangong-1, is expected to reenter the atmosphere following the end of its operational life. Most of the craft should burn up. (Photo: AP)

China's 'space dream': A long walk to the moon

The Tiangong-1 space module, which crashed was intended to serve as a stepping stone to a manned station.

2 April 2018 12:44 PM IST

No one knows for sure where debris may land though many experts believe much of the station will burn up during re-entry.

Tiangong-1 space station to enter Earth's atmosphere on Monday: China

Beijing said on March 30 that it is unlikely any large pieces will reach the ground.

1 April 2018 2:10 PM IST

NASA intensifying search for planets orbiting stars beyond solar system

NASA intensifying search for planets orbiting stars beyond solar...

NASA plans to send the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, into orbit from the Cape Canaveral Air Force...

1 April 2018 1:54 PM IST

On its website, NASA explains that it does use the materials for wind experiments launched on sounding rockets to the upper atmosphere.

NASA commercial crew program for space station faces delays, report...

Plans to launch the first NASA astronauts since 2011 to the International Space Station from the United States look set...

12 July 2018 8:51 PM IST