Washington: NASA is launching two sounding rockets over Norway to study how particles move in a region near the North Pole where the Earth's magnetic field is directly connected to the solar wind.After the launch
Geneva: In what could add to the woes of world leaders who will be attending the crucial climate change summit next week in Paris, United Nations weather agency has predicted that year 2015 could be
Washington: The long, shallow grooves lining the surface of Phobos are likely early signs of the structural failure that will ultimately destroy this moon of Mars.Orbiting a mere 6,000 km above the surface of Mars,
Washington: Earthquakes can change elastic properties of the Earth's crust up to 6,000 kilometres away, altering its ability to withstand stresses for up to a few weeks, a new study has found.The research demonstrates that
Washington: There should at least be one billion Earth-sized worlds in the Milky Way galaxy at present, scientists have theorised, adding that in the entire universe, bulk of life-supporting planets -- 92 percent -- are
Washington: While the world celebrates the signs of flowing water on Mars, researchers estimate that the Martian pebbles travelled roughly 50 km from their source, supporting the idea that Mars once had an extensive river
Kolkata: In a rare occurrence, the moon in the evening sky today will come to its nearest to the earth,appearing not only a shade brighter but also bigger than Usual."Today's moon in the evening and night
Santiago: Chilean astronomer Maritza Soto has discovered a planet three times as large as Jupiter orbiting a red giant star larger than the Sun and located some 290 million light years from Earth.A doctoral student
London: Photos taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have helped scientists reliably measure the amount of light pollution worldwide.The study not only has the well-known signatures of cities and streets but also
Washington: NASA's Kepler mission has discovered a new planet orbiting two stars and located within its host stars' "habitable zone", the area around the stars in which life could potentially exist.The planet, known as Kepler-453b,
Washington: From nearly 1.6 lakh km away, a NASA camera has captured a stunning view of the far side of the moon as it moved in front of the sun-lit side of Earth last month.The
London: After a successful mission to Pluto last week, scientists are preparing to launch a probe to search for life on the icy moons of Saturn and Jupiter, media reports said.Earlier this week, the European
New Delhi: Shotgun's daughter Sonakshi Sinha, who is known for her intellect and ready-witted nature, unexpectedly called in for Twitter trolling recently when she tweeted regarding the discovery of a new planet. NASA, on Thursday, had
London: Stargazers are in for a treat as a huge asteroid is set to pass by the Earth at 11 pm (London time) on Sunday. People in India can watch it live on the internet
Washington: Astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS) are all set to receive two virtual reality headsets that will help them beam back to Earth what they see in space.The headsets or HoloLens devices are
Washington: A NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has been able to 'shake hands' with a scientist 8,046 km away on Earth, making history with the first telerobotic 'handshake' between space and Earth.NASA
A fresh 7.3 earthquake shook the earth in Nepal and northern India today, killing at least nine people and injuring 300 in the region as many buildings already weakened by last month's massive temblor were
Some people think there are no secrets left on earth, but little to their knowledge, our planet is none less than a chamber of secrets. It is difficult to believe but there are many places
Today is Earth Day – an annual event created to celebrate the planet's environment and raise public awareness about pollution. The day is observed worldwide with rallies, conferences, outdoor activities and service project.Here are some
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: NASA launched four identical spacecraft Thursday on a billion-dollar mission to study the explosive give-and-take of the Earth and sun's magnetic fields.The unmanned Atlas rocket -- and NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale spacecraft --
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