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  Exomoons may be home to alien life: Study

  June 07, 2019 13:34 IST

  Gravitational forces between all particles were calculated and used to update the positions, velocities and accelerations in the computer models of the planet and its ring system.

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  SpaceX creates history by launching 60 Starlink satellites

  May 24, 2019 10:20 IST

  It was the third flight for this particular booster, marking just the second time SpaceX has flown a Falcon 9 first stage more than twice.

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  Scientists devise wireless movement-tracking system for collecting health data

  May 09, 2019 18:39 IST

  ​Scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have devised a wireless movement-tracking system that uses radio frequency signals -- flowing around us and bouncing off our bodies -- and helps collect health and behavioural data.  

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  Scientists create artificial 'Venus flytrap' plant to capture small objects in response to environmental cues

  January 16, 2019 12:13 IST

  Other potential applications could include sensors in remote, harsh environments, such as deserts, mountains, or even other planets. 

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  PSLV-C42 launches 2 UK satellites successfully, PM lauds ISRO for demonstrating India's prowess

  September 16, 2018 23:34 IST

  The launch will take place from the First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota.

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  Scientists discover solar system’s first interstellar immigrant

  May 24, 2018 23:36 IST

  Scientists have discovered the first known permanent immigrant to the solar system – an asteroid, currently nestling in Jupiter’s orbit, that migrated from another star system.

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  NASA's planet-hunter satellite launched on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket

  April 19, 2018 12:28 IST

  NASA's next planet-hunter, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (Tess) successfully launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.  

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  Dark matter making us blind to signals from alien life, says study

  April 11, 2018 16:26 IST

  Our limited understanding of dark matter and energy may be making us blind to signals from intelligent alien life, which possibly exist in dimensions that humans cannot perceive.   

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  SpaceX to launch its 14th resupply mission to ISS on Tuesday

  April 02, 2018 17:31 IST

  SpaceX is planning to launch in the wee hours of Tuesday its 14th resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

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  Aliens could destroy life on Earth with just a ‘killer message’, says research

  February 19, 2018 21:02 IST

  In a surprising research, scientists at the University of Hawaii and Germany’s Sonneberg Observatory have warned that aliens could destroy Earth, and that too with a single message.

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  Meteorites brought water to Earth in first two million years: Study

  January 21, 2018 13:03 IST

  A recent study has found that water may have been brought to Earth by meteorites during the first two million years of birth of the solar system.

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  Mistook as 'meteor', 'very large rock' turns out to be human waste

  India | January 21, 2018 11:15 IST

  As the word spread, crowd gathered on the field to look, with many of them terming it a ‘meteor’ that shooted from the sky.

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  Bigger black holes turn off star formation in galaxies earlier

  January 04, 2018 16:53 IST

  Young galaxies blaze with bright new stars forming at a rapid rate, but star formation eventually shuts down as a galaxy evolves.

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  NASA-inspired 'speed-breeding' technique boosts wheat production by three times

  January 03, 2018 13:26 IST

  Australian scientists have developed the world's first 'speed breeding' technique that can boost the production of the crop by up to three times.

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  India to launch 31 satellites simultaneously including Cartosat-2 Earth observatory on Jan 10

  January 02, 2018 12:46 IST

  India will launch 31 satellites, including the Earth observation spacecraft Cartosat on January 10, from its spaceport at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

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  In a first, NASA scientists identify unknown microbes in space

  January 02, 2018 12:20 IST

  For the first time, astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have identified microbes in space without having to samples back to Earth for tests.

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  Skywatchers in for treat as Geminid meteor shower set to peak this week

  December 10, 2017 14:28 IST

  The annual Geminid meteor shower has arrived and it will put on a dazzling show for skywatchers when it peaks overnight on December 13-14, NASA has said.

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  Skywatchers in for treat as ‘supermoon’ to brighten up skies tonight

  December 03, 2017 16:58 IST

  Stargazers are in for a treat on Sunday as they could catch a glimpse of a so-called “supermoon” – when the Moon appears larger and brighter in the sky as it moves closer to Earth.

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  For first time in nation’s history, India set to land on Moon with Chandrayaan-II

  December 02, 2017 23:41 IST

  It will be launched using a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV Mk II) which includes a lunar orbiter, lander and rover, all made in India.

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  NASA to launch 'sensor' to measure orbital debris around International Space Station

  November 27, 2017 16:16 IST

  NASA is set to launch a sensor that will measure space debris around the International Space Station (ISS), which could help reduce the risk to human life.