Science
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NASA’s Mars InSight lander posts its last image on Twitter
New Delhi: NASA’s Mars InSight lander on Tuesday posted its last image on Twitter as it prepares to fall silent anytime, ending its history-making mission to reveal secrets of the Red Planet’s…
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Was there life on Mars?
Was there life on Mars? The answer to this earth-shaking question may soon come in the affirmative. The latest findings on Mars by National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s probe Perseverance seem to…
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More young people died of COVID-19 in 2021 compared to 2020: Study
New York: In the pandemic’s early phases, most deaths were among older adults, but in 2021, deaths in younger persons increased while deaths in older persons decreased, a new study has found.…
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NASA’s Artemis I Moon mission breaks Apollo 13’s record
Washington: NASA’s uncrewed Orion spacecraft has surpassed the record set in 1970 by the crew on Apollo 13’s aborted mission to land on the Moon. NASA’s uncrewed Orion spacecraft reached the farthest…
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Moon microscope, solar arrays on way to ISS on SpaceX mission
Washington: Carrying a Moon microscope and solar arrays, SpaceX’s 26th commercial resupply mission for NASA was on its way to the International Space Station (ISS), With more than 7,700 pounds of science…
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Half-a-billion year old fossilised brain in a tiny sea creature defies textbooks
New York: Fossils of a tiny sea creature that died more than half a billion years ago may compel a science textbook rewrite of how brains evolved. A study published in Science…
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NASA’s Webb reveals molecular, chemical profile of distant world’s skies
San Francisco: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed another first: a molecular and chemical profile of a distant world’s skies. Previously, Webb and other space telescopes, including NASA’s Hubble and Spitzer,…
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Humans can live on Moon for longer periods in this decade: NASA
London: Not just SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the US space agency also thinks that humans could stay on the Moon for a longer period in this decade. Howard Hu, who leads the…
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‘Rocket Boys’ at Skyroot have roots in ISRO
Sriharikota: The top men of rocket startup Skyroot Aerospace have their roots in Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). On Friday, Skyroot Aerospace etched its name in the annals of Indian space history…
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Race to Moon hots up; UAE joins the competition
The space race for the Moon and beyond to Mars is hotting up. The launch of Artemis-1 by the NASA will set off a phase of hectic activity focussed on intensely exploring…
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ISRO chief says 100 startups registered with space agency
Bengaluru: Chairperson of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) S Somanath on Thursday said about 100 start-ups were registered with the space agency. Addressing a plenary session here at the Bengaluru Tech Summit…
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ISRO all set to launch first-ever private rocket
New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to make history on Friday when it will launch the first-ever private rocket on Friday, setting a new milestone in the…
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NASA’s Artemis 1 mission finally on way to the Moon
Washington: The US space agency on Wednesday finally sent its next-generation rocket into space as part of its ambitious, uncrewed Artemis I Moon mission which faced two failed attempts amid years of…
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ISRO’s rocket launch and tracking fee is nominal: Skyroot Aerospace
Chennai: The fee charged by the Indian space agency for the rocket launch and tracking services is nominal, said a top official of private rocket startup Skyroot Aerospace. “The Indian Space Research…
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ISRO hands over flight termination system to Agnikul Cosmo
Chennai: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday said it has provided the flight termination system (FTS) to rocket startup, Agnikul Cosoms. Simply put, FTS is the self-destruct mechanism fitted in…