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File photo of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module ascent stage

Former NASA astronaut shares terrifying mishap during 1971 Apollo 15 Moon mission

A former astronaut for NASA opened up about his harrowing experience during the Apollo 15 mission to the Moon.

Oct 28, 2019

By Carlo Inigo Monzon

Scientists have a new way to find a wormhole – a separate region in space

Scientists argue that it is possible to find a wormhole by tracing the gravitational pull of stars around black holes in the universe.

Oct 24, 2019

By Priya Yadav

Martian salt lakes were once like our Earth's own; How did they disappear?

Just 3.5 billion years ago, there were salt lakes on Mars much like the ones on Earth, with alternating periods of wet and dry periods.

Oct 24, 2019

By R Siva Kumar

Origin of electromagnetic fields not the same that was previously thought, say scientists

Even though it is two centuries since electromagnetism was deduced, scientists still have a lot of questions about the actual origin of massive electromagnetic fields.

Oct 23, 2019

By Revathi Sivakumar

Adelaide residents get to see International Space Station with naked eyes several times next week

'Just witnessed the space station whizz past over head!! Rather surreal #ISS #nasa,'' shared a Twitter user.

Oct 19, 2019

By Vinod DSouza

How planets form around a star is shown by gas 'waterfalls'

Astronomers examined 3D motions of gas in a planet-forming disk at three locations around a young star called HD 163296. They found that gas was flowing like a waterfall into gaps that seemed to be caused by infant planets.

Oct 17, 2019

By Revathi Sivakumar

NASA experiment to grow crops on Moon and Mars inches nearer to reality

Scientists have grown crops in Martian and Moon's soil simulants that were bolstered by NASA. They seem to indicate that food can be grown on Martian and lunar soil in order to feed settlers on those planets and also to obtain some seeds from them.

Oct 17, 2019

By Revathi Sivakumar

How NASA's latest propelling craft Helical Engine works to reach speed of light

A NASA space engineer has come up with the original idea of a 'helical engine' as a solution to the next-generation space accelerator, which can propel spacecraft "close to light speed".

Oct 17, 2019

By Revathi Sivakumar

Has NASA ground station lost contact with ISS? So says official website

When NASA TV page is accessed, a message states that the ground station has lost contact with ISS

Oct 17, 2019

By Soorya Kiran NN

Svetlana Savitskaya, the first female spacewalker, was welcomed aboard Russian space station with an 'apron'

When Soyuz T-7 docked with the space station on August 20, 1982, Svetlana Savitskaya became the only woman in the crew and she was presented with an apron by the commander and told "to get to work"

Oct 17, 2019

By Soorya Kiran NN

There's ice on the Moon's south pole and it may have many sources

New research sheds light on the age of ice deposits in the Moon's south pole -- information that could help identify the sources of the deposits and help in planning future human exploration.

Oct 15, 2019

By Revathi Sivakumar

A mudball meteorite smells like Brussels Sprouts, but won't be licked

A 'mudball' meteorite that hit the earth in early 2019 could contain some crucial hints about life's origins

Oct 15, 2019

By Revathi Sivakumar

Comet Borisov is interstellar, but looks like the ones from our solar system

An interstellar comet is giving some exciting insights into rare material from another star system, according to a new study.

Oct 15, 2019

By Revathi Sivakumar

The center of the Milky Way exploded a short while - just 3.5 million years - ago

Scientists find evidence of a gigantic flare that happened 3.5 million years ago, but was powerful enough to be felt 200,000 light years away.

Oct 14, 2019

By Revathi Sivakumar

Milky way

New study explains how black holes impact the evolution of dwarf galaxies

Study used Sloan Digital Sky Survey's data mapping over 35% of the sky, which helps to identify around 50 dwarf galaxies. As many as 29 of them had signs of being associated with the black holes in their centres.

Oct 14, 2019

By Pinaz Kazi

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Former NASA astronaut shares terrifying mishap during 1971 Apollo 15 Moon mission

Scientists have a new way to find a wormhole – a separate region in space

Martian salt lakes were once like our Earth's own; How did they disappear?

Origin of electromagnetic fields not the same that was previously thought, say scientists

Adelaide residents get to see International Space Station with naked eyes several times next week

How planets form around a star is shown by gas 'waterfalls'

NASA experiment to grow crops on Moon and Mars inches nearer to reality

How NASA's latest propelling craft Helical Engine works to reach speed of light

Has NASA ground station lost contact with ISS? So says official website

Svetlana Savitskaya, the first female spacewalker, was welcomed aboard Russian space station with an 'apron'

There's ice on the Moon's south pole and it may have many sources

A mudball meteorite smells like Brussels Sprouts, but won't be licked

Comet Borisov is interstellar, but looks like the ones from our solar system

The center of the Milky Way exploded a short while - just 3.5 million years - ago

New study explains how black holes impact the evolution of dwarf galaxies

India@75: Article-370 in J&K is History; Three Glorious Years Later, "Nothing" Has Changed

India@75: Article-370 in J&K is History; Three Glorious Years Later, "Nothing" Has Changed

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