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There are six astronauts aboard the space station. (Photo: AP)

Russian cargo ship docks at International Space Station

It was launched on February 13 from the Russian space complex in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

16 Feb 2018 8:29 AM IST

FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai presents his dissent during a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hearing at the FCC in Washington. (Photo: AP)

SpaceX gets US regulator to back satellite internet plan

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai proposed the approval of an application by SpaceX to provide broadband services using satellites...

15 Feb 2018 8:35 AM IST

Of the 3 inches (7.5 centimeters) of sea level rise in the past quarter century, about 55 percent is from warmer water expanding, and the rest is from melting ice. (Photo: AP)

Satellites show warming is accelerating sea level rise

The research, based on 25 years of satellite data, shows that pace has quickened, mainly from the melting of massive ice...

13 Feb 2018 9:23 AM IST

Many space experts and legislators are expressing concern.

Trump aims for moon, pulls back on space station, telescopes

The government would set aside $150 million to encourage commercial development and use future savings to aim for the...

13 Feb 2018 8:48 AM IST

The United States has already spent some USD 100 billion to launch, operate and support the orbital station.

US privatise International Space Station

The US plan involves privatising the ISS, a low-orbit space station piloted by the US space agency and developed with...

12 Feb 2018 9:10 AM IST

The researchers identified two genes in the greater mouse-eared bat that may be responsible for its unique longevity adaptation.

Surprising bat genetic trait holds secrets of longevity

Researchers have unlocked some of this bat's longevity secrets, with hints for fighting the effects of ageing in people.

11 Feb 2018 1:39 PM IST

This December 2017 false-color image made available by NASA in February 2018 shows KBO (Kuiper Belt object) 2012 HZ84. This image is, for now, one of the farthest pictures from Earth ever captured by a spacecraft. It was made by the New Horizons at 3.79 billion miles from Earth. (Photo: AP/NASA)

Farthest photos ever taken, from nearly 4 billion miles away

The NASA spacecraft has set a record for the farthest photos ever taken.

11 Feb 2018 1:19 PM IST

This photo shows two scientists test space suits and a geo-radar for use in a future Mars mission in the Dhofar desert of southern Oman. The desolate desert in southern Oman resembles Mars so much that more than 200 scientists from 25 nations organized by the Austrian Space Forum are using it for the next four weeks to field-test technology for a manned mission to Mars. (Photo: AP)

Mars on Earth: Simulation tests in remote desert of Oman

Astronaut Kartik Kumar says next step to Mars is to tackle non-engineering problems like medical emergency responses and...

9 Feb 2018 5:43 PM IST

On February 6, an asteroid passed within 114,000 miles (184,000 kilometres), slightly more than halfway to the moon. (Photo: NASA)

Asteroid coming close Friday: Don't worry, we're safe

The newly discovered space rock will pass within 39,000 miles (64,000 kilometres) of Earth on February 9.

9 Feb 2018 5:16 PM IST

In deep space, accurate timekeeping is vital to navigation, but not all spacecraft have precise timepieces aboard.

NASA planning to test deep space atomic clock

NASA is gearing up to launch an atomic clock into space, which will help the space agency understand methods.

8 Feb 2018 4:32 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.

Roadster car now flying toward asteroid belt beyond Mars

The world's first space sports car is cruising toward the asteroid belt, well beyond Mars.

8 Feb 2018 9:14 AM IST

The image shows the companys spacesuit in Elon Musks red Tesla sports car which was launched into space during the first test flight of the Falcon Heavy rocket.

Check out photos of SpaceX's 'Starman' driving beyond earth on a Tesla...

With liftoff, the Heavy became the most powerful rocket in use, doubling the liftoff punch of its closest competitor.

7 Feb 2018 1:38 PM IST