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NASA's Opportunity Rover remains unreachable due to Mars dust storm
PTI | August 15, 2018 4:48 PM
NASA has reportedly not been able to establish contact with the Opportunity Rover - which has been exploring Mars for 14 years - for over two months, due to a global dust storm engulfing the red
NASA to send submarine to seafloor next week, says report
IANS | August 14, 2018 3:39 PMNASA is set to send a submarine to the seafloor near Hawaii on August 20 in an effort to find an environment analogous to water worlds like Jupiter's moon Europa and Saturn's moon Enceladus, the media reported on Tuesday.
China designing spacecraft that will help extending lifespan of satellites, says report
PTI | August 13, 2018 4:33 PMAmazon droughts reducing forest's carbon dioxide absorption, says NASA
PTI | August 13, 2018 2:57 PMWhy won't NASA's Parker Solar Probe melt?
IANS | August 13, 2018 11:02 AMIndia to launch two space missions every month, says ISRO Chairman K Sivan
IANS | August 13, 2018 10:46 AMParker Solar Probe: Meet the Indian-American astrophysicist whose intervention made it possible
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This new software may predict landslides weeks in advance, say scientists
PTI | August 16, 2018 12:35 PMAustralian scientists have developed a new software that may help predict landslides two weeks before they actually happen, and potentially save lives.
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Artificial placenta 3D printed in lab
PTI | August 15, 2018 6:04 PMScientists have 3D printed an artificial placenta model that very closely resembles the natural organ, an advance that may help better understand how it affects babies’ growth.
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NASA’s Opportunity Rover remains unreachable due to Mars dust storm
PTI | August 15, 2018 4:48 PMNASA has reportedly not been able to establish contact with the Opportunity Rover – which has been exploring Mars for 14 years – for over two months, due to a global dust storm engulfing the red
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NASA to send submarine to seafloor next week, says report
IANS | August 14, 2018 3:39 PMNASA is set to send a submarine to the seafloor near Hawaii on August 20 in an effort to find an environment analogous to water worlds like Jupiter’s moon Europa and Saturn’s moon Enceladus, the media reported on Tuesday.
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Earth’s oldest known evolved rocks result of asteroids
IANS | August 14, 2018 9:39 AMThe oldest evolved rocks on Earth are the consequence of asteroids colliding with the the planet 4 billion years ago,an Australian research released on Tuesday revealed.
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China designing spacecraft that will help extending lifespan of satellites, says report
PTI | August 13, 2018 4:33 PMChinese scientists are designing a new spacecraft that can move a de-orbitting satellite back into its intended orbit, thus extend its period of service, according to a media report here today.
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Amazon droughts reducing forest’s carbon dioxide absorption, says NASA
PTI | August 13, 2018 2:57 PMA single season of drought in the Amazon rainforest can reduce its capacity to absorb carbon dioxide for years after the rains return, a NASA study has found.
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Why won’t NASA’s Parker Solar Probe melt?
IANS | August 13, 2018 11:02 AMWith NASA launching a historic Parker Solar Probe deeper into the solar atmosphere than any mission before it, the question arises: Why won’t it melt?
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India to launch two space missions every month, says ISRO Chairman K Sivan
IANS | August 13, 2018 10:46 AMIndia is ready to launch two space missions every month, with 31 launches slated to take place over the coming 16 months, a top official said on Sunday.
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India to launch GSAT-32 in October next year to replace GSAT-6A
IANS | August 12, 2018 11:08 PMIndian space agency ISRO will launch GSAT-32 satellite in October 2019 to replace GSAT-6A which stopped communicating a few days after its launch on March 29.
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Parker Solar Probe: Meet the Indian-American astrophysicist whose intervention made it possible
PTI | August 12, 2018 4:03 PMMankind’s first mission to ‘touch’ the Sun may have panned out differently had it not been for Indian-American astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, whose intervention made it possible for a research paper proposing the existence of solar wind to get published 60 years ago.
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NASA launches ‘Parker Solar Probe’ to ‘touch the Sun’ – watch video
FE Online | August 12, 2018 3:52 PMUnited States’ space agency NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on Sunday launched its pioneering satellite ‘Parker Solar Probe’ into space.
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Parker Solar Probe: World’s first mission to touch the Sun lifts off
PTI | August 12, 2018 1:56 PMNASA’s Parker Solar Probe, mankind’s first mission to ‘touch’ the Sun, has been launched today on a seven-year long journey to unlock the mysteries of our star’s fiery outer atmosphere and its effects on space weather.
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Use of smartphones making us more distracted, shows study
PTI | August 12, 2018 1:30 PMFor instance, even minor phone use during a meal with friends was enough to make the diners feel distracted and reduced their enjoyment of the experience, researchers said.
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Parker Solar Probe Launch: NASA delays probe launch
IANS | August 11, 2018 3:22 PMNASA on Saturday scrubbed the scheduled launch of its historic small car-size probe to “touch the Sun” from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
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New Artificial Intelligence technique to make cancer treatment less toxic
IANS | August 11, 2018 3:10 PMMIT researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have developed novel machine-learning techniques to improve the quality of life for patients by reducing toxic chemotherapy and radiotherapy dosing for an aggressive form of brain cancer.
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Partial solar eclipse 2018 timings in India: How to watch
FE Online | August 11, 2018 10:57 AMPartial solar eclipse 2018 timings: In what will be the second celestial phenomenon of the month, a part of sun will appear to be covered by the Moon’s shadow in the early hours of August 11. Here is how to watch it.
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Parker Solar Probe launch: NASA to blast off first-ever spacecraft to Sun today
AFP | August 11, 2018 10:51 AMThe first ever spacecraft to fly directly toward the Sun is poised to blast off today, on a mission to plunge into our star’s sizzling atmosphere and unlock the mysteries of the centre of the solar system.
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Chinese researchers develop new way to make artificial wood
IANS | August 11, 2018 4:59 AMChinese scientists have developed a new strategy for large-scale fabrication of bio-inspired artificial wood that manifests lightweight and high-strength properties with the mechanical strength comparable to that of natural wood.
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NASA sending spacecraft straight into sun’s glittering crown
Associated Press | August 11, 2018 1:37 AMNASA is sending a spacecraft straight into the sun’s glittering crown, an atmospheric region so hot and harsh any normal visitor would wither.
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NASA counts down to launch of first spacecraft to ‘touch Sun’
AFP | August 10, 2018 5:51 PMNASA counted down today to the launch of a USD 1.5 billion spacecraft that aims to plunge into the Sun’s sizzling atmosphere and become humanity’s first mission to explore a star.
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Big discovery! Indian telescope GMRT finds most distant radio galaxy ever
PTI | August 9, 2018 1:13 PMAstronomers have used an Indian telescope to discover the most distant radio galaxy ever known, located at a distance of 12 billion light-years.
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Amazon chief Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin among six NASA picks for ‘tipping point’ space technology
IANS | August 9, 2018 12:35 PMAmazon chief Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin is among the six companies NASA has selected for developing 10 “tipping point” technologies that have the potential to significantly benefit commercial space economy and future NASA missions, including lunar lander and deep space rocket engine technologies.
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Olfactory excitement! Did you know? Dinosaurs too liked perfumes that we enjoy!
PTI | August 8, 2018 6:12 PMThe flower-based compounds behind the perfumes and colognes you enjoy have been eliciting olfactory excitement since dinosaurs walked the Earth, a study has found.
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Big discovery! Scientists discover forty-five new exoplanets
PTI | August 8, 2018 4:59 PMScientists have discovered a trove of forty-four planets in solar systems beyond our own in one go, dwarfing the usual number of confirmations from extrasolar surveys.
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New slippery packaging can cut food waste; here’s how
PTI | August 6, 2018 12:25 PMScientists, including one of Indian origin, have developed super slippery packaging that lets consumers squeeze out every last drop of a product, and could significantly cut down food wastage.
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New passphrase system could make online accounts more secure
PTI | August 5, 2018 6:41 PMScientists have developed a new system that uses passphrases for online authentication, and found it to be more user-friendly and secure than traditional word-based passcodes.
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