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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket transporting the Tess satellite lifts off from launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, April 18, 2018. The satellite known as Tess will survey almost the entire sky, staring at the brightest, closest stars in an effort to find any planets that might be encircling them. (Photo: AP)Science
SpaceX launches first US national security space mission

The Falcon 9 rocket carrying a $500 million GPS satellite by Lockheed Martin Corp lifted off from Cape Canaveral.

24 Dec 2018 11:15 AM IST

The test-fired was carried out from Launch Pad 4 at around 8.30 AM.Science
N-capable ballistic missile test-fired

The test-fired was carried out from Launch Pad 4 at around 8.30 AM.

24 Dec 2018 5:54 AM IST

Elon Musk, CEO and CTO of SpaceX, introduces the SpaceX Dragon V2 spaceship at the SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne. (Photo:AP)Science
SpaceX to retry launch in first US national security space mission

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying a roughly USD 500 million GPS satellite was due to blast off from Florida's Cape Canaveral...

23 Dec 2018 10:57 AM IST

On its website, NASA explains that it does use the materials for wind experiments launched on sounding rockets to the upper atmosphere.Science
Astronauts return safely to Earth from Space Station

NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor landed along with her German crewmate Alexander Gerst of the European Space...

21 Dec 2018 11:09 AM IST

The machinery would be encased in a “black box” the size of a shipping container and sent to other countries with nuclear energy programs.Science
US to offer 'black box' nuclear waste tech to other nations

The push comes as the United States struggles to find a solution for its own mounting nuclear waste inventories.

20 Dec 2018 2:40 PM IST

GSAT-7A will provide communication services in Ku Band over the Indian region. (Photo: Twitter | @isro)Science
Now, Indian Air Force gets dedicated satellite boost

This is the sixth consecutive success of GSLV rocket. There are so many developments in the vehicle as well as the...

20 Dec 2018 3:40 AM IST

A Falcon 9 SpaceX heavy rocket lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. The Falcon Heavy, has three first-stage boosters, strapped together with 27 engines in all. (Photo: AP)Science
Musk's SpaceX to raise USD 500 million in funding

The company is raising the capital from existing shareholders and new investor Baillie Gifford & Co.

19 Dec 2018 11:09 AM IST

Electric car maker Teslas CEO Elon Musk gives the opening keynote at the SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett, File)Science
Elon Musk's Boring Company set to unveil its first Los Angeles-area...

The Boring Company announced plans for a live webcast on Tuesday at 8 p.m. local time (0400 GMT).

19 Dec 2018 10:21 AM IST

The planet is believed to orbit Barnards Star every 233 days. (Photo: Pixabay)Science
Solar system's most distant object is 'Farout' pink dwarf planet

Its discovery was announced on Monday by the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center.

19 Dec 2018 10:20 AM IST

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket transporting the Tess satellite lifts off from launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, April 18, 2018. The satellite known as Tess will survey almost the entire sky, staring at the brightest, closest stars in an effort to find any planets that might be encircling them. (Photo: AP)Science
SpaceX halts US satellite launch for national security mission

US Vice President Mike Pence, who travelled to Florida to watch the launch.

19 Dec 2018 10:18 AM IST

The Carnegie Institutions Scott Sheppard said the object is so far away and moving so slowly it will take a few years to determine its orbit. (Photo: AP)Science
Scientists spot solar system's farthest known object

“Farout” is about 120 astronomical units away that's 120 times the distance between Earth and the sun, or 11...

18 Dec 2018 12:45 PM IST

Israel Aerospace Industries manager Opher Doron stressed that the small craft, roughly the size of a washing machine, faces a “difficult, arduous journey.” (Photo: AP)Science
First private Israeli lunar mission will launch in February

Officials from SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries, announced that the landing craft, dubbed “Beresheet.”

18 Dec 2018 11:40 AM IST

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