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NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft prior to impact at the asteroid system of Dimorphos and Didymos. International

NASA spacecraft successfully crashes into asteroid in defence test

After flying in space for 10 months, a NASA spacecraft successfully crashed into an asteroid on Tuesday in a first-of-its-kind mission to test whether space rocks that might threaten

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Sep 27, 2022 00:00 IST 3 Min read
Webb's NIRCam first image of Neptune, taken on 12 July 2022, brings the planet's rings into full focus for the first time in more than three decades. The most prominent features of Neptune's atmosphere in this image are a series of bright patches in the planet's southern hemisphere that represent high-altitude methane-ice clouds. More subtly, a thin line of brightness circling the planet's equator could be a visual signature of global atmospheric circulation that powers Neptune's winds and storm International
James Webb telescope captures clearest view of Neptune's rings in decades
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Sep 22, 2022 05:30 IST 2 Min read
Webb's NIRCam first image of Neptune, taken on 12 July 2022, brings the planet's rings into full focus for the first time in more than three decades. The most prominent features of Neptune's atmosphere in this image are a series of bright patches in the planet's southern hemisphere that represent high-altitude methane-ice clouds. More subtly, a thin line of brightness circling the planet's equator could be a visual signature of global atmospheric circulation that powers Neptune's winds and storm International
James Webb telescope captures clear images of ringed Neptune
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Sep 22, 2022 05:30 IST 2 Min read
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Who is Artemis? NASA's latest mission to the Moon is named after an ancient lunar goddess turned feminist icon
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Aug 31, 2022 05:30 IST 3 Min read
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Engine problem leads NASA to scrub launch of Artemis 1 – 21st-century's first moon-exploration program
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Aug 29, 2022 05:30 IST 2 Min read
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Scientists have traced Earth's path through the galaxy via tiny crystals found in the crust
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Aug 25, 2022 05:30 IST 4 Min read
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India's first observatory to monitor space activity to come up in Uttarakhand
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Aug 22, 2022 05:30 IST 2 Min read
AzaadiSat, built by 750 girl students, to reach orbit next week onboard ISRO SSLV's maiden flight National
AzaadiSat, built by 750 girl students, to reach orbit next week onboard ISRO SSLV's maiden flight
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Jul 29, 2022 05:30 IST 1 Min read
China launches six satellites with its new solid propellant rocket International
China launches six satellites with its new solid propellant rocket
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Jul 27, 2022 05:30 IST 2 Min read
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Russia's withdrawal from International Space Station could mean early demise of orbital lab and sever another Russian link with West
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Jul 27, 2022 05:30 IST 4 Min read
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