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  Space is for all humanity: 'Astronaut' Richard Branson

  July 12, 2021 15:55 IST

  Branson on Sunday touched the edge of space with three employees, including one of Indian-origin, and landed safely back to Earth, onboard his company Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity. 

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  Billionaire Richard Branson reaches Space in his own ship; India-born Sirisha Bandla part of crew

  July 11, 2021 23:26 IST

  Thrill-seeking billionaire Richard Branson strapped in and set off Sunday on his boldest adventure yet — a bid to reach space aboard his own winged rocket ship.

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  Who is Sirisha Bandla, flying into space with billionaire Richard Branson - 5 things to know

  July 11, 2021 17:53 IST

  ​Sirisha Bandla, a 34-year-old aeronautical engineer, is set to fly into space onboard Virgin Galactic's first fully crewed flight test on Sunday. Here are 5 things to know. 

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  Solar storm expected to hit earth today or tomorrow: All you need to know

  July 11, 2021 10:14 IST

  A powerful solar storm is approaching Earth at a speed of 1.6 million km and this storm will hit Earth either on July 11 or July 12.

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  ISRO swinging back to full action; plans to launch geo imaging satellite on August 12

  July 10, 2021 17:16 IST

  The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is getting back into launch activity fully at Sriharikota spaceport with the planned orbiting of geo imaging satellite GISAT-1 on board GSLV-F10 rocket on August 12.

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  Mars Ingenuity helicopter completes its most challenging flight yet

  July 09, 2021 22:17 IST

  During Flight 9, the mini chopper flew over a rugged region called "Seitah" -- characterised by sandy ripples that is very challenging terrain for rovers and took colour images.

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  Billionaire Blastoff: Rich riding own rockets into space

  July 08, 2021 23:17 IST

  Two billionaires are putting everything on the line this month to ride their own rockets into space. It’s intended to be a flashy confidence boost for customers seeking their own short joyrides.  

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  Oversized black hole population discovered in star cluster

  July 06, 2021 22:02 IST

  Called Palomar 5, the globular cluster was discovered in 1950. It is in the Serpens constellation at a distance of about 80,000 light years, and it is one of the roughly 150 globular clusters that orbit around the Milky Way.

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  Sun erupts its biggest solar flare in 4 years

  July 05, 2021 23:29 IST

  The Sun recently unleashed its biggest solar flare in four years. The flare occurred from a sunspot called "AR2838" on July 3, caused a brief radio blackout on Earth, according to the Space Weather Prediction Centre (SWPC).

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  UAE's Hope spacecraft snaps Mars' glowing auroras

  July 05, 2021 12:22 IST

  The auroras was spotted by the Emirates Mars Ultraviolet Spectrometer, or EMUS, which is designed to study the thin, vast halo of hydrogen and oxygen surrounding Mars, not on its magnetism, so the aurora images came as a bonus.

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  'Lakes' under Mars south pole may not be real

  July 04, 2021 16:43 IST

  Two research teams in 2018, working on data from the Mars Express orbiter announced a surprising discovery: Signals from a radar instrument reflected off the red planet's south pole appeared to reveal a liquid subsurface lake.

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  Chinese astronauts make first space walk outside new station

  July 04, 2021 12:54 IST

  Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo were shown by state TV climbing out of the airlock as Earth rolled past below them. The third crew member, commander Nie Haisheng, stayed inside.

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  Most buildings designed for earlier climate – here’s what will happen as global warming escalates

  July 03, 2021 9:53 IST

  Climate change is indiscriminate. Rich nations have the financial clout to adapt more rapidly and mitigate the impacts, but they can’t stop them at the border.

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  NASA's self-driving Mars Rover begins search for signs of ancient life

  July 02, 2021 22:01 IST

  NASA's self-driving six-wheeled robot on Mars -- the Perseverance rover -- is set to start an epic journey across a crater floor to seek signs of ancient life, the US space agency said on Friday.

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  Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson announces trip to space, ahead of Jeff Bezos

  July 02, 2021 6:43 IST

  Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson is aiming to beat fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos into space by nine days.

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  First human rated test flight for India's Gaganyaan not in 2021

  July 01, 2021 11:34 IST

  Pointing out ISRO opening the year 2021 with the successful launch of Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 and 18 other satellites he said the spread of Covid-19 and lockdowns curtailed the operations.

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  NASA named best place to work, number 1 for Covid-19 response

  July 01, 2021 11:30 IST

  NASA has been ranked as the best place to work in the US federal government for the ninth consecutive year.

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  World Asteroid Day 2022: All you need to know about Asteroids, its history and relevance

  June 30, 2022 10:34 IST

  Asteroid Day is observed on June 30 to raise awareness about asteroid’s hazardous effect and measures to save Earth from threat.

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  Cosmic gulp: Astronomers see black hole swallow neutron star

  June 29, 2021 19:56 IST

  ​Talk about a heavy snack. For the first time, astronomers have witnessed a black hole swallowing a neutron star, the most dense object in the universe — all in a split-second gulp.

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  Now a face mask that detects Covid-19 like RT-PCR tests

  June 29, 2021 18:54 IST

  A team of US researchers has developed face masks with biosensors that can be customised to detect pathogens such as the SARS-CoV2, virus causing Covid-19, and toxins and alert the user.

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  'Earth-like' life on Jupiter, Venus? Study makes startling revelations

  June 28, 2021 21:22 IST

  Is there an "earth-like" life on Jupiter and Venus? A groundbreaking finding of new research led by a Queen’s University Belfast scientist has made startling revelations surrounding this question. 

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  First uncrewed mission of Gaganyaan in December: It's race against time for ISRO now

  June 28, 2021 13:41 IST

  The Indian Space Research Organisation is racing against time to launch the first uncrewed mission in December, as part of the human spaceflight programme 'Gaganyaan', due to the adverse impact of the COVID-19-induced lockdowns that has disrupted hardware delivery schedules.  

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  SpaceX aiming for July for Starship orbital launch: Report

  June 27, 2021 20:30 IST

  Elon Musk-run SpaceX is "shooting for July" for the first orbital launch of the company's Starship vehicle despite lacking the regulatory approvals needed for such a launch, media reports said.

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  Darwin Platform Group makes military equipment based on molecular nano technology

  June 27, 2021 18:12 IST

  Under the project, the company plans to provide three MNT-based equipment- Military Jackets, Arms and Ammunition and Laser-Guided Munition and Guidance against Laser Guided Bombs

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  Scientists use NASA satellite data to track ocean microplastics from space

  June 27, 2021 10:07 IST

  Microplastics from when plastic trash in the ocean breaks down from the sun's rays and the motion of ocean waves.

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  NASA satellite data helps track ocean microplastics from space

  June 26, 2021 22:28 IST

  Scientists from the University of Michigan have developed an innovative way to use NASA satellite data to track the movement of tiny pieces of plastic in the ocean.

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  Spike protein changes in Covid variants can make vaccine ineffective

  June 26, 2021 15:25 IST

  As SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19, evolves it tends to mutate and bring new variants as well as cause changes to the spike protein -- a fact that can render the current vaccines targeting the protein ineffective.

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  'Dragon Man' discovered in China represents new type of human species: Scientists

  June 26, 2021 10:53 IST

  A massive fossilized skull was discovered by researchers in China's Dragon River region. Scientists now claim that this skull is actually the new species of ancient human.