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Expedition 49 Russian cosmonauts Sergei Ryzhikov, left, and Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos

Russian cosmonaut says he has taken relics of saint to space

Space exploration in atheist Soviet society was often portrayed as the debunking the existence of God.

12 April 2017 5:39 PM IST

NASAs Juno spacecraft soared directly over Jupiters south pole when JunoCam acquired this image on February 2, 2017 at 6:06 a.m. PT (9:06 a.m. ET), from an altitude of about 62,800 miles (101,000 kilometers) above the cloud tops. (Image: Nasa)

There's a -"Great Cold Spot-" on Jupiter too

Newly captured "Great Spot" changes shape continuously and is colder than surrounding regions.

12 April 2017 1:44 PM IST

NASAs Juno spacecraft soared directly over Jupiters south pole when JunoCam acquired this image on February 2, 2017 at 6:06 a.m. PT (9:06 a.m. ET), from an altitude of about 62,800 miles (101,000 kilometers) above the cloud tops. (Image: Nasa)

There's a -"Great Cold Spot-" on Jupiter too

Newly captured "Great Spot" changes shape continuously and is colder than surrounding regions.

12 April 2017 1:43 PM IST

NASAs Juno spacecraft soared directly over Jupiters south pole when JunoCam acquired this image on February 2, 2017 at 6:06 a.m. PT (9:06 a.m. ET), from an altitude of about 62,800 miles (101,000 kilometers) above the cloud tops. (Image: Nasa)

There's a -"Great Cold Spot-" on Jupiter too

Newly captured "Great Spot" changes shape continuously and is colder than surrounding regions.

12 April 2017 1:42 PM IST

Researchers are surveying the sky around massive galaxy clusters that are the right size and distance away to focus light from very distant galaxies

Ultra distant galaxy provides glimpse into early universe

The galaxy discovered by the astronomers is said to be aged about 13.1 billion years

12 April 2017 7:59 AM IST

Equipment weighing about 1,500kg will need to be transported to the drill site on the glacier.

Scientists to drill the highest glacier

Researchers will be able to study the glacier's structure, measure temperature, flowing capacity.

12 April 2017 3:03 AM IST

The discovery will involve findings from the Hubble Space Telescope and NASAs Cassini spacecraft, which is orbiting Saturn.

NASA to reveal new discoveries about oceans beyond Earth

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has been orbiting Saturn since 2004 to make detailed observations of the ringed planet and its...

11 April 2017 1:56 PM IST

The Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI) payload just prior to launch from Wanaka, New Zealand, on a NASA super pressure balloon in May 2016. (Photo: NASA)

NASA delays super pressure balloon launch due to bad weather

This was the third scheduled launch attempt for NASA's 2017 Wanaka Balloon Campaign from New Zealand.

11 April 2017 7:54 AM IST

A Soyuz MS-02 capsule brings Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko and US astronaut Shane Kimbrough back home after a 173-day mission to the International Space Station

US, Russian crew lands after six-month stay on space station

NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough was accompanied by Russian space agency cosmonauts Sergei Ryzhikov and Andrei Borisenko

11 April 2017 7:40 AM IST

The first of three balloons -- which roam the stratosphere at twice the altitude of commercial aircraft -- entered Sri Lankan air space a year ago after being going airborne in South America.

NASA delays super pressure balloon launch due to bad weather

This was the third scheduled launch attempt for NASA's 2017 Wanaka Balloon Campaign from New Zealand.

10 April 2017 1:37 PM IST

NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson

NASA's Peggy Whitson takes command of space station

For Whitson, 57, it was her second stint in charge of the $100 billion station, a multinational project.

10 April 2017 8:38 AM IST

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Assam scientist leads breakthrough research on black holes

With the help of the NASA's Hubble Space telescope, the team of researchers discovered breakthrough result on black...

9 April 2017 1:04 PM IST