NASA Is Sending a Flying Robot to Another World: Here’s Why Wheels Are No Longer EnoughRobotic rovers have long explored planets. Now, flying robots are set to become the next frontier. The Dragonfly mission to Titan will use ...
09 Mar, 2026, 05.09 PM IST
Uranus Spins Sideways, the Stranger Story Is What That Does to the Space Around ItUranus spins on its side, creating a wild magnetosphere. Unlike Earth's stable bubble, Uranus's magnetic field is lopsided and constantly s...
08 Mar, 2026, 03.42 PM IST
NASA’s Dragonfly Will Land on Titan… Then Do Something No Spacecraft Has Done BeforeNASA's Dragonfly mission will revolutionize planetary exploration by deploying a rotorcraft lander to Titan, Saturn's largest moon. This fl...
07 Mar, 2026, 04.07 PM IST
Scientists Observing a Nearby Star Is Giving Astronomers New CluesScientists have found a protective bubble around a young star, HD 61005. This astrosphere, similar to our Sun's heliosphere, shields planet...
06 Mar, 2026, 05.17 PM IST
Uranus Is Glowing, And It’s Telling Us Something ImportantJames Webb Space Telescope has captured stunning images of Uranus's auroras, revealing details of its unusual magnetic environment. These i...
05 Mar, 2026, 04.37 PM IST
Hubble captures stunning, clearest image yet of the Egg NebulaNASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured its clearest image yet of the Egg Nebula, a pre-planetary nebula situated almost 1,000 light-yea...
12 Feb, 2026, 01.46 AM IST
Fastest Jetstream Ever Measured on Exoplanet WASP-127bScientists have discovered the fastest atmospheric jet stream on exoplanet WASP-127b. Winds reach nearly 9 kilometers per second. This gas ...
10 Feb, 2026, 03.03 PM IST
- NASA's Cassini spacecraft nears destruction
Washington, Aug 30 (IANS) Launched 20 years ago, NASA's Cassini spacecraft now has less than 20 days for its mission-ending dive into the a...
30 Aug, 2017, 11.52 AM IST
- NASA probe finds hint of cloud on Pluto
New York, Oct 19 (IANS) Scientists from NASAs New Horizons mission claim to have identified some cloud candidates on Pluto after examining ...
19 Oct, 2016, 02.42 PM IST
- Don't miss amazing ultraviolet view of Mars
Washington, Oct 18 (IANS) NASA's MAVEN mission has returned images showing the ultraviolet glow from the Martian atmosphere in unprecedente...
18 Oct, 2016, 02.10 PM IST
- Astronomers spot giant 'cannonballs' shooting from star
Washington, Oct 7 (IANS) Using NASA's Hubble space telescope data, scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have detected superhot blobs...
07 Oct, 2016, 02.15 PM IST
Nitrogen gas may point to alien life on exoplanetsIf nitrogen is found to be abundant in a planet's atmosphere, that world almost certainly has the right pressure to keep liquid water stabl...
07 Sep, 2015, 06.39 PM IST
Scientists 'map' water vapour in Martian atmosphereConditions on Mars - low temperatures and low atmospheric pressure - do not allow water to exist in liquid form in open reservoirs as it wo...
23 Dec, 2014, 06.04 PM IST
How Mars lost its atmosphere decodedThe findings are among the first returns from NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission, which entered its science phas...
16 Dec, 2014, 04.42 PM IST
Life on Mars more probable than thought: StudyScientists argue that carbon could have been deposited into the fissures of the rock when it was still on Mars by the infiltration of fluid.
03 Dec, 2014, 01.30 PM IST
It’s literally raining diamonds on Saturn and JupiterMethane, carbon and lightning are combining to produce this effect on the two planets
25 Jul, 2014, 05.16 PM IST
Saturn's moon Titan has thicker atmosphere than Earth's airThe atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon Titan is 1.6 times denser near the surface than Earth's air, scientists have found.
24 Jul, 2014, 04.30 PM IST