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Saturn`s rotation period revealed?

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 15, 2014, 22:47

In a thrilling revelation, scientists have ascertained the rotation period of the enigmatic hexagon-shaped structure in Saturn`s uppermost clouds surrounding its north pole.

How black holes swallow stars

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 15, 2014, 12:04

Researchers have revealed how black holes swallow stars.

Cassini spacecraft may have documented birth of Saturn`s new moon

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 15, 2014, 10:20

NASA`s Cassini spacecraft has documented the formation of a small icy object within the rings of Saturn, which could may be a new moon, and may also provide clues to the formation of the planet`s known moons.

Mars` atmosphere analyzing sensor could help cut Earth`s greenhouse emissions

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 15, 2014, 10:19

Researchers have developed a new portable device that promises a greener future by readily analysing the composition of gases, solids and liquids using the light they emit.

SpaceX delays cargo mission to ISS due to helium leak

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 15, 2014, 05:22

The US company SpaceX was forced on Monday to call off its latest supply mission to the International Space Station because of a helium leak on its Dragon cargo capsule.

Don`t miss the rare `Blood Moon` Lunar Eclipse tonight

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 15, 2014, 09:25

Direct your eyes towards the sky because if you are lucky,you can get to witness the natural world’s most spectacular display: a total lunar eclipse.

Ancient Mars not warm enough for liquid water: Study

Last Updated: Monday, April 14, 2014, 20:48

Evidence suggest that Mars was wet, but it was probably not consistently warm enough for making the water flow, a thrilling study reveals.

Weird volcanic `heart` spotted on Mars

Last Updated: Monday, April 14, 2014, 00:15

Scientists have reportedly located a heart shape on the Tharsis Bulge on Mars.

How pulsars attain their speed jumps

Last Updated: Sunday, April 13, 2014, 23:31

A team of astronomers from the University of Amsterdam has discovered that sudden speed jumps in the rotational velocity of pulsars have a minimum size, and that they are caused not by the unpinning and displacement of just one sub-surface superfluid vortex, but by billions.