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  Mars' moon Phobos is slowly falling apart

  World | November 11, 2015 12:16 IST

  Washington: The long, shallow grooves lining the surface of Phobos are likely early signs of the structural failure that will ultimately destroy this moon of Mars.Orbiting a mere 6,000 km above the surface of Mars,

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  Moon comes close to earth; India to miss total lunar eclipse

  India | September 28, 2015 17:53 IST

  Kolkata: In a rare occurrence, the moon in the evening sky today will come to its nearest to the earth,appearing not only a shade brighter but also bigger than Usual."Today's moon in the evening and night

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  NASA spacecraft finds neon gas in Moon's atmosphere

  World | August 20, 2015 13:18 IST

  Washington:  A NASA spacecraft has confirmed for the first time that the Moon's thin atmosphere contains neon, a gas commonly used in electric signs on Earth because of its intense glow."The presence of neon in

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  NASA drones to explore moon and mars

  World | August 11, 2015 17:51 IST

  Washington:  NASA engineers are developing drones that can fly to areas which are inaccessible to rovers – such as the shaded region of a crater – on Mars, asteroids and Moon to gather samples.The flying

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  NASA camera reveals 'dark side' of moon

  World | August 06, 2015 12:25 IST

  Washington: From nearly 1.6 lakh km away, a NASA camera has captured a stunning view of the far side of the moon as it moved in front of the sun-lit side of Earth last month.The

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  NASA probe spots unusual red arcs on icy Saturn moon

  World | July 30, 2015 11:03 IST

  Washington: Like graffiti sprayed by an unknown artist, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has spotted unexplained arc-shaped, reddish streaks on the surface of Saturn's icy moon Tethys.The red arcs are narrow, curved lines on the moon's surface,

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  New technique can reveal age of moon rocks

  World | July 21, 2015 11:58 IST

  Washington: A new technique can successfully put a date on an Earth rock that is similar to the lunar rocks on the moon's surface, shows research.The results show that events from solar system history that

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  Quakes occur on moon, reveals analysis

  India | June 14, 2015 18:22 IST

  New Delhi:  Similar to earth, tectonic plate movement also occur on moon which causes quakes, a study has revealed.An analysis of pictures taken by Chandrayaan-1 has found that tectonic plates are present inside moon's surface

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  Neil Armstrong kept souvenirs from Apollo 11 in his home

  World | February 11, 2015 8:19 IST

  Washington: Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the Moon, for decades kept the camera he used to document his first steps on the lunar surface in a bag discovered at his home

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  Mining the Moon next big thing

  World | February 03, 2015 13:30 IST

  New York: With an estimated 1.6 billion tonnes of water ice at its poles and an abundance of rare-earth elements hidden below its surface, the Moon is rich ground for mining, experts say.According to science

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  Asteroid that flew past Earth has small moon

  World | January 27, 2015 10:53 IST

  New York: The asteroid that flew past the Earth Jan 26 has its own small moon, NASA said.In the first radar images of asteroid called 2004 BL86, scientists working with NASA's Deep Space Network antenna

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  China publishes lunar orbiter photos of the Earth and Moon together

  World | November 11, 2014 12:12 IST

  Beijing: China on Monday published photographs of the Earth and Moon together taken by the orbiting service module of the country's first unmanned lunar orbiter, which returned to Earth earlier this month.The photos were taken

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  China launches spacecraft to moon

  World | October 24, 2014 12:19 IST

  Beijing: China today launched an unmanned spacecraft to fly around the moon and back to Earth in order to test technologies to be used in the Chang'e-5, a future probe that will conduct the country's

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  Revealed: US planned a secret spy base on the moon

  World | July 21, 2014 15:21 IST

  New Delhi: Forty-five years ago, astronaut Neil Armstrong took his "one small step" for mankind, becoming the first person to set foot on the moon. The program that resulted in that historic event, managed by

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  Nasa launches robotic explorer to moon

  World | September 07, 2013 19:22 IST

  New York: Nasa's newest robotic explorer rocketed into space late on Friday in an unprecedented moonshot from Virginia.The LADEE spacecraft, which is charged with studying the lunar atmosphere and dust, soared aboard an unmanned Minotaur

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  Moon landing mission to use 'secret weapons'

  World | September 05, 2013 18:31 IST

  Beijing: Multiple "secret weapons" will be used on China's Chang'e-3 lunar probe, scheduled for launch at the end of this year for a moon landing mission, a key scientist has said.The mission will see a

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  India's Chandrayaan helps NASA detect water on Moon

  World | August 28, 2013 23:56 IST

  Washington: Using data collected by India's Chandrayaan mission, NASA has detected magmatic water locked under the surface of the Moon.The findings represent the first remote detection of this form of water that originates from deep

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  Today in History: First US Orbiter launched to orbit Moon

  World | August 10, 2013 6:33 IST

  New Delhi: The first American spacecraft to orbit the Moon was launched on 10th of August 1966.The spacecraft was named as  Lunar Orbiter 1 robotic. It was part of the Lunar Orbiter program. The Lunar

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  Twin NASA spacecraft prepare to crash into moon

  World | December 14, 2012 10:33 IST

  Los Angeles, Dec 14: The moon is about to take another hit.Twin NASA spacecraft are preparing to crash into the lunar surface next week after a successful mission mapping the moon's gravity.Scientists say the crash

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  Chinese astronauts may grow vegetables on Moon

  World | December 03, 2012 15:49 IST

  Beijing, Dec 3: Chinese astronauts may get fresh vegetables and oxygen supplies through gardening at extraterrestrial bases on the Moon in the future, an official said after a just-concluded lab experiment in Beijing.Deng Yibing, deputy