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Stargazers capture Jupiter, its 4 moons in rare closest date with Earth
New Delhi: Stargazers across the world were left mesmerised when they caught the closest glimpse of the giant gas planet with its four moons — some lucky souls saw it with just…
- Science
Don’t miss Jupiter’s closest date with Earth in 59 years
Washington: Jupiter was set to make its closest approach to Earth in 59 years on Monday and stargazers were waiting for an excellent view when the giant gas planet reaches “opposition”. The…
- Science
Don’t miss Jupiter’s closest date with Earth in 70 years on Sep 26
Washington: Jupiter is set to make its closest approach to Earth in the last 70 years and on September 26, stargazers can expect an excellent view when the giant planet reaches opposition.…
- Science
10 times faster than a bullet, supersonic asteroid to pass Earth: NASA
New York: A small supersonic asteroid, traveling at ten times the speed of a bullet, will pass by the Earth on Tuesday, media reports said. The asteroid has been given the designation…
- Science
NASA gears up to send megarocket in deep space on Aug 29
Washington: The US space agency is geared up to send its debut Space Launch System (SLS) mission called Artemis I into deep space on Monday that will perform a long orbit around…
- Technology
Musk’s Twitter friend Pranay Pathole says he is ‘down-to-earth’
San Francisco: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s Twitter buddy from Pune Pranay Pathole, who recently met him, referred to the tech billionaire as “super genuine” and “down-to-earth,” media reports say. “He…
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NASA’s Webb telescope captures Jupiter’s faint rings, Great Red Spot
New Delhi: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured new stunning images of Jupiter that will give scientists even more clues to the planet’s inner life. With giant storms, powerful winds, auroras,…
- India
Shivpal Yadav creates flutter with ‘Kansa’ remark
New Delhi : A cryptic remark by Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) chief Shivpal Singh Yadav even as he wished people on the occasion of Janmashtmi set the political circles abuzz on Friday.…
- Science
Potentially hazardous giant asteroid to zoom past Earth on Friday
Washington: A “potentially hazardous” giant asteroid is likely to come within about 4.3 million km of Earth on Friday, according to NASA. The asteroid, named 2015 FF, has an estimated diameter between…
- Science
25-tonne Chinese rocket booster to fall on Earth this week: Report
Beijing: A total of 25 tonnes space junk from a recently-launched Chinese rocket is likely to crash on to Earth on July 31, according to a report. According to US-based Aerospace Corporation’s…
- Opinions
US, Russia keep space out of their conflict on earth
Satyen Mohapatra Both US and Russia have definitely shown magnanimity and broad heart as far as their relationship is concerned with regard to outer Space. Signing agreements recently to continue their mutual…
- Science
Tesla to protect life, SpaceX to extend it beyond Earth: Musk
San Francisco: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said that the electric vehicle company is to protect life on Earth and his space company to extend it beyond Earth. The tech…
- World
Biggest supermoon of 2022 to grace skies tonight
The biggest Supermoon of 2022 will be visible in the skies around the world on Wednesday, July 13. The brightest Supermoon or Buck moon will begin to shine on Wednesday at 2:38 pm…
- Science
Researchers simulate defence test against potential asteroid impacts on Earth
Washington: NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission is the world’s first full-scale planetary defence test against potential asteroid impacts on Earth. Researchers now show that instead of leaving behind a relatively…
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China aims to beat NASA, ESA in returning Mars samples to Earth: Report
New Delhi: China’s Mars sample return mission aims to collect samples from the Red Planet and deliver them to Earth in 2031, or two years ahead of a NASA and ESA joint…