Last Updated: Friday, February 28, 2014, 10:15
A bright supernova found only six weeks back in a nearby galaxy is provoking new questions about the exploding stars , which researchers use as their main yardstick for measuring the universe.
Last Updated: Friday, February 28, 2014, 10:13
Astronomers have found the reason behind some spiral galaxies being fat and bulging while others being just are flat discs, claiming that it`s all about how fast they spin.
Last Updated: Friday, February 28, 2014, 10:11
Japan launched a rocket early Friday with a global precipitation monitoring satellite developed by US and Japanese agencies on board, authorities said.
Last Updated: Thursday, February 27, 2014, 18:07
Japan will launch its latest rocket early tomorrow morning, carrying a hi-tech satellite to monitor global rainfall and help meteorologists forecast big storms.
Last Updated: Thursday, February 27, 2014, 14:19
After years of naming landmarks on the Red Planet by themselves, space mission rover teams now wants the public to get involved in Mars exploration much the same way.
Last Updated: Thursday, February 27, 2014, 13:34
New images from the Smithsonian`s Submillimeter Array (SMA) telescope provide the most detailed view yet of stellar nurseries within the Snake nebula, offering new insights into how cosmic seeds can grow into massive stars.
Last Updated: Thursday, February 27, 2014, 13:16
Scientists have looked at how Earth-like planets form and suggest that many of them may be a lot less clement than was thought.
Last Updated: Thursday, February 27, 2014, 09:19
A US-made space suit that leaked water into a helmet and threatened to drown a European astronaut had malfunctioned before, NASA admitted on Wednesday.
Last Updated: Thursday, February 27, 2014, 09:00
NASA today announced a torrent of new planet discoveries, hailing a "bonanza" of 715 worlds now known outside the solar system thanks to the Kepler space telescope`s planet-hunting mission.
Last Updated: Wednesday, February 26, 2014, 21:36
Scientists are eagerly awaiting the launch of a joint US-Japan satellite mission that should provide the most detailed global measurements yet of rain and snow.
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