The initiative has been taken up to generate extra revenue to support their mission. According to reports, the company will micro-engrave the name of the donors on a small-sized aluminium object place them on the surface of the Moon when the lander sets foot there.

It will be a huge step for Indian aerospace in February. India is all set to launch 80 satellites in February and most of them from foreign countries. Only three satellites will be from India.

The northeastern border state of Nagaland, recently projected by a geologist as a promising place to prospect for gold, may be springing another glittering surprise.

His death was announced by NASA. His family confirmed the news in a statement, saying that the retired US Navy captain died on Monday following "ongoing health issues", reported CNN on Tuesday.

A Falcon 9 rocket of the SpaceX aerospace company had a successful lift-off from the launch pad at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base in the US, the company's first launch since a similar unmanned rocket exploded last September in Florida.

SpaceX on Saturday reclaimed its glory after successfully launching Falcon 9 rocket at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base in the US. This was the first time any operation has been executed from SpaceX after September 2016, when a similar unmanned rocket had exploded during the lift-off.

Throwing fresh light on how India gradually drifted away from Africa and Madagascar and collided with the Eurasian plate, scientists now report India was by no means as isolated as we thought during its journey.

The moon is at least 4.51 billion years old -- or 40-140 million years older than previously thought, says new research based on an analysis of minerals from the moon called zircons.

For the first time ever, NASA is planning to launch a mission to allow astronomers to explore the details of supermassive black holes. The mission is expected to be launched in 2020 and will cost nearly $188 million.