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This sparkling burst of stars is Messier 75

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Messier 75 lies in our Milky Way galaxy in the constellation of Sagittarius (the Archer), around 67,000 light-years away from Earth.

Apr 28, 2019

By IBTimes SG Desk

Nasa

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Nepal's first ever satellite launched into space

The NepaliSat-1 was launched at 2.31 a.m. on Wednesday from the Virginia-based station of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the US.

Apr 18, 2019

By IANS

Science

11 Arab countries take on NASA, launch own space program

ASCG includes the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Jordan, Lebanon, Sudan and Kuwait.

Mar 21, 2019

By Arthur Villasanta

The Hayabusa-2--JAXA and DLR have collaborated on the mission to study asteroid

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Successful Ryugu landing may lead Japan to shoot bullet to asteroid's surface

Hayabusa 2 will shoot a bullet on the asteroid's surface to bring back the space body's samples to the earth

Feb 21, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Science

Milky Way's galactic collision with Andromeda to happen earlier than previously thought

The new study report revealed that Milky Way will collide with Andromeda Galaxy much earlier than previously estimated.

Feb 10, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Sir Richard Branson gives up control of Virgin Atlantic amid Delta-Air France deal

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Billionaire Richard Branson plans to travel to space on his own spaceship this year

The spaceflight company Virgin Galactic is one of two companies, along with Blue Origin that is currently under development before sending passengers to space

Feb 8, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Spacex

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft launches on an Antares rocket at 4:01 a.m. EST Nov. 17, 2018, from the Virginia Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad-0A at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Northrop Grumman's 10th contracted cargo resupply

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Saudi Arabia announces launch of first communications satellite along with India's GSAT-31

Both the satellites, India's GSAT-31 and Saudi's SGS-1-HS-4 are designed to operate for at least 15 years.

Feb 6, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

NASA lost seven of its own on the morning of Jan. 28, 1986, when a booster engine failed, causing the Shuttle Challenger to break apart just 73 seconds after launch. In this photo from Jan. 9, 1986, the Challenger crew takes a break during countdown train

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NASA: Remembering Space Shuttle Challenger

In this photo from Jan. 9, 1986, the Challenger crew takes a break during countdown training at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

Feb 1, 2019

By IBTimes SG Desk

Nasa

Science

NASA's Hubble captures stunning image of new dwarf galaxy in our cosmic backyard

Their aim was to measure the age of the cluster by using these stars, but they unexpectedly found a dwarf galaxy in our cosmic backyard.

Feb 1, 2019

By Micah Ong

Nasa

Space

Here's how NASA plans to stop asteroids from hitting earth, causing another extinction

Dubbed the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), this would be the space agency's first planetary-defense mission.

Jan 26, 2019

By Micah Ong

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Space

NASA's New Horizons encounters Ultima Thule, transmits clear images to earth

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft flew past the distant object while setting the record for the flyby of the most distant planetary object in history.

Jan 26, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Nasa

Mark Zuckerberg and other business leaders oppose Trumps order to end DACA

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Is Mark Zuckerberg the next Elon Musk? Facebook reveals space plans

Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg may also be gunning for space as Facebook begins plans to develop space lasers.

Jan 23, 2019

By Precious Silva

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NASA Study Finds Unexpectedly Primitive Atmosphere Around 'Warm Neptune'

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Not Planet X, but disc of icy bodies behind mysterious orbit beyond Neptune

In the study paper, researchers partially admitted that there could be an unknown Planet Nine along with this giant disc of icy bodies in the farthest reaches of the solar system.

Jan 23, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

A view of the Nanyang Technological University campus in Singapore August 2, 2016.

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Towards Singapore's first lunar mission: NTU successfully launches 9th satellite in space [VIDEO]

Scientists from NTU and Kyushu Institute of Technology successfully launched and deployed two nanosatellites into the space.

Jan 23, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Science

Russian company plans to put billboards in space; But why? [WATCH]

The CubeSats is expected to fly up to 280 miles above earth's surface and the mini-satellites would spread 30-foot mylar sails to create an orbital display.

Jan 21, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Juno’s Latest Flyby of Jupiter Captures Two Massive Storms

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Jupiter's storms captured by NASA's Juno spacecraft

This image of Jupiter's turbulent southern hemisphere was captured by NASA's Juno spacecraft as it performed its most recent close flyby of the gas giant planet on Dec. 21, 2018.

Jan 21, 2019

By IBTimes SG Desk

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