Mars may have once hosted a body of water the size of Lake Michigan
November 26th, 2009 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 26 (ANI): Scientists have found a telltale "bathtub ring" of minerals inside an ancient Martian impact crater, which has led them to suggest that Mars may have once hosted ... Read more...
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‘Moon water is more precious than gold’ (Lead)
September 24th, 2009 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkatachari Jagannathan
Chennai, Sep 24 (IANS) The sensational discovery of water molecules on the lunar surface by an instrument owned by the American National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and carried ... Read more...
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‘Moon water is more precious than gold’
September 24th, 2009 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkatachari Jagannathan
Chennai, Sep 24 (IANS) The sensational discovery of water molecules on the lunar surface by an instrument owned by the US's National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and carried ... Read more...
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Scientists to review India’s moon mission saga
September 6th, 2009 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 6 (IANS) Top European and American space scientists will join their Indian counterparts here Monday to review the performance of India's maiden moon mission Chandrayaan-1 that was aborted prematurely ... Read more...
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Now, detect water contamination in the same way as snake’s eyes do
May 13th, 2009 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 13 (ANI): An expert from Tel Aviv University's School of Physics and Astronomy has developed a new system that can help monitor the safety of a building or community's water ... Read more...
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New system to monitor safety of building’s drinking water supply
May 13th, 2009 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
New York, May 13 (IANS) Chemo-terrorists could turn drinking water into a deadly brew within minutes. To counter this, a researcher has developed a system to monitor the safety of the water ... Read more...
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Chandrayaan-1 starts observing the Moon
November 25th, 2008 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, Nov 25 (ANI): After Indias lunar orbiter Chandrayaan-1 released a probe that impacted close to the south pole of the Moon on November 14, the instruments on the spacecraft are ... Read more...
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Indias Chandrayaan all set and tested for its Moon mission
September 26th, 2008 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, September 26 (ANI): The integration of all instruments on the Indian Space Agencys Chandrayaan-1, Indias first mission to the Moon, is now complete and validation tests to check the functionality ... Read more...
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Asteroid Steins looks like a diamond in the sky
September 9th, 2008 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, September 9 (ANI): The first images of asteroid Steins, from Rosettas OSIRIS imaging system and VIRTIS infrared spectrometer, have been derived from raw data and delivered spectacular results, the major ... Read more...
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There’s an ethane lake on Saturn’s moon (Lead)
July 31st, 2008 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 31 (IANS) Scientists have discovered a lake-like feature on Saturn's satellite Titan, the second body in the solar system to posses a liquid surface, apart from the Earth. Astronomers detected ... Read more...
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Deep impact extended mission heads for Comet Hartley Two
December 15th, 2007 - 2:18 pm ICT by admin
College Park (Maryland, USA), Dec.15 (ANI): NASA has given a University of Maryland-led team of scientists the green light to fly the Deep Impact spacecraft to the Comet Hartley 2 on a ... Read more...
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Instrument breakdown halts rover’s research on Mars
November 17th, 2007 - 4:21 pm ICT by admin
London, Nov 17 (ANI): Reports indicate that NASA's Opportunity rover on Mars has malfunctioned due to the failure of two of its most important instruments, thus halting research work.
The instruments that ... Read more...
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