James Webb telescope’s first images to be released this week: Here’s when & where to watchThe first images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope will be shown to the general public this week. If you are into stargazing, you ...
10 Jul, 2022, 09.24 PM IST
- Astronomers find second-fastest-spinning pulsar
Washington, Sep 6 (IANS) Astronomers have identified a pulsar spinning at more than 42,000 revolutions per minute, making it the second-fas...
06 Sep, 2017, 02.07 PM IST
- NASA's latest communications satellite arrives in orbit
Washington, Aug 18 (IANS) NASA on Friday said its third and final in a series of next generation communications satellites has successfully...
18 Aug, 2017, 10.57 PM IST
- NASA issues safety tips to view solar eclipse
New York, July 22 (IANS) People who plan to view the solar eclipse should check the safety authenticity of viewing glasses to ensure they m...
22 Jul, 2017, 03.22 PM IST
- Hubble captures tiny Martian moon Phobos
Washington, July 21 (IANS) In a rare encounter, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured Phobos - one of the moons of Mars - which is a f...
21 Jul, 2017, 11.52 AM IST
- Hubble captures tiny Martian moon Phobos
Washington, July 21 (IANS) In a rare encounter, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured Phobos - one of the moons of Mars - which is a f...
21 Jul, 2017, 10.32 AM IST
- Water signature found in Neptune-sized planet's atmosphere
Washington, May 12 (IANS) Combining observations from NASA's Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes, researchers have detected strong water si...
12 May, 2017, 11.15 AM IST
- Vast wave of hot gas found in nearby Perseus galaxy cluster
Washington, May 3 (IANS) An international team of scientists has discovered a vast wave of hot gas in the nearby Perseus galaxy cluster.
03 May, 2017, 10.55 AM IST
- NASA releases new global maps of Earth at night
Washington, April 13 (IANS) NASA has released its latest global maps of Earth at night, providing the "clearest yet composite" view of the ...
13 Apr, 2017, 11.12 AM IST
- Hubble spots exocomets taking plunge onto young star
Washington, Jan 7 (IANS) NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered exocomets -- comets outside our solar system -- plunging onto a young...
07 Jan, 2017, 01.59 PM IST
- NASA solar observatory to add leap second to master clock
Washington, Dec 31 (IANS) To maintain accuracy, NASA said its missions, including the Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, which continuousl...
31 Dec, 2016, 10.54 AM IST
- NASA building robot to repair, refuel satellites in orbit
Washington, Dec 7 (IANS) NASA has awarded a $127 million contract to the California-based satellite company Space Systems/Loral for giving ...
07 Dec, 2016, 11.52 AM IST
NASA set to launch six small gen-next satellitesNASA is increasingly using small satellites to keep development and launch costs down and they also provide an economical avenue for testin...
08 Nov, 2016, 02.14 PM IST
- Mars crust contributed to makeup of its atmosphere
Washington, Sep 30 (IANS) Chemistry in the surface material on Mars contributed dynamically to the make-up of its atmosphere over time, a s...
30 Sep, 2016, 01.06 PM IST
- Arctic ice cover reaches second lowest minimum on record
Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) The 2016 Arctic sea ice cover tied with 2007 for the second lowest yearly minimum on record, according to a new r...
16 Sep, 2016, 06.10 PM IST
NASA's LADEE spacecraft finds glowing neon gas on moonA dense atmosphere like Earth's is relatively rare in our solar system because an object has to be sufficiently massive to have enough grav...
18 Aug, 2015, 12.35 PM IST
New smartphone app SpyMeSat alerts you if satellites are watchingThe app, SpyMeSat, provides notifications when spy satellites and unclassified imaging satellites are zooming above your head and may be ta...
21 Oct, 2013, 03.58 PM IST