After over 2000 years, Perseid meteor shower summer light show is set to peak, dazzle skies with six-planet parade. Date, time, locations, how to watch fireballsPerseids are debris from comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, an icy ball that orbits the sun every 133 years and isn't scheduled for a return visit un...
11 Aug, 2026, 05.35 AM IST
How to watch Perseid meteor shower? 100 meteors an hour could light up the sky on August 12; best time, tips and everything you need to knowHow to watch Perseid meteor shower: Perseid meteor shower peaks on the night of 12 August into the early hours of 13 August, with NASA sayi...
10 Aug, 2026, 03.12 PM IST
NASA’s Swift telescope could crash to Earth as $30 million rescue spacecraft spins out of controlA mission to save NASA's Swift telescope is encountering difficulties. The Link satellite, sent for rescue, has developed thruster problems...
29 Jul, 2026, 08.32 PM IST
Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that's falling back to EarthA mission is underway to save NASA's Swift Observatory from a fiery plunge. Launched from the Pacific, a specialised spacecraft named Link ...
03 Jul, 2026, 04.37 PM IST
Last-minute launch problem delays satellite rescue mission for NASAA critical mission to rescue NASA's Swift Observatory has been delayed due to a last-minute launch problem. A rocket-launching plane, carry...
03 Jul, 2026, 08.20 AM IST
NASA is racing to save a legendary Space telescope before it falls back to EarthNASA is executing an unprecedented, first-of-its-kind rescue mission to save the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, a highly successful 21-yea...
29 Jun, 2026, 07.24 PM IST
NASA races to save Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with daring rescue missionNASA is launching a daring $30 million mission this week to rescue the aging Swift Observatory from falling back to Earth. A robotic lifesa...
28 Jun, 2026, 08.55 PM IST
3I/ATLAS huge breakthrough: NASA detects Fingerprint of Water — Does it confirm life beyond Earth?The comet 3I/ATLAS, discovered on July 1, 2025, by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) in Hawaii, marks the third rec...
03 Nov, 2025, 10.49 PM IST
NASA taps startup to save aging space observatoryNASA has awarded Katalyst Space Technologies $30 million to rescue its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory from falling into Earth's atmosphere....
25 Sep, 2025, 08.38 AM IST
AstroSat, Nasa capture black hole eruption stillsIndia's AstroSat and NASA's observatories have recorded dramatic eruptions from stellar debris around a massive black hole, providing astro...
10 Oct, 2024, 11.23 PM IST
India's AstroSat and NASA's Space observatories capture dramatic eruptions from stellar wreckage around a massive black holeIndian and American astronomers have observed a rare event where a massive black hole is tearing apart a star and using the debris to pumme...
10 Oct, 2024, 11.20 PM IST
Northern lights and Perseid meteor shower light up night skies; Here's all you need to knowOn the night of August 11, skywatchers will witness the peak of the Perseid meteor shower, offering up to 100 meteors per hour. Simultaneou...
12 Aug, 2024, 07.12 PM IST
Did Sun's UV radiation cause Neptune clouds to vanish? Will it affect Earth? Know in detailsThe Hubble Space Telescope observed a significant reduction in Neptune's cloud cover. Researchers discovered that solar UV radiation influe...
29 Jun, 2024, 01.56 AM IST
NASA predicts once-in-80-years cosmic explosion. When and how to watch with naked eyeThe T Coronae Borealis binary system nova event, repeating every 80 years, may erupt by September 2024. Stargazers can witness this rare ph...
27 Jun, 2024, 10.34 AM IST
Scientists spot Sun-like star being devoured by a hungry black holeSwift was originally designed to study gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the cosmos. Since the satellite launched, however,...
08 Sep, 2023, 03.23 PM IST
- Dust, not aliens, behind mysterious dimming of Tabby's Star
Washington, Oct 5 (IANS) The unusual dips in brightness that a stellar object known as Tabby's Star experiences could be due to an uneven d...
05 Oct, 2017, 11.38 AM IST
A nearby black hole just erupted for the first time in 26 years and scientists are ecstaticOn June 15, one of NASA's satellites picked up a torrent of x-rays all coming from a single source: the black hole.
01 Jul, 2015, 12.55 PM IST