NASA completes `brain transplant’ on Curiosity rover
August 15th, 2012 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 15 (IANS) NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, has announced that it has completed "brain transplant" on Mars rover Curiosity.As its main and backup computers ... Read more...
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NASA trains astronauts to land on asteroid
May 13th, 2012 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 13 (IANS) In a space mission straight from the movie "Armageddon", astronauts are being trained to land on an asteroid, explore it for minerals and even destroy the ... Read more...
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Runaway planets are universe’s fastest objects
March 23rd, 2012 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 23 (IANS) Runaway planets zipping through space at mind-numbing speeds of 30 million miles per hour are now the fastest objects in the universe, says a study.Seven years ... Read more...
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Solar flare to hit Earth
March 8th, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 8 (IANS) A massive solar flare was expected to hit the Earth Thursday bringing with it the threat of power and GPS blackouts, a media report said.The burst ... Read more...
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New asteroid could hit earth in 2040
February 29th, 2012 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 29 (IANS) A new asteroid, identified by NASA, could potentially hit the earth Feb 5, 2040, even though it is much smaller than the one -- nine miles ... Read more...
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Hubble discovers new, all-water planet
February 22nd, 2012 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) A class of planet that is a water world and enshrouded by a thick, steamy atmosphere has been discovered.Astronomers spotted the planet through the Hubble space ... Read more...
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Scientists say that Supermassive black hole will ‘eat’ gas cloud
December 15th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Dec 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists are anxiously awaiting the outcome of an impending crash of the supermassive black hole which is currently located in the Milky Way. Scientists say a gas ... Read more...
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Sun’s ‘killer flare’ won’t end earth in 2012: NASA
November 13th, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 13 (IANS) For all the doomsayers predicting that the world will come to an end in 2012, at least one of the potential reasons for earth's destruction has ... Read more...
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England determined to continue with sledging
October 19th, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 19 (IANS) England are determined to continue with sledging during the India tour with left arm-spinner Samit Patel insisting that it is being carried on from the ... Read more...
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NASA to launch moon mission in September
August 26th, 2011 - 6:58 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) NASA's discovery mission programme - GRAIL - is making final launch preparations for its Sept 8 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the ... Read more...
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NASA launches Jupiter probe
August 5th, 2011 - 7:51 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Florida, Aug 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) NASA will on Friday launch a spacecraft in a mission to unravel the mystery of Jupiter. The spacecraft which is dubbed Juno is expected to reach Jupiter ... Read more...
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Shuttle Endeavour lands safely
June 1st, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, June 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It was the end of an era when the space shuttle Endeavour made its landing. The trip which lasted 16 days was the last for ... Read more...
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NASA stardust spacecraft officially shuts down operations
March 26th, 2011 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 26 (ANI): The career of NASA's Stardust spacecraft officially came to an end at 7:33 p.m. EDT Thursday, March 24, after sending its last transmission to Earth.During an 11-year ... Read more...
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Jupiter, Mercury to pair up in twilight from March 13-16
March 10th, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 10 (ANI): Jupiter and Mercury will shine close together low in the western twilight from Sunday to Wednesday, March 13 to 16.Jupiter is the brighter of the two."Mercury ... Read more...
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Space shuttle Discovery set to return to Earth for final time
March 8th, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by BNO News
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) -- NASA on Monday announced that Space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to return to Earth for the final time on Wednesday, completing a 13-day mission to outfit ... Read more...
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NASA’S NEOWISE finds previously unknown 20 comets, 33,000 asteroids
February 2nd, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 2 (ANI): NASA has completed its mission of surveying the solar system and has discovered previously unknown objects, including 20 new comets and more than 33,000 asteroids in the main ... Read more...
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Miracle if Man U finish Premier League season unbeaten: Redknapp
January 17th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 17(ANI): Tottenham Hotspurs manager Harry Redknapp believes that it will take some divine intervention for Manchester United to finish unbeaten in the current season.United went back to the top ... Read more...
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Brand invites trouble for tweeting Katy’s greasy-hair, dozy-eyes pic!
January 1st, 2011 - 3:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 1 (ANI): It looks like Russell Brand has invited trouble to his newly married life by showing Katy Perry's image - not a glamourous one, but one that's quite ... Read more...
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Voyager 1 edges closer to solar system
December 15th, 2010 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 15 (IANS) Thirty three years after its launch, NASA's long-running Voyager 1 spacecraft is barrelling its way toward the edge of the solar system.Launched in 1977, the nuclear-powered Voyager 1 ... Read more...
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33pc of Sun’s blasts are ’sneak attacks’ that occur without warning
December 8th, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 8 (ANI): Astronomers have revealed that one-third of the Sun's blasts are "sneak attacks" that may occur without warning."If space weather forecasters rely on some of the traditional danger signs, ... Read more...
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Brit tourist becomes world’s most travelled man after clocking up 15mn miles!
November 26th, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 26 (ANI): After travelling 15 million miles and taking 718 Concorde flights to 139 countries, a Brit tourist has become the world's most travelled man.Wealthy Fred Finn holds the official ... Read more...
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Bell defends England’s decision to bat first in Ashes opener
November 26th, 2010 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane, Nov 26(ANI): England middle-order batsman Ian Bell has defended his team's decision to bat first in the ongoing opening Ashes Test in Brisbane, saying that it was "not a million miles ... Read more...
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NASA spacecraft takes look at comet from closest
November 5th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 5 (IANS) NASA's Deep Impact craft flew within 435 miles (700 km) of comet Hartley 2 -- the closest ever any man-made object got to such a celestial body.
The ... Read more...
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‘Reading India’s batting card in ’slow-mo’ sending shudders down Kiwi bowlers’ spines’
October 30th, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland, Oct 30(ANI): Reading Team India's strong batting line-up in slow motion is sending shudders down New Zealand bowlers' spine, cricket columnist David Leggat has said."It may be coincidence, but a ... Read more...
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Earth to have a close encounter with Comet Hartley 2 today
October 20th, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, Oct 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The planet is set to have a close shave with a comet that has been very elusive since its discovery in 1986.The Australian astronomer, Malcolm ... Read more...
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Comet Hartley 2 Will Be Visible From The Northern Horizon
October 20th, 2010 - 8:35 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Oct 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Discovered in 1986 by Australian astronomer Malcolm Hartley, comet Hartley 2 will make its closest appearance towards the earth today in the midnight. Astronomers have said ... Read more...
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Elusive green comet Hartley 2 will be visible today
October 20th, 2010 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 20 (ANI): Hartley 2, the comet that was discovered in 1986 by Australian astronomer Malcolm Hartley, has been shrouded in mystery for a very long time, but today it ... Read more...
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Earth set to have a close encounter with Comet Hartley 2
October 4th, 2010 - 1:43 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Oct 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The earth will have a really "close" encounter with a comet called "Comet Hartley 2" on Oct. 20.
The comet will pass just over 11 million miles from ... Read more...
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“Potentially Hazardous” ‘2010 ST3′ Asteroid To Pass Earth Next Month
September 29th, 2010 - 12:45 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An asteroid which is being called potentially hazardous was discovered less than one month before it is due to pass by the earth at what is considered to ... Read more...
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Pan-STARRS discovers first potentially hazardous asteroid
September 28th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 28 (ANI): The Panoramic Survey Telescope & Rapid Response System (Pan-STARRS) has found an asteroid that will come within 4 million miles of Earth in mid-October.The object is about 150 ... Read more...
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Jupiter came closest to Earth on Monday
September 21st, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 21 (ANI): Skygazers got a chance to see the brightest Jupiter Monday night when the planet came closest to Earth since 1951.In fact, for about the next four months ... Read more...
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Jupiter to appear brightest when it makes its closest pass by Earth on Sep 20th
September 15th, 2010 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 15 (ANI): On Monday, September 20th, Jupiter will appear brightest to skygazers, as it will come closest to the Earth at just 368 million miles away.Although throughout September, on any ... Read more...
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NASA eyes unprecedented mission to unlock Sun’s biggest mysteries
September 3rd, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 3 (ANI): NASA is developing an unprecedented mission to study the Sun closer than ever before.The project, named Solar Probe Plus, is scheduled to launch no later than 2018.The small ... Read more...
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For The Seventh Consecutive Year, Mars Close To Earth Hoax Sweeps Over The Internet
August 28th, 2010 - 7:42 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Aug 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) To the disappointment of many, Mars on Aug 27 night sky appeared just as it does on any other day, a small but bright red star. ... Read more...
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Mars hoax: ‘No two moons’ on Friday night
August 27th, 2010 - 1:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 27 (ANI): Scientists are continuously trying to debunk the Mars hoax email that spreads like wildfire every year, an email that says 'Mars will appear to be as big ... Read more...
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