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  Want to fly to moon? Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa is offering trip on Elon Musk's SpaceX

  March 03, 2021 17:45 IST

  Japanese billionaire, Yusaku Maezawa, has invited eight people from around the world to join him for a private lunar expedition. Want to be one of his 'crew'?

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  Move over Gaganyaan, India plans sustained human presence in space: What's more in store

  Science | February 15, 2021 23:40 IST

  Move over Gaganyaan, India is planning to have a sustained human presence in space. The Department of Space has envisaged a national effort to meet the goal of successful demonstration of human spaceflight capability and to achieve the vision of sustained human presence in space.

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  Cheers! French wine, vines headed home after year in space

  Science | January 12, 2021 21:28 IST

  The International Space Station bid adieu Tuesday to 12 bottles of French Bordeaux wine and hundreds of snippets of grapevines that spent a year orbiting the world in the name of science.  

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  Japan confirms asteroid gas sample from Hayabusa2 probe

  Science | December 15, 2020 19:57 IST

  The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on Tuesday confirmed that the gas collected from the sample container inside the re-entry capsule of the asteroid explorer, Hayabusa2, is a gas sample originating from asteroid Ryugu.

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  China’s Chang'e-5 completes first orbital correction en route to Earth

  Science | December 14, 2020 16:45 IST

  China's Chang'e-5 probe, that touched down on the moon and collected rock samples from the lunar surface to bring them back to Earth for the first time in nearly 45 years, completed its first orbital correction on Monday, the country's space agency announced. 

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  Link between cell damage in astronauts, geriatric-type health issues observed during space missions

  Science | November 25, 2020 20:06 IST

  A research has found out a new link between cell damage in astronauts and geriatric-type health problems observed during space missions.

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  Scientists solve 16-year-old Blue Ring Nebula mystery

  Science | November 19, 2020 16:37 IST

  The nebula -- a cloud of gas in space -- is likely composed of debris from two stars that collided and merged into a single star, said a study published in the journal Nature.

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  Asteroid Bennu promises pristine ET material from space: NASA

  Science | October 18, 2020 18:31 IST

  As a NASA spacecraft gets ready for the historic moment to grab a sample from asteroid Bennu's surface on October 20, this pristine remnant from the early days of our solar system offers more than what meets the eye.

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  Mutant mice retain muscle mass in space. Read on

  Science | September 09, 2020 13:03 IST

  Several genetically engineered mice spent 33 days abroad the International Space Station (ISS) and surprisingly retained more muscle and bone density than control mice that had not been tempered. 

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  Golf-sized space rock holds clues to evolution of life's building blocks

  Science | August 22, 2020 22:54 IST

  A space rock the size of a golf ball contains microscopic clues that could offer a peek into the evolution of life's building blocks on Earth, NASA scientists have said.

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  New galaxy similar to Milky Way found in deep space. Read on

  Science | August 14, 2020 10:15 IST

  Earlier Astronomers had observed a young galaxy similar to Milky way. They often thought this infant universe as a chaotic, extreme environment where galaxies are unstable and violent. However, a new study suggests that this infant galaxy has features similar to those of our own more mature Milky Way.

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  ESO Telescope captures extremely rare 'Space Butterfly'

  Science | August 01, 2020 9:12 IST

  European Southern Observatory's (ESO) has captured a mesmerizing photo of a gas bubble that looks like a butterfly. The bubble-identified as NGC 2899-has been never been captured with such details before. 

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  7 breathtaking space photos taken this week will blow your mind

  Science | July 26, 2020 13:27 IST

  Skygazing is becoming more and more of a hobby by the day. People are also now more inclined to see the extraordinary images taken in space from high-quality cameras of NASA.

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  In a first, photos capture baby planets orbiting Sun-like star

  Science | July 24, 2020 9:40 IST

  In a first of its kind discovery, scientists have captured direct images of another multi-planet system, much like our own, orbiting a star, much like our sun. The planets which are being tipped as baby planets are approximately 300 light-years away from us.

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  Comet NEOWISE now visible from earth, if missed, no sighting for 7,000 years | Photos, videos

  Science | July 13, 2020 10:28 IST

  Comet NEOWISE is now visible from Earth and will remain visible for the next 20, given weather permits sky-watchers once in a lifetime opportunity. Comet NEOWISE which is visible now and can be viewed via naked eyes, will not be visible after this current period for over 7000 years.

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  e-ROSITA X-ray telescope map of space revealed

  Science | July 12, 2020 13:34 IST

  e-ROSITA X-ray telescope has revealed a new map of the entire sky. The map which was released on June 19, is based on data from the first full scan of the sky made by the telescope which was launched in July 2019. 

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  This visual of massive ice lake on Mars is breathtaking | WATCH

  Science | July 07, 2020 9:31 IST

  The orbiter is equipped with a high-resolution camera that allows it to send back some mesmerising images. The original image was snapped many months ago

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  Start-ups showing interest in space, big cos yet to come: ISRO chief

  Science | June 27, 2020 23:11 IST

  The land acquisition for India's second rocket launch centre at Kulasekarapattinam in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin is progressing and further work will progress after this is done, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief K Sivan said on Saturday.

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  Aliens Spotted? UFO hunter claims to spot aliens, UFOs bigger than Earth In NASA photo. Check Detail

  Science | June 25, 2020 8:31 IST

  Just when you thought you had seen everything in 2020 -- form pandemics to end of the world prophecies -- a UFO hunter has claimed to spot aliens in a NASA photo of the Sun. The UFO hunter has claimed that the aliens are visiting our Sun to extract an important element from the Sun and taking it "to their world far away.

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  Discovery to document SpaceX's 1st astronaut launch

  TV | May 29, 2020 17:23 IST

  Discovery's show 'Space Launch: America Returns To Space' will document the events of the day and it will be later showcased on Discovery, Science Channel on June 8 at 9 PM. Viewers can stream the show by downloading Discovery Plus app.