Space Scan

The chances of life on the Red Planet have become more likely than been previously contemplated. A scientist suggests that since living things require water for survival, the primary method for exploring the possibility of life on Mars is to look for...

The catalogue of extrasolar planets is growing continuously, containing more than 200 objects, and the detection of these exoplanets has almost become a routine. However, what are the characteristics of the stellar hosts, how can we explain the...

Robots has long been a part of science fiction but it was only when back in 1981 Canada volunteered to build a robotic arm that would serve as a workhorse, and help astronauts with challenging and risky tasks in space. It was a dramatic moment that.

New calculations reveal that after a major impact could have traveled all the way to the outer solar system, boulders blasted away from the Earth's surface. It is on the Saturn's giant moon, Titan, terrestrial microbes on the rocks could in theory have...

A golf ball from space to earth! That is how the route of it is planned. It is from the International Space Station, Russia plans to hit a golf ball into Earth orbit. And the ball would set records for the longest drive ever made, if NASA approves the...

Space is always eventful. Explore it with our weekend reminiscence. To satisfy their impertinent minds, the scientists are always up with their gloves exploring the outer world with new probes and discoveries. Here are some of the latest findings...

Canada creates record this year - for recovering four new meteorites from outer space in the Country. These findings also confirm the belief of a University of Calgary scientist that an extraordinary concentration of meteorites left behind after the last.

Another object is detected beyond the ninth planet of our Solar System. It's a large object traveling in an orbit. It is tilted by 47 degrees to most other bodies in the solar system. But, inspite of being almost circular, why is the object's orbit so..

* Areas of high methane concentration have been spotted in the Martian atmosphere by Europe's Mars Express spacecraft. Since its origin is uncertain, the methane could come from a geological source, such as unseen volcanic activity, or biological...