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NASA finds first super-Earth exoplanet with an atmosphere

February 19, 2016

Astrophysicists at NASA have found a super-Earth exoplanet dubbed as 55 Cancri e with an atmosphere for the first time. These NASA astrophysicists were working with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the University College London. Key facts 55 Cancri ..

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Japan launches ASTRO-H satellite to study black holes

February 18, 2016

Japan has successfully launched ASTRO-H space observation satellite to probe mysterious black holes. The satellite was launched by H2A rocket after it had successfully lifted off at the Tanegashima Space Centre. Key facts ASTRO-H satellite has been developed by the ..

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US Astronaut Edgar Mitchell passes away

February 6, 2016

United States (US) Astronaut Edgar Mitchell passed away Lake Worth, Florida under hospice care. He was 85. He was the sixth man to walk on the Moon. He had spent more than nine hours on the Moon’s surface in the ..

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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket successfully launches Jason-3 Ocean-monitoring satellite

January 18, 2016

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has successfully launched the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Jason-3 Ocean-monitoring satellite. It was launched from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base and the satellite has been successfully inserted it in the desired orbit. Jason-3 is ..

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NASA's Kepler spacecraft finds 100 new alien planets orbiting other stars

January 11, 2016

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA’s) revamped planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft has discovered more than 100 planets orbiting other stars. The Kepler spacecraft discovered these alien planets during its second-chance K2 mission by using the transit method. Transit method The ..

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Scientists detect Ethyl Alcohol and Simple Sugar from gas emitted by Comet Lovejoy

October 26, 2015

For the first time, a team of scientists have discovered two complex organic molecules viz. Ethyl alcohol and a simple sugar known as glycolaldehyde on a comet. These molecules were discovered on Comet Lovejoy from gas emitted by a comet ..

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NASA’s SERVIR-Mekong project to help monitor environment in Southeast Asia

September 2, 2015

NASA and US Agency for International Development (USAID) have started the SERVIR-Mekong project, to strengthen the environmental monitoring in Southeast Asia region. It has been launched in the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center in Bangkok, Thailand to serve the 5 countries ..

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NASA inks US $490 million contract with Russia for ISS travel

August 6, 2015

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has extended a contract worth US $490 million with Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) to carry US astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). This contract was extended after lack of Congressional funding. Under ..

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Sunita Williams among 4 astronauts chosen to fly NASA’s first commercial space vehicle

July 11, 2015

Indian-origin Sunita Williams is among four veteran astronauts chosen by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to fly the first commercial space vehicles. Other three astronauts are Robert Behnken Eric Boe Douglas Hurley They will be trained and prepared for ..

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Huge Lava Lake Spotted on Jupiter's Moon Io

May 7, 2015

Huge Lava Lake was spotted on Jupiter’s Moon Io by an extremely powerful telescope on Earth named Large Binocular telescope Interferometer (LBTI). LBTI located on Mount Graham in Arizona, United States had taken highest resolution ground-based images of Io. This ..

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