Russia starts building moon spaceship
July 20th, 2012 - 9:53 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 20 (IANS) Aiming to create the first base on the surface of the moon, Russia has started building a spacecraft for manned lunar missions with the first test ... Read more...
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‘India’s lunar mission found moon alive & kicking’
July 16th, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mysore (Karnataka), July 16 (IANS) India's maiden moon mission Chandrayaan-1 found the earth's satellite alive and kicking, demolishing myths about it being bone dry and inactive for millions of ... Read more...
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Budgetary boost to space research, atomic energy (Lead)
February 28th, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) India's atomic energy and space programmes received handsome increases in their annual allocation of around 31 percent and 43 percent, respectively, over the previous year in ... Read more...
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US hoping to become ‘close partner’ of India in space exploration
January 28th, 2011 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Jan.28 (ANI): A senior official of the Obama administration has said that United States is hoping to become 'close partner' of India in space exploration.The removal of the Indian ... Read more...
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Researchers create most comprehensive moon map
December 20th, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) Researchers have created the most detailed and comprehensive map of the moon's complex landscape thanks to data provided by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).
"This dataset is being ... Read more...
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Moon craters may be electrified
May 24th, 2010 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 24 (ANI): Astronauts who would step on the moon in future will have to endure more than dust and frigid temperatures-the moon's electrified poles.According to an analysis, potentially hazardous electrical ... Read more...
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Chandrayaan-1 instrument finds additional evidence of water activity on Moon
March 2nd, 2010 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 2 (ANI): Using data from a NASA radar that flew aboard India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, scientists have detected ice deposits near the moon's north pole, which is additional evidence of water ... Read more...
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Chandrayaan-I finds ice near Moon’s north pole
March 2nd, 2010 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, March 2 (IANS) Using data from a NASA radar that flew aboard India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, scientists have detected ice deposits totalling at least an estimated 600 million metric ... Read more...
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NASA radar finds ice deposits on the moon
March 2nd, 2010 - 5:05 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – NASA announced Monday that scientists used data from a radar to detect ice deposits near the moon’s north pole.NASA's Mini-SAR instrument, a lightweight, synthetic aperture radar, found ... Read more...
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New evidence points towards water on Moon
September 19th, 2009 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 19 (ANI): Two separate lunar missions have found evidence which indicates that the polar regions of the moon are chock full of water-altered minerals.According to a report in Nature News, ... Read more...
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Too much radiation might prevent astronauts to make it to Mars
September 17th, 2009 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 17 (ANI): A panel tasked by the White House with reviewing NASA's human space flight activities has suggested that radiation may be the biggest hurdle to human exploration beyond low-Earth ... Read more...
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‘Moon rock’ given to Holland by Armstrong, Aldrin just ‘petrified wood’
August 29th, 2009 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 29 (ANI): A piece of rock from the moon which Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin had gifted to Holland is claimed to be fake.Curators at Amsterdam's ... Read more...
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Scientists find first conclusive signature for uranium on Moon
June 30th, 2009 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 30 (ANI): A team of scientists has found the first conclusive signature for the presence of uranium on the lunar surface, an element not seen in previous Moon-mapping efforts.The uranium ... Read more...
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NASA developing navigation system for moon (Lead)
July 22nd, 2008 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 22 (IANS) Ohio State University researcher Ron Li is leading a team to help humans navigate the moon after being instrumental in designing Mars rovers. During NASA's scheduled moon landing ... Read more...
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New GPS-like system for the moon on the anvil
July 22nd, 2008 - 12:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 22 (ANI): American space agency NASA has commissioned leading Ohio State University researcher Ron Li to develop a new navigation system that will work like the global positioning system ... Read more...
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NASA obtains detailed map of moon’s south pole
February 29th, 2008 - 12:33 am ICT by admin
Xinhua
Washington, Feb 28 (Xinhua) The US National Aeronautics and Space Administrations (NASA) announced here that it has obtained the highest resolution images to date of the moon's rugged south polar region. Scientists ... Read more...
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Future lunar landing site much more rugged than previously believed
February 28th, 2008 - 2:10 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 28 (ANI): The proposed site for the landing of a future human lunar lander on the surface of the moon, has determined by NASA as being much more rugged than ... Read more...
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