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  ISRO gears up to launch its new-generation mini rocket on maiden flight

  February 25, 2021 16:40 IST

  ​The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is getting ready to launch a new-generation compact rocket on its maiden orbital test flight, the space agency said. 

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  China’s Mars craft enters parking orbit before landing rover

  February 24, 2021 11:50 IST

  China says its Tianwen-1 spacecraft has entered a temporary parking orbit around Mars in anticipation of landing a rover on the red planet in the coming months.

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  Mars rover's giant parachute carried secret message

  February 24, 2021 9:23 IST

  Only about six people knew about the encoded message before Thursday’s landing, according to Clark. They waited until the parachute images came back before putting out a teaser during a televised news conference Monday.

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  SpaceX reveals 2nd crew member of all-civilian space mission

  February 23, 2021 17:08 IST

  Hayley Arceneaux, a 29-year-old physician assistant at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in the US will be the second crew member of Inspiration4, the world's first all-civilian mission to space, SpaceX has announced.

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  NASA releases Mars landing video: ‘Stuff of our dreams’

  February 23, 2021 12:06 IST

  The Perseverance rover landed last Thursday near an ancient river delta in Jezero Crater to search for signs of ancient microscopic life.

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  Over 7k coronavirus mutations in India, many have serious risks: Scientist

  February 23, 2021 6:56 IST

  There are more than 7,000 coronavirus mutations in India of which some could pose a serious risk, a senior scientist said on Monday. Rakesh Mishra, Director of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, said among the variants, N440K is spreading a lot more in the southern states.

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  Not all Covid patients have enough antibodies: Musk-led study

  February 22, 2021 18:08 IST

  Billionaire Elon Musk has become a co-author of a study on Covid-19 where he joined researchers to track coronavirus infection in 4,000 SpaceX workers who came forward as volunteers. The findings suggest that only a certain threshold of antibodies may provide people lasting protection against the virus.  

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  Microbes from Earth could temporarily survive on Mars: Study

  February 22, 2021 16:36 IST

  ​Some microbes found on Earth may temporarily survive on the surface of Mars, according to a study that could be vital for the success of future missions to the Red Planet. 

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  Over 20 million years of life lost worldwide due to Covid-19: Study

  February 21, 2021 17:04 IST

  Researchers have estimated that a total of 20.5 million years of life have been lost due to Covid-19 worldwide with an average of 16 years per individual death.

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  Chandrayaan-3 launch delayed further to 2022

  February 21, 2021 15:44 IST

  Chandrayaan-3, India's third mission to Moon, is likely to be launched in 2022, ISRO chief K Sivan has said.

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  NASA rover sends 1st colour images of Mars, a selfie too

  February 20, 2021 16:45 IST

  NASA's Perseverance rover has sent some stunning photos of the Red Planet, including a high-resolution colour selfie taken during its landing.

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  China's lunar rover travels 652.62 meters on moon's far side

  February 20, 2021 15:35 IST

  The lander and the rover of the Chang'e-4 probe have been switched to dormant mode for the lunar night after working stably for the 27th lunar day, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Program Center of the China National Space Administration.

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  Mars landing team ‘awestruck’ by photo of descending rover

  February 20, 2021 8:12 IST

  The world got its first close-up look at a Mars landing on Friday, as NASA released a stunning picture of its newest rover being lowered onto the dusty red surface.

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  NASA’s Perseverance lands on Mars - 9 rovers that have touched down on Red Planet - FULL LIST

  February 19, 2021 13:59 IST

  The United States is the only country that has operated a rover on Mars' surface. NASA has sent 9 rovers to Mars.

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  NASA's Ingenuity helicopter could pave way for future rover-drone tandem missions

  February 19, 2021 13:21 IST

  NASA is set to become the first global space agency to fly a drone in the atmosphere of another planet, an advance which could pave the way for future "tandem-exploration" missions that include new terrestrial and aerial surveillance methods.

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  Perseverance: 10 things to know about NASA's most advanced Mars rover

  February 19, 2021 13:00 IST

  The American space agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), has successfully landed its Perseverance rover in a deep crater near the planet Mars' equator called Jezero.

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  Who is Swati Mohan? Meet the Indian origin lady who landed NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars

  February 19, 2021 13:02 IST

  Swati Mohan is an Indian-American NASA scientists. She was the one who confirmed the landing of the Perseverance rover on Mars on February 18.

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  NASA rover lands on Mars, to look for signs of ancient life

  February 19, 2021 13:02 IST

  A NASA rover streaked through the orange Martian sky and landed on the planet Thursday, accomplishing the riskiest step yet in an epic quest to bring back rocks that could answer whether life ever existed on Mars.

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  NASA rover streaks toward a landing on Mars. Where to watch live streaming

  February 18, 2021 22:15 IST

  A NASA rover streaked toward a landing on Mars on Thursday in the riskiest step yet in an epic quest to bring back rocks that could answer whether life ever existed on the red planet.

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  NASA's Mars rover Perseverance to touch down in Jezero Crater today

  February 18, 2021 15:34 IST

  Landing on Mars is difficult. Only about 50 per cent of all previous Mars landing attempts have succeeded.

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  Single Covax dose may strenghthen immune system of patients

  February 16, 2021 16:28 IST

  According to the researchers, the strong response to one dose of the vaccine among those previously infected regardless of the duration between infection and vaccination is good news.

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  NASA's first Mars sample collection mission prepares to land

  February 15, 2021 20:27 IST

  The rover will characterise the planet's geology and past climate and pave the way for human exploration of the Red Planet.

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  Govt announces sweeping changes in mapping policy, opens access to its geospatial data and services

  February 15, 2021 19:30 IST

  In sweeping changes in the country's mapping policy, the government on Monday announced liberalisation of norms governing the acquisition and production of geospatial data, a move that will help in boosting innovation in the sector and create a level-playing field for public and private entities.  

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  Comet strike 66 million years ago killed dinosaurs: Study

  February 15, 2021 19:23 IST

  While it is known that the devastating impact of something huge that crashed into Earth 66 million years ago led to the extinction of dinosaurs, clarity on whether it was a comet or asteroid strike and where it originated was lacking.

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  Move over Gaganyaan, India plans sustained human presence in space: What's more in store

  February 15, 2021 23:40 IST

  Move over Gaganyaan, India is planning to have a sustained human presence in space. The Department of Space has envisaged a national effort to meet the goal of successful demonstration of human spaceflight capability and to achieve the vision of sustained human presence in space.

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  Russian resupply ship launches to space station

  February 15, 2021 14:25 IST

  An uncrewed Russian cargo ship carrying just over one ton of nitrogen, water and propellant to the International Space Station launched from the Baikonur spaceport in Kazakhstan on Monday.

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  UAE probe sends first image of Mars to national space agency

  February 14, 2021 19:50 IST

  The Emirates Mars Mission is a United Arab Emirates Space Agency uncrewed space exploration mission to Mars. The Hope spacecraft was launched on July 19 last year and reached Mars on February 9 this year.

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  Anti-viral coating on face masks may kill coronavirus, UK study finds

  February 14, 2021 19:16 IST

  Scientists at the University of Cambridge working with an anti-viral coating technology called DioX believe that it could protect facemask users by killing the deadly coronavirus in as little as an hour.