Scientists call for legally-binding treaty to protect Earth’s orbit. Here’s why

Over 60,000 satellites expected to orbit Earth by 2030, up from the current 9,000 satellites

Does a year in space make you older or younger?

How space travel and long-duration missions might change the human body, and whether those changes are permanent or reversible once astronauts …

Photos: James Webb reveals intricate networks of gas, dust in nearby galaxies

Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope are getting their first look at star formation, gas and dust in nearby galaxies with …

James Webb Space Telescope: How our launch of world’s most complex observatory will rest on a nail-biting knife edge

If all goes well, humanity will have a new eye on the cosmos, with capabilities that far surpass anything that has gone before

SETI: New signal excites alien hunters. Here’s how we could find out if it’s real

A mysterious radio signal seemingly coming from the nearest star to the Sun, Proxima Centauri, has generated a flood of excitement among …

Countries bet big on nuclear energy to explore deep space

From fuel to outer space power plants, the world is developing different usages of nuclear energy to explore space 

How did Uranus end up on its side? We've been finding out

Unlike all the other planets, which spin roughly upright with their spin axes at close to right angles to their orbits around the sun, Uranus is …

Rare radioactive decay captured by dark matter detector

This detection is an important step towards knowing the constituents of dark matter, which makes up 27 per cent of the Universe

Moon’s surface spurts out ‘water’ during meteorite impacts

Latest findings shed light on the history and origins of water on the lunar surface

How good will be food grown in space

Lettuce grown in space can provide vital nutrients to astronauts who depend on processed food

AstroSat peers into the heart of Jellyfish galaxy

According to the authors, this galaxy is unique as it provides direct evidence of internal and external mechanisms at work to halt the formation …

Geminid meteor shower 2018: Celestial fireworks to be visible in clear, northern skies

The shower would be visible on December 13-14 across India. But the best visibility would be in the mountains and deserts of the north

Has ISRO found its humanoid for space travel?

If India's space agency has a bot ready, why are its scientists scouting for another

Earth 2.0: NASA finds planet's 'cousin' that could be supporting life

It would, however, take decades to reach the planet to know more about it

Space Race 2.0: Why go beyond the Earth?

The urge to look towards the sky stems from an intrinsic human curiosity emanating out of not just scientific but also existential queries

Mission Shakti was supposed to make India proud. Is it doing so?

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine says such events are not compatible with human space flight; increased risk to ISS by 44%

India to send manned mission to space within 40 months

This feat has only been achieved by three countries till now—the United States, Russia and China

Fast radio bursts: The mystery deepens

Research by Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment and Fast Radio Burst Project finds repeated pattern to FRBs

On 3 decades of Pale Blue Dot, Nasa cleans up iconic image

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory of Nasa published a new version of image taken by Voyager 1 on its 30th anniversary 

Discovered: More than 300,000 new galaxies

200 astronomers from 18 countries analyse results of low frequency telescope in radio survey of northern hemisphere

Economic survey 2022: India saw 47 new space start-ups

At present, India accounts for only about 2% of global space economy

Death by star: Scientists spot alien planet spiralling to ruin

Kepler-1658b’s orbit is getting closer to its ageing star; likely to crash in 2.5 million years

Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope in Pune helps detect atomic hydrogen from far-away galaxy

Finding opens up exciting new possibilities for probing the cosmic evolution of neutral gas with low-frequency radio telescopes

If we can change our mindsets, let’s make a heaven here… Why go elsewhere?

Wing Commander (retired) Rakesh Sharma recently completed 35 years of being the first Indian to have ever set foot in space. He talked to Down To …

Guess what NASA plans to buy? Gender-inclusive space suits

NASA had to cancel its first all-female space walk earlier March 2, 2019, as they didn't have enough space suits that fit two women