All posts tagged "Space"
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Ravi Mandalia | 20 July 2015
Philae hasn’t communicated for nearly two weeks; ESA scientists worried
The European Space Agency’s Philae comet lander hasn’t communicated since July 9 and scientists at the space agency...
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Ravi Mandalia | 20 July 2015
Dead galaxies in coma cluster may provide clues about dark matter
Researchers have revealed based on mathematical simulations that dead galaxies in a coma cluster some 300 million light...
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Ravi Mandalia | 18 July 2015
First detailed images of asteroid UW158 proves it isn’t an average one
Images of asteroid (436724) 2011 UW158 captured by scientists from the Arecibo Observatory reveal that the space rock...
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Ravi Mandalia | 16 July 2015
Space debris scare sees ISS crew take shelter in Soyuz vehicle
During the early hours of July 16 (8:01 a.m. EDT), mission control anticipated a possible close approach of...
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Ravi Mandalia | 16 July 2015
Jupiter’s twin found orbiting Sun-like star
As the hunt for exoplanets continues, astronomers using the European Southern Observatory’s 3.6-metre telescope have stumbled upon a...
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Ravi Mandalia | 15 July 2015
It’s done! New Horizons confirms successful Pluto flyby
NASA’s New Horizons has done it! It has become the first ever spacecraft to fly close to Pluto...
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Ravi Mandalia | 15 July 2015
Meet the four astronauts picked by NASA for first US commercial spaceflight
As SpaceX and Boeing are working on their respective spacecrafts that will carry astronauts to the International Space...
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Ravi Mandalia | 14 July 2015
Mars rover Curiosity finds evidence of planet’s primitive continental crust
Mars Curiosity is busy with its digging operations, all the while keeping a close eye on the sunspots,...
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Ravi Mandalia | 14 July 2015
Super-Hubble high definition space telescope proposed by scientists
Astronomers and scientists across the world have garnered greater insights about black holes, dark energy, extrasolar planets, and...
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Ravi Mandalia | 14 July 2015
Curiosity rover is tracking sunspots as well
Beyond the drilling and scientific analysis of Mars’ surface, Curiosity rover is helping out astronomers on Earth to...