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Virgin Galactic set for rocket-powered test flights

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo, a commercial six-passenger spacecraft is set to make its first rocke...

SpaceX capsule plunges back to Earth, ends space mission

SpaceX Dragon, world`s first commercial supply ship splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, ...

SpaceX Dragon ship `smells like a brand new car`: NASA astronaut

NASA astronaut has said that the interiors of a Dragon ship of California SpaceX smell like of a bra...

Nasa `space drink` can reverse signs of ageing?

A `space drink` developed by NASA to protect astronauts from radiation can also reduce wrinkles and ...

Astronauts enter SpaceX Dragon capsule

International Space Station astronauts entered the Dragon today, a day after its heralded arrival as...

SpaceX Dragon arrives at space station!

The unmanned SpaceX Dragon capsule was captured by an astronaut, Donald Pettit, operating the Intern...

Egyptian teen invents spacecraft propulsion system

A 19-year-old Egyptian university student has invented a futuristic propulsion system for spacecraft...

Universe may be teeming with nomad planets

A recent study proposed that the galaxy is packed with nomad planets adrift in space.

SpaceX nears ISS, first test successful

SpaceX’s unmanned Dragon space capsule completed its first test before its scheduled docking at the ...

NASA hails new era in space

NASA head Charles Bolden has hailed a "new era" in exploration after the launch of the first cargo d...

Giant magnetic space whirlpools give Mercury plasma shower

NASA`s Messenger spacecraft have detected Kelvin-Helmholtz waves, like on the Earth, around Mercury.

SpaceX successfully launches Falcon to ISS

SpaceX made history as its Falcon 9 rocket rose from its seaside launch pad and pierced the pre-dawn...

Gurgaon: Man shot over parking space

A 25-year-old man was shot and wounded by two youths Monday after a heated argument over parking spa...

‘Pak planes violated air space 23 times in 3 yrs’

Pakistani military planes have violated Indian air space 23 times in the past three years, Defence M...

Par panel pulls up Dept of Space for delay in key missions

A Parliamentary panel has pulled up the Department of Space for delays in its headline missions of h...

Private spaceship SpaceX launch aborted

SpaceX capsule’s launch atop an unmanned Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station (ISS) wa...

Russia folds up Soyuz-U launch programme

The launch of a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from the Russia`s Plesetsk Space Center Thursday was the last...

Galaxy-packed massive filament discovered

Using the Herschel Space Observatory, a McGill-led research team has discovered a giant, galaxy-pack...

US warplanes to hold drills ahead of NATO summit

Temporary flight restriction will be introduced over Chicago during the NATO summit on May 20-21.

Japan launches South Korean satellite

Japan early Friday launched a South Korean satellite from its space centre in southwestern part of t...

Space-based solar power may boost future of renewable energy

Solar power collected in space could eventually provide the renewable energy of the future, accordin...

SpaceX poised to dock with ISS

SpaceX is all poised to be the first private company to send its own cargo ship to the International...

Space station cosmonauts to make 3D photo report

The crew members at the International Space Station (ISS) will make a photo report about life onboar...

Rare `ring of fire` solar eclipse to grace Sunday sky

A partial solar eclipse, which will see the moon completely block out the sun except for a ‘ring of ...

Amateur astronomers to boost hazardous asteroids hunt

ESA`s Space Situational Awareness (SSA) programme is keeping an eye on space hazards.

Antrix-Devas deal: CAG report slams DoS

The CAG report on the Antrix-Devas deal was tabled in the Parliament on Tuesday.

Soyuz spaceship blasts off for ISS

Three astronauts, two Russians and an American blasted off for the International Space Station (ISS)...

Inflatable `bouncy space station` can float high above Earth

The two companies - SpaceX and Bigelow Aersospace - are collaborating to offer rides on SpaceX’s Dra...

Life bearing planets may be in millions

Researchers say a few hundred thousand billion free-floating life-bearing Earth-sized planets may ex...

Parking woes? Don’t travel in car, says Delhi CM

If the commissioners have their way, Delhites would have to pay heavier amounts for their vehicles’ ...

NASA`s Spitzer detects light of alien `Super-Earth`

NASA`s Spitzer Space Telescope has detected light emanating from a "super-Earth" planet beyond our s...

How our time on Earth will end

Jupiter will be the only planet to survive this situation unscathed.

Buy parking space before car in Shanghai

Potential car buyers would have to rent or buy a car park space first, as a pre-condition to buy a v...

People search for burial space in Rawalpindi

People in Pakistan`s Rawalpindi city are finding it difficult to bury their dead as they say there i...

SpaceX to try ISS launch May 19

SpaceX has said it will attempt to send a cargo-loaded spacecraft to the International Space Station...

`US spends more on pizza than on space’

With the US government cutting the budget for space missions, former NASA astronaut Marsha S. Ivins ...

Verifying allegation of airspace violations: China

China said it is verifying Defence Minister A K Antony`s allegations that the Chinese helicopters vi...

Jupiter’s icy moon to be `Europe’s next large science mission`

JUICE (Jupiter Icy moons Explorer) is the focus of Europe’s next large science mission, European Spa...

Glass dune fields on Mars may be hotspots for life: Scientists

The newly discovered glass dune fields on Mars may be hotspots for life, as they are likely to have ...

China violated Indian airspace in March: Antony

The govt said China intruded twice into the Indian airspace last month when its helicopters were fou...

China looks at algae for oxygen in long space missions

Algae are a large and diverse group of simple, typically autotrophic organisms which are photosynthe...

Rogue stars ejected from Milky Way found in intergalactic space

Researchers have identified a group of more than 675 stars on the outskirts of the Milky Way that th...

Space shuttle Enterprise zooms over NYC on jet

An unusual flying object came to New York from Washington on Friday — the space shuttle Enterprise.

Soyuz craft carrying three-man crew lands safely

A Soyuz capsule with two Russians and an American on board touched down safely today in mild weather...

Space shuttle Enterprise to arrive in NY today

Any new arrival to New York City wants to see the sights — and the space shuttle Enterprise is no di...

PM congratulates scientists for PSLV launch

India`s first indigenous all-weather Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT-1), whose images will facilitate...

BAF plane missing, entered Indian airspace?

A Bangladeshi Air Force plane has gone missing this evening and is believed to have crossed into Wes...

Blazing trails in Saturn’s F-ring captured

New images from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft show rogue kilometre-sized objects punching through Saturn...

SpaceX delays its trip to space station

Space Exploration Technologies is delaying its trial cargo run to the International Space Station.

Agni-V reflects political will of UPA: Congress

Successful launch of Agni-V reflects technical prowess of India and political will of government whi...

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