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The scientists viewed the galaxy, called MACS1149-JD1, as it existed roughly 550 million years after the Big Bang, which gave rise to the universe about 13.8 billion years ago. (Photo: NASA)

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Oxygen presence in distant galaxy sheds light on early universe

Astronomers provides insight into star formation in perhaps the most distant galaxy ever observed.

17 May 2018 8:41 PM IST

In this frame from NASA TV, NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold, left, and NASA astronaut Drew Feustel work on shuffling around a couple of space station pumps at the International Space Station on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. (NASA TV via AP)

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Spacewalking astronauts tackle pump work at space station

Mission Control warned the spacewalkers to be careful of possible leaks of the toxic ammonia coolant.

16 May 2018 8:42 PM IST

The team comprising researchers from England, Australia and the Netherlands came to this conclusion after running a programme called Evolution and Assembly of Galaxies and their Environments.

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Aliens exist but may be in parallel Universe: Study

International team of scientists claims that aliens could be living in a parallel universe.

16 May 2018 8:19 PM IST

The findings support other evidence of plumes from Europa, whose ocean may contain twice the volume of all Earths oceans. (Photo: NASA)

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Europa's plumes make Jupiter moon a prime candidate for life

The discovery was made from data collected in 1997 by NASA's Galileo spacecraft that flew through a plume of water...

15 May 2018 11:07 AM IST

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket transporting the Tess satellite lifts off from launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla.(Photo: AP)

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SpaceX launches new rocket primed for future crewed missions

Minutes later, the rocket's main-stage booster flew itself back to Earth.

12 May 2018 9:19 AM IST

It will have a weight of about four pounds, and a fuselage the size of a softball.

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Video | Believe it or not, NASA to fly a helicopter on Mars

The Helicopter will take flight in thin Martian atmosphere with twin counter-rotating blades

12 May 2018 9:14 AM IST

SpaceX is working on a version of its Dragon capsule that will carry crew to the space station, perhaps as early as next year (Photo: AFP)

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SpaceX postpones its first commercial launch of updated Falcon 9...

The rocket's onboard computers halted the countdown about one minute before the Block-5 edition of the Falcon 9 was set...

11 May 2018 9:11 AM IST

In this photo, a new fissure erupts in Leilani Estates in Pahoa, Hawaii. Hawaiis erupting Kilauea volcano has destroyed homes and forced the evacuations of more than a thousand people. (U.S. Geological Survey via AP)

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Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts and destroys 26 homes

More than 1,700 residents who have been evacuated were allowed to briefly return to gather medicine, pets, and other...

7 May 2018 12:23 PM IST

$InSight spacecraft launches onboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas-V rocket, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. InSight, short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, is a Mars lander designed to study the \inner space\ of Mars. (Photo: AP)$ Science