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  CAUTION: Massive asteroid may hit Earth, dangerous effects possible

  July 19, 2019 23:31 IST

  A possible threat is approaching the Earth today. According to NASA, an asteroid named '2019 NJ2' is expected to come very close to the earth. If reports are to be believed, the asteroid is bigger than Italy's Leaning Tower of Pisa. Read further to know more.

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  We felt the weight of the world on our shoulders: Apollo 11 pilot, Michael Collins

  July 19, 2019 12:24 IST

  Collins had the spotlight to himself this time — Armstrong has been gone for seven years and Aldrin canceled. Collins said he wished his two moonwalking colleagues could have shared the moment at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A.

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  50 years ago today, 'one small step' of Neil Armstrong changed the course of future

  July 19, 2019 12:00 IST

  Armstrong, who died in 2012 at age 82, said he came up with the statement himself. In a 2001 NASA oral history, he said NASA discouraged coaching astronauts, a position reflected in a NASA memo. It cited how "the truest emotion ... is what the explorer feels within himself."

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  ISRO announces fresh date of Chandrayaan-2 launch

  July 18, 2019 12:12 IST

  The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO ) has annouced the new launch date of its second Moon mission -- Chandrayaan-2. The rocket will be launched on July 22 at 2:43 pm.

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  GSLV rocket glitch rectified, Chandrayaan-2 may launch next week

  July 17, 2019 15:36 IST

  The Indian space agency has rectified the fault in its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III) whose Monday flight with Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was called off one hour before its lift off.

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  Partial Lunar Eclipse 2019: Here's how you can watch live streaming of rare event, and more

  July 17, 2019 0:00 IST

  Partial Lunar eclipse 2019: Want to watch live streaming of partial lunar eclipse tonight? Don't hassle. We have all details on partial lunar eclipse 2019, date, time and much more. Here is how to watch chandra grahan Live tonight.

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  Low pressure in Helium tanks might caused Chandrayaan-2 mission abortion: Ex-ISRO officials

  July 16, 2019 11:01 IST

  According to the retired officials of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) there should be proper pressure in the liquid fuel tanks so that there is a continuous flow of fuel to the combustion chamber.

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  Lunar Eclipse 2019: When and how to watch partial lunar eclipse in India, live stream and more

  July 16, 2019 11:03 IST

  The celestial event will be visible in India and few other regions including Europe, Africa, South America and Australia tonight commencing at 12:13 am IST. This will the last lunar eclipse of 2019 so if you miss this opportunity you will have to wait until May 2021. The Lunar Eclipse will last for about 5 hours and 34 minutes in total and approximately 2 hours and 58 minutes in partial. Since this eclipse is taking place during the monsoon season, chances of poor visibility are high. The eclipse will end at 5:47 am.

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  How a small Maharashtra village is fuelling India's ambitious space programme

  July 15, 2019 20:12 IST

  It's easy to not take a note of Walchandnagar village in western Maharashtra when yours eyes can please themselves to the Mumbai boulevard skyline. With the looks of just another depraved village of India's rural landscape, this small village is sure to take you by surprise with its close link to India's ambitious space programme.

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  Partial Lunar Eclipse 2019: Date, Time in India, how to watch Live

  July 15, 2019 19:47 IST

  Lunar eclipse 2019: Partial lunar eclipse or ardh chandra grahan will grace the skies on July 16-17. It will be a rare configuration when the earth, sun and moon line up in the pre-dawn hours of Wednesday morning to produce a partial lunar eclipse. According to reports, the moon will appear bitten off partially. The July 16-17 partial lunar is the last lunar eclipse of the year.

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  Would you like to travel into space? 53 per cent people say yes

  July 15, 2019 19:23 IST

  Nearly 80 per cent of the respondents said they would feel safe if a human-looking robot were piloting that spacecraft, according to the survey by technical professional organisation IEEE. The participants identified solar panel (65 per cent), athletic shoe (40 per cent) and heart defibrillator (32 per cent) as top three items linked to earlier space travel technology.

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  Chandrayaan-2 launch delayed: This is not the first time. GSLV postponement has happened in the past too

  July 15, 2019 16:35 IST

  ​There is many a slip between the cup and the lip, goes the proverb and which has proved true for the Indian space agency that had to call off its Rs 978 crore moon mission, the Chandrayaan-2, an hour before the rocket's flight on Monday due to a technical snag.  

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  Chandrayaan 2: Ten interesting facts about India's ambitious lunar mission

  July 15, 2019 0:13 IST

  Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will be live streaming the Chandrayaan-2 launch on its Twitter and Facebook page. You can track Live Chandrayaan-2 launch updates on India TV news websites in English and Hindi. You can check all the live updates of Chandrayaan-2 on indiatvnews.com for updates in English. For Chandrayaan-2 launch news in Hindi, check on khabarindiatv.com. 

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  Amazing! Total cost of Chandrayaan-2 is cheaper than 'Avengers Endgame'

  July 14, 2019 23:35 IST

  India's second Moon mission, Chandrayaan-2, has evoked great interest in Western media and scientific journals, with many saying the mission that costs less than half of the budget of Hollywood blockbuster "Avengers Endgame" will put India in league with lunar pioneers - the US, Russia and China.

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  Chandrayaan-2: How India’s second lunar mission is unique, and how it's getting us excited

  July 14, 2019 20:28 IST

  India is set to sit in the same order as 'the big three' -- USA, Russia and China. These are the only three countries that have landed rovers or astronauts on the surface of the Moon. And with Chandrayaan-2 set for launch early morning on Monday, India is gearing up to expand its footprint in space.

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  Chandrayaan 2: ISRO releases behind the scene footage of India's historic moon mission | Watch

  July 14, 2019 16:51 IST

  Chandrayaan-2, India's most ambitious second lunar mission is all set to be launched at 2:51 am tonight. ISRO released the exclusive, behind-the-scenes footage of the mission's various components coming together.

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  Meet the women behind India's historic moon mission - Chandrayaan 2

  July 14, 2019 16:16 IST

  India’s second mission to the moon, Chandrayaan-2, will launch in the early hours on July 15 at 2:51 am. The mission is very special because this will be the first interplanetary mission from India to be helmed by women.

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  Chandrayaan-2 Launch called off for today due to 'technical snag', ISRO to announce revised launch date later

  July 15, 2019 2:47 IST

  Chandrayaan-2 Launch Live Updates: At T-56 minutes the countdown clock for Chandrayaan-2 Launch was stopped due to 'technical snag'. ISRO has confirmed that the lift off has been delayed indefinitely and a revised date will be announced later.   

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  Chandrayaan 2 Launch Live Streaming: When and where to watch India's second moon mission

  July 14, 2019 18:31 IST

  Chandrayaan 2 Launch Live Streaming: In yet another giant leap, ISRO will launch India's second unmanned moon mission - Chandrayaan 2 - at 2:51 am on July 15. Chandrayaan-2 will be launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. This great event of India's second mission to moon has the entire world glued. Every major country wants to watch the moment when the 640 tonne rocket GSLV Mk III, also known as Baahubali, lifts the 3.8 tonne satellite on its journey to the moon. Here's a quick guide on how you can watch the launch of India's ambitious mission to moon - CHANDRAYAAN 2.

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  Chandrayaan-2 launch: Here's how women power is powering India's Rs 978 crore moon mission

  July 13, 2019 17:41 IST

  ​A good measure of women's power is powering India's Rs 978 crore second moon mission, the Chandrayaan-2, with the Project Director and the Mission Director also being women.

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  Chandrayaan-2 to focus on the unexplored South Polar region of Moon

  July 13, 2019 12:18 IST

  Leveraging nearly a decade of scientific research and engineering development, the mission is aimed at helping in better understanding of the origin and evolution of the Moon by conducting detailed topographical studies, comprehensive mineralogical analyses, and a host of other experiments on the lunar surface.

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  Giant leap: India prepares to land rover on moon in global space race

  July 12, 2019 21:06 IST

  India is looking to take a giant leap in its space program and solidify its place among the world’s spacefaring nations with its second unmanned mission to the moon, this one aimed at landing a rover near the unexplored south pole.

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  Indian flag to moon! That's what Twitterati want Chandrayaan-2 to take to lunar surface

  July 12, 2019 20:42 IST

  ​As India's heavy lift rocket nicknamed 'Bahubali' and its passenger Chandrayaan-2 gear up for their historic flight to the Moon on July 15, Twitter users shared what they would like to take to the lunar surface, with most of them mentioning the national flag.

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  Here's how and where to watch live streaming of Chandrayaan-2 launch

  July 12, 2019 18:32 IST

  The much-awaited lunar mission is scheduled to be launched at 2.51 am on July 15. The landing on the moon near the South Pole, an uncharted territory so far, would be on September 6 or 7. 

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  After art auctioning, now meteorites and extraterrestrial bodies open for bidding too

  July 12, 2019 15:55 IST

  The objects also include Gibeon Meteorites that landed on landed on Earth thousands of years ago when a wandering iron mass slammed exploded and rained down in the Kalahari Desert in Nambia. 

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  India's heavy rocket 'Bahubali' gears up to launch Chandrayaan-2 towards the moon

  July 11, 2019 16:56 IST

  Bahubali and Chandrayaan-2 will take their historic flight towards the moon on July 15. Heavy preparations are underway at rapid pace at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.

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  IIT-Madras scientists launch 'AI4Bharat' to boost artificial intelligence innovation

  July 10, 2019 15:57 IST

  Founded by Dr Mitesh M Khapra and Dr Pratyush Kumar, assistant professors in the department of computer science and engineering, the platform is open to students who would be mentored to solve real-world problems and accelerate AI innovation. 

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  Atmosphere of midsize planet revealed for first time: NASA

  July 08, 2019 15:57 IST

  The planet, Gliese 3470 b (GJ 3470 b), may be a cross between Earth and Neptune, with a large rocky core buried under a deep, crushing hydrogen-and-helium atmosphere.