Space
Earth to get a temporary 'mini-moon' from September 29
Starting September 29, Earth will welcome a new celestial neighbour: a 'mini-moon' named 2024 PT5. This small asteroid, roughly 10 meters (32 feet) in diameter, is expected to loop around our planet until November 25 before breaking free from its gravitational embrace.
Moon may contain more ice than past estimations: study
A recent study by space scientists from India and the US reveals evidence for a greater possibility of finding much more water-ice in the craters of the moon’s two polar regions than estimated in the past.
What does Bangladesh’s space research organisation really do?
Bangladesh’s Space Research and Remote Sensing Organisation (SPARRSO) came under scathing criticism from netizens.
Take photos of planets with telescopes in Dhaka
During the event, attendants can look at the moon and planets through telescopes and also connect their smartphones to the telescopes and take pictures of nebulae and galaxies.
Evolution of alien theories
The idea of aliens existed before we even knew about outer space.
Why I’m excited about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope
We might finally know whether earth is the only planet capable of sustaining life.
How close are we to commercial space travel?
With ambitious figures like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos more determined than ever to make human beings a multi-planet species, space is coming closer and closer to earth.
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Does Outer Space Need to Get Marie Kondo’d?
The issue of space junk is getting more pressing than ever before.
New Horizons delivers first images of icy world since Pluto flyby
The New Horizons space probe is bringing new images of a remnant of the early solar system, after its historic brush with Pluto last summer, reports ABC News.
Discoverer of Neptune's rings dies
Andre Brahic, one of the people who discovered the rings of Neptune, has died aged 73, his publisher says.
Astronaut Tim Peake 'runs' London Marathon from space
UK astronaut Tim Peake runs the distance of the London Marathon on a treadmill in the International Space Station (ISS).
Hubble captures breathtaking portrait of Blue Bubble in space
There’s no bursting this bubble. The folks at the Hubble Space Telescope have released magnificent images of a “gigantic cosmic soap bubble” to celebrate Hubble’s 26th anniversary in space.
The ancient Peruvian mystery solved from space
In one of the most arid regions in the world a series of carefully constructed, spiralling holes form lines across the landscape. Known as puquios, their origin has been a puzzle – one that could only be solved from space.
Real life death star in action discovered
The astronomers recently caught a real-life "Death Star" in the act of destroying a planet which is continuing to disintegrate nearby orbiting objects, reports Space.com.
Strange radio bursts from space come in clusters: Study
Mysterious and powerful radio waves from deep space are coming in clusters, scientists revealed, having only discovered their existence a decade ago.
What would happen if Earth fell into a Black Hole?
Black holes have for long intrigued the human psyche and have been a source of much excitement! And now that gravitational waves have been discovered, interest regarding black holes will surely grow even more.
Hubble successor maintains course
The successor to the Hubble Space Telescope is reaching some key milestones in its preparation for launch in 2018.
5 bright planets to align visibly in the sky
It will be possible to see all the five bright planets align together in the sky for the first time in more than a decade.