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This image made with the Hubble Space Telescope shows the diffuse galaxy NGC 1052-DF2, lighter area in center. Several other galaxies can be seen through it. (P van Dokkum/NASA/ESA via AP)

Astronomers baffled by distant galaxy void of dark matter

The unusual galaxy's stars are speeding around with no apparent influence from dark matter, according to a study.

29 March 2018 4:27 PM IST

NASA plans to send the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, into orbit from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set for blast-off between April 16 and June on a two-year, $337-million mission. (Photo: NASA)

NASA resuming search for planets orbiting stars beyond solar system

NASA expects TESS to detect thousands more previously unknown worlds no larger than twice as big as our home planet.

29 March 2018 7:54 AM IST

Webb will orbit the sun at a point about 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometres) from Earth unreachable in case of a breakdown. (Photo: NASA)

James Webb space telescope launch delayed to 2020

NASA says that more time is needed to assemble and test the James Webb Space Telescope.

28 March 2018 8:59 AM IST

Tiangong-1 was originally planned to be decommissioned in 2013 but China has repeatedly extended the length of its mission. (Representative Image)

China's Tiangong-1 space lab to fall into Earth's atmosphere this...

The Tiangong-1 ceased functioning in March 2016 and is rumoured to be out of control since then.

28 March 2018 7:57 AM IST

The 61-year-old limo driver converted a mobile home into a ramp and modified it to launch from a vertical angle so he wouldnt fall back to the ground on public land. (Photo: Facebook)

Self-taught rocket scientist blasts off into California sky

"Mad" Mike Hughes, the rocket man, propelled himself about 1,875 feet into the air Saturday before a hard landing in the...

26 March 2018 10:28 AM IST

This file photo shows, Mad Mike Hughes begins work on repairing a steam leak after he scrubbed his launch attempt of his steam-powered rocket near Amboy, Calif. (James Quigg/Daily Press via AP, File)

Self-taught rocket scientist blasts off into California sky

The self-taught rocket scientist propelled himself about 1,000 feet into the air before a hard-landing in the Mojave...

25 March 2018 11:21 AM IST

The rover is getting some upgraded Curiosity hardware, including colour cameras, a zoom lens and others. (Photo: NASA)

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity marks 2,000th day on red planet

It's a big milestone this week for scientists eager for Curiosity to begin drilling again

24 March 2018 9:22 AM IST

NASA astronauts changing the hand of the robotic arm on board the International Space Station (ISS). (Photo: NASA TV)

Two Americans, one Russian dock with International Space Station

On board the capsule were NASA astronauts Drew Feustel and Ricky Arnold, and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev.

24 March 2018 9:19 AM IST

On its website, NASA explains that it does use the materials for wind experiments launched on sounding rockets to the upper atmosphere.

False stories claim NASA confessed' to spreading lithium

NASA has allegedly confessed to dosing Americans with lithium and other chemicals.

23 March 2018 7:10 PM IST

Results from tests of the scanner showed that patients were able to stretch, nod and even drink tea or play table tennis while their brain activity was being recorded, millisecond by millisecond, by the magnetoencephalography (MEG) system. (Photo: AFP)

Scientists develop brain scanner in a helmet

The new scanner would improve research and treatment for patients.

22 March 2018 5:46 PM IST

This artists rendering shows the first interstellar asteroid: Oumuamua. This unique object was discovered on Oct. 19, 2017 by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope in Hawaii. (Photo: AP)

Our 1st interstellar visitor likely came from 2-star system

The asteroid is supposed to be the first confirmed object in our solar system originating elsewhere probably from a...

22 March 2018 8:59 AM IST

This Feb. 14, 1942 photo provided by the U.S. National Archives shows the five Sullivan brothers on board USS Juneau (CL-52) at the time of her commissioning ceremonies at the New York Navy Yard. The brothers who were all killed in the World War II sinking of the USS Juneau on Nov. 13, 1942 (Photo: AP)

Wreckage of ship blown apart in WWII found

The team used sonar data and a remotely operated underwater vehicle to identify and verify the wreckage.

21 March 2018 8:30 AM IST