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The discovery will involve findings from the Hubble Space Telescope and NASAs Cassini spacecraft, which is orbiting Saturn.Science
Largest asteroid in a century to whiz by Earth on Sept 1

The asteroid was discovered in 1981, and is named Florence after the famed 19th century founder of modern nursing,...

31 Aug 2017 1:37 PM IST

PSLV-C39 Liquid Stage at the Vehicle Assembly Building during Vehicle Integration (Photo: ISRO)Science
PSLV-C39 carrying IRNSS-1H navigation satellite to launch today

The IRNSS_1H satellite scheduled to be launched today is India's first 'private' satellite.

31 Aug 2017 9:24 AM IST

This NASA handout image depicts the Cassini unmanned spacecraft above Saturns ringsScience
Cassini preps for fiery plunge into Saturn after 13-year mission

Cassini will make the last of 22 farewell dives between the planet's rings and surface on Sept. 15.

31 Aug 2017 8:15 AM IST

This artists concept from August 2015 depicts NASAs InSight Mars lander fully deployed for studying the deep interior of Mars. The mission will launch during the period March 4 to March 30, 2016, and land on Mars Sept. 28, 2016. (Photo: NASA)Science
NASA's next Mars mission to probe red planet's deep interior

Information gathered by the Insight mission will boost understanding of how all rocky planets formed, including Earth,...

29 Aug 2017 3:33 PM IST

Unlike on Earth, the snow and ice is carbon dioxide, better known to us as dry ice. (Photo: NASA)Science
NASA unveils 'stunning image' of snow-covered dunes on Mars

The image was taken on May 21 in the Northern hemisphere of Mars by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment...

27 Aug 2017 8:39 AM IST

This NASA file photo taken on August 3, 2002 shows an artists rendition of the Voyager spacecraft, which is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its launch. (Photo: AFP)Science
Forty years on, NASA's unmanned spaceships still hurtles through space

Voyager's main mission was to explore other planets including Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune.

27 Aug 2017 8:17 AM IST

The team found that Shingopana was more closely related to titanosaurs of South America than to any of the other species currently known from Africa or elsewhere. (Image: SciencDaily)Science
Scientists discover 70mn-year-old titanosaurian dinosaur species in...

The team conducted phylogenetic analyses to understand the evolutionary relationships of these and other titanosaurs.

26 Aug 2017 1:13 PM IST

\If astronauts are going to make journeys that span several years, well need to find a way to reuse and recycle everything they bring with them,\ says Mark Blenner, lead researcher. (Representational Image: Clip from The Martian (2015).Science
Scientists to use human urine for making plastic parts in space

Scientists have found a way to turn human urine into plastics using biologically engineered yeast.

25 Aug 2017 11:28 AM IST

Space Xs Falcon 9 rocket prepared for a launch to the International Space Station in February 2017 at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. (Photo: AFP)Science
SpaceX launches Taiwan's first home-built satellite

The satellite is designed to operate for five years, and will orbit the Earth once every 100 minutes.

25 Aug 2017 7:31 AM IST

Boeing is also working to get US astronauts flying again from home soil. Boeing is going blue for spacesuits for its Starliner capsules.Science
SpaceX unveils sleek, white spacesuit for astronaut travel

SpaceX is developing a crew version of its Dragon cargo capsule for NASA astronauts.

24 Aug 2017 1:16 PM IST

Mars as seen by the webcam on ESAs Mars Express orbiter in 2016. (Photo: AFP)Science
Mars weather: 'Cloudy, chance of nighttime snowstorm'

The new findindgs suggest that ice-water particles swirling in a storm hit the ground within minutes.

23 Aug 2017 7:35 AM IST

Phases of Mondays total solar eclipse as seen in Madras, Oregon, among the first places to experience the celestial phenomenon. (Photo: AFP)Science
Moon trolls sun on solar eclipse

Millions of people watched the first coast-to-coast total eclipse in the United States in nearly a century.

22 Aug 2017 8:11 AM IST

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