‘Vapour on Venus will tell us if it’s alive’

More than two-and-a-half decades after its last missions to Venus, NASA has planned a trip to Earth’s nearest neighbour

Pentagon report says UFOs can't be explained, and this admission is a big deal

The report does not, as many were hoping, conclude UFOs are alien spacecraft.

The most powerful space telescope ever built will look back in time to the Dark Ages of the universe

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled to launch into orbit and usher in the next era of astronomy December 18, 2021

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

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

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

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 

Africa has ambitious goals for 2063: plans for outer space hold the key to success

The outer space programme seeks to enable Africa to obtain maximum benefits from space science, technology and applications

NASA rover ‘Perseverance’ captures eclipse involving Mars’ satellite ‘Phobos’

These observations can help scientists better understand Phobos’ orbit and how its gravity pulls on the Martian surface, ultimately shaping …

Blasting out Earth’s location with the hope of reaching aliens is a controversial idea – two teams of scientists are doing it anyway

Two international teams of astronomers are planning new attempts at alien communication; one is using a giant new radio telescope, and the …

Boom boom boom — like a heartbeat: Scientists pick up mysterious fast radio bursts

Properties of the signal suggest that the source lives in a very turbulent environment inside its galaxy

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

NASA releases first pieces of the multispectral maps of Mars

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has been mapping minerals on the red Planet for the last 16 years with the help of CRISM

Artemis set to take off soon: 5 things you need to know about this NASA mission

The next giant leap for mankind not alone; Joint plans by Russia-China for research station, India's Chandrayaan has lunar …

Climate effect in space: Expect more satellite collisions

There were 5,000 active and defunct satellites in low Earth orbit as on March 2021

Life on Mars? NASA's Curiosity helps discover traces of ancient ocean

A recently released set of topography maps provides new evidence for an ancient northern ocean on Mars, signifying a higher potential for life on …

NASA’s Artemis I mission flies past the moon

Spacecraft Orion to enter orbit around the Moon November 25

Artemis: Why it may be the last mission for NASA astronauts

Within the next few decades, robotic exploration of Mars could be almost entirely autonomous

What’s the mysterious light up above? A supermassive black hole ripping a star apart

Halfway across the universe, this is brightest and farthest tidal disruption event ever detected

Cutting-edge tech at low cost behind India’s first private rocket

Down To Earth catches up with Pawan Kr Chandana, co-founder of Skyroot Aerospace, whose Vikram-S became the first privately made rocket to …

Understanding the cosmos: Bizarre flash of light traced back to kilonova a billion light years away

Odd behaviour by gamma ray burst breaks long-held traditional paradigm

A chunk of space rock may hold clues to origin of Earth

Materials like Ryugu space rock make up 5% of the planet’s mass, likely helped make planet habitable, finds study

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

Mars may have been less oxygen-rich than previously assumed

But there’s still a possibility of life on the Red Planet, finds study

Five space exploration missions to look out for in 2023

Jupiter's icy moons, asteroid exploration on the cards

2022 too short, too far: 5 times James Webb grabbed eyeballs

Telescope helped us understand how stars are born and unfolded Mars’ and Neptune’s secrets