Indian rocket hurls aloft four satellites
October 12th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Oct 12 (IANS) An Indian rocket blasted off from the spaceport here Wednesday to place into orbit an Indo-French satellite to study the tropical weather system ... Read more...
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Indian rocket launch countdown makes smooth progress
October 11th, 2011 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 11 (IANS) The countdown to Wednesday's launch of the Indian PSLV rocket ferrying four satellites is progressing smoothly, with the fourth stage fully fuelled up, said an ... Read more...
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Countdown begins for Indian weather satellite launch
October 10th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 10 (IANS) The countdown has begun for the launch Wednesday of an Indian weather satellite designed to help study climatic and atmospheric changes in the tropics."The countdown ... Read more...
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India primes for weather rocket blast-off Oct 12
October 6th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 6 (IANS) India is priming to fire into orbit Oct 12 a satellite designed to help study climatic and atmospheric changes in the tropics, the country's space ... Read more...
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Star attacks planet with radiation
September 14th, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) A nearby star is bombarding its companion planet with a barrage of X-rays, hundred thousand times more intense than the earth receives from the Sun, a ... Read more...
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India launching satellite to study tropical climate
September 10th, 2011 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 10 (IANS) India will launch on Oct 12 a dedicated satellite to study climatic and atmospheric changes in the tropical regions in collaboration with the French space ... Read more...
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India to launch satellite to monitor sea water levels
August 11th, 2010 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) India will launch a satellite to monitor sea water levels in collaboration with the French space agency, Minister of State for Science and Technology Prithviraj Chavan ... Read more...
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Astronomers discover new planet in Milky Way
March 19th, 2010 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
London, March 18 (IANS) A planet discovered 1,500 light years from Earth is remarkably similar to those in our own solar system, according to astronomers.
The Jupiter-size world, called Corot-9b, is orbiting a ... Read more...
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Most Earth-like exoplanet started out as Saturn-sized gas giant
January 7th, 2010 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 7 (ANI): A new research has indicated that the most Earth-like planet yet found around another star may be the rocky remains of a Saturn-size gas giant.The planet in question ... Read more...
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Proposals sought for studying India-French satellite data
December 30th, 2009 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 30 (IANS) The Indian and French space agencies have sought research proposals on data to be generated from a payload on a satellite to be launched next year.
Indian Space ... Read more...
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European satellite to provide new insights into how water is cycled around Earth
November 2nd, 2009 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 2 (ANI): An European satellite that will provide major new insights into how water is cycled around the Earth, has been launched into space.According to a report by BBC News, ... Read more...
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ESA investigates new methods of mapping tropical forest from space
August 22nd, 2009 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, August 22 (ANI): The European Space agency (ESA) is investigating new methods of mapping tropical forest from space.Tropical forests play an important role in the terrestrial carbon budget by absorbing huge ... Read more...
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NASAs Kepler mission to search for Earth-sized planets
March 4th, 2009 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 4 (ANI): NASAs Kepler mission, which is all set to launch on March 6, will take a long look at the stars in the constellation Cygnus, searching for an ... Read more...
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ESA to offer zero gravity rides to space tourists
November 12th, 2008 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 12 (ANI): The European Space Agency (ESA) is planning to offer zero-gravity rides to passengers on an airplane, giving a boost to the fledging space-tourism market.According to a report ... Read more...
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NASA satellite starts mapping oceans
July 31st, 2008 - 4:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 31 (ANI): The NASA - French space agency Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM)/Jason 2 oceanography satellite has produced its first complete maps of global ocean surface topography, surface wave ... Read more...
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India, France to launch tropical weather satellite in 2009
July 7th, 2008 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) India and France will jointly launch a satellite next year to understand climate change and the tropical weather phenomena including monsoons. The joint working group of the ... Read more...
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Joint NASA-French Satellite will track trends in sea level and climate
May 21st, 2008 - 4:50 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 21 (ANI): A joint NASA-French satellite that would track trends in sea level and climate, is undergoing final preparations for a June 15 launch from Californias Vandenberg Air Force ... Read more...
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