How Close Is the Nearest Potentially Habitable Exoplanet?Astronomers have identified Proxima Centauri b, a rocky planet just over four light-years away, as the closest potentially habitable exopla...
20 Feb, 2026, 03.09 PM IST
Comet 3I/ATLAS puzzles scientists again: Mystery around cosmic visitor's tail continues after NASA declines to release photosInterstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is exhibiting unusual behavior, glowing green due to diatomic carbon and hiding its tail after passing the Sun....
08 Nov, 2025, 07.26 AM IST
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS images captured by China's Tianwen 1 Mars orbiter reveal stunning features of cosmic visitor. Check detailsChina has released the first images of the rare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it made its close approach to Mars. The images of interstell...
07 Nov, 2025, 08.36 AM IST
Trump orders NASA to kill 2 satellites that can function for many more years - the reason will shock allTrump NASA satellite shutdown: The White House has directed NASA to shut down two carbon-tracking satellites. These satellites monitor carb...
24 Aug, 2025, 02.48 AM IST
Former ISRO chief S Somanath joins Skyroot Aerospace as honorary chief technical advisorSomanath, a launch vehicle expert, will advise Skyroot as it prepares for the launch of its Vikram-1 launch vehicle. The former ISRO chief'...
26 Jun, 2025, 10.07 PM IST
NASA administrator to visit ISRO today to see NISARNASA administrator Bill Nelson will visit ISRO to see the low earth orbit observatory NISAR and India's first astronaut Rakesh Sharma. The ...
30 Nov, 2023, 12.22 PM IST
James Webb Space Telescope marks first anniversary: NASA releases image, check discoveriesAs James Webb Space Telescope marks its first anniversary, NASA has released an image of Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex.
13 Jul, 2023, 07.24 PM IST
Market movers: HAL at ISRO launchpad; Dolly Khanna buys stake in Goa CarbonPSLV is an expendable medium-lift launch vehicle. The vehicle was responsible for sending Chandrayaan-1, Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) ...
11 Apr, 2022, 05.34 PM IST
- Astronomers find first carbon-rich asteroid in Kuiper Belt
Washington, May 10 (IANS) Astronomers have discovered an unusual carbon-rich asteroid in the Kuiper Belt -- the first of its kind to be con...
10 May, 2018, 02.07 PM IST
- El Nino caused record CO2 spike in 2015-16: NASA
Washington, Oct 13 (IANS) Scientists have found that the impact of the 2015-16 El Nino-related heat and drought occurring in tropical regio...
13 Oct, 2017, 11.07 AM IST
El Nino aided in massive carbon dioxide releaseEl Nino is a periodic climate event that causes waters to warm up in east-central Pacific Ocean, which in turn causes huge changes in wind ...
14 Aug, 2017, 11.47 AM IST
El Nino aided in massive carbon dioxide releaseHot weather and drought caused extensive wildfires in south-east Asia, while drought in the Amazon rainforest stunted plant growth, reducin...
14 Aug, 2017, 04.03 AM IST
- '$19.1 billion budget positive for NASA'
Washington, May 24 (IANS) At $19.1 billion, NASA has a very positive budget, said the agency's acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot after ...
24 May, 2017, 11.45 AM IST
- Scientists discover white dwarf star with 'ingredients for life'
New York, Feb 10 (IANS) Scientists using NASA's Hubble space telescope have discovered a white dwarf star whose atmosphere is rich in mater...
11 Feb, 2017, 03.05 PM IST
- NASA satellite helps create global maps of human-made CO2
Washington, Nov 2 (IANS) Based on data from NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) satellite, scientists have produced the first glob...
02 Nov, 2016, 11.32 AM IST
How carbon dioxide moves around the Earth!An ultra-high-resolution NASA computer model has given scientists a stunning new look at how carbon dioxide in the atmosphere travels aroun...
18 Nov, 2014, 12.53 PM IST
NASA to launch five Earth science missions in 2014For the first time in more than a decade, five NASA Earth science missions will be launched into space in the same year.
23 Jan, 2014, 05.57 PM IST