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Fruit flies bred in space reveal microgravity`s impact on astronauts

Last Updated: Monday, February 3, 2014, 22:08

Fruit flies bred in space are now offering scientists a clue as to how astronauts` immune systems could get damaged during prolonged space travel.

NASA`s LADEE lunar exploration mission gets extension

Last Updated: Monday, February 3, 2014, 21:09

The Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) will get more time to explore the Moon than primitively planned after getting approval for a 28-day extension from the US space agency, NASA.

Alien life may have evolved just after Big Bang

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 14:06

Exoplanets may have been teeming with alien microbial life just 15 million years after the Big Bang, according to a Harvard scientist.

NASA observes day of remembrance to honour fallen astronauts

NASA observes day of remembrance to honour fallen astronauts

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 20:09

NASA paid homage to the men and women who lost their lives while furthering the cause of space exploration and discovery.

NASA faces lawsuit over life on Mars!

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 19:48

It comes straight from Ripley’s Believe it or not. NASA is being sued for not investigating a genuine life form on red planet!

How circumbinary planets form revealed

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 15:32

Researchers using Kepler space telescope have discovered how circumbinary planets form.

Space agencies gearing up against future asteroid strikes

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 15:27

With a mandate from the UN, space agencies from all over the world are about to establish a high-level group to help coordinate global response should a threatening asteroid ever be found heading towards Earth.

Zero gravity in space may impact astronauts` immunity

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 12:12

The clue to astronauts` immunity in outer space owing to prolonged travel lies in learning the negative impact of zero gravity on fruit flies.

Watch: Spectacular solar show captured by NASA`s Solar Dynamics Observatory

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 19:50

NASA`s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) on Thursday captured a spectacular solar show as the moon slid across the Sun`s fiery disc.

NASA rover Curiosity feels heat on Mars

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 19:25

All is not well with NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity. The wear and tear in its wheels owing to rough Martian landscape has been a cause of concern for mission managers.