Space
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Soyuz spacecraft to land on Earth today with three cosmonauts
World | Apr 17, 2021, 11:53 AM ISTThe craft departed the ISS with undocking right on time at 21:34 EDT on Saturday, reported NASA.
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Want to fly to moon? Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa is offering trip on Elon Musk's SpaceX
offbeat | Mar 03, 2021, 05:45 PM ISTJapanese 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 | Feb 15, 2021, 11:40 PM ISTMove 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 | Jan 12, 2021, 09:28 PM ISTThe 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 | Dec 15, 2020, 07:57 PM ISTThe 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 | Dec 14, 2020, 04:45 PM ISTChina'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 | Nov 25, 2020, 08:06 PM ISTA 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 | Nov 19, 2020, 04:37 PM ISTThe 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 | Oct 18, 2020, 06:31 PM ISTAs 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 | Sep 09, 2020, 01:03 PM ISTSeveral 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 | Aug 22, 2020, 10:54 PM ISTA 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 | Aug 14, 2020, 10:15 AM ISTEarlier 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 | Aug 01, 2020, 09:12 AM ISTEuropean 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 | Jul 26, 2020, 01:27 PM ISTSkygazing 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 | Jul 24, 2020, 09:40 AM ISTIn 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 | Jul 13, 2020, 10:28 AM ISTComet 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 | Jul 12, 2020, 01:34 PM ISTe-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 | Jul 07, 2020, 09:31 AM ISTThe 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 | Jun 27, 2020, 11:11 PM ISTThe 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 | Jun 25, 2020, 08:31 AM ISTJust 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.