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Pluto up close: US New Horizons spacecraft achieves flyby, then calls home

A model of the New Horizons spacecraft is seen outside the building housing the telescope that was used to discover…

July 15, 2015 09:46 IST

US New Horizons spacecraft whizzes by Pluto in historic flyby

An unmanned NASA New Horizons spacecraft whizzed by Pluto today, making its closest approach in the climax of a decade-long…

Updated: July 15, 2015 08:39 IST

Pluto larger than previously thought: NASA

NASA’s New Horizons mission has settled a decades-long debate about the size of Pluto, discovering that the dwarf planet is…

July 14, 2015 18:52 IST

Google Doodle celebrates New Horizons Pluto flyby; Little planet bigger than scientists thought

Google celebrates New Horizons Pluto flyby with a doodle. Scientists says that the New Horizons spacecraft has nailed the size…

Updated: July 14, 2015 10:01 IST

NASA craft discovers heart shape on Pluto as flyby nears

There’s a near-perfect heart shape on Pluto’s rusty red surface. The dwarf planet is dotted with bright points which may…

July 12, 2015 09:06 IST

NASA picks Sunita Williams for first Commercial flights

Indian-origin Sunita Williams is among four “veteran” astronauts picked by NASA to fly the first commercial space vehicles, a part…

July 11, 2015 18:19 IST

Large heart-shaped feature found on Pluto: NASA

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has beamed back the most detailed image yet of Pluto, showing a large heart-shaped bright area…

July 10, 2015 05:15 IST

Just Nuke ’em

NASA could soon ensure that there are no errant asteroids and meteors

June 29, 2015 03:20 IST

NASA simulation shows planet makes waves in nearby debris disk

An incredible new computer simulation by NASA shows the planet and debris disk around the nearby star Beta Pictoris in…

June 27, 2015 13:31 IST

Large hydrogen cloud found around exoplanet

Astronomers have discovered an immense cloud of hydrogen dispersing from a warm Neptune-sized planet orbiting a nearby star by using…

June 25, 2015 19:59 IST

NASA’s Odyssey spacecraft nears 60,000th orbit of Mars

NASA’s Mars Odyssey spacecraft will reach a major milestone tomorrow, when it completes its 60,000th orbit since arriving at the…

June 23, 2015 11:55 IST

First humanoid robot in space wins NASA invention award

Robonaut 2, the first humanoid robot in space, that can work alongside astronauts during spacewalks has been selected as the…

June 21, 2015 19:22 IST

NASA’s Mars Odyssey set to complete record 60,000th Martian orbit sans pit stops

NASA’s Mars Odyssey spacecraft will complete its 60,000th orbit on June 23 since arriving at the Red Planet in 2001.

June 20, 2015 12:28 IST

European space chief suggests making room for China, India on station

The incoming head of the European Space Agency said in a published interview that the International Space Station should be…

June 13, 2015 19:49 IST

NASA to deploy first interplanetary CubeSats for next Mars mission

NASA’s next Mars landing mission in 2016 will include two CubeSats, the first time tiny satellites will be flown in…

June 13, 2015 11:42 IST

NASA refutes claim of ‘ asteroid apocalypse’ in September

NASA has been forced to address radical claims about a giant asteroid that will soon destroy humanity and stated that…

June 9, 2015 18:09 IST

Supersonic parachute on NASA’s ‘flying saucer’ fails in test

The biggest supersonic parachute ever deployed, was torn apart during the second flight test of NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD)…

June 9, 2015 15:51 IST

Pluto’s moons dance to ‘chaotic’ rhythm, shows NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has shown that two of Pluto’s moons, Nix and Hydra, wobble unpredictably.

Updated: June 6, 2015 12:56 IST

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Insurers line up for SDLs in bond forwards market

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Insurance companies are increasingly involved in the state development loan (SDL) forwards market, making up 10-15% of the overall bond forwards market. This is beneficial for their portfolio returns, as long-term SDLs have become attractive due to the yield curve and regulatory changes.

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