Science
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NASA’s InSight mission finds Martian equator is dry
New York: Martian equator contains little or no ice, according to a new analysis of seismic data from NASA’s Mars InSight mission. The findings, published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, describes…
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Potentially hazardous giant asteroid to zoom past Earth on Friday
Washington: A “potentially hazardous” giant asteroid is likely to come within about 4.3 million km of Earth on Friday, according to NASA. The asteroid, named 2015 FF, has an estimated diameter between…
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Questions raised on failure of ISRO’s new rocket
Sriharikota: The placing of two satellites in a wrong orbit, resulting in their total loss, by the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) brand new rocket Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) on Sunday…
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South Korea’s first lunar orbiter is enroute to Moon
Seoul: South Korea’s first lunar orbiter has entered its planned trajectory towards the moon, the country’s Science Ministry said Friday, in a historic first step towards space exploration. The Korea Pathfinder Lunar…
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ISRO gearing up for launch of small rocket SSLV on Aug 7
Chennai: India’s newest rocket, the 34 metre tall and weighing 120 ton Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will lift off from the first launch pad at the Sriharikota rocket port on August…
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Webb telescope images colourful Cartwheel Galaxy
Washington: The powerful next-generation James Webb Space Telescope has captured colourful images of Cartwheel Galaxy, located about 500 million light-years away. Using its powerful infrared cameras, Webb produced a detailed image of…
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James Webb telescope likely spots first supernova
Washington: The powerful next-generation James Webb Space Telescope may have likely spotted its first supernova, according to astronomers. According to Mike Engesser of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), the object is…
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China’s uncontrolled 25-tonne rocket crashes down over Indian Ocean
New Delhi: Nearly 25 tonnes of space junk from a recently-launched Chinese rocket crashed down over the Indian Ocean, landing somewhere near Sarawak which is the Malaysian state on the island of…
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Hyderabad: ICRISAT to organise online boot-camp for food-tech startups
Hyderabad: The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in collaboration with The Entrepreneur Zone (TEZ) will organise a three-day online boot-camp for food tech startups. The camp is being…
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Russia to partner with ISS at least till 2028: Report
Washington: Russia may not be leaving the International Space Station (ISS) partnership with US space agency NASA at least till 2028, as hinted earlier, according to a media report. Yuri Borisov, the…
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25-tonne Chinese rocket booster to fall on Earth this week: Report
Beijing: A total of 25 tonnes space junk from a recently-launched Chinese rocket is likely to crash on to Earth on July 31, according to a report. According to US-based Aerospace Corporation’s…
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SpaceX launches 53 Starlink satellites into orbit
San Francisco: Billionaire Elon Musk’s space venture SpaceX launched a batch of Starlink satellites — the sixth launch for the programme in July alone, and the company’s 33rd launch of 2022. The…
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NASA finds asteroid Bennu ‘aged early’ by Sun
Washington: Scientists from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx have found that the Sun’s heat fractures rocks on Bennu in just 10,000 to 100,000 years, revealing that surface regeneration happens a lot quicker on asteroids than…
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SpaceX sends 46 Starlink satellites into space, sets new record
San Francisco: Setting a new record in the process, tech billionaire Elon Musk-run SpaceX has made it through its second attempt to launch 46 Starlink satellites into Earth’s orbit successfully. On the…