Space News
27 Nov 2022
AsteroidAsteroid threat! NASA warns of 3 rocks heading Earth's way
Three potentially hazardous asteroids have been detected and they are heading toward Earth today (November 27).
26 Nov 2022
AsteroidA 65-foot asteroid is approaching Earth today, says NASA
A 65 feet wide asteroid, dubbed 2022 UD72, is traveling toward Earth.
26 Nov 2022
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)ISRO's PSLV-C54 rocket heads to space with 9 satellites
ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C54 took off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, for its final mission this year.
26 Nov 2022
Artemis 1Asteroid-bound CubeSat loses contact after separating from NASA's Artemis 1
Near-Earth Asteroid Scout (NEA Scout), a shoebox-size asteroid explorer, was one among the 10 payloads on the Artemis 1 mission.
25 Nov 2022
Perseverance RoverNASA's Perseverance Rover finds evidence of water and volcanic rocks
Data collected from Mars Perseverance Rover tells a "story of fire and water."
24 Nov 2022
European Space AgencyBritish Paralympian John McFall selected as ESA's first differently-abled astronaut
John McFall, a British Paralympian, has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) for a special training program and could become the first differently-abled person to go into space.
24 Nov 2022
James Webb Space TelescopeNASA's James Webb reveals 'game-changing' details of an exoplanet atmosphere
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed immense details of exoplanet WASP-39b, also called Bocaprins, for the first time ever.
23 Nov 2022
Perseverance RoverHow NASA plans to bring back samples from Mars?
NASA and ESA are hard at work to bring back rock and soil samples from Mars by 2030. This is the first time that samples will be brought back from another planet.
22 Nov 2022
NASAVolcanic eruptions altered climate of ancient Venus, says NASA
Massive volcanic eruptions might have led to climate change on Venus, a new study by NASA has claimed.
22 Nov 2022
International Space Station (ISS)NASA to send resupplies to ISS: Check the mission items
NASA and SpaceX will launch the 26th Commercial Resupply Mission (CRS) to the International Space Station (ISS) from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, US on November 22.
21 Nov 2022
MoonOrion arrives at Moon; flies over Apollo 11 landing site
The Artemis 1 mission has successfully arrived at the Moon.
21 Nov 2022
Artemis 1Astronauts could work on Moon by 2030, says NASA
Artemis 1 is the first in a series of three lunar missions by NASA.
20 Nov 2022
AsteroidA 120-ft asteroid will come close to Earth today: NASA
A 120-foot wide asteroid, dubbed 2022 VR1, is heading Earth's way. It will make a dangerously close approach to our planet on Sunday (November 20), according to NASA.
19 Nov 2022
AsteroidAlert! A 75ft asteroid is heading Earth's way, says NASA
A 75-feet asteroid, dubbed 2022 VO2, is heading toward Earth, according to NASA. It will come close to our planet on Saturday (November 19).
2022-11-19
NASANASA LOFTID inflatable heat shield technology is a success
The LOFTID (Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator) test is a success, according to early results reported by NASA. The inflatable heat shield technology can support future manned missions to Mars.
18 Nov 2022
James Webb Space TelescopeNASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals the most distant galaxies
Astronomers have identified two of the most distant galaxies ever known using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
18 Nov 2022
Perseverance RoverNASA's Perseverance Rover finds a tantalizing Martian sandstone
NASA's Perseverance Rover has picked up a new Martian rock sample.
18 Nov 2022
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)Historic! ISRO launches Vikram-suborbital as country's first privately made rocket
ISRO launched the country's first-ever private rocket, named Vikram-suborbital (VKS), on Friday.
17 Nov 2022
James Webb Space TelescopeNASA's James Webb telescope captures star formation in stunning detail
A new image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reveals a fiery cosmic hourglass encapsulating a protostar within a dark cloud.
16 Nov 2022
NASANASA's ACES 2 mission will reveal global circuitry behind auroras
NASA is set to launch ACES 2 (Aurora Current and Electrodynamics Structures 2), a rocket-based mission that can help understand the circuitry behind the auroras.
16 Nov 2022
Artemis 1NASA Artemis 1 Moon mission launches successfully: Key facts
After months of wait, NASA's Artemis 1 mission successfully took off from Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, US.
2022-11-15
Artemis 1NASA's Artemis 1 mission lift-off on November 16
The Artemis 1 mission has had some hard times. Recently, owing to Hurricane Nicole, the scheduled launch on November 14 was canceled.
14 Nov 2022
NASANASA's CAPSTONE becomes first ever CubeSat to reach Moon
NASA's CAPSTONE (Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment) spacecraft has successfully entered the Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO).
14 Nov 2022
NASALeonid meteor shower: How and when to watch it?
Leonid meteor shower is one of the most famous and fastest meteor storms. This bright celestial event is triggered when debris left behind by the Tempel-Tuttle comet interacts with the Earth's atmosphere.
13 Nov 2022
AsteroidBeware! A 48-feet asteroid is set on Earth's course today
A 48-feet asteroid, dubbed 2022 VL1, is hurtling toward Earth and will come terrifyingly close to our planet on Sunday, i.e., November 13.
12 Nov 2022
AsteroidA hazardous 240-feet asteroid is approaching Earth today, warns NASA
A 240 feet wide asteroid, dubbed 2020 FC4, is set to come perilously close to Earth on Saturday, i.e., November 12.
11 Nov 2022
NASANASA successfully tests LOFTID technology instrumental for future planetary missions
The demonstration of NASA's LOFTID (Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator) is a success.
11 Nov 2022
James Webb Space TelescopeNASA's James Webb telescope captures fine details of dwarf galaxy
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured a stunning image of a dwarf galaxy named Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte (WLM), which lies only three million light-years from Earth.
10 Nov 2022
TechnologyHow sonification is helping scientists document the wonderful universe
Space agencies have succeeded at photographing some extraordinary details of the universe.
09 Nov 2022
Artemis 1NASA Artemis 1 mission launch now postponed to November 16
Tropical storm Nicole has delayed the launch of NASA's Artemis 1 mission. As per the new schedule, there will be a two-hour launch window starting at 1:04 am EST (11:34 am IST) on November 16.
08 Nov 2022
NASAWhat is NASA's LOFTID mission and why is it important?
NASA will launch LOFTID (Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator), its latest heat shield technology, onboard the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket on November 10.
08 Nov 2022
European Space AgencyAstronomers discover oldest dead star 90 light-years away from Earth
Astronomers have identified the oldest dead star, a white dwarf, in our Milky Way galaxy.
08 Nov 2022
AuroraMysterious 'blue' aurora leaves skywatchers puzzled. But what caused it?
The bluish-green display of lights that was recently observed in the skies over the Lapland region in Sweden was not an ordinary one.
08 Nov 2022
ChinaChina wants to send monkeys into space to study reproduction
Chinese scientists want to send monkeys to the Tiangong space station in order to study reproduction.
07 Nov 2022
Black HoleScientists discover closest black hole to Earth. Thankfully, it's dormant
The space is full of wonders and every day we find something new. Now, astronomers have discovered a black hole in our Milky Way galaxy via the International Gemini Observatory in Hawaii.
05 Nov 2022
Artemis 1NASA's Artemis 1 to launch on November 14: Key facts
Artemis 1 is ready to take off on November 14 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. There will be a 69-minute launch window starting at 12:07 am EST (9:37 am IST).
04 Nov 2022
ChinaA 100-feet-long Chinese rocket booster is dangerously headed toward Earth
An enormous remnant of China's Long March 5B space rocket is headed toward Earth.
04 Nov 2022
NASANASA's InSight Mars Lander will bid adieu in few weeks
NASA's InSight Lander will soon reach the end of its four-year mission.
04 Nov 2022
Elon MuskMusk orders private jet for Rs. 646 crore, details here
The world's richest man Elon Musk who recently took over prominent micro-blogging site Twitter has ordered a Gulfstream G700 jet for himself which costs a staggering Rs. 646 crore (US$78 million).
04 Nov 2022
James Webb Space TelescopeScientists spot oldest-ever star cluster in James Webb's deep-field image
Remember the first deep-field image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)?
