SpaceX brings 4 astronauts home with midnight splashdown
In this image made from video supplied by NASA, SpaceX Dragon space capsule is lifted out of the water after splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico early Friday, May...
‘Spot the difference’ to help reveal Rosetta image secrets
This series of images of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko was captured by Rosetta’s OSIRIS narrow-angle camera on 12 August 2015, just a few hours before the comet reached the closest point to the...
Thirsty birds struggle to survive in scorching Indian heat
The Jivdaya Charitable Trust's animal hospital in Ahmedabad has treated around 2,000 birds over the past month, many weak and severely dehydrated. A volunteer scoops up a fledgling kite lying...
Self-propelled, endlessly programmable artificial cilia
Credit: Harvard University For years, scientists have been attempting to engineer tiny, artificial cilia for miniature robotic systems that can perform complex motions, including bending, twisting, and reversing. Building these...
Indian lunar orbiter hit by heat rise
NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Scientists have switched off several on-board instruments to halt rising temperatures inside India's first unmanned lunar spacecraft. The spacecraft carrying India's first lunar probe, Chandrayaan-1,...
Shuttle Endeavour lands at California air base
(CNN) -- Space shuttle Endeavour landed safely Sunday afternoon at California's Edwards Air Force Base after NASA waved off two opportunities for a Florida landing because of poor weather. Endeavour...