NASA's MEGANE instrument will act as 'eyeglasses' to study Phobos in JAXA's MMX mission
The origins of Mars' moons remain unclear. Could NASA's MEGANE instrument on JAXA's MMX spacecraft finally reveal whether Phobos is a captured asteroid or debris from an ancient impact?
Updated: 3 days ago | By Purva Muley
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope named one of the best inventions of 2026 by TIME
This accomplishment is monumental as the telescope is currently in its commissioning phase and hasn’t even begun its operations.
Updated: 4 days ago | By Harsh Vardhan
NASA's Roman Space Telescope's primary camera beats its image-quality target by nearly 30%
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which is currently about a million miles from Earth, recently went through a series of tests and calibrations.
Updated: 4 days ago | By Pranjal Pranit
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has a huge role to play in collecting samples from Martian moon Phobos
Blue Origin's tool might help reveal the origins of the two Martian moons which have been shrouded in mystery.
Updated: 5 days ago | By Harsh Vardhan
NASA’s Perseverance rover breaks off-world driving record after covering over 28 miles on Mars
On October 11, Perseverance broke the off-world driving distance record set by NASA's Opportunity rover, which operated on Mars from 2004 to 2018.
Updated: 6 days ago | By Lakshmi Kola
All about LISA: NASA and ESA’s million-mile telescope that will detect invisible ripples in space-time
The LISA mission will include three telescope-equipped spacecraft that will be deployed more than a million miles apart from each other. Together these spacecraft will help scientists detect gravitational waves that aren't possible to detect from Earth.
Updated: 7 days ago | By Harsh Vardhan
NASA’s Curiosity rover captures clearest images of mysterious Martian cliffs: See pictures
The Martian images show mysterious formations called yardangs, whose origins are unknown.
Updated: Oct 7, 2026 | By Lakshmi Kola
NASA’s Roman Telescope Coronagraph opens its eyes to the cosmos, taking its first images
The Coronagraph made its first observation on September 22 and followed it up with another one on September 27.
Published: Oct 1, 2026 | By Lakshmi Kola
NASA test proves its DAVINCI probe can survive a scorching descent into hellish Venus
DAVINCI may reveal why Venus, also known as Earth’s twin, is so different from our planet today.
Published: Sep 30, 2026 | By Harsh Vardhan
Five billion miles and 200,000 orbits around Earth: NASA's Hubble Space Telescope completes milestone
According to NASA, Hubble has made over 1.7 million observations since its launch in 1990.
Published: Sep 24, 2026 | By Harsh Vardhan
'Humanity’s next window into the deep universe': Meet PRIMA, NASA's new far-infrared telescope
The mission is expected to launch on its five-year mission in 2033.
Published: Sep 24, 2026 | By Pranjal Nath
ESA’s Jupiter-bound JUICE spacecraft to use the Moon for a 'test run' before approaching gas giant
JUICE will fine-tune its path, test instruments and study Earth and the Moon before approaching Jupiter.
Published: Sep 23, 2026 | By Purva Muley
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope can now easily run for 22 years instead of 10. Here's how
The telescope was designed for a 10-year mission, including a five-year extension on top of a five-year primary mission.
Published: Sep 15, 2026 | By Pranjal Nath
MOONS achieves first light: ESO's new instrument opens a new window into the Milky Way
MOONS will help astronomers study stars and galaxies going back more than 13 billion years.
Published: Sep 8, 2026 | By Purva Muley
NASA gives Blue Origin four years to complete high-speed communications network around Mars
Blue Origin is building an orbiter that will establish continuous communication between Earth and Mars.
Published: Sep 3, 2026 | By Lakshmi Kola
Why NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could change how we see the universe?
While Roman will complement Hubble and Webb, it represents a huge upgrade over its predecessors.
Published: Aug 27, 2026 | By Lakshmi Kola
What is the Extremely Large Telescope and what makes it special? All about the most powerful telescope ever made
The massive Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) will outclass Hubble and the JWST and usher in a new era in observational astronomy.
Published: Aug 10, 2026 | By Shiladitya Ray
Voyager 2 gets a lifeline after 'Big Bang fix': How NASA is extending the probe's life
Voyager 2 is over 13 billion miles away from Earth and one-way communication takes about 20 hours.
Published: Aug 7, 2026 | By Harsh Vardhan
Can we use the Moon to deploy gravitational wave detectors? Chinese astronomers have proposed a plan
Detectors on Earth cannot detect all frequency ranges. The Moon can help fill this gap.
Published: Jul 30, 2026 | By Biplab Das
NASA’s Mars-bound ESCAPADE mission snaps family portrait of Earth and the Moon
The photo, taken 363,250 miles from Earth, provided an important check for ESCAPADE's cameras.
Published: Jul 29, 2026 | By Harsh Vardhan