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Giant ocean found on Saturn’s moon


June 30th, 2012 - 8:37 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Around 100 km beneath the rocky crust on Saturn's largest moon Titan is an ocean of water spanning the entirety of the celestial body, scientists ... Read more...

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NASA spacecraft becomes first to enter Mercury orbit


March 18th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 18 (IANS) A NASA spacecraft, after over six years of space travel, has become the first to enter the orbit of Mercury, the agency said Friday.The Messenger spacecraft ... Read more...

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Rosetta performs close fly-by at asteroid (21) Lutetia


October 5th, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 5 (ANI): The International Rosetta Mission performed a successful close fly-by at the main-belt asteroid (21) Lutetia on 10 July 2010.Closest approach occurred at 15:45 UTC at a distance of ... Read more...

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Asteroid 2010 GA6 Will Fly By The Earth Today


April 9th, 2010 - 2:36 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Apr 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Okay everyone, get out your trusty telescopes and look towards the skies! And no it isn't the return of Jesus just yet (hold on my fellow Christians, it ... Read more...

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Newly discovered asteroid to pass by earth today


April 8th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 8 (ANI): A newly discovered asteroid is set to pass by earth today, but experts say it poses no danger to the planet.Discovered by astronomers with the Catalina Sky Survey ... Read more...

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Home Secretary Pillai says Andhra CM’s missing chopper has crash-landed


September 3rd, 2009 - 11:58 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep.3 (ANI): Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai on Thursday said that the missing Bell chopper carrying Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajshekhera Reddy and four others had crash-landed about ... Read more...

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Home Ministry orders paratroopers to airdrop at copter location site


September 3rd, 2009 - 11:30 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep.3 (ANI): The Union Home Ministry has ordered paratroopers to immediately airdrop themselves at the location where the missing chopper carrying Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajshekhera Reddy and ... Read more...

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Andhra Pradesh CM’s missing chopper located near Kurnool


September 3rd, 2009 - 11:16 am ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, Sep.3 (ANI): The Army confirmed on Thursday morning that the Air Force has homed in on the missing chopper carrying Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajshekhera Reddy and four others ... Read more...

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ISRO to use CARTOSAT to search for missing Andhra CM


September 3rd, 2009 - 9:50 am ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, Sep.3 (ANI): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will conduct two fly-bys at 9.30 a.m. and 10.30 a.m. respectively with the help of CARTOSAT One and Two as part of ... Read more...

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Osama bin Laden hiding in Hindu Kush: United States


March 15th, 2009 - 11:34 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar 15 (ANI): Worlds biggest manhunt for Al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden has zeroed in on Chitrals stunning peaks and valleys. According to the New York Daily News, Laden ... Read more...

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Palin has no role in guarding US airspace as Alaska Governor


October 1st, 2008 - 3:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 1 (ANI): The Alaska Governor and John McCaina running mate, Sarah Palin, has no command authority over the guardians of US airspace despite her recent suggestion in an interview ... Read more...

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Cassinis flyby shows that Saturn magnetises its moon Titan


September 12th, 2008 - 3:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 12 (ANI): A recent flyby of the Cassini spacecraft has shown that Saturns moon Titan is temporarily magnetised by encounters with its host planet.According to a report in New ... Read more...

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Mars Express acquires sharpest images of Martian moon Phobos


August 1st, 2008 - 3:44 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, August 1 (ANI): Using the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC), ESAs (European Space Agencys) Mars Express has acquired the sharpest images of the Martian moon Phobos.The images were clicked when ... Read more...

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ESA spacecraft to rendezvous with Martian moon Phobos


July 18th, 2008 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, July 18 (ANI): Scientists and engineers are preparing ESAs (European Space Agencys) Mars Express for several close fly-bys of the Martian moon Phobos, which would include some of the most ... Read more...

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Cathay Pacific chairman in cockpit during low-flying stunt


March 2nd, 2008 - 3:49 pm ICT by admin
DPA Hong Kong, March 2 (DPA) The chairman of Cathay Pacific and a senior director were in the cockpit of a new Boeing 777 when it swooped about 10 metres above an airport ... Read more...

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