NASA is anchoring its capability development on three different thresholds, namely, Earth Reliant, Proving Ground and Earth Independent technologies that will be developed along the way

NASA confirms evidence of liquid water flows on Mars

29 Sep 2015

The dark, narrow downhill flows, known as recurring slope lineae (RSL), often have been described as possibly related to liquid water and the new findings of hydrated salts on the slopes point to its relationship to these dark features

Under Saturnian moon's icy crust lies a 'global' ocean

18 Sep 2015

By measuring with exquisite precision the tiny wobbles of Saturn’s moon Enceladus, Cornell University researchers have learned that a global ocean lies beneath the moon’s thick icy crust

NASA and Harmonic launch first ultra-high definition channel

12 Sep 2015

NASA announces $3.6 mn grant under its educational programme

02 Sep 2015

NASA pioneers begin simulation of life on Mars

31 Aug 2015

It is estimated that the first human mission to Red Planet could last between one to three years

NASA building new rockets, new launch pads for deeper space probes

29 Aug 2015

NASA has completed the first developmental test series on the powerful RS-25 engines that will power the agency’s new Space Launch System rocket on missions deeper into space than ever before

NASA sees sea levels rising by several feet in future

27 Aug 2015

A new visualisation based on 23 years of sea level data reveals changes are anything but uniform around the globe

Drought causes vast areas of California’s Central Valley to sink faster than ever: Nasa

20 Aug 2015

Nasa data showed the ground sinking nearly two inches each month in certain areas, putting roads, bridges and canals at increased risk of damage

Japan all set to launch its fifth cargo flight to Space Station

13 Aug 2015

Delhi school team wins NASA space settlement design contest

11 Aug 2015

NASA seeks support to Boeing, SpaceX to end reliance on Russia for commercial space flights

06 Aug 2015

Lack of adequate funding for NASA has forced America’s premier space agency to extend its existing contract with the Russian Federal Space Agency, to transport American astronauts to the International Space Station

Nasa, Isro jointly working on synthetic aperture radar mission

30 Jul 2015

The two space agencies are jointly working to co-develop the Nasa-Isro Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR), a dual frequency synthetic aperture radar satellite

NASA’s Kepler mission discovers bigger, older cousin to Earth

24 Jul 2015

Since the launch of Kepler in 2009, 12 planets less than twice the size of Earth have been discovered in the habitable zones of their stars

NASA’s New Horizons finds frozen plains in Pluto’s ‘heart-shaped’ feature

18 Jul 2015

In the center left of Pluto’s vast heart-shaped feature – informally named `Tombaugh Regio’ - lies a vast, craterless plain that appears to be no more than 100 million years old, and is possibly still being shaped by geologic processes

Pluto’s mountainous surface could be biologically active, say NASA scientists

16 Jul 2015

A new close-up image of an equatorial region near the base of Pluto’s bright heart-shaped feature shows a mountain range with peaks jutting as high as 11,000 feet (3,500 meters) above the surface of the planet's icy body