Distant asteroid calamity shaped life on Earth 466 million years ago
The cataclysmic asteroid impact off Mexico’s coast that doomed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago was not the only time an astronomical event shaped the...
Who calls the tunes in space, Brad Pitt asks NASA astronaut
Brad Pitt traded laughs on Monday in a call to the International Space Station with a NASA astronaut, who somersaulted during the zero-gravity interview ahead...
Newfound comet likely an ‘interstellar visitor,’ scientists say
A newly discovered comet hurtling toward the orbit of Mars has scientists scurrying to confirm whether it came from outside the solar system, a likely...
Water found in atmosphere of planet beyond our solar system
Scientists for the first time have detected water in the atmosphere of an Earth-like planet orbiting a distant star, evidence that a key ingredient for...
Japan resupply mission to space station delayed by launch pad fire
Japan said it halted a resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday because of a launch pad fire that grounded the rocket....
India’s moon mission locates landing craft, no communication yet
India has located the spacecraft it was trying to land on the moon but has not been able to establish communication with it yet, the...
India loses contact with spacecraft on mission to the moon
India lost contact with a spacecraft it was attempting to land on the moon on Saturday, the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)...
Loch Ness monster might just be a giant eel, say scientists
Scotland’s fabled Loch Ness monster could possibly be a giant eel, scientists said on Thursday after an intensive analysis of traces of DNA in the...
Iranian satellite launch fails due to technical issues: Official
An Iranian rocket exploded on its launch pad at Imam Khomeini Space Center in northern Iran before its scheduled launch on Thursday, an Iranian official...
SpaceX’s Mars rocket prototype rattles nearby residents in Texas flight test
SpaceX test-launched an early prototype of the company’s Mars rocket on Tuesday, unnerving residents near the Texas site and clearing another key hurdle in billionaire...
