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NASA suggests that Voyager 1 should keep on running for another 2-3 years before it runs out of fuel in the interstellar space.

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Voyager 1's thrusters work perfectly fine even after 37 years

NASA's JPL are using the TCM thrusters to adjust the directions of the antenna in interstellar space.

2 Dec 2017 9:29 AM IST

As these stars have been around since the earliest days of the Clouds existence, they offer an insight into the pairs history. (Representational image)

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Two largest satellite galaxies Magellanic Clouds bridged by stars

For the past 15 years, scientists have been eagerly anticipating the data from Gaia.

10 Feb 2017 9:44 AM IST

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Shawna Pandya to become third Indian-origin woman to fly in space

If everything goes as per plan, Dr Shawna Pandya (32) may join the league of Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams.

10 Feb 2017 9:16 AM IST

ISRO Chairman A S Kiran Kumar had earlier said that the mission to Venus is on the horizon and studies are underway.

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ISRO invites proposals for space experiments to study Venus

The Announcement of Opportunity (AO) is for space experiments by institutions in the country

25 April 2017 7:54 AM IST

$The cargo spacecraft mission provides an \important technological basis\ to build a Chinese space station (Photo: AFP)$ Science

China's first cargo spacecraft docks with orbiting Tiangong-2 space...

Beijing's goal is to establish a permanently manned space station by 2022

22 April 2017 12:27 PM IST

Reliance Jio free 4G services have reduced profit of Airtel by more than half, lowered Vodafone Indias profit and pushed Idea Cellular into first ever quarterly loss.

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Mobile subscriber base reaches 895.25 mn in March

The numbers include those of the latest entrant, Reliance Jio Infocomm as of December 2016

22 April 2017 12:27 PM IST

Magnetic tug nears derelict satellite (Image: ESA)

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Can magnetic space tug clean up space junk?

To combat space debris, interest is growing in plucking entire satellites from space.

25 Jun 2017 8:48 AM IST

Concepts Uranus and Neptune Illustration of compositional differences among the giant planets and their relative sizes Left: Arriving at Uranus in 1986, Voyager 2 observed a bluish orb with subtle features. A haze layer hid most of the planets cloud features from view. Right: This image of Neptune was produced from Voyager 2 and shows the Great Dark Spot and its companion bright smudge. Credits: Left: NASA/JPL-Caltech - Right: NASA

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NASA completes study of future Ice Giant' mission concept

NASA plans probe of mysterious ice giants in the outer Solar System.

23 Jun 2017 4:09 PM IST

$The Pancam on NASAs Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity took the component images of this enhanced-color scene during the missions \walkabout\ survey of an area just above the top of \Perseverance Valley,\ in preparation for driving down the valley. (Photo: NASA)$ Science

New Island offers clues about life on Mars: NASA

Scientists initially expected the island created when vast quantities of rock and dense ash spewed to wash away within...

13 Dec 2017 2:42 PM IST

The candidates include 10 newly discovered rocky worlds that are properly distanced from their parent stars for water, if it exists, to pool on their surfaces. Scientists believe liquid water is a key ingredient for life.

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Kepler telescope finds 10 more possible life-friendly planets

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration launched the Kepler telescope in 2009.

20 Jun 2017 8:16 AM IST

$The moon will be the closest to Earth since 1948 at a distance of 356,509 kilometres (221,524 miles), creating what NASA described as \an extra-supermoon\. (Representational image)$ Science

China plans to send mini-ecosystems to Moon

China is planning to send mini-ecosystems - containing potato seeds and silkworm eggs - to the Moon next year.

19 Jun 2017 7:52 AM IST

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NASA discovers new 'icy' planet

The newly-discovered iceball' planet has the same mass and orbit as Earth.

27 April 2017 5:12 PM IST