NASA’s Messenger fetches first orbital photo of Mercury
March 30th, 2011 - 7:12 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) NASA's Messenger spacecraft, the first ever to enter the orbit of Mercury, has fetched its first photo, the project's website said.The image, the first ever ... Read more...
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NASA spacecraft becomes first to enter Mercury orbit
March 18th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 18 (IANS) A NASA spacecraft, after over six years of space travel, has become the first to enter the orbit of Mercury, the agency said Friday.The Messenger spacecraft ... Read more...
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Earth’s value: 3,000 trillion pounds
February 28th, 2011 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 28 (IANS) A scientist has thought up of a formula to calculate the worth of planet Earth and has valued it at 3,000 trillion pounds. Astrophysicist Greg Laughlin came up ... Read more...
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Stephen Hawking’s take on how aliens might really look
July 9th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 9 (ANI): British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has revealed his idea on how aliens might really look in a new documentary series, 'Into The Universe'.Hawking, 68, who is paralysed due ... Read more...
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ESA missions to explore dark energy, habitable planets and Sun’s mysteries
February 20th, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, Feb 20 (ANI): Dark energy, habitable planets around other stars, and the mysterious nature of our own Sun, have been chosen by the European Space Agency (ESA) as candidates for two ... Read more...
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Our solar system may have millions of “twins”
January 9th, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 9 (ANI): A new research has suggested that our solar system may have millions of "twins".According to a report in National Geographic News, the research says that of ... Read more...
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Scientists present geological map of India’s Lonar crater
December 4th, 2009 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 4 (ANI): In a new study, a team of scientists has presented a topographic model and a geological map of Lonar crater in India, which is one of the youngest ... Read more...
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Chandrayaan confirms moon was once completely molten: Scientist
September 2nd, 2009 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 2 (IANS) Chandrayaan's moon mineralogy mapper has confirmed the magma ocean hypothesis, meaning that the moon was once completely molten, a senior scientist said Wednesday.
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NASA selects future projects to study Mars and Mercury
May 5th, 2009 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 5 (ANI): NASA has selected two science investigations that will aid in the interior examination of Mars and probe the tenuous atmosphere of Mercury.The projects, valued at approximately 38 million ... Read more...
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Asteroid dust in and around dead stars hints at Earth-like planets
January 7th, 2009 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 7 (ANI): Scientists have observed asteroid dust in and around a handful of dead stars, that is made up of similar materials as the Earth, which suggests Earth-like planets ... Read more...
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Earth and Venus collision shows ultimate extinction event to astronomers
September 24th, 2008 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 24 (ANI): Astronomers have spotted the mighty collision of two terrestrial planets orbiting a mature sun-like star, an event which is being compared to a hypothetical clash of the ... Read more...
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Astronomers discover look-alike of our solar system
April 8th, 2008 - 1:27 pm ICT by admin
London, April 8 (ANI): Astronomers have discovered a planetary system orbiting a distant star that can be described as the look-alike of our solar system.According to a report by BBC News, ... Read more...
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NASA detects water vapor in protoplanetary disks
March 19th, 2008 - 12:48 pm ICT by admin
Washington, March 19 (ANI): NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and high-resolution measurements from the Keck II Telescope in Hawaii have found water vapor in protoplanetary disks of dust and gas around two ... Read more...
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Campaign to beam first advertisement into space
March 8th, 2008 - 4:01 pm ICT by admin
London, March 8 (IANS) A campaign to broadcast the first advertisement into space has just got underway with the University of Leicester (U-L) space scientists playing a key part in the process. ... Read more...
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Now, an ad for aliens in outer space
March 8th, 2008 - 3:26 pm ICT by admin
Washington, March 8 (ANI): A campaign has been launched in the UK that would broadcast the first ever advertisement into space, which might be watched by any alien life form in the ... Read more...
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Alpha Centauri might harbor Earth-like planets
March 8th, 2008 - 1:07 pm ICT by admin
Washington, March 8 (ANI): A new study led by astronomers at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC), has suggested that the star system Alpha Centauri might harbor Earth-like planets, which could ... Read more...
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Worlds with potential for life might be more common than thought
February 18th, 2008 - 12:23 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 18 (ANI): Astronomers have discovered that terrestrial planets might form around many of the nearby sun-like stars in the disk of our galaxy, which indicates that worlds with potential for ... Read more...
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Mercury’s magnetosphere is more similar to Earth’s than previously believed
February 1st, 2008 - 3:56 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 31 (ANI): New information obtained by the NASA Messenger spacecraft has indicated that the magnetosphere of Mercury is more similar to Earth's than previously believed.The new finding was made with ... Read more...
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Building blocks of Earth-like planets discovered around star system
November 15th, 2007 - 4:17 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Nov 15 (ANI): Astronomers have discovered colliding planet embryos around the star HD 23514 which might be the building blocks for many rocky terrestrial planets like Earth, Mars or Venus in ... Read more...
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