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  Mars Mission on track; orbit to be raised tomorrow

  India | November 06, 2013 16:00 IST

  Chennai: A day after its successful launch, India's Mars Orbiter spacecraft was functioning smoothly in the Earth's orbit and ready for orbit raising operations tomorrow.“Since its injection into Earth's orbit yesterday, it has been functioning

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  Seven interesting facts about Solar System

  World | April 23, 2013 6:56 IST

  New Delhi: Solar System was formed around 4.6 billion years ago from the gravitational collapse of a giant molecular cloud.  The overall structure of the charted regions of the Solar System consists of the Sun,

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  Not Just Science Fiction : Planet Orbits 2 Suns

  World | September 16, 2011 8:05 IST

  Mountain View, California, Sept 16: Astronomers say a bit of science fiction is now reality. They've spotted a planet orbiting two suns.The discovery was made by NASA's planet-hunting telescope Kepler. Scientists describe the find in