SpaceNASA's New Horizons spacecraft detects anomaly ahead of next flybyJust days ahead of its New Year's 2019 close encounter, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has detected an anomaly related to its next flyby target -- an icy world a billion kilometres past Pluto and more than 6.5 billion km from Earth.
SpaceChina launches telecommunication technology test satelliteChina successfully launched the number 3 telecommunication technology test satellite on Tuesday.
SpaceUpcoming astronomical events in 2019, you can't missThe astronomical events play a significant role in our life. Come 2019, there are notable astronomical events including eclipses, meteor showers, phases of the moon, and motions of the planets, which are worth-noticing.
SpaceSpace events 2019: Here's what NASA and SpaceX have in store for next yearIt's time to bid good bye to the year 2018. The year has been an extra-ordinary one with blood moon show, meteor shower, special spaceship launch and so on. For now, it is time to talk about the 2019 calendar which is full of major events in spaceflight, planetary science, and astronomy.
SpaceNASA's InSight lander places first instrument on MarsNASA's InSight lander has deployed its first instrument onto the surface of Mars, marking the first time a seismometer had ever been placed onto the surface of another planet.
Science NewsGoogle Doodle marks shortest day of 2018, be ready to watch the last full moon of the yearGoogle is celebrating the Winter solstice 2018 today. To mark the day, Google has come up with a Doodle. This year's shortest day will be more special with a Full moon night and meteor shower.
Space3 astronauts return home after 197-day space missionThe Christmas celebration at space agencies would be more special as the three astronauts are back home after 197 days in space. Yes, the three members of the International Space Station's Expedition 57 crew have returned to Earth safely after a long space journey.
SpaceTraces of water found in 17 asteroidsJapanese infrared satellite AKARI has discovered evidences of water in 17 asteroids. It is for the first time that scientists have found water traces which will possibly to the understanding of water distribution in our solar system. Also, the new discovery will help scientists to dig out the facts about evolution of asteroids and origin of water on Earth.
EnvironmentWorld's earliest fossil flower found in ChinaIn an attempt to explore the origin of flower, an international research team has discovered new evidence of the world's earliest fossil flower. Research team from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology has found the fossil flower from specimens unearthed in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing.
