U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong’s funeral planned for Friday
August 28th, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by BNO News
American astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, will be laid to rest during a private service in Ohio on Friday, NASA said on Monday. U.S. President Barack ... Read more...
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Telescope captures galactic super volcanic explosion
August 23rd, 2010 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 23 (IANS) A spectacular "super volcano" that erupted trillions of miles away from earth has been clicked by a NASA telescope.
The staggering eruption was filmed by NASA's Chandra X-Ray ... Read more...
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Solar Tsunami From The Sun Likely To Hit Earth?
August 4th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
August 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The web is abuzz with the reports of a solar storm that is earth bound. The solar tsunami is a result of the mass ejection that ... Read more...
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NASA awards $45 million space technology research and development contract
March 25th, 2010 - 3:49 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) – NASA awarded a $45 million contract to ERC Inc., of Huntsville, Alabama, for space technology research and development activities at the Ames Research Center at Moffett, California, ... Read more...
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Orbiting space junk passes International Space Station
September 5th, 2009 - 3:19 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 5 (DPA) A large piece of space junk flew past the International Space Station (ISS) Friday without posing any threat, US space agency NASA said.
A piece of a European Ariane-5 ... Read more...
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Shuttle Endeavour docks with ISS on home improvement mission (Lead)
November 17th, 2008 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 17 (RIA Novosti) The space shuttle Endeavour has docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on a two-week mission to improve living condition at the orbiter, US space agency Nasa ... Read more...
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Sex in space is inevitable, say experts
July 8th, 2008 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 8 (ANI): With US agency NASA and several other countries planning more and more space missions, scientists have started to debate on the possibility of cosmic sex.Though nobody claims ... Read more...
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Space shuttle undocks from station, heads home
March 25th, 2008 - 8:13 pm ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
Washington, March 25 (RIA Novosti) The US shuttle Endeavour has undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) ending its 12-day mission, which saw a record breaking five space walks, a NASA ... Read more...
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