Rosetta spacecraft wakes up after 31-month hiatus

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 19:25

Rosetta, the comet-chasing space probe launched by the European Space Agency a decade ago, has woken up from a 31-month long hibernation.

Comet-chasing Rosetta spacecraft wakes up from slumber, signals Earth

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 06:50

The mission is different from NASA`s Deep Impact, a spacecraft that fired a projectile into a comet in 2005 so scientists could study the resulting plume of matter.

Rosetta spacecraft set to wake up from slumber on Monday

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 23:58

A probe from one of the most ambitious missions in the history of space will be roused from nearly three years of hibernation to continue its mission of chasing a comet.

Orbital`s Cygnus cargo spacecraft docks with space station

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 03:41

Orbital Sciences Corporation`s Cygnus cargo spacecraft docked with the International Space Station (ISS) early Sunday, said the US space agency NASA.

Virgin`s SpaceShipTwo covers `record` 13.5 miles at speed of Mach 1.4

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 10:24

Space tourism company Virgin Galactic blasted its SpaceShipTwo reusable space vehicle nearly 13.5 miles into the air, and reached a speed of Mach 1.4 on Friday.

NASA`s Swift clicks images of X-ray action at Milky Way`s core

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 11:33

Recent observations by NASA`s Swift spacecraft have provided scientists a unique glimpse into the activity at the center of Milky Way galaxy and led to the discovery of a rare celestial entity which may help them test predictions of Albert Einstein`s theory of general relativity.

Abundant `mini-Neptunes` form new class of alien planets

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 23:48

Kepler`s cornucopia of alien worlds has found a new entrant in the form of a new kind of planet.

Saturn`s rings revealed to be 4.4 bn years old

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 12:46

Saturn`s iconic rings likely formed about 4.4 billion years ago, shortly after the planet itself took shape, researchers say.

Comet-chasing Rosetta spacecraft to wake up from slumber in 100 days time

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 15:26

European Space Agency`s comet-chasing mission Rosetta is going to wake up in 100 days` time from deep-space slumber to reach the destination it has been cruising towards for a decade.

Apollo 8 astronaut marks 1968 broadcast to earth

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 01:43

A US astronaut who was aboard the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon is marking the mission`s 45th anniversary in front of a piece of the actual spacecraft.

NASA`s asteroid hunter spacecraft sends first pics after reactivation

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 13:36

NASA`s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE), a probe that made the most comprehensive survey to date of asteroids and comets, has sent its first set of test photos in preparation for a renewed mission.