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  India has 217 space objects orbiting earth; working towards reducing space debris: Report

  Science | April 10, 2022 20:56 IST

  According to Orbital Debris Quarterly News issued in March by NASA, India had 103 spacecraft, including active and defunct satellites, and 114 space debris objects, including spent rocket bodies orbiting the earth. So, the country has a total of 217 space objects orbiting the earth.

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  Astronomers discover super bright, giant, farthest star that formed 13 billion years ago

  Science | March 31, 2022 7:07 IST

  While Hubble has spied galaxies as far away as 300 million to 400 million years of the universe-forming Big Bang, their individual stars are impossible to pick out.

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  NASA confirms existence of over 5,000 exoplanets including small, rocky worlds like Earth

  Science | March 23, 2022 7:47 IST

  The discovery of exoplanets, which began in 1992 is opening an era of discovery that will go beyond simply adding new planets to the list, the scientists said.

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  Space Station "largely isolated" from tensions over Ukraine

  World | February 24, 2022 8:42 IST

  Scott Pace, who served as executive secretary of the space council under President Trump and is now the director of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University, said the space station “has been largely isolated” from political events.

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  NASA's new space telescope sees 1st starlight, takes selfie

  World | February 12, 2022 7:42 IST

  All 18 segments of the primary mirror on the James Webb Space Telescope seem to be working properly 1 1/2 months into the mission, officials said on Friday.

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  NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reaches final destination -- a million miles away from Earth

  Science | January 25, 2022 7:20 IST

  Considered the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, which orbits 330 miles (530 kilometers) up, Webb is too far away for emergency repairs. That makes the milestones over the past month — and the ones ahead — all the more critical.

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  NASA studying Tonga eruption to understand landforms on Mars, Venus

  Science | January 24, 2022 7:45 IST

  The violent explosion, last week, was preceded by a series of small eruptions starting in December, which increased the size of the island.

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  Giant asteroid larger than 'Burj Khalifa' to pass through Earth | Here's how to track

  Science | January 18, 2022 18:51 IST

  After today, the asteroid won't pass through our planet for another century. Today's approach will be the closest for this asteroid for at least the next 200 years for which astronomers have calculated its orbit.

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  NASA citizen scientist finds Jupiter-like planet

  Science | January 16, 2022 23:46 IST

  The exoplanet, called TOI-2180 b, was discovered in data from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).

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  Debris chokes NASA's Perseverance while collecting rock sample from Mars

  Science | January 12, 2022 12:28 IST

  This is only the 6th time in human history a sample has been cored from a rock on a planet other than Earth, NASA said, adding they take it slow when they see something anomalous. 

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  NASA's Webb Telescope reaches major milestone as 'Mirror Unfolds'

  Science | January 09, 2022 7:31 IST

  The Webb mission will explore every phase of cosmic history - from within our solar system to the most distant observable galaxies in the early universe.

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  World's most powerful space telescope James Webb fully deployed in space

  Science | January 08, 2022 23:38 IST

  The last portion of the 21-foot (6.5-meter) mirror swung into place at flight controllers’ command, completing the unfolding of the James Webb Space Telescope.

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  NASA shows two storms brewing on Jupiter's surface, Dia Mirza reacts to viral photo

  Trending | January 05, 2022 13:37 IST

  "Bright “pop-up” clouds are visible above the lower storm, casting shadows on the cloud bank below. As small as they appear in comparison to the large storm below, these clouds are typically 31 miles (50 km) across," NASA said.

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  NASA nails trickiest job on newly launched space telescope

  Science | January 05, 2022 7:44 IST

  The $10 billion telescope is more than halfway toward its destination 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometres) away, following its Christmas Day send-off. It is the biggest and most powerful observatory ever launched — 100 times more powerful than the Hubble Space Telescope — enabling it to peer back to almost the beginning of time.

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  Recap 2021 - A year of space tourism, launch of biggest telescope and many milestones | Pics, Videos

  Science | December 30, 2021 17:49 IST

  2021 was a big year in the world of science. The world witnessed millionaires conduct space explorations, NASA launch James Webb Telescope, China bringing back a sample to earth from the moon, and many more milestones. Here is a list of the biggest moments in science with mind-blowing pictures and videos from out of the world (literally).

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  NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launches on mission to unlock secrets of universe | WATCH

  Science | December 25, 2021 18:57 IST

  NASA's James Webb Space Telescope soared from French Guiana on South America’s northeastern coast, riding a European Ariane rocket into the Christmas morning sky.

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  For first time in history, NASA spacecraft touches Sun | Watch

  Science | December 16, 2021 17:14 IST

  Launched in 2018 to explore the mysteries of the Sun, the Parker Solar Probe has, so far, completed nine full orbits of the Sun. Before its prime mission ends in 2025, it will complete another 15 orbits.

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  Indian-origin US Air Force doctor among 10 chosen by NASA for as astronauts future missions

  World | December 07, 2021 22:16 IST

  In a statement, NASA announced that it has chosen 10 new astronaut candidates from a field of more than 12,000 applicants to represent the US and work for humanity’s benefit in space. The list includes an Indian-origin doctor.

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  NASA's Hubble telescope captures stunning image of star-forming Prawn Nebula

  Science | November 28, 2021 13:22 IST

  The Prawn Nebula is a massive stellar nursery located in the constellation Scorpius, about 6,000 light-years from Earth.

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  NASA launches DART spacecraft that will deliberately crash into asteroid. Here's why

  Science | November 24, 2021 14:28 IST

  The mission aims to see if intentionally crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid is an effective way to change its course, if an Earth-threatening asteroid is discovered in the future.