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Japanese astronaut claims to have grown 9-cm taller in space; How true is his claim?

Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai, who is currently residing in the ISS, took to Twitter to share that he has grown significantly taller in space.

Jan 10, 2018

By Poulami Nag

Extraterrestrial stone 'Hypatia' contains mysterious chemical compound, breaks age-old notion of planet formation

Researchers claim that the stone Hypatia, discovered in Egypt in 2013 is of extra-terrestrial origin.

Jan 10, 2018

By Sanchalita Mullick

ISRO begins countdown for Cartosat launch from Sriharikota

Indian space agency is all set to launch its 6th Cartosat-2 satellite for remote sensing and strategic role from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on January 12, 2018 at 9: 28 AM. It will also carry 30 other satellites.

Jan 10, 2018

By Rahul K R

NASA gears up for aggressive deep space exploration vehicle tests in 2019

NASA engineers are developing technology and infrastructure for their deep space exploration mission which is all set to be launched by 2019.

Jan 10, 2018

By Rahul K R

Nasa

Space turf: India and China vie for first place in many space spheres

Indian and Chinese space agencies are planning similar space programs to gain prominence in Asia, resulting in competition reflecting the Cold War days between US and erstwhile USSR.

Jan 9, 2018

By Rahul K R

Impressive images of Jupiter as captured by NASA mission Juno

The NASA's Spacecraft Juno on its 10th space trip has taken the raw images of Jupiter and when they are enhanced by editing the color and contrast, this is how they look -- artistic and beautiful.

Jan 9, 2018

By Bikash Rai

Photograph of stone Carving from Burzahom (Courtesy IGNCA) along with a sketch of the same.

5000-year-old rock art in Kashmir depicts sun and supernova

Astronomers in India believe that the oldest supernova or corpse of a star that exploded after running out of fuel had been carved in a rock in Kashmir, India.

Jan 9, 2018

By Sanchalita Mullick

ISRO postpones launch of 8th Cartosat satellite

ISRO has postponed the launch of their eighth Cartosat satellite in the PSLV launcher from January 10 to January 12.

Jan 9, 2018

By Rahul K R

How do astronauts eat and drink in space?

Currently scientists are planning a long-term Mars mission and the question is will there be enough food for the astronauts to survive missions spanning years?

Jan 8, 2018

By Poulami Nag

ISRO to launch GSAT-11 in January, expected to revolutionize communications, internet services

India would soon launch its heaviest communication satellite GSAT-11 for satellite-based internet service.

Jan 7, 2018

By Rahul K R

NASA's experienced astronaut John Young dies at 87

Young is the only US astronaut to go into space as part of the Gemini, Apollo and space shuttle programmes and the first to fly into space six times.

Jan 7, 2018

By IANS

Human beings are saving the ozone layer; can global warming be undone next?

NASA study finds that ozone layer depletion has been reducing in past years due to the ban on Chlorofluorocarbon use.

Jan 6, 2018

By Rahul K R

Nasa

NASA's Curiosity rover finds strange structures on Mars; Can they be fossils?

NASA's Mars Rover has captured images of the surface of the Red Planet with stick-like structures which look remarkably like fossils discovered on Earth.

Jan 6, 2018

By Adrita Biswas

Nasa

ISRO's January Cartosat satellite launch: These other satellites are part of this epic blast off

PSLV would launch 31 satellites in its next launch mission on January 10, 2018. Some of the major missions planned for the launch includes nanosatellites.

Jan 6, 2018

By Rahul K R

Wait till next New Year's Eve, NASA's New Horizon unfolds more about 2014 MU69 in Kuiper belt

NASA's New Horizon spacecraft would fly by Kuiper belt object 2014 MU69 on January 1, 2019. Early observations hint at the Kuiper Belt object being either a binary orbiting pair or a contact pair of nearly like-sized bodies with diameters near 20 and 18 kilometers.

Jan 6, 2018

By Rahul K R

Nasa

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Japanese astronaut claims to have grown 9-cm taller in space; How true is his claim?

Extraterrestrial stone 'Hypatia' contains mysterious chemical compound, breaks age-old notion of planet formation

ISRO begins countdown for Cartosat launch from Sriharikota

NASA gears up for aggressive deep space exploration vehicle tests in 2019

Space turf: India and China vie for first place in many space spheres

Impressive images of Jupiter as captured by NASA mission Juno

5000-year-old rock art in Kashmir depicts sun and supernova

ISRO postpones launch of 8th Cartosat satellite

How do astronauts eat and drink in space?

ISRO to launch GSAT-11 in January, expected to revolutionize communications, internet services

NASA's experienced astronaut John Young dies at 87

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NASA's Curiosity rover finds strange structures on Mars; Can they be fossils?

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