Mission to discover alien life receives go-ahead from ESA
Planetary Transits and Oscillations of stars (PLATO) mission will be launched into the 'L2' virtual point in space - 1.5 million kilometres beyond the Earth, as seen from the Sun - and will monitor thousands of bright stars over a large area of the sky.
Jun 22, 2017, 13:41 PM IST
Poorly understood Mars landing conditions led to probe's demise – report
Schiaparelli flew to Mars with the Trace Gas Orbiter, which is studying gases in the planet's atmosphere from orbit. The lander crashed during an attempted touchdown on Oct. 19.
May 25, 2017, 00:25 AM IST
Rapid surge of Arctic glacier detected by ESA satellites
This latest jump in speed began in July 2016 and has been climbing ever since – even over the cold winter months.
May 13, 2017, 21:43 PM IST
ESA's spacecraft set to observe mysterious dark matter
NASA has delivered three detector for the spacecraft's near-infrared instrument.
May 10, 2017, 16:16 PM IST
Lab-produced space radiation to make manned travel safer
Researchers led by the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, the UK, used novel laser-plasma-based accelerators to mimic the radiation which presents a risk to astronauts and space technology owing to the lack of protection from it in space.
May 09, 2017, 00:06 AM IST
NASA's Hubble telescope captures massive galaxy cluster 6 billion light years away
The Hubble telescope helped show that this arc is composed of two distorted images of an ordinary spiral galaxy that just happens to lie behind the cluster.
May 06, 2017, 22:28 PM IST
NASA's Cassini captures closest image of Saturn's atmosphere!
The unprocessed image shows features in Saturn's atmosphere from closer than ever before.
Apr 27, 2017, 20:47 PM IST
Village on the moon – China in talks with European Space Agency
China is in talks with the European Space Agency (ESA) about making a village on the moon and the idea could soon materialize.
Apr 26, 2017, 13:58 PM IST
NASA approves instruments for ESA's mission to Jupiter and its moon
The US space agency NASA has approved a project to build instruments for a future European Space Agency mission to Jupiter and its moons which is scheduled for launch in 2022.
Apr 15, 2017, 14:51 PM IST
Rosetta images reveal large, growing crack on comet 67P
In images taken in June 2016 by the Rosetta probe, a new 500- to 1,000-foot-long fracture was identified parallel to the original fracture spotted in August 2014.
Mar 22, 2017, 15:25 PM IST
Discovered - Four hidden lakes draining below West Antarctica's Thwaites glacier
Research shows that Thwaites Glacier on the edge of West Antarctica is sliding unstoppably into the ocean, mainly due to warmer seawater lapping at its underside.
Feb 13, 2017, 11:00 AM IST
This stunning mosaic from ESA's Mars Express reveals spiraling ice cap on Red Planet's north pole
The mosaic generated from 32 individual orbit 'strips' captured between 2004 and 2010, and covers an area of around a million square kilometres.
Feb 06, 2017, 14:02 PM IST
ESA astronaut Tim Peake's capsule on permanent display at Science Museum; future ISS mission announced!
Jan Woerner, director of the European Space Agency, also confirmed that the British astronaut would be returning in the near future.
Jan 26, 2017, 19:05 PM IST
Clocks 'failed' onboard Europe's navigation satellites: ESA
Three rubidium and six hydrogen maser clocks are not working.
Jan 18, 2017, 19:34 PM IST
Scientists discover jet stream in Earth's molten iron core
A jet stream deep below Earth’s surface has been discovered by scientists.
Dec 21, 2016, 04:22 AM IST
Europe gives nod to 1.4 billion euros for Mars rover, ISS: European Space Agency
Europe has approved an extra 1.4 billion euros (USD 1.5 billion) today to resuscitate a life-seeking Mars rover project and keep its place on the ISS.
Dec 02, 2016, 20:56 PM IST
ExoMars space programme needs an extra 400mn euros
The two-part mission saw a spacecraft successfully placed into orbit in mid-October, but a companion lander designed to pave the way for a mobile-lab rover in 2020 smashed into the planet`s surface.
Nov 26, 2016, 00:04 AM IST
Schiaparelli Mars Lander probably crashed due to sensor failure, says ESA
Announcing the preliminary finding in a report released November 23, ESA said a sensor failure led to malfunction and the crash of the Mars lander.
Nov 24, 2016, 12:58 PM IST
Fate of ESA's Mars lander still unknown; India last country to receive signal: Report
The European Space Agency's Schiaparelli Mars lander that was expected to touch down on Red planet's surface on Wednesday is still untraceable.
Oct 20, 2016, 12:09 PM IST
Anxious wait for news of Mars lander`s fate
A European lander despatched to the surface of Mars had touched down but was emitting no signal, said ground controllers.
Oct 20, 2016, 05:03 AM IST
