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  • Jupiter acting as a slingshot, flinging dangerous objects towards Earth: study

    Jupiter acting as a slingshot, flinging dangerous objects towards Earth: study

    January 10, 2020 11:08 IST

    A study has found that the largest planet in our solar system - Jupiter - is slingshooting objectes into the inner solar system that could impact the Earth. It was earlier believed that Jupiter protects Earth from asteroids but new theory has suggested that it may be doing more harm.

  • Hubble Space Telescope helps in precise measurement of universe's expansion

    Hubble Space Telescope helps in precise measurement of universe's expansion

    January 09, 2020 13:49 IST

    Astronomers, using the Hubble Space Telescope, have measured the precise rate at which the universe is expanding, by employing a technique completely independent of any previous method. 

  • Pulav, idli sambar, halwa, rolls and more: A look at

    Pulav, idli sambar, halwa, rolls and more: A look at Gaganyaan platter in Space

    India | January 07, 2020 20:01 IST

    Astronauts flying to space for India's maiden manned space mission "Gaganyaan" will be able to relish delicacies like vegetable pulav, idli sambar, upma, egg rolls, moong dal halwa and more.

  • Chandrayaan 2

    Top 5 space moments of year 2019

    December 30, 2019 0:08 IST

    From India's Chandrayaan 2 mission to the first all-women spacewalk and commercial crew milestones by US-based companies, 2019 offered several exciting moments for space enthusiasts.

  • Robots may cut cost of repairing broken satellites in space

    Robots may cut cost of repairing broken satellites in space

    November 28, 2019 15:05 IST

    In his lab, Ma and University of Cincinnati senior research associate Anoop Sathyan are developing robotic networks that can work independently but collaborativly on a common task.  

  • Space travel can cause 'leaky' gut in astronauts

    Space travel can cause 'leaky' gut in astronauts: Study

    November 27, 2019 14:52 IST

    Researchers from the University of California (UC), Riverside in the US noted that microgravity environment encountered in space has profound effects on human physiology, leading to clinical symptoms and illnesses including gastroenteritis.

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    'Brightest yet gamma ray emission in space observed'

    November 21, 2019 13:42 IST

    The researchers, including those from George Washington University in the US, detected a burst on January 14 labeled GRB 190114C which led to a collaborative effort to observe the radiation coming from the source using more than 20 observatories and instruments around the world.

  • A first, extraterrestrial sugar found in space rocks

    In a first, extraterrestrial sugar found in space rocks

    November 20, 2019 11:02 IST

    The team discovered the sugars by analyzing powdered samples of the meteorites using gas chromatography mass spectrometry, which sorts and identifies molecules by their mass and electric charge.

  • Human heart cells behave differently in space: Study

    Human heart cells behave differently in space: Study

    November 11, 2019 15:47 IST

    Human heart muscle cells show changes in the way they operate in space, although they behave normally within 10 days after returning to the Earth.

  • NASA capture record setting Xray burst

    NASA captures record-setting X-ray burst from outer space

    November 11, 2019 12:36 IST

    NASA has detected a massive thermonuclear explosion coming from outer space, caused by a massive thermonuclear flash on the surface of a pulsar -- the crushed remains of a star that long ago exploded as a supernova.

  • Supernova theories

    Researchers develop theory behind Supernova, explosion of stars in space

    November 03, 2019 17:36 IST

    In a bid to know Supernova facts, researchers has put forth a theory that will help us understand how nuclear reactions trigger an explosion of stars and what happens during and after a supernova.

  • Massive galaxy found hidden amidst cosmic dust (Representational image)

    Massive galaxy found hidden amidst cosmic dust

    October 23, 2019 18:47 IST

    Astronomers have found a massive galaxy, dating from the early universe, lurking in cosmic dust clouds -- an advance that may open the doors for discovering a new galaxy population type.

  • Indian scientist develops low-cost high-res satellite

    Indian scientist develops low-cost high-res satellite imaging system

    October 21, 2019 14:39 IST

    An Indian researcher in Israel has designed a novel telescope system -- consisting of nanosatellites the size of milk cartons -- that can lead to low-cost, high-resolution images taken by cameras in space.

  • Satellites to detect stranded whales from space

    Satellites to detect stranded whales from space

    October 20, 2019 21:16 IST

    It is hoped that in the future the technique will lead to real-time information as stranding events happen.

  • Alexei Leonov, 1st human to walk in space, dies in Moscow

    Alexei Leonov, 1st human to walk in space, dies in Moscow

    India | October 11, 2019 19:57 IST

    Alexei Leonov, the legendary Soviet cosmonaut who became the first human to walk in space 54 years ago — and nearly didn’t make it back into his capsule — has died in Moscow. He was 85.  

  • Pakistan to send its first astronaut to space in 2022

    Pakistan to send its first astronaut to space in 2022

    India | July 25, 2019 17:05 IST

    Pakistan on Thursday announced that it will send its first astronaut to space in 2022 using close ally China's satellite launch facilities. Pakistan's decision came as India on Monday successfully launched its second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2. Fawad Chaudhry, Minister for Science and Technology, said the selection process of the astronaut for the space mission would start from February 2020.

  • Mauna Kea Hawaii space telescope

    Is telescope on tallest mountain in Hawaii our best bet to find alien life in space?

    Science | July 20, 2019 12:52 IST

    A massive thirty metre telescope is going to help scientist gaze at far corners of the universe and uncover the secrets it still withholds from us. Summit of Mauna Kea, the tallest mountain in Hawaii is the ideal location for the telescope as clear weather there is ideal to gaze deep into space.

  • Kerala to set up state-of-the-art Space Park in

    Kerala to set up state-of-the-art Space Park in Thiruvananthapuram

    India | July 19, 2019 20:30 IST

    In a bid to become a major manufacturing hub for space-related technology, and attract global start-ups working on research and development in the space sector, the Kerala government will set up the country's first state-of-the-art Space Systems Park in the state capital.

  • Would you like to travel into space? Find out what survey

    Would you like to travel into space? 53 per cent people say yes

    Science | July 15, 2019 19:23 IST

    Nearly 80 per cent of the respondents said they would feel safe if a human-looking robot were piloting that spacecraft, according to the survey by technical professional organisation IEEE. The participants identified solar panel (65 per cent), athletic shoe (40 per cent) and heart defibrillator (32 per cent) as top three items linked to earlier space travel technology.

  • cyclone vayu in space, cyclone vayu nasa image

    This is what Cyclone Vayu looks like from space

    India | June 13, 2019 3:10 IST

    NASA's Aqua satellite has captured how Cyclone Vayu looks like from Space. It shows Cyclone Vayu has a compact central dense overcast cloud cover.

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