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SpaceX drops plans to upgrade Falcon 9 for more 'reusability'
Science | November 18, 2018 15:19 ISTInstead of upgrading Falcon 9 for more reusability, SpaceX was now focusing on "accelerating BFR (Big Falcon Rocket)".
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NASA to invite designs for AI lunar robot
Science | November 13, 2018 15:30 ISTThese programmes encourage students and scientists to ideate innovative solutions for problems that the US space agency is trying to overcome.
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Manned travel for conducting scientific research in space will take 15-20 years: Russian cosmonaut
Science | October 26, 2018 6:37 ISTLauding Indian and Chinese space programmes for "making great progress", Kornienko urged the need for similar joint efforts by countries like Russia, India and China for the success of space exploration.
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6 Indian American teens win prestigious Davidson scholarship: Find out why
News | October 02, 2018 12:29 ISTHalf a dozen Indian American teenagers have been bestowed with the prestigious 2018 Davidson Fellows scholarships. Here's why...
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NASA charts roadmap for human missions to Moon, Mars
Science | September 27, 2018 16:36 ISTThe campaign has five strategic goals, including returning US astronauts to the surface of the Moon to demonstrating the capabilities required for human missions to Mars and other destinations.
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Heads up! Did we just find 'Star Trek' planet Vulcan?
Science | September 23, 2018 16:44 ISTThe discovery was made using the Dharma Endowment Foundation Telescope (DEFT), a 50-inch telescope located atop Mt Lemmon in southern Arizona, US.
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India to fly its first small rocket next year, work underway: ISRO Chairman
Science | September 15, 2018 16:03 ISTIn a recent interaction with IANS in Bengaluru, S.Rakesh, Chairman-cum- Managing Director, Antrix Corporation said the low-cost small rocket requires a dedicated launch pad with a simple vertical launch mechanism.
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India to launch two UK satellites on September 16
Science | September 13, 2018 23:38 ISTThe PSLV rocket will blast off from the first launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
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Scientists develop new method to forecast geomagnetic storms
Science | September 02, 2018 21:58 ISTThe storms are serious and interfere with a number of important technologies, including GPS signalling and satellite communications. They can also cause damage to surface electrical grids.
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Water worlds could support life: Study
Science | September 02, 2018 20:49 ISTThe scientific community has largely assumed that planets covered in a deep ocean would not support the cycling of minerals and gases that keeps the climate stable on Earth, and thus would not be friendly to life.
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NASA's Curiosity rover snaps a selfie before the great Martian dust storm
Science | June 23, 2018 17:49 ISTThe Martian dust storm has grown in size and is now officially a "planet-encircling" (or "global") dust event, according to Bruce Cantor of Malin Space Science Systems, San Diego.
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JAC 12th result 2018: Jharkhand Board Intermediate Science and Commerce results announced @ jharresults.nic.in
Exam Results | June 07, 2018 12:46 ISTJAC 12th result 2018: As per the latest Inputs, Jharkhand Board Intermediate Science and Commerce results has been announced. The students can check their results official website jharresults.nic.in
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Chinese space station will crash to Earth within weeks, says report
Science | March 06, 2018 16:11 ISTIn 2016, China admitted that it had lost control of Tiangong-1 and would be unable to perform a controlled re-entry.
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Scientists develop human intestinal lining on chip
Science | February 18, 2018 14:17 ISTThe intestine chip may help doctors to test various drug options on the chip, without putting patients through drug treatments that may be costly.
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Divers discover world's largest flooded cave, mother of cenotes in Mexico
World | January 19, 2018 16:34 ISTAfter 10 months of intense work, a team of explorers have discovered world's largest flood cavern and 'mother of cenotes' opening up new windows to Mayan civilisation.
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Year ender 2017 News: Search for alien life got a big boost this year, but do they exist?
Science | December 29, 2017 7:28 ISTFrom the first observations of a merger between two faraway neutron stars to stunning discoveries of a number of exoplanets in the habitable zone of a nearby star, this year has had plenty of memorable developments.
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Monkeys having sex with deer may become new trend, says study
Science | December 20, 2017 12:04 ISTWhile such interspecies physical intimacy is obviously not intended for procreation, researchers believe such behaviour can become a trend among younger macaques for sexual release.
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Artificial intelligence by Microsoft helping Indian farmers increase crop yields
Science | December 17, 2017 13:50 ISTIn a few dozen villages in Telengana, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, farmers are receiving automated voice calls that tell them whether their cotton crops are at risk of a pest attack, based on weather conditions and crop stage.
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Astronomers discover orbiting supermassive black holes
June 28, 2017 16:14 ISTIn what is being hailed as a "groundbreaking discovery", astronomers have for the first time observed two supermassive black holes orbiting around each other in a distant galaxy.
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NASA Mars Rover reaches the fluid-carved Valley to study its origin
World | May 16, 2017 18:14 ISTCurrently on its 2-year extended mission to study the origin of the fluid-carved valley, NASA Mars rover ‘Opportunity’ has finally reached its vital destination.
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