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The project, with a $1.5 billion price tag, is the first major mission under NASAs Living With a Star program. (Photo: NASA)

NASA to fly Parker probe into Sun's scorching atmosphere

The Parker probe is set to fly into the Sun's corona within 3.8 million miles (6.1 million km) from the solar surface.

21 July 2018 2:43 PM IST

The New Shepard is designed to autonomously fly six passengers more than 62 miles (100 km) above Earth into suborbital space. (Photo: Blue Origins)

Jeff Bezos plans to charge at least $200,000 for space rides: Sources

The company is rumoured to start selling tickets in the range of about $200,000 to $300,000.

13 July 2018 12:09 PM IST

This artists illustration obtained from NASA on December 21, 2018 shows the New Horizons spacecraft encountering 2014 MU69 nicknamed Ultima Thule a Kuiper Belt object that orbits one billion miles beyond Pluto. (Photo: AFP)

After historic flyby, New Horizons probe treks deeper on hunt for...

The piano-sized probe is travelling deep into the ring of celestial bodies known as the Kuiper Belt.

4 Jan 2019 6:32 PM IST

In this image taken from video on Thursday, April 4, 2019, and distributed by Roscosmos Space Agency Press Service, Russian cargo ship Souz FG with the Progress MS-11 takes off from the launch pad at Russias main space facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The cargo ship is carrying fuel, food, water, oxygen and other supplies for the space station, which currently has three Americans, two Russians and one Canadian aboard. (Roscosmos Space Agency Press Service photo via AP)

Russian supply ship reaches space station in record time

The Progress freighter blasted off Thursday from the Russian launch facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

8 April 2019 10:34 AM IST

This study by NASA may finally clue us in about the origin of life on Earth. (Photo: Pixabay)

Spacerock that can end life on Earth can't be stopped by Nasa, say...

Researchers say it might be impossible to stop the space rock, the size of the Empire State building, from crashing into...

16 March 2018 1:02 PM IST

Indias heaviest satellite GSAT-11 was successfully launched by an Arianespace rocket from the French Guiana in the early hours of Wednesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. (Photo: Twitter | @isro)

Israeli spacecraft gets final element before 2019 moon launch

Israel has launched satellites before, but this is the first longer-range Israeli spacecraft of its kind.

18 Dec 2018 9:42 AM IST

Virgin Galactic says that brings the company closer to its goal of being able to fly its spacecraft more frequently than has been typical for human spaceflight. (Photo: Virgin Galactic)

2nd powered test flight for Virgin Galactic spaceship

VSS Unity fired its rocket motor for 31 seconds and climbed to an altitude of 114,500 feet.

30 May 2018 8:07 AM IST

In this image taken from NASA on August 24, 2018, the asteroid Bennu is seen from an image obtained from the OSIRIS-REx spacecraf. (Image: AFP)

NASA spacecraft approaches asteroid, snaps first pic

The spacecraft is designed to circle Bennu, and reach out with a robotic arm to

26 Aug 2018 8:26 AM IST

This computer image provided by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) shows two drum-shaped and solar-powered Minerva-II-1 rovers on an asteroid. JAXA said confirmation of the rovers touchdown has to wait until it receives data from them. (JAXA via AP)

Japan space rovers lowered to asteroid to collect data

An unmanned spacecraft released two Minerva-II-1 rovers on the asteroid Ryugu in an effort to get clues to the origin of...

21 Sept 2018 7:53 PM IST

CM admits lapses, orders 2 inquiries

CM admits lapses, orders 2 inquiries

Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi here on Wednesday admitted lapses in assessment of the situation in trouble-torn...

14 Feb 2013 1:36 PM IST

Saturn (Photo: NASA)

Astrophysicists create music from Saturn's moons, rings

Cassini has been collecting data while orbiting Saturn since its arrival in 2004 and is now in the throes of a final...

31 Aug 2017 4:11 PM IST

This NASA handout image depicts the Cassini unmanned spacecraft above Saturns rings

Cassini preps for fiery plunge into Saturn after 13-year mission

Cassini will make the last of 22 farewell dives between the planet's rings and surface on Sept. 15.

31 Aug 2017 8:15 AM IST