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  First images of Chandrayaan-2, Pragyaan rover out

  July 08, 2019 13:21 IST

  The mission with an estimated budget of Rs 1,000-crore will carry an orbiter, a lander called Vikram and a moon rover called Pragyaan.

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  To tap ISRO's commercial potential, govt announces formation of New Space India Limited

  July 05, 2019 13:38 IST

  NSIL was incorporated on March 6 under the administrative control of Department of Space (DOS) to commercially exploit the research and development work of ISRO centres and constituent units of DOS.

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  NASA tests abort system for Orion crew capsule designed to carry astronauts to moon

  July 02, 2019 22:49 IST

  NASA aims to put astronauts back on the moon by 2024 using its still-in-development Space Launch System, or SLS, rocket. Tuesday's test represents "a really great, great step forward today for the team," Mark Kirasich said.

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  NASA picks new teams to study Moon, asteroids

  June 30, 2019 10:38 IST

  "The discoveries these teams make will be vital to our future exploration throughout the solar system with robots and humans," said Lori Glaze, Director of the Planetary Science Division in NASA's Science Mission Directorate.

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  NASA: Intense work under way on rocket for future moonshots

  June 29, 2019 10:51 IST

  If all goes well, the often-delayed Artemis 1 test flight is expected take place in fall 2020, though no launch date has been announced. Plans call for the rocket to carry an uncrewed Orion capsule aloft before the engines are jettisoned 8 minutes and 14 seconds out. The capsule is then to make a double loop around the moon during 25½ days in flight, NASA has said.

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  Scientists discover how plants breathe and how humans shaped their 'lungs'

  June 28, 2019 16:50 IST

  The new study, led by scientists at the University of Sheffield's Institute for Sustainable Food in the UK, used genetic manipulation techniques to reveal that the more stomata a leaf has, the more airspace it forms.

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  Get ready to see another world! NASA to send 'Dragonfly' to Saturn’s largest moon

  June 28, 2019 16:31 IST

  Get ready to see another world from the eyes of a dragonfly — at least, a robotic one. NASA said Thursday that it’s sending a drone called Dragonfly to explore Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. Using propellers, the drone will fly and land on several spots on the icy moon to study whether it can support microbial life.

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  200 artefacts from NASA moon missions to go on auction; here's list of other things on offer

  June 28, 2019 9:46 IST

  The auction, to feature in New York, is highlighted by a written record kept by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, the first two humans to land on moon. Objects from 'One Giant Leap' will be on public view at Christie's New York from July 11-17 with a special presentation by Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise on July 10.

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  SpaceX launches its heftiest rocket with 24 satellites: All you need to know

  June 25, 2019 15:36 IST

  SpaceX launched its heftiest rocket with 24 research satellites Tuesday, a middle-of-the-night rideshare featuring a deep space atomic clock, solar sail, a clean and green rocket fuel testbed, and even human ashes.

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  On Mars, NASA Curiosity rover finds largest amount of methane ever measured during its mission

  June 24, 2019 18:06 IST

  NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has found the largest amount of methane ever measured during its mission on the Red Planet -- about 21 parts per billion units by volume (ppbv), the US space agency said.  

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  Swimming in oceans ups infection risk: Study

  June 23, 2019 18:37 IST

  "Our data demonstrate for the first time that ocean water exposure can alter the diversity and composition of the human skin microbiome," said Marisa Chattman Nielsen, a PhD student at the University of California, Irvine in the US.

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  Microsoft joins NASA to get kids interested in space

  June 22, 2019 16:18 IST

  Microsoft's education arm and NASA have come together to create online lessons to get school students interested about space.

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  New NASA missions to study Sun, its effects on space weather

  June 21, 2019 17:37 IST

  NASA will launch two new missions to advance our understanding of the Sun and its dynamic effects on space weather, the US space agency said.  

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  Ozone pollution higher in Delhi due to heat wave, poses serious health risk: Study

  June 19, 2019 22:10 IST

  According to the air quality index (AQI), released every day by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), ozone is emerging as a dominant pollutant along with particulate matter (PM), especially in Delhi and NCR areas, said environment think tank CSE.

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  Moon's crust could be key in solving ancient mysteries of Sun, says NASA

  June 19, 2019 15:28 IST

  The scientists suspected that one big question informed the other -- that the history of the Sun is buried in the Moon's crust.

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  Two Earth-like planets discovered near solar system, may possess liquid water

  June 19, 2019 14:37 IST

  The planets are located only 12.5 light years away orbiting the Teegarden star -- a red dwarf in the direction of the constellation of Aries, according to the study published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics.

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  This spectacular blue crater discovered on Mars surface leaves scientists in awe

  June 19, 2019 0:03 IST

  The image taken by a high-resolution camera mounted on the orbiter from a distance of 250 km was taken back in April.

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  Two planets that could support life discovered

  June 18, 2019 20:51 IST

  ​Two exoplanets that have been discovered, which are warm similar to Earth and may have water, could be good candidates to support life, according to a study on Tuesday.  

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  Dogs evolved 'puppy eyes' to better communicate with humans: Study

  June 18, 2019 12:25 IST

  The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), is the first detailed analysis comparing the anatomy and behaviour of dogs and wolves.

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  Moon keeps secrets of Sun, even of life on earth: NASA

  June 18, 2019 12:32 IST

  Four billion yeras ago, the Sun went through violent bursts of radiation. NASA feels history of the Sun is buried in crust of the Moon. This, they say, may even reveal secrets of life on earth.

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  Researchers build AI system to connect vision, touch

  June 17, 2019 16:26 IST

  A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have come up with a predictive Artificial Intelligence (AI) that can learn to see by touching and to feel by seeing.

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  Mostly carbon dioxide, no breathable oxygen on Mars: NASA

  June 14, 2019 13:39 IST

  The atmosphere on Mars is mostly carbon dioxide and extremely thin (about 100 times less dense than Earth's), with no breathable oxygen, NASA said on Friday.

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  NASA's Mars 2020 rover to explore ancient life

  June 14, 2019 10:53 IST

  The goal of the Mars 2020 rover is to look for signs of ancient life. It will be the first spacecraft to collect samples of the Martian surface, caching them in tubes that could be returned to Earth on a future mission, Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday.

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  NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope to switch off in 2020

  June 14, 2019 9:29 IST

  The telescope had revealed the presence of seven rocky planets around the TRAPPIST-1 star in 2017. 

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  Space station, Aditya-L1 solar mission: India's ambitious projects in line

  June 13, 2019 23:58 IST

  ​India is planning to launch its own space station, ISRO chief K Sivan announced Thursday about this ambitious project which will enable the agency to send more humans to space when executed.

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  French envoy Alexandre Ziegler meets ISRO chief

  June 13, 2019 21:47 IST

  French envoy Alexandre Ziegler met Chairperson of Indian Space Research Organisation K Sivan on Thursday and discussed ways to further space cooperation between the two countries.

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  Aditya-L1: India to launch first solar mission in 2020

  June 13, 2019 17:49 IST

  India is to launch Aditya-L1, its first mission to study the sun, in 2020, Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman K. Sivan said.

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  India planning to have own space station, says ISRO chief

  June 13, 2019 15:42 IST

  India is planning to launch its own space station, ISRO chief K Sivan said Thursday.