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  In a first, NASA and Elon Musk's SpaceX bringing astronaut launches back to home turf

  Science | May 22, 2020 13:12 IST

  For the first time in the history of human spaceflight, a private company rocket is bringing US astronauts to American soil as they are about to blast into orbit aboard an American rocket. Elon Musk's SpaceX is the conductor and NASA the customer as businesses begin chauffeuring astronauts to the International Space Station.

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  Govt unleashes major privatisation reforms for coal, defence, power distribution and space

  Business | May 17, 2020 0:10 IST

  Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said crucial sectors such as coal production and exploration, defence production and space would see an increased participation from private entities

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  ISS astronauts grow Earth-like fresh lettuce in space

  Science | March 07, 2020 9:39 IST

  The astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have managed to successfully cultivate salad crop -- red romaine lettuce -- that is free of disease-causing microbes and safe to eat and is at least as nutritious as Earth-grown plants. 

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  Budgetary allocation for Gaganyaan for 2020-21 doesn't reflect its significance: Parl panel

  India | March 06, 2020 22:52 IST

  The Department of Space had projected an amount of Rs 4,256.78 crore for the Gaganyaan mission in the Budgetary Estimate (BE) against which an amount of Rs 1,200 crore has been allocated

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  New engine to make rockets fuel-efficient, lightweight

  Science | February 19, 2020 18:58 IST

  A new type of engine -- called a rotating detonation engine -- promises to make rockets not only more fuel-efficient but also more lightweight and less complicated to construct, say researchers.

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  NASA’s record-setting Christina Koch, crewmates safely back from space

  Science | February 06, 2020 17:16 IST

  NASA astronaut Christina Koch, who has spent nearly 11 months in orbit on the longest spaceflight by a woman, landed safely in Kazakhstan on Thursday along with two of her International Space Station crewmates.  

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  After record 11 months in Space, NASA astronaut can't wait to dig into salsa and chips

  Science | January 28, 2020 20:43 IST

  After nearly 11 months in orbit, the astronaut holding the record for the longest spaceflight by a woman can’t wait to dig into some salsa and chips, and swim and surf in the Gulf of Mexico.  

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  Interstellar Lab unveils futuristic potential-Mars settlement village; to open for public in 2021

  Science | January 24, 2020 8:31 IST

  Little over 2 years after its launch, Interstellar Lab has unveiled an experimental Bioregenerative station (EBIOS), a potential-Mars settlement village on trial basis. It will open for public in 2021. The station will also be used as a research center for astronauts training. 

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  Earth's oldest crater from space rock impact revealed

  Science | January 22, 2020 10:50 IST

  Based on impact simulations, the scientists said if the Yarrabubba-forming meteorite collided into a continental ice sheet -- like modern day Antarctica -- it may have released between 87 trillion and 5,000 trillion kilograms of water vapour into the atmosphere instantaneously.

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  France to train Indian flight surgeons for ISRO's Gaganyaan mission

  Science | January 21, 2020 17:38 IST

  The two-week training is a critical aspect of the Gaganyaan project that is aimed at sending three Indians to space by 2022.

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  Jupiter acting as a slingshot, flinging dangerous objects towards Earth: study

  Science | January 10, 2020 11:08 IST

  A study has found that the largest planet in our solar system - Jupiter - is slingshooting objectes into the inner solar system that could impact the Earth. It was earlier believed that Jupiter protects Earth from asteroids but new theory has suggested that it may be doing more harm.

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  Hubble Space Telescope helps in precise measurement of universe's expansion

  Science | January 09, 2020 13:49 IST

  Astronomers, using the Hubble Space Telescope, have measured the precise rate at which the universe is expanding, by employing a technique completely independent of any previous method. 

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  Pulav, idli sambar, halwa, rolls and more: A look at Gaganyaan platter in Space

  India | January 07, 2020 20:01 IST

  Astronauts flying to space for India's maiden manned space mission "Gaganyaan" will be able to relish delicacies like vegetable pulav, idli sambar, upma, egg rolls, moong dal halwa and more.

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  Top 5 space moments of year 2019

  Science | December 30, 2019 0:08 IST

  From India's Chandrayaan 2 mission to the first all-women spacewalk and commercial crew milestones by US-based companies, 2019 offered several exciting moments for space enthusiasts.

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  Robots may cut cost of repairing broken satellites in space

  Science | November 28, 2019 15:05 IST

  In his lab, Ma and University of Cincinnati senior research associate Anoop Sathyan are developing robotic networks that can work independently but collaborativly on a common task.  

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  Space travel can cause 'leaky' gut in astronauts: Study

  Science | November 27, 2019 14:52 IST

  Researchers from the University of California (UC), Riverside in the US noted that microgravity environment encountered in space has profound effects on human physiology, leading to clinical symptoms and illnesses including gastroenteritis.

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  'Brightest yet gamma ray emission in space observed'

  Science | November 21, 2019 13:42 IST

  The researchers, including those from George Washington University in the US, detected a burst on January 14 labeled GRB 190114C which led to a collaborative effort to observe the radiation coming from the source using more than 20 observatories and instruments around the world.

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  In a first, extraterrestrial sugar found in space rocks

  Science | November 20, 2019 11:02 IST

  The team discovered the sugars by analyzing powdered samples of the meteorites using gas chromatography mass spectrometry, which sorts and identifies molecules by their mass and electric charge.

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  Human heart cells behave differently in space: Study

  Science | November 11, 2019 15:47 IST

  Human heart muscle cells show changes in the way they operate in space, although they behave normally within 10 days after returning to the Earth.

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  NASA captures record-setting X-ray burst from outer space

  Science | November 11, 2019 12:36 IST

  NASA has detected a massive thermonuclear explosion coming from outer space, caused by a massive thermonuclear flash on the surface of a pulsar -- the crushed remains of a star that long ago exploded as a supernova.