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  NASA launches Artemis II astronauts into orbit, first human lunar mission in over 50 years | VIDEO

  Science | April 02, 2026 6:38 IST

  Artemis II has successfully placed its four-member crew into Earth's orbit, launching the first human lunar-bound mission in more than 50 years. The astronauts will conduct system checks before firing Orion’s engine to begin a rapid lunar flyby.

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  Earth set to capture new mini-moon: Rare asteroid 2024 PT5 to orbit for two months

  Science | September 14, 2024 23:16 IST

  Asteroid 2024 PT5, measuring 10 meters, will be temporarily captured by Earth's gravity from September 29 to November 25, 2024. Although it won't complete a full orbit, it offers scientists valuable data on gravitational dynamics and near-Earth objects (NEOs).

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  'God of Chaos': The most hazardous asteroid that could hit Earth by THIS date | SHOCKING DETAILS

  World | September 10, 2024 23:42 IST

  A huge asteroid, nicknamed the 'God of Chaos,' is set to fly past Earth closer than some satellites do, leading scientists to reassess their predictions about a possible collision.

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  ISRO launches final developmental flight SSLV-D3-EOS8 from Sriharikota

  Science | August 16, 2024 14:17 IST

  ISRO has successfully launched its Small Satellite Launch Vehicle-03 (SSLV-D3), placing the EOS-08 satellite into its designated orbit. This mission, executed flawlessly, is the final developmental flight of the SSLV, highlighting ISRO's precision in small satellite launches.

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  ISRO's Aditya-L1 solar probe completes first orbit around Sun-Earth L1 point

  Science | July 02, 2024 22:18 IST

  The spacecraft, which was inserted into orbit on January 6, underwent three station-keeping manoeuvres on February 22, June 7, and July 2 to counteract perturbing forces and ensure its transition into the second halo orbit.

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  How will India's historic mission Chandrayaan-3 reach the Moon? Know here

  India | August 01, 2023 18:55 IST

  The Lunar Orbit Injection (LOI), which will be carried out with a maneuver at Perilune, is the next important step in the mission. The LOI is planned for August 5, 2023.

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  Two planets sharing same orbit? Astronomers get strongest evidence but need to wait till 2026

  Science | July 19, 2023 23:36 IST

  The scientists said they will need to wait until 2026 in order to properly track the two objects around the star known as PDS 70.

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  Chinese cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-2 docks with orbital station

  Science | May 30, 2021 8:07 IST

  Automated spacecraft Tianzhou-2 docked with China's new space station carrying fuel and supplies for its future crew.

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  Russian Proton-M carrier rocket successfully launched into orbit

  World | July 14, 2019 9:41 IST

  The spacecraft was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Saturday. This was the second launch of this type of launch vehicle in 2019, Xinhua news agency quoted the statement as saying.

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  NASA's Mars probe beams back selfie to mark four years in orbit

  Science | September 24, 2018 12:28 IST

  The instrument is mounted on a platform at the end of a 1.2-metre boom -- its own 'selfie stick' -- and by rotating around the boom can look back at the spacecraft.

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  Four small satellites set to enter earth's atmosphere in next 20 days, likely to burn up in the sky

  Science | October 25, 2017 9:04 IST

  Three satellites and an object falling from the International Space Station (ISS) will burn up as they enter earth’s atmosphere in the next 20 days.

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  See pics! NASA's Cassini spacecraft captures first images of Saturn’s atmosphere from new orbit

  World | December 09, 2016 16:54 IST

  US space agency NASA’s Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn has sent its first views of the planet’s atmosphere showing scenes from high above the planet's northern hemisphere, including an intriguing hexagon-shaped jet stream. Cassini began its

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  NASA's Hubble space telescope spots a planet orbiting two stars

  World | September 23, 2016 17:54 IST

  Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble space telescope have discovered a planet orbiting two stars in a system located about 8,000 light-years away towards the centre of our galaxy. The planet orbits roughly 300 million miles

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  NASA's Juno all set to reach the most distant point in its orbit of Jupiter

  World | July 31, 2016 12:05 IST

  Five years after departing from Earth, and month after slipping into orbit around Jupiter, NASA’s Juno spacecraft is all set to reach the farthest point in its orbit for the first time on Sunday. The

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  Are Saturn’s rings ‘bending’ or is it just an optical illusion?

  World | July 26, 2016 18:34 IST

  A new image of Saturn, the second largest planet in the solar system, captured by its Cassini spacecraft shows two of the planet’s rings appearing to melt

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  Top News Headlines of April 29

  India | April 29, 2015 21:20 IST

  Here are the top five news headlines that you might have missed today:#NepalDevastated: Aid workers struggle in remote areas as death exceeds 5000-markChaos broke out in Kathmandu as hundreds of people tried to flee the

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  Unmanned Russian spacecraft plunging towards Earth

  World | April 30, 2015 8:36 IST

  Moscow:  Russia's Mission Control has failed to stabilize a cargo ship spinning out of control in orbit, but says it has not yet given up on saving the unmanned spacecraft."It has started descending. It has

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  Ariane 5 rocket carries ISRO's GSAT-16 satellite into orbit

  World | December 07, 2014 6:48 IST

  Paris: India's advanced communications satellite GSAT-16 was carried into orbit by an European Ariane 5 rocket, that blasted off from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana on Saturday, Arianespace announced.The Ariane 5 rocket also carried

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  Indian navigation satellite's orbit raised

  April 05, 2014 22:29 IST

  Chennai: The Indian space agency Saturday raised further the orbit of its second navigation satellite by around 4,200 km by firing the space craft's onboard motor for around seven minutes, said a senior official.“The satellite's

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  Know about the most powerful NASA rocket SLS, which can lift 130 tonnes into orbit

  World | August 26, 2014 7:57 IST

  New Delhi: US space agency NASA has revealed stunning new pictures of its SLS (Space Launch System) on Wednesday. This SLS will eventually be capable of lifting 130 tonnes into orbit.It is set to become