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  India's space startup boom: Meet the private players collaborating with ISRO to rule the cosmos

  Science | August 23, 2025 20:49 IST

  India’s private space sector is witnessing unprecedented growth, driven by a wave of innovative startups following the success of Chandrayaan-3. On National Space Day, here's a deep dive into some of the startups that are pushing the Indian space economy to new heights.

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  China's MILESTONE: Lunar probe returns to Earth from moon with samples of 2.5-million year old rock

  World | June 25, 2024 12:56 IST

  Chinese scientists expect the retrieved samples to contain 2.5-million-year-old volcanic rock and other materials that researchers believe will provide insights into geographic disparities between the moon's two hemispheres.

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  SpaceX mega rocket loses spacecraft just 15 minutes before completing test flight

  Science | March 15, 2024 0:01 IST

  Starship reached an altitude of about 233 kilometres as it coasted across the Atlantic and South Africa, before approaching the Indian Ocean. But 49 minutes into the flight — with just 15 minutes remaining — all contact was lost and the spacecraft presumably broke apart.

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  Russia, China considering putting 'nuclear power plant' on moon from 2033-35: Space agency Roscosmos

  World | March 05, 2024 23:27 IST

  Borisov, a former deputy defence minister, said that Russia and China had been jointly working on a lunar programme and that Moscow was able to contribute with its expertise on "nuclear space energy".

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  NASA's Juno spacecraft captures Jupiter Moon Io's surface in close flyby | See pic

  Science | February 06, 2024 11:35 IST

  NASA's Juno spacecraft made a close flyby of Jupiter's moon Io, capturing detailed images to understand its volcanic activity and geological features influenced by Jupiter's gravity.

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  ISRO's Aditya L1 Success: India's first Sun Mission reaches final orbit | All details here

  Science | January 06, 2024 18:33 IST

  The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully injected its first-ever Sun mission into its final orbit.

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  ISRO Aditya L1 Updates: ISRO successfully places Aditya L-1 into halo orbit

  Science | January 06, 2024 20:00 IST

  India's first solar observatory, Aditya L1, has successfully reached its destination at halo orbit. It carries seven payloads to help scientists uncover the secrets of the Sun. The live updates on the ISRO Aditya L1 mission are available now.

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  Viral video: 'Alien corpses' believed to be 1,000 years old unveiled in Mexican Congress

  World | September 13, 2023 16:20 IST

  According to Maussan, the samples had been examined by scientists at the Autonomous National University of Mexico (UNAM).

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  Is the Sun going through mid-life crisis? Here's what European space study reveals

  Science | August 17, 2022 18:26 IST

  Sun mid-life crisis: Sun has entered its middle age, estimated to be around 4.57 billion years. The study was conducted with the help of data collected by the Gaia spacecraft.

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  Lucy spacecraft - NASA's mission to explore distant asteroids, suffers glitch with solar panel

  Science | October 19, 2021 12:28 IST

  NASA said the mission team is working on analysing the problem and will come up with the next steps in the days ahead.

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  Chinese Rocket spiraled out of control, to re-enter Earth's atmosphere

  Science | May 09, 2021 9:04 IST

  The spent stage of China's Long March 5B-Rocket that launched last month is expected to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere

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  String of satellites baffles residents, bugs astronomers

  Science | May 09, 2021 8:19 IST

  A string of lights that lobbed across the night sky in parts of the US on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday had some people wondering if a fleet of UFOs was coming

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  NASA technique to scan space dust for proof of life

  World | February 04, 2014 12:06 IST

  Washington : In a latest bid to unravel the mysterious origin of life, a team of researchers has invented an advanced technology to inspect extremely small meteorite samples for the components of life.This technology would

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  Meteor showers to be visible after midnight tonight

  India | April 21, 2013 19:56 IST

  New Delhi,Apr 21: A celestial treat is in store for stargazers who can look forward to see fireworks in the form of meteor showers after midnight tonight.The shooting stars will start at 12.30 AM and