Space
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Can NASA astronauts take shower in space? This video from international space station explains all
Science | Sep 03, 2021, 08:04 PM IST"Shower Shower Hour! Astronauts can’t take showers in space or the water would go everywhere, so I thought I would demonstrate how we keep hair clean on the @Space_Station. The simple things we take for granted on Earth are not so simple in micro-gravity!" NASA astronaut Megan McArthur wrote.
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Solar Orbiter-BepiColombo spacecraft capture stunning picture of Venus during flyby
Science | Aug 13, 2021, 05:10 PM ISTThe images show Venus approaching from the left while the Sun is off-camera to the upper right.
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Cyber, space threats require upgraded technological responses: President Ram Nath Kovind
India | Aug 04, 2021, 02:54 PM ISTDuring his address at Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, the President said, "Use of advanced technology by non-state actors also calls for an upgraded response."
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Scientists detect light from behind black hole
Science | Jul 29, 2021, 06:36 PM ISTThe team at Stanford University noticed an intriguing pattern while watching X-rays flung out into the universe by the supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy 800 million light-years away.
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Indian astronomers part of team spotting unique Gamma-ray burst
Science | Jul 27, 2021, 06:55 PM ISTThe burst detected by NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope on August 26, 2020, turned out to be one for the record books -- the shortest Gamma-ray burst (GRB) caused by the death of a massive star.
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Hubble telescope back in action, releases new images
Science | Jul 23, 2021, 07:03 PM ISTThe new snapshots, from a programme led by Julianne Dalcanton of the University of Washington in Seattle, feature a galaxy with unusual extended spiral arms and the first high-resolution glimpse at an intriguing pair of colliding galaxies.
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What Richard Branson said when Jeff Bezos took space flight onboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket
World | Jul 20, 2021, 08:39 PM ISTVirgin Group founder Richard Branson, who himself travelled to space onboard Virgin Galactic’s spaceship VSS Unity as part of this remarkable crew of mission specialists - and now astronauts, congratulated Jeff Bezos for his space flight onboard Blue Origin's New Shepard Rocket.
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Space is for all humanity: 'Astronaut' Richard Branson
Science | Jul 12, 2021, 03:55 PM ISTBranson on Sunday touched the edge of space with three employees, including one of Indian-origin, and landed safely back to Earth, onboard his company Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity.
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Billionaire Richard Branson reaches Space in his own ship; India-born Sirisha Bandla part of crew
Science | Jul 11, 2021, 11:26 PM ISTThrill-seeking billionaire Richard Branson strapped in and set off Sunday on his boldest adventure yet — a bid to reach space aboard his own winged rocket ship.
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Who is Sirisha Bandla, flying into space with billionaire Richard Branson - 5 things to know
Science | Jul 11, 2021, 05:53 PM ISTSirisha Bandla, a 34-year-old aeronautical engineer, is set to fly into space onboard Virgin Galactic's first fully crewed flight test on Sunday. Here are 5 things to know.
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Solar storm expected to hit earth today or tomorrow: All you need to know
Science | Jul 11, 2021, 10:14 AM ISTA powerful solar storm is approaching Earth at a speed of 1.6 million km and this storm will hit Earth either on July 11 or July 12.
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Billionaire Blastoff: Rich riding own rockets into space
Science | Jul 08, 2021, 11:17 PM ISTTwo billionaires are putting everything on the line this month to ride their own rockets into space. It’s intended to be a flashy confidence boost for customers seeking their own short joyrides.
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Oversized black hole population discovered in star cluster
Science | Jul 06, 2021, 10:02 PM ISTCalled Palomar 5, the globular cluster was discovered in 1950. It is in the Serpens constellation at a distance of about 80,000 light years, and it is one of the roughly 150 globular clusters that orbit around the Milky Way.
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NASA satellite data helps track ocean microplastics from space
Science | Jun 26, 2021, 10:28 PM ISTScientists from the University of Michigan have developed an innovative way to use NASA satellite data to track the movement of tiny pieces of plastic in the ocean.
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EXPLAINER: The significance of China’s new space station
Science | Jun 18, 2021, 09:22 AM ISTThe three-member crew is due to stay for three months in the station’s main living module, named Tianhe, or Heavenly Harmony. They will be carrying out science experiments and maintenance, space walks and preparing the facility to receive two additional modules next year.
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Chinese Rocket spiraled out of control, to re-enter Earth's atmosphere
Science | May 09, 2021, 09:04 AM ISTThe spent stage of China's Long March 5B-Rocket that launched last month is expected to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere
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Disintegrated space rocket 'highly unlikely' to cause any damage on earth: China
Science | May 07, 2021, 04:50 PM ISTReplying to questions about the Long March 5B rocket, which last week launched the core module of the country's space station and started hurtling down to Earth, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a media briefing on Friday that China will provide timely updates on it.
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NASA astronaut successfully harvests 2 plants in space
Science | Apr 28, 2021, 06:05 PM ISTNASAs Expedition 64 crew member Michael Hopkins has harvested two crops in space -- 'Amara' mustard, and a previously grown crop, 'Extra Dwarf' pak choi.
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Ingenuity Helicopter snaps first aerial colour image of Mars
Science | Apr 25, 2021, 02:39 PM ISTNASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has captured the first colour image of the Martian surface.
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NASA to attempt first controlled flight on Mars as soon as Monday
World | Apr 18, 2021, 07:50 AM IST"A livestream will begin at 6:15 am EDT , as the helicopter team prepares to receive the data downlink in the Space Flight Operations Facility at NASA's JPL," the release said.