Deep Space

Travel to Mars might not be the best thing for the human mind, new study finds

Research conducted on male mice for six months found they faced issues with memory, learning and anxiety.

Flight by light success: Planetary Society's LightSail 2 powers flight with Sun's photons

The solar sail LightSail 2 will continue to orbit for about a year before falling back into Earth's atmosphere.

NASA set to collaborate with China's space agency on lunar landing research

NASA and CNSA have agreed that any major findings will be shared with the global research community.

First glimpses of China's new space station Heavenly Palace unveiled at expo

The station will technically belong to China, but open to astronauts from space-faring UN nations.

Reseachers train AI bot to identify galaxies in deep space through image scans

The AI bot named "ClaRAN" spots radio galaxies that emit radio jets from supermassive black holes.

Deep space travel can significantly increase chances of stomach and colon cancer

To investigate the effect of heavy ions on the GI tract, scientists used mouse intestine as a model system.

Astronomers classify the mysterious interstellar object ‘Oumuamua as a comet

Oumuamua was first detected last October by the University of Hawaii’s Pan-STARRS1 telescope.

NASA is developing systems for tackling medical emergencies in deep space missions

NASA is working to determine what medical training and technology astronauts need so that they can respond to any emergency like a heart attack.

Nasa is partnering with six companies to build prototypes of space habitats

Nasa is partnering with Bigelow Aerospace, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Orbital ATK, NanoRacks and Sierra Nevada Corporation to build space habitats.

Super telescope MeerKAT demonstrates its power, finds 1,230 new galaxies

Even operating at a quarter of its eventual capacity, South Africa's MeerKAT radio telescope showed off its phenomenal power Saturday, revealing 1,300 galaxies in a tiny corner of the universe where only 70 were known before.