NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has shown that two of Pluto's moons, Nix and Hydra, wobble unpredictably.
The first color images of Pluto's atmospheric hazes, returned by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft last week, reveal that the a fine blue tinge.
The new photo was taken on April 9 from a distance of about 115 million kilometres.
A preliminary analysis of the image shows two distinct layers of haze.
The mind-blowing dwarf planet has ice mountains and water
NASA has confirmed its New Horizons probe worked flawlessly on its flight past Pluto.
Ahead of this momentous event, learn why the spacecraft won't be stopping at the dwarf planet and much more.
Take a look at the other celebs at the screening.
'My idea of a perfect house is a place that takes me closer to my roots while I look into my future.'
The finding may help understand the types of planetary systems that exist beyond our own.
There's a reason he was called Baba Ranchoddas in 3 Idiots.
Dark craters near Moon's south pole may be the coldest place in the entire solar system, frostier than planet Pluto. The crater floors which are 239,000 miles down, have 'daytime' temperatures that never rise above minus 400 degrees Fahrenheit, according to preliminary results from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
The good, bad and ugly looks from the celebrity circus.
Raja Sen analyses the contenders for the Best Actress category at the Oscars.
An unknown world might exist beyond the orbit of Pluto, says a new computer model.
The Union also announced a new set of guidelines based on which a heavenly body would or would not be called a planet.
The details of the transition from defined rays in the corona, the Sun's upper atmosphere, to the solar wind have been, until now, a mystery.
Rediff.com takes a look at the great moments on Twitter in 2015, from single Tweets that captured our imagination to hashtags that sparked global conversations.
Here's everything you need to know about Planet Nine.
The planet, which is supposed to be far beyond the orbit of Pluto, is being called as 'planet nine' by astronomers.
Pay attention skywatchers! Five of the planets in our solar system will align diagonally in the predawn night sky starting Thursday morning.
The UK government has promised to put in place measures worth hundreds of millions of pounds to support any rescue deal for the Indian group's UK business.
Here's a look at Aamir's unique avatars, where he's not playing the usual cop or college-goer, no matter how well (or how often) he's performed. And also where what he plays is as attention grabbing as how he plays it, no matter how lousy the film.
Check out the star arrivals.
Scientists have found a young planetary system which may enable them to understand what our own solar system looked like as 'toddler' billions of years ago.
Ice? Volcano? Or Alien life? The discovery of two bright spots on Ceres -- the dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter that happens to be the largest body in that asteroid belt -- has baffled scientists and space enthusiasts.
Love at first sight -- happens or not -- Nisha Jamvwal explores the possibilities here.
Take this simple quiz and find out more about the farthest, hottest, biggest planets in our solar system
The four leg canine 'soldiers' play a crucial role in saving lives of troops and civilians, reports Mayank Singh.
Photographs from moments that shaped the world last week.
Dil Dhadakne Do unravels like an entire season of soap opera condensed into a nearly three-hour movie, writes Sukanya Verma.
India, with its demonstrated capabilities of undertaking low cost high value inter-planetary travel, offers great opportunities for NASA to work with.
In a weekly chat with readers, Rediff.com's Love Guru offers relationship advice.
Raja Sen picks the bad movies of the year so far.
Dil Dhadakne Do is like a really long episode of Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai where Satish Shah doesn't show up, says Raja Sen.
An effort by President Barack Obama played a key role in returning him to the White House for another stint.
'Of the countless protagonists I encountered at the movies in 2015,' says Sukanya Verma, 'these seven are enduringly unique and notable. They possess that extra something that's not always on paper but earns distinction on the silver screen.'
HPCL, Bharat PetroResources Ltd -- a unit of state-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation, Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation and Videocon Industries each have 14 per cent interest in the block.
Pakistani senior journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad, who went missing on Sunday, is in the custody of Inter-Services Intelligence, according to the Human Rights Watch. He invited the wrath of the powerful intelligence agency after he wrote an investigative piece about the recent attack by the Al Qaeda on the PNS Mehran naval base in Karachi.The HRW has learnt through credible sources that Shahzad is in custody of the ISI.
With an instrument on board India's lunar mission Chandryaan discovering water molecules on the Moon, scientists are now confident of harvesting water from the lunar surface in the future, which could help sustain lunar astronauts and even propel missions to Mars.
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