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Big gully like river channel spotted on Mars

Last Updated: Saturday, March 22, 2014, 12:46

A NASA spacecraft has spotted a big gully on Mars, a feature which is believed to have formed only within the last three years.

Moon has a dusty atmosphere

Last Updated: Saturday, March 22, 2014, 12:43

Scientists have claimed that moon does have an atmosphere.

NASA offering USD 6mn to help solve questions regarding asteroid capture mission

Last Updated: Saturday, March 22, 2014, 12:29

NASA has now offered 6 million dollars to help them solve questions regarding their asteroid capture mission , which they plan to execute in 2019 or 2020.

Titan`s second largest sea has mirror-like smooth surface

Last Updated: Friday, March 21, 2014, 14:50

Radar measurements made in 2013 by NASA`s Cassini spacecraft, reveal that the surface of Ligeia Mare, Titan`s second largest sea, possesses a mirror-like smoothness, possibly due to a lack of winds.

NASA telescope captures 360-degree glimpse of the Milky Way galaxy

Last Updated: Friday, March 21, 2014, 15:38

Scientists at NASA have come up with an interactive map of our galaxy, the Milky Way.

China`s moon rover listening but immobile: Scientists

Last Updated: Thursday, March 20, 2014, 19:44

China`s moon rover that moved between 100-110 metres before stalling in late January owing to a mechanical failure is awake but still immobile.

Liquid `waves` detected on Saturn`s moon Titan

Last Updated: Thursday, March 20, 2014, 18:49

In a breakthrough, scientists claim to have discovered liquid waves on the surface of the Saturn`s moon Titan, something that was never seen before.

`Shrapnel` pose larger risk to future Moon missions than believed

Last Updated: Thursday, March 20, 2014, 13:48

" Shrapnel " coming from small space rocks that periodically hit the Moon pose a larger risk to lunar missions than earlier believed.

Why Earth continues to remain habitable

Last Updated: Thursday, March 20, 2014, 11:08

Researchers have suggested that geologic cycles act as a climate control, releasing and absorbing atmospheric carbon dioxide in a balance that helps keep Earth planet neither too hot nor too cold.

Scientists find presence of water vapour around `hot Jupiter`

Last Updated: Thursday, March 20, 2014, 14:53

Researchers have made the first detection of water in the atmosphere of a `hot Jupiter` planet orbiting the nearby star Tau Bootis.