Cassini reveals Saturn's moon 'Iapetus' is a world of contrast – See pic
Data from the Cassini mission has shown that Cassini Regio on Iapetus is covered in a layer of dark, dusty material creating a stark contrast to the much brighter region that surrounds it, which leads to the moon's distinctive, two-toned appearance.
Jun 13, 2017, 09:59 AM IST
Astronomers discover cold brown dwarf near our solar system
A brown dwarf, which is a little more than 100 light years away from the Sun was discovered by astronomers with the help of a new citizen-science tool.
Jun 03, 2017, 19:55 PM IST
Spotted - Potentially habitable 'Super-Earth' planet found orbiting nearby star
Scientists say the planet thought to be a rocky world is roughly three times more massive than the Earth, and resides at the edge of the habitable zone of its host star GJ625 (Gliese 625).
May 30, 2017, 16:49 PM IST
NASA's Hubble triumphs again, discovers moon orbiting solar system's third-largest dwarf planet!
The team uncovered the moon in archival images of 2007 OR10 taken by the Hubble Telescope.
May 19, 2017, 13:26 PM IST
Scientists find solar system 2.0 just 10 light-years away!
Researchers said, the solar system is a prime location to research how planets form around stars like our Sun.
May 03, 2017, 18:08 PM IST
There may be alien life on Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus, say NASA scientists
The US space agency NASA has made a big revelation on its new discoveries on ocean worlds in our solar system on Thursday.
Apr 14, 2017, 09:26 AM IST
Ocean worlds in solar system: NASA to reveal all tonight! - This is how you can watch it LIVE!
As per NASA, these new discoveries will also help inform future ocean world exploration.
Apr 13, 2017, 22:14 PM IST
NASA revealing 'big discoveries' about ocean worlds this week – When, how to watch it Live
NASA will discuss new findings about ocean worlds in our solar system from the agency's Saturn probe Cassini spacecraft and the Hubble Space Telescope at a new conference on Thursday, April 13, at 2 p.m. EDT (11.30 p.m. India time).
Apr 11, 2017, 12:54 PM IST
Earth-like planet 'GJ 1132b' outside our Solar System has its own atmosphere
The planet known as GJ 1132b, which is 1.4-times the size of our planet Earth, is orbiting a red dwarf star GJ 1132 in the southern constellation Vela, at a distance of 39 light-years from us.
Apr 10, 2017, 16:09 PM IST
Don't miss to catch 'Jupiter Opposition' on April 7: King of planets at its brightest, biggest tonight
According to NASA, Jupiter can be viewed at opposition from sunset on April 7, 2017 to sunrise on April 8, 2017.
Apr 07, 2017, 11:05 AM IST
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft halfway from Pluto to next flyby target
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has travelled half the distance from Pluto and will continue on its path through the outer regions of the solar system.
Apr 04, 2017, 11:24 AM IST
Astronomers discover Neptune-sized 'lost' planet
The new planet, Kepler-150 f, was overlooked for several years, according to researchers at the Yale University in the US.
Mar 31, 2017, 18:14 PM IST
Australian astronomers launch public search for mysterious 'Planet 9'
The researchers at Australian National University (ANU) called on amateur astronomers to help them find the so called 'Planet 9'
Mar 27, 2017, 11:24 AM IST
Solar system exploration research: These are four new teams selected by NASA
The four new research teams will join the existing nine teams in SSERVI to address scientific questions about the moon, near-Earth asteroids, the Martian moons Phobos and Deimos, and their near space environments, in cooperation with international partners.
Mar 20, 2017, 09:31 AM IST
Here's why NASA's big discovery of 7 exoplanets is a 'holy grail' for astronomers
Fascinatingly, at least three of the seven rocky worlds represent the “holy grail for planet-hunting astronomers” as they are firmly located in the 'habitable zone'.
Feb 23, 2017, 10:03 AM IST
Seven Earth-like planets found around a single star: Things you need to know
The US space agency NASA has discovered another 'solar system' - seven Earth-like planets orbiting a small star in a galaxy 40 light years away.
Feb 23, 2017, 01:06 AM IST
NASA discovers seven Earth-like planets orbiting around a single star
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has made a stunning discovery on the first known system of seven Earth-size planets orbiting around a single star in our galaxy.
Feb 23, 2017, 00:30 AM IST
NASA is about to unveil new discoveries on exoplanets this week!
Prominent NASA scientists, astronomers and a professor of planetary science and physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology will participate at the briefing.
Feb 21, 2017, 12:42 PM IST
Jupiter formed within first 4 million years of solar system's formation: Study
About 4.6 billion years ago, an enormous cloud of hydrogen gas and dust collapsed under its own weight, eventually flattening into a disk called the solar nebula.
Feb 13, 2017, 13:52 PM IST
Rare meteorites challenge solar system's history
After analysing minerals from 43 rare meteorites that landed on Earth 470 million years ago, a team of scientists proposes to revise the current understanding of the history and development of the solar system.
Jan 24, 2017, 13:59 PM IST
