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The US is looking at putting a layer of sensors in space to more quickly detect enemy missiles when they are launched.Science
Trump administration to roll out new missile defense plan

The new review concludes that in order to adequately protect America, the Pentagon must expand defence technologies in...

20 Jan 2019 12:27 PM IST

The company conducted testing in Kodiak throughout 2018.Science
Space company plans satellite launch from Alaska spaceport

The company based in Tucson, Arizona, aims to conduct a launch of its vehicle at the Alaska spaceport.

20 Jan 2019 12:17 PM IST

(Representational image)Science
Strengthen the spine in case of slipped disc

According to researches, nearly 80% of the population suffer from low back pain once during their lifetime.

20 Jan 2019 12:31 AM IST

Saturn (Photo: NASA)Science
Lord of the rings: Saturn's halo may be relatively recent trait

Findings say that the rings developed soon after Saturn formed about 4.5 billion years ago.

19 Jan 2019 11:07 AM IST

A rare celestial occurrence as a Super Blue Blood Moon is seen at Santa Monica Beach in Santa Monica, Calf. The moon is putting on a rare cosmic show. Its the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. NASA is calling it a lunar trifecta: the first super blue blood moon since 1982. That combination wont happen again until 2037.Science
Show of the month: Super Blood Wolf Moon ahead

The total eclipse, which will begin minutes before midnight on the East Coast (0500 GMT).

19 Jan 2019 11:06 AM IST

A Falcon 9 SpaceX heavy rocket lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. The Falcon Heavy, has three first-stage boosters, strapped together with 27 engines in all.Science
Russian scientists find defect in new heavy lift space rocket engine

The Angara A5, which was test-launched in 2014, is being developed to replace the Proton M as Russia's heavy lift...

19 Jan 2019 11:05 AM IST

The proposal came out of the European strategy for particle physics. (Photo: CERN)Science
Mega tube under Geneva enters race to succeed CERN collider

The existing collider, which started up in 2008, smashes protons together in a 27-km circuit beneath the Swiss-French...

17 Jan 2019 12:27 PM IST

SpaceX is working on a version of its Dragon capsule that will carry crew to the space station, perhaps as early as next year (Photo: AFP)Science
SpaceX to build Mars spaceship in Texas, not Los Angeles

Test versions of its Starship and Super Heavy rocket will be assembled at its Texas launch facility in a move to...

17 Jan 2019 12:03 PM IST

The tiny satellites are called CubeSats , and will collect data on phenomena such as radiation belts or on autonomous movement in space for a group of universities and the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).Science
Florida rocket project: Firefly Aerospace is involved

Beginning around 2020, around 800 small satellites are expected to launch annually.

17 Jan 2019 10:07 AM IST

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch is seen in the distance over the Golden Gate Bridge near Sausalito, Calif. When SpaceX launched a rocket carrying an Argentine Earth-observation satellite from California, both the night sky and social media lit up. People as far away as Phoenix and Sacramento posted photos of the rocket returning to its launch site on Sunday night in what was the first time SpaceX landed a first-stage booster back at its launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base. (Justin Borja via AP)Science
Boeing-Lockheed's Vulcan rocket design 'nearly fully mature'

The companies will conduct the final design review for its new flagship Vulcan rocket within months.

17 Jan 2019 10:00 AM IST

The satellite was launched in 2011 and has exceeded its initially expected useful life of about three years. (Photo: UPI)Science
Russian attempt to control orbiting radio telescope fails

The Spektr-R satellite is continuing to transmit signals, but scientists have been unable to control the satellite.

16 Jan 2019 12:35 PM IST

The Change-4 probe carried the seeds of cotton, rape, potato and arabidopsis, as well as eggs of the fruit fly and some yeast, to form a simple mini biosphere. (Photo: EPA-EFE)Science
China to collect samples from moon this year

The Chang'e-4 lunar probe landed on Jan. 3 and transmitted the first-ever close range image of the far side of the...

15 Jan 2019 3:51 PM IST

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