Scientists found a possible moon nursery around a distant world, which can change what we know about the formation of Earth's only natural satelliteScientists have found a rare, young exoplanet, CT Cha b, surrounded by a gas and dust disk, offering a glimpse into how moons form. The Jam...
28 May, 2026, 01.10 PM IST
A high school senior used NASA Kepler data to uncover where more Earth-like planets may still be hidingA high school student has made a significant discovery using old space data. Ana Humphrey re-examined information from the Kepler Space Tel...
20 May, 2026, 04.28 PM IST
How a 17-year-old NASA intern spotted an odd signal in telescope data and found a planet with two sunsDuring a summer internship at NASA, high school junior Wolf Cukier discovered a planet orbiting two stars. While analyzing data from the TE...
20 May, 2026, 02.11 PM IST
A simple astronomy program led two U.S. high school students to help discover four exoplanetsIn an inspiring display of youthful ingenuity, two American high school students have teamed up to publish a groundbreaking scientific pape...
19 May, 2026, 04.11 PM IST
NASA has discovered planets so strange they sound completely impossible: From worlds that rain molten glass to giant “marshmallow” planetsScientists are discovering strange new planets beyond our solar system. These worlds defy old ideas about how planets form and what they lo...
12 May, 2026, 07.02 PM IST
Nancy Roman Grace Space Telescope ready with 100x Hubble field of view as NASA completes assembly ahead of launchNASA has completed the assembly of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope at its Goddard facility, marking a major milestone ahead of its pl...
22 Apr, 2026, 01.08 PM IST
NASA confirms alien planet count hits 6,000, and the strangest worlds are still aheadNASA has confirmed the existence of 6,000 exoplanets. This milestone highlights the diversity of planetary systems. Scientists use transit ...
21 Sep, 2025, 01.22 PM IST
NASA may have found fastest planetary system we have ever seen. Check key detailsScientists have discovered a potentially record-breaking fast planetary system, with a star and possible exoplanet moving at around 1.2 mil...
17 Feb, 2025, 09.42 PM IST
Two new exoplanets covered with water found by explorersExoplanet explorers have discovered new planets, Kepler-138c and d, covered with water.
20 Dec, 2022, 01.57 AM IST
- New NASA app clicks selfies in 'out of the world' locations
Washington, Aug 23 (IANS) NASA has rolled out a new app that allows you to take a picture of yourself in a virtual spacesuit, posing in fro...
23 Aug, 2018, 11.27 AM IST
- NASA's positive on next planet-hunting mission launch
Washington, April 15 (IANS) Meteorologists with the US Air Force 45th Space Wing have predicted an 80 per cent chance of favourable weather...
15 Apr, 2018, 02.02 PM IST
- NASA's next planet-hunting mission starts next week
Washington, April 12 (IANS) NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or Tess aimed at detecting planets outside our solar system, is s...
12 Apr, 2018, 10.57 AM IST
Google artificial intelligence helps NASA discover solar system like oursKepler-90i - a sizzling hot, rocky planet that orbits its star once every 14.4 days - was found using machine learning from Google to scour...
16 Dec, 2017, 01.20 AM IST
- This is how Google AI helped NASA discover two exoplanets
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) The Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) approach from Google researchers helped NASA discover ...
15 Dec, 2017, 09.42 AM IST
- NASA's Webb telescope to search for signs of alien life
Washington, June 16 (IANS) Finding signs of life on the earth-sized planets of the TRAPPIST-1 system and on Saturn's moon Enceladus are amo...
18 Jun, 2017, 12.41 PM IST
NASA launches project to search for alien lifeGPI has already imaged two previously known exoplanets and disks of planetary debris orbiting young stars where planets recently formed.
28 Apr, 2015, 04.59 PM IST
NASA scientists join search for extraterrestrial lifeThe effort by NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) is part of a broader push to identify Earth-like worlds.
20 Apr, 2015, 07.08 PM IST