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Rare Mercury Transit captured by NASA in this video, next such celestial event only in 2032

Mercury Transit was visible in the US East Coast, Canada, South and Central America throughout its transit while the rest of the globe captured s small sliver of it. Those in Asia, including Singapore, and Australia missed the event entirely.

Nov 12, 2019

By Soorya Kiran NN

Rare celestial event falls on Monday, Nov 11 when Mercury passes between Earth and Sun

The transit begins Monday at 1235 GMT and ends at 1804 GMT, when Mercury appears to enter on one edge of the Sun and exit on the other

Nov 10, 2019

By Soorya Kiran NN

Will Tardigrades go to Mars before humans? Scientists ponder combining radiation resistant DNA in humans for Mars mission

Scientists have been working on combining Tardigrades DNA with human cells to make astronauts endure extreme conditions in space and protect them from harmful radiation.

Nov 8, 2019

By Priya Yadav

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Ex-NASA astronaut shares details about spotting asteroid; can we stop any space object?

Professor at John Hopkins University recently revealed what will happen if humans try to break the asteroids in space before it hit the earth

Nov 7, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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Study examines how your brain changes if you go on a long space flight

After spaceflight, cognitive performance of NASA astronauts is in sync with changes in brain structure, shows a study

Nov 1, 2019

By R Siva Kumar

Mice bred in space can still father healthy babies on earth, finds study

Male mice that were raised in outer space in special cages got back to earth and were found by scientists to have their sperm production or fertilizing ability remaining normal.

Nov 1, 2019

By R Siva Kumar

Astronomers carry out survey of a nearby galaxy, find ghosts of supernova

Researchers discovered two new supernova remnants and the observations were made by using CSIRO's new radio telescope ASKAP.

Oct 31, 2019

By Pinaz Kazi

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Artist rendering of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe observing the sun.

NASA prepares for Halloween in a different style; these images may scare you

While Halloween is knocking at the door, the space agency NASA started their preparation with a spooky image

Oct 28, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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File photo of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module ascent stage

Former NASA astronaut shares terrifying mishap during 1971 Apollo 15 Moon mission

A former astronaut for NASA opened up about his harrowing experience during the Apollo 15 mission to the Moon.

Oct 28, 2019

By Carlo Inigo Monzon

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Scientists have a new way to find a wormhole – a separate region in space

Scientists argue that it is possible to find a wormhole by tracing the gravitational pull of stars around black holes in the universe.

Oct 24, 2019

By Priya Yadav

Martian salt lakes were once like our Earth's own; How did they disappear?

Just 3.5 billion years ago, there were salt lakes on Mars much like the ones on Earth, with alternating periods of wet and dry periods.

Oct 24, 2019

By R Siva Kumar

Origin of electromagnetic fields not the same that was previously thought, say scientists

Even though it is two centuries since electromagnetism was deduced, scientists still have a lot of questions about the actual origin of massive electromagnetic fields.

Oct 23, 2019

By Revathi Sivakumar

Adelaide residents get to see International Space Station with naked eyes several times next week

'Just witnessed the space station whizz past over head!! Rather surreal #ISS #nasa,'' shared a Twitter user.

Oct 19, 2019

By Vinod DSouza

How planets form around a star is shown by gas 'waterfalls'

Astronomers examined 3D motions of gas in a planet-forming disk at three locations around a young star called HD 163296. They found that gas was flowing like a waterfall into gaps that seemed to be caused by infant planets.

Oct 17, 2019

By Revathi Sivakumar

NASA experiment to grow crops on Moon and Mars inches nearer to reality

Scientists have grown crops in Martian and Moon's soil simulants that were bolstered by NASA. They seem to indicate that food can be grown on Martian and lunar soil in order to feed settlers on those planets and also to obtain some seeds from them.

Oct 17, 2019

By Revathi Sivakumar

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Rare Mercury Transit captured by NASA in this video, next such celestial event only in 2032

Rare celestial event falls on Monday, Nov 11 when Mercury passes between Earth and Sun

Will Tardigrades go to Mars before humans? Scientists ponder combining radiation resistant DNA in humans for Mars mission

Ex-NASA astronaut shares details about spotting asteroid; can we stop any space object?

Study examines how your brain changes if you go on a long space flight

Mice bred in space can still father healthy babies on earth, finds study

Astronomers carry out survey of a nearby galaxy, find ghosts of supernova

NASA prepares for Halloween in a different style; these images may scare you

Former NASA astronaut shares terrifying mishap during 1971 Apollo 15 Moon mission

Scientists have a new way to find a wormhole – a separate region in space

Martian salt lakes were once like our Earth's own; How did they disappear?

Origin of electromagnetic fields not the same that was previously thought, say scientists

Adelaide residents get to see International Space Station with naked eyes several times next week

How planets form around a star is shown by gas 'waterfalls'

NASA experiment to grow crops on Moon and Mars inches nearer to reality

India@75: Article-370 in J&K is History; Three Glorious Years Later, "Nothing" Has Changed

India@75: Article-370 in J&K is History; Three Glorious Years Later, "Nothing" Has Changed

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