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The first four days of Apollo 11s journey to the Moon had gone according to plan, but just twenty minutes before landing, the atmosphere grew tense as the crew encountered a series of problems. (Photo: NASA handout)

Relive the original Apollo 11 mission on its 50th anniversary

It will be aired at around 9:32 AM ET on the CBS news site as well as its YouTube channel.

17 July 2019 9:06 AM IST

The craft blasted off to cheers from onlookers at 2:30 a.m. (0630 GMT) after a three-hour delay from the original launch time late Monday. (Photo: SpaceX Twitter)

SpaceX astronaut mission looking 'increasingly difficult' in 2019

One of the space company's Crew Dragon capsules exploded on a test stand at a Florida Air Force station.

16 July 2019 12:27 PM IST

A spectator holds the tricolour after the Chandrayaan-2 mission was called off in Sriharikota early on Monday morning. (Photo: AFP)

Chandrayaan-2 launch: New date after probe by experts

The mission was stopped 56 minutes and 24 seconds before lift-off at 1.55 am following an announcement from the Mission...

16 July 2019 4:35 AM IST

The lift-off of the three-component spacecraft weighing 3,850 kg and comprising an orbiter, the lander and the rover was scheduled for 2.51 am from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC). (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Chandrayaan-2 launch called off due to technical glitch

As a measure of abundant precaution, #Chandrayaan2 launch has been called off for today.

15 July 2019 2:55 AM IST

This particular black hole is 130 million light-years from Earth is not in a good shape.

Watch: Supermassive black hole that should not be there

A disk of material surrounding the black hole has been discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope.

12 July 2019 2:56 PM IST

Despite an infamous false alarm during lunar descent that sent Commander Neil Armstrongs heart rate racing, it was a resounding success that laid the groundwork for everything from modern avionics to multitasking operating systems. (Photo: AFP)

The machine that made the Moon missions possible

NASA felt it required an onboard computer to handle all these functions in case the Soviets tried to jam radio...

12 July 2019 12:49 PM IST

This weeks Soyuz rocket launch was aborted but Russia said the next manned mission to the International Space Station could be brought forward. (Photo: AFP)

Virgin Orbit moves closer to commercial satellite launch

The rocket loaded with water and antifreeze to simulate the weight of fuel, crashed as planned into the Mojave Desert as...

11 July 2019 2:37 PM IST

Frome flamingoes playing in Israel, to cheetah triplets born in Germany and cow worship in Nepal or the devastating California wildfires, here are animals who grabbed headlines this week. (Photos: AP)

Cheetahs be kept in zoological gardens recommend researchers

The study was published in the journal, 'Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research.'

10 July 2019 1:25 PM IST

While this initial soil warming has benefitted Dahurian larch, further permafrost thaw could likely decrease tree growth and even cause the forest to decay, according to the authors. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Reforestation most effective against climate change

Earth's land could support 4.4 billion hectares of continuous tree cover.

7 July 2019 12:31 PM IST

. The femur is comparable to modern ostriches as well as smaller species of moa and terror birds. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

3X larger birds than an Ostrich existed in Taurida Cave

It was previously thought that such gigantism in birds only existed on the islands of Madagascar and New Zealand as well...

7 July 2019 12:15 PM IST

The researchers found that following drought, fallen trees, defoliation and canopy damage produced a significant loss in canopy height. (Representational image)

Here's how to deal with climate change by planting more trees

An additional 1 billion hectares of forest will be required to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2050.

7 July 2019 11:26 AM IST

Oumuamua is not an alien spaceship!

Oumuamua is not an alien spaceship!

Scientists tracked the reddish-coloured Oumuamua from Oct. 14, 2017, until Jan. 2, 2018.

3 July 2019 11:18 AM IST