Astronaut

Bengaluru: Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla has added another significant scientific achievement to his profile by co-authoring a new research study that explores how bacteria can be used to build construction materials on Mars. The…

A breathtaking video showing the aurora borealis flying over our planet as viewed by a Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut, Kimiya Yui, has captured global attention. The video, published on Sunday, January 11, was…

Texas: Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla-piloted private astronaut 'Axiom Mission 4' launch to the International Space Station (ISS) has now been delayed to no later than June 8 this year. Houston-based private space…

Donald Pettit, a NASA astronaut returned to Earth on Sunday, on April 20, after spending 220 days on board the International Space Station (ISS). Don Pettit, 70-year-old, embarked on the seven months-long science mission aboard the…

Astronomers have discovered a newly found asteroid, 2024 YR4, and the world has started to paying attention to this newly found, possibly Earth collision-causing space body. However, it doesn't mean for sure that there will be a collision;…

Scientists have discovered an interesting fact about a small space rock that briefly orbited near Earth last year. The asteroid, known as 2024 PT5, is only about 33 feet in diameter, and its orbit almost equals Earth as it goes around the…

New Delhi: The first civilian astronaut has returned to the country after a visit to space said reports on Monday, he received a grand welcome. According to reports, India’s first civilian astronaut has been identified as Gopichand…

NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio, along with Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmriti Petelin, made a triumphant return to earth on Wednesday after completing their extraordinary 371-day space mission. This remarkable journey covered an…

New Delhi: Sultan Al Neyadi, an astronaut and flight engineer from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has tweeted a few photos that have been taken from space. Among others, he has shared the photo of Mecca from Space that has gone viral. It is…

New York: US President Joe Biden has nominated Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari on the moon mission team for promotion to Air Force brigadier general, according to the Defence Department. The nomination announced on Thursday will…