The brightest ever gamma-ray burst, which was detected October last year, may have been powered by its unique jet structure, according to a new study.
June 9, 2023The first full moon of June 2023 is set to occur on Saturday, June 3. To witness the moon at its fullest and brightest, enthusiasts will need to stay awake until around 11:42 p.m. EST when it reaches its peak illumination. According to astrology app Astro Gold, the full moon will be positioned at 13°...
June 2, 2023NASA scientists have found that four of Uranus' largest moons likely contain an ocean layer between their cores and icy crusts, which suggests that these hold oceans that could be dozens of miles deep.
May 6, 2023Scientists at NASA have successfully extracted oxygen from simulated lunar soil, even as the space agency works toward sending astronauts to the Moon through Artemis missions.
April 26, 2023The US space agency on Saturday launched a powerful new instrument into space to track air pollution, which would provide unprecedented resolution of monitoring major air pollutants.
April 8, 2023The four astronauts will now begin training for the historic Artemis II lunar flyby, which is scheduled to launch in November 2024.
April 4, 2023The Sun has emitted a strong solar flare severely affecting radio communications on Earth, according to NASA.
March 31, 2023NASA has unveiled the first spacesuits to be worn by astronauts on their journey to the Moon.
March 16, 2023The International Space Station was forced to fire thrusters to dodge a collision with a satellite, NASA has said.
March 10, 2023National Security Advisers (NSA) Ajit Doval of India and Jake Sullivan of the US led the iCET meeting at which space, scientific, defence and commerce officials participated.
February 1, 2023The US space agency on Wednesday finally sent its next-generation rocket into space as part of its ambitious, uncrewed Artemis I Moon mission which faced two failed attempts amid years of delays and billions of dollars spent.
November 16, 2022To determine the size of the ring particles, UVIS observed them when the instrument was pointed at the Sun, looking through the rings in what is known as a solar occultation.
October 19, 2022The Crew-4 mission launched at 3:52 a.m. EDT on April 27 on a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Less than 16 hours later, Dragon docked to the Harmony module's space-facing port.
October 15, 2022The Trojan asteroids are trapped in orbits around the Sun at the same distance as Jupiter, either far ahead of or behind the giant planet.
October 14, 2022Before its encounter, NASA had defined a minimum successful orbit period change of Dimorphos as change of 73 seconds or more. This early data show DART surpassed this minimum benchmark by more than 25 times.
October 12, 2022Hubble has been operating since 1990, about 540 kms above Earth in an orbit that is slowly decaying over time.
September 30, 2022Researchers think that a galaxy's corona is a remnant of the primordial cloud of gas that collapsed to form the galaxy billions of years ago.
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