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NASA releases pics of Earth Day `global selfie

Last Updated: Friday, May 23, 2014, 15:10

NASA has released a 3.2 gigapixel Global Selfie of the entire Earth on Earth Day.

Russia developing manned space programme to replace ISS

Last Updated: Thursday, May 22, 2014, 20:19

Russia is developing a national programme of manned space explorations which will replace the International Space Station (ISS) programme after 2020, the Russian federal space agency, Roscosmos, said Thursday.

Worms can form part of astronauts` diet: Chinese study

Last Updated: Thursday, May 22, 2014, 18:52

Three volunteers participated in a Chinese space programme experiment of surviving on a worm diet for more than three months in order to prove that humans can endure long space journeys with this type of diet.

NASA to begin construction of new Mars rover InSight

Last Updated: Thursday, May 22, 2014, 18:41

NASA will begin work on its new rover that will examine the deep interior of the Mars. The US space agency have got the approval to start constructing the third Mars lander along with its global partners after it passed a Mission Critical Design Review last week.

Preparations on for commercial rocket launch

Last Updated: Thursday, May 22, 2014, 13:54

Preparations are on at the rocket port in Sriharikota for the launch of a commercial rocket that would carry five satellites -- two from Canada, and one each from France, Germany and Singapore, an official said Thursday.

Cosmic clumps that cast darkest shadows discovered

Last Updated: Thursday, May 22, 2014, 11:52

Astronomers have found cosmic clumps so dark, dense and dusty that they throw the deepest shadows ever recorded.

Scientist claims humans will find aliens by 2040

Last Updated: Thursday, May 22, 2014, 11:00

A scientist has claimed that humans will be able to find aliens within the next 25 years

Scientists confirm distant galaxy cluster

Last Updated: Thursday, May 22, 2014, 09:54

Researchers have confirmed the presence of an unusually distant galaxy cluster, JKCS 041.

NASA all set for flight test for supersonic saucer-shaped vehicle

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 21, 2014, 20:05

NASA is all set for a test flight for its first supersonic saucer-shaped vehicle that could help astronauts explore the surface of Mars.

Russia`s withdrawal will not affect space station work: NASA chief

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 21:32

The head of NASA, Charles Bolden dismissed concerns that the friction between the US and Russia over crisis in Ukraine might spell the end of the International Space Station (ISS).