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The early morning launch countdown was halted with just one minute, 55 seconds remaining, keeping the Delta IV rocket on its pad with the Parker Solar Probe. (Photo: NASA via AP)

NASA's flight to sun delayed due to technical problem

The $1.5 billion mission is already a week late because of rocket issues.

12 Aug 2018 10:42 AM IST

Phases of Mondays total solar eclipse as seen in Madras, Oregon, among the first places to experience the celestial phenomenon. (Photo: AFP)

Moon trolls sun on solar eclipse

Millions of people watched the first coast-to-coast total eclipse in the United States in nearly a century.

22 Aug 2017 8:11 AM IST

Total solar eclipses occur somewhere on Earth every year or so, but most cast their shadow over oceans or remote land. (representational image

Americans stake out prime viewing spots to see sun go dark

With 200 million people within a day's drive of Monday's path of totality, towns and parks braced for monumental crowds.

21 Aug 2017 3:19 PM IST

The entire United States will fall into shadow as a solar eclipse passes on August 21 (Photo: AFP)

Google stationed volunteers to creat 'megamovie' on Aug 21 solar...

The solar eclipse will begin at Oregon coast (at 9.36 pm IST on Sunday) and end at the South Carolina coast (at 1.36 am...

21 Aug 2017 3:13 PM IST

SC restrains Italian ambassador from leaving India

SC restrains Italian ambassador from leaving India

The Supreme Court today restrained the Italian ambassador from leaving the country without its permission, taking...

14 March 2013 4:21 PM IST

Dance your way through exams

Dance your way through exams

Recently one of my students came up to me and said that she would be taking a year’s break from dancing as she had...

14 March 2013 12:09 PM IST

Cooper smitten by Waterhouse

Cooper smitten by Waterhouse

Actor Bradley Cooper, who went out on a date with British model Suki Waterhouse recently, is said to be smitten by her...

13 March 2013 10:17 PM IST

Gaga gets 24-carat gold wheelchair

Gaga gets 24-carat gold wheelchair

A 24-carat gold plated wheelchair with a black leather seat complete with a removable leather canopy has been created...

13 March 2013 10:17 PM IST

A team of researchers from Montana State University has partnered with NASA to participate in the Space Grant Ballooning Project to send more than 50 high-altitude balloons 80,000 feet up to capture the solar eclipse as it crosses the country on Aug. 21. (representational image)

Solar eclipse to be streamed live for first time, from balloons

The eclipse shadow was expected to move at 2,000 miles per hour in Oregon and slow down to 1,500 miles per hour in South...

21 Aug 2017 8:25 AM IST

In this photo taken Friday, Aug. 18, 2017, Poureal Long, a fourth grader at Clardy Elementary School in Kansas City, Mo., practices the proper use of eclipse glasses in anticipation of Mondays solar eclipse. Schools around the country preparing for the solar eclipse are reacting in a variety ways, with some using the event for a full day of science lessons and others closing to avoid the crush of crowds expected in their towns. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Eclipse eve: Millions converge across US to see sun go dark

The Earth, moon and sun line up perfectly every one to three years, briefly turning day into night for a sliver of the...

21 Aug 2017 8:02 AM IST

Man posts online looking for prospective partner for sex ritual during solar eclipse (Photo: Pixabay)

How to watch solar eclipse on tv, online

If you can't witness the total solar eclipse in person, you can still see it online or via TV.

20 Aug 2017 9:12 AM IST

In this photo taken Friday, Aug. 18, 2017, Poureal Long, a fourth grader at Clardy Elementary School in Kansas City, Mo., practices the proper use of eclipse glasses in anticipation of Mondays solar eclipse. Schools around the country preparing for the solar eclipse are reacting in a variety ways, with some using the event for a full day of science lessons and others closing to avoid the crush of crowds expected in their towns. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Schools in eclipse's path seize on ready-made science lesson

The activities will include kindergartners using beads that react to ultraviolet light from the sun.

20 Aug 2017 8:11 AM IST