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3 astronauts return after 197-day mission in space

Three members of the International Space Station's Expedition 57 crew have returned to Earth safely after spending 197 days in… Read More

NASA’s InSight lander places the first instrument on Mars

NASA’s InSight lander has deployed its first instrument onto the surface of Mars, marking the first time a seismometer had… Read More

Planets with oxygen don’t necessarily have life

Researchers have found that the presence of oxygen in a planet’s atmosphere may not be the surest sign that life… Read More

Saturn rings may vanish in 100 mn years: NASA

Saturn is losing its iconic rings at the maximum rate estimated from Voyager 1 and 2 observations made decades ago,… Read More

Astronomers spot unusual star forming like a planet

Instead of finding a planet, astronomers have detected a star forming in the outer regions of the disc of dust… Read More

India’s IDRSS to be satellite communication hub in the sky

As part of its proposed manned space mission, India will launch the Indian Data Relay Satellite System (IDRSS) to improve… Read More

India to launch GSAT 7 satellite for Indian Air Force

India will be launching GSAT 7A, a military communication satellite for the Indian Air Force (IAF), on December 19 with… Read More

NASA satellite maps Antarctica ice sheets, sea ice, forests

NASA's satellite to track Earth's melting ice has revealed accurate first maps of Antarctica such that it can measure sea… Read More

NASA’s InSight sends back the first selfie on Mars

Barely two weeks after touching down on Mars, NASA’s InSight lander has taken its first selfie using the spacecraft’s robotic… Read More

Voyager 2 is now also in interstellar space behind its Voyager 1 twin

Forty-one years after it left Earth, NASA's Voyager 2 probe has now become only the second human-made object to enter… Read More