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Boeing, DARPA to design next-gen space plane

Boeing will develop an autonomous, reusable spaceplane capable of carrying and deploying a small expendable upper stage.

25 May 2017 7:57 AM IST

Over time, energized particles in the solar wind stripped off Mars atmosphere, leaving a thin and still-shrinking envelope of gases around the planet (Photo: NASA)Science
Poorly understood Mars landing conditions led to probe's demise:...

Its parachute worked as designed, but atmospheric forces at supersonic speed were not well understood.

25 May 2017 7:41 AM IST

Training for the chosen candidates includes a focus on spacewalking and teamwork, as well as some command of Russian language.Science
NASA completes emergency spacewalk

This was the 10th spacewalk for Whitson and the second for Fischer.

25 May 2017 6:52 AM IST

The 520-day record set by Scott Kelly, whose one-year space station mission ended in March. (Representational Image)Science
Spacewalking astronauts pull of space station repairs

NASA scrambled to put together a spacewalk so there would be a backup in case that second unit failed

24 May 2017 8:07 PM IST

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Jeff Bezos reveals ambition of setting up city on Moon

His ambitions drive from concerns that resources on Earth will soon run out.

24 May 2017 11:07 AM IST

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This telescope discovers its first 'strange' signal from space

The discovery came so quickly that the telescope looks set to become a world champion in this fiercely competitive area...

24 May 2017 8:12 AM IST

Astronauts will launch aboard a Soyuz spacecraft in September (representational image)Science
Failed computer replaced during US astronauts' spacewalk

The 50-pound (23-kg) computer, which is about the size of a microwave oven, is one of two that control equipment.

24 May 2017 7:49 AM IST

A sick suicide internet game called Blue Whale that is being probed by Russian cops after being linked to 130 teen deaths.Science
Science says: Whale of a mystery solved? How they got so big

Scientists think they have answered a whale of a mystery: How the ocean creatures got so huge so quickly.

24 May 2017 7:45 AM IST

The Cygnus cargo ship operated by the US company Orbital ATK left the International Space Station, packed with 1.5 tons of garbage, at 8:22 am (1322 GMT) on Monday.Science
Mouse sperm survives in space, but could human babies?

A key component to colonizing other planets -- as SpaceX chief Elon Musk has vowed to do on Mars -- would be having...

24 May 2017 7:41 AM IST

Placed in a wax jaw, fossil teeth belonging to Panamacebus transitus are compared with those of a modern female tufted capuchin, Cebus apella, in this picture courtesy of the Florida Museum of Natural History. Florida Museum of Natural History/Kristen Grace/HandoutScience
Fossils cast doubt on human lineage originating in Africa

Scientists said on Monday the creature, known as Graecopithecus freybergi may be the oldest-known member of the human...

23 May 2017 7:33 AM IST

\There is an exacerbation of asthma symptoms, especially in patients with borderline lung functions caused by climatic variations.(Representational Image)Science
Wearable sensor can treat asthma

The sensor created by researchers at Rutgers University New Brunswick could lead to earlier detection and management of...

23 May 2017 1:12 AM IST

An artist impression of quasar. (Photo: Hubble Telescope)Science
Astronomers create first large-scale map of universe

Astronomers have created the first map of the large-scale structure of the universe based entirely on the positions of...

22 May 2017 3:11 PM IST

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