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The radio waves indicated the universe likely was twice as cold then as previously thought: minus 454 degrees Fahrenheit. (Representative Image)

Evidence of universe's earliest-known stars detected

Faint signals of hydrogen gas spotted by the instrument indicated the presence of stars 180 million years after the Big...

1 March 2018 11:38 AM IST

The international Space Station

US-Russian crew returns from space station

The Soyuz spacecraft brought back Joe Acaba and Mark Vande Hei, from the NASA, and Alexander Misurkin, from Russian...

28 Feb 2018 9:56 AM IST

On February 11 this year, there was a penumbral eclipse of the moon. It was an event where the moon passed not through the direct shadow of the earth but through its periphery and thus it could not be discernible by most of the population, he said.

Moon to get first mobile phone network

The network will enable them to stream video feeds in real-time from the lunar landscape.

28 Feb 2018 9:42 AM IST

The image provided by Joao Zilhao in February 2018 shows perforated shells found in sediments in the Cueva de los Aviones near Cartagena, Spain. The artifacts date to between 115,000 and 120,000 years ago.

European art scene began with Neanderthals

New discoveries in some Spanish caves give the strongest evidence yet that Neanderthals created art.

25 Feb 2018 12:12 PM IST

Equipped with movement or temperature sensors, Luciola could fly to such objects to deliver a message or help to make moving displays with multiple lights that can detect the presence of humans, or participate in futuristic projection mapping events. (Photo: Kawahara laboratory)

Japanese scientists invent floating 'firefly' light

Luciola could find applications in the Internet of Things, in regular objects such as cars and domestic appliances.

24 Feb 2018 8:14 AM IST

The Falcons first stage was used to launch a satellite for Taiwan last August and was recovered by landing it on a drone ship in the Pacific. (Photo: AP)

SpaceX launches Spanish satellite, 2 others from California

The rocket's primary payload was a satellite named PAZ for Spanish satellite operator Hisdesat.

23 Feb 2018 8:22 AM IST

The experiment was held near the isolated Israeli township of Mitzpe Ramon, whose surroundings resemble the Martian environment in its geology, aridity, appearance and desolation, the ministry said.

Israeli scientists complete mock Mars mission in Negev desert

A four-day Mars habitat experiment was held, where scientists simulated living conditions on the Red Planet.

20 Feb 2018 3:43 PM 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.

SpaceX's Falcon can deliver heavy payloads to asteroids

The Falcon Heavy has enough power to help humans mine for precious minerals on asteroids.

20 Feb 2018 1:23 PM IST

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from newly refurbished Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, in Cape Canaveral, Fla, Friday, Dec. 15, 2017. The rocket is carrying supplies to the International Space Station. (Craig Bailey/Florida Today via AP)

Satellite launch from California is delayed

The launch has been postponed to early Wednesday due to the need for more inspections.

19 Feb 2018 8:48 AM IST

The experiment was held near the isolated Israeli township of Mitzpe Ramon, whose surroundings resemble the Martian environment in its geology, aridity, appearance and desolation. (Photo: D-MARS Twitter)

Israeli scientists perform mock Martian missions in desert

The participants were investigating various fields relevant to a future Mars mission.

19 Feb 2018 8:27 AM IST

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Japans Norishige Kanai quickly moved one of those old hands to a long-term storage location outside, and took the other one inside so it can be returned to Earth for a tuneup and then flown back up.

Spacewalking astronauts finish months of robot arm repair

This last spacewalk in the series should have been completed long before.

17 Feb 2018 12:45 PM IST

Elon Musk had tweeted out soon after the launch that the car had overshot the trajectory by a few points and was instead headed into the asteroid belt.

Elon Musk's sports car will collide with Earth

The car is being tracked and a complex calculation reveals that it will crash with Earth ahead.

16 Feb 2018 9:47 AM IST