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  Crew Dragon explosion probe to take time: NASA

  April 28, 2019 8:07 IST

  The Crew Dragon capsule suffered an "anomaly" during ground testing, according to a SpaceX spokesperson.

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  New study says universe expanding faster and is younger

  April 27, 2019 11:50 IST

  The universe is expanding faster than it used to, meaning it’s about a billion years younger than we thought, a new study by a Nobel Prize winner says. And that’s sending a shudder through the world of physics, making astronomers re-think some of their most basic concepts.  

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  Crew Dragon explosion probe to 'take time': NASA

  April 26, 2019 16:40 IST

  Even as an investigation into the Crew Dragon engine failure in a test last week has started, finding out the root cause of the problem may take time, a top NASA official has said.  

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  Some sinks in ocean, some washed up on beaches: Scientists crack 'missing plastic waste' mystery in Indian Ocean

  April 25, 2019 12:15 IST

  It is still a mystery what happens to the remaining 99 per cent of plastic waste that has entered the ocean.

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  NASA lander detects 'first Marsquake' after touching down on Mars

  April 25, 2019 10:03 IST

  Scientists say the source for this "Marsquake" could either be movement in a crack inside the planet or the shaking from a meteorite impact.

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  List of Solar Eclipses, Lunar Eclipses in 2019: Skygazers, catch your breath!

  April 23, 2019 18:57 IST

  Skygazers are often waiting with bated breath to witness amazing celestial events in the form of Solar Eclipses and Lunar Eclipses. We have a list of Solar Eclipses 2019, Lunar Eclipses 2019 for you to brace yourself up for these rare celestial treats.

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  UAE likely to send Hope Probe to Mars by 2020, project work 85% complete

  April 23, 2019 15:42 IST

  Hope Probe is scheduled to be launched in July 2020. It is planned to reach Mars by 2021 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the founding of the UAE.

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  SpaceX suffers serious setback with crew capsule accident

  April 22, 2019 22:13 IST

  SpaceX has suffered a serious setback in its effort to launch NASA astronauts into orbit this year, with the fiery loss of its first crew capsule.  

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  Scientists decode how superstitions spread

  April 21, 2019 16:36 IST

  Scientists have how superstitious beliefs can become established in a society's social norms, even though they are widely recognised to be irrational.  

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  SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft faces serious glitch during test; thick smoke witnessed

  April 21, 2019 9:12 IST

  The issue could derail plans to fly astronauts aboard the capsule later this year.

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  NASA airborne telescope detects universe's 1st molecule

  April 21, 2019 8:35 IST

  The discovery serves as proof that helium hydride can, in fact, exist in space, said the scientists in a paper published in the journal Nature.

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  NASA astronaut to set record for longest spaceflight by a woman

  April 18, 2019 12:48 IST

  NASA astronaut Christina Koch is going to have her mission on the International Space Station (ISS) extended to 328 days, which would set a record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman, the US space agency said.  

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  New device generates electricity from snowfall

  April 17, 2019 11:28 IST

  The device, called as snow-based triboelectric nanogenerator or snow TENG, is an inexpensive, small, thin and flexible like a sheet of plastic which generates charge through static electricity, produces energy from the exchange of electrons.

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  Meteoroid strikes eject water from Moon: NASA

  April 16, 2019 11:48 IST

  Models had predicted that meteoroid impacts could release water from the Moon as a vapour, but scientists had not yet observed the phenomenon. 

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  GSLV Phase-4 continuation approved by Cabinet

  April 15, 2019 17:49 IST

  The phase-4 programme will enable the launch of 2 tonne class of satellites for geo-imaging, navigation, data relay communication and space sciences, an official statement said.

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  Picture was clear, but black hole’s name a little fuzzy

  April 13, 2019 18:12 IST

  The newly pictured supermassive black hole is a beast with no name, at least not an official one. And what happens next could be cosmically confusing.  

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  Mars Curiosity rover tastes first sample in 'clay-bearing unit': NASA

  April 13, 2019 12:19 IST

  This was the mission's first sample obtained using only rotation of the drill bit.

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  China's Chang'e-4 probe switches to dormant mode

  April 13, 2019 10:46 IST

  According to the measurements of Chang'e-4, the temperature of the shallow layer of the lunar soil on the far side of the Moon dropped to as low as minus 190 degrees Celsius.

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  Human body adapts, remains robust even after a year aboard ISS: NASA's 'Twins Study'

  April 13, 2019 8:25 IST

  The findings, published in the Science journal, encompass work from 10 research teams and represent 27 months of data collection.

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  First ever blackhole images extraordinary feat: Indian scientists

  April 11, 2019 17:52 IST

  Indian scientists have hailed the compilation of the first ever real images of a blackhole as an "extraordinary feat" that sheds more light on the mysterious, warped region of the space-time fabric and how galaxies like our Milky Way evolve over time.

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  Scientists reveal first image ever made of a black hole

  April 10, 2019 19:29 IST

  Assembling data gathered by eight radio telescopes around the world, astronomers created the picture showing the violent neighborhood around a supermassive black hole, the light-sucking monsters of the universe theorized by Einstein more than a century ago and confirmed by observations for decades.

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  Radiation can impact astronauts' memory temporarily: Russian scientists

  April 10, 2019 12:55 IST

  Space radiation could temporarily hinder formation of new cells in brains' memory centres.

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  ISS infested with bacteria like gym on Earth: NASA

  April 10, 2019 12:49 IST

  Specific microbes in indoor spaces on Earth have been shown to impact human health.

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  Scientists discover new 'biosignature' to track remains of ancient life on Earth

  April 09, 2019 12:30 IST

  Scientists analysed the composition of rocks ranging from 1,800 million years old to over 3,800 million years old using a range of methods involving photons, electrons, and ions to characterise the composition of graphite and other minerals of potential biogenic origin.

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  Space debris created by Mission Shakti will decay within 45 days: DRDO Chief Satheesh Reddy

  April 06, 2019 16:23 IST

  Talking to media after a special presentation on Mission Shakti, Reddy said that the test will work for deterrence in case of space warfare. 

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  NASA says cooperation with ISRO remains intact

  April 06, 2019 12:43 IST

  In a letter to ISRO Chairman K Sivan, NASA Administrator James Bridenstine said: "based on the guidance received from the White House", he looks forward to continuing to work with ISRO on a host of issues including human space flights.

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  NASA's solar probe completes second closest encounter with Sun

  April 06, 2019 7:35 IST

  The spacecraft is operating well and all instruments are collecting science data, sending back normal signals through NASA's Deep Space Network.

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  Cooperation with ISRO remains intact: NASA chief

  April 05, 2019 21:56 IST

  The cooperation of NASA with ISRO remains intact, chief of the US space agency James Bridenstine has said, days after he criticised India and termed its anti-satellite weapon test a "terrible thing" for creating about 400 pieces of orbital debris.