NASA’s Cassini to explore Saturn rings on mission finale
On Wednesday, November 30, NASA's Cassini spacecraft will begin a series of maneuvers to get close to the rings of Saturn. The so-called ‘Ring-Grazing...
Watch: Stephen Hawking explains what happened before the Big Bang
Famed physicist Stephen Hawking guest starred on Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s talk show to be interviewed about what came before the beginning of the universe,...
ExoMars gets first images of Mars as ESA aims at more...
On Tuesday, the European Space Agency (ESA) received the first images from ExoMars’ TGO spacecraft. The pictures show incredible detail of Mars' surface features,...
NASA to double data rates of the Space Network for the...
On Tuesday, NASA announced it would launch an initiative to upgrade the communications systems of the Space Network. The new Network will be able...
UN report backs India to dominate working-age population
On 29th April, 2016, the United Nations Development Programme released their Human Resource Development Programme. The report highlighted the fact that India will be...
Zion National Park was shaped by ancient landslide 4800 Years Ago
The Zion National Park that is snuggled in Utah, the United States, features a gorge formation which is often referred as the Sentinel along...
What is a super moon, and why is it special in...
Next Monday, astronomy enthusiasts around the world will be able to witness November's full moon, which like its October predecessor, will occur at a...
Scientists recreate ancient night sky to date 2,500 yr-old Greek poem
A group of Washington scientists accurately defined the date referred to in a 2,500 year old poem by the Greek poet Sappho called “Midnight...
KIC 8462852: The alien hypothesis should be the last resort
Unusual brightness changes of the star KIC 8462852 continues to baffle astronomers and scientists alike. They have proposed several hypotheses to explain the mysterious...
Female Mathematician Receives Highest NGS Award for Role in Space Exploration
Katherine Johnson, a female mathematician, whose calculations made space exploration possible will posthumously receive the National Geographic Society Hubbard medal for 2020. This is coming...