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NASA to reveal Mars 2020 rover instruments

Last Updated: Thursday, July 31, 2014, 10:33

The US space agency is set to announce Thursday the instruments that will be carried aboard the agency`s Mars 2020 mission rover.

India having space cooperation with 33 nations

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 30, 2014, 17:57

India has been working in cooperation with 33 countries in the area of peaceful use of outer space, the government Wednesday said.

Milky Way is way smaller than thought

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 30, 2014, 13:10

The Milky Way is lighter than astronomers previously thought, according to new research that weighed up our galaxy precisely for the first time.

NASA``s Mars rover sets off-Earth, off-road distance record

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 30, 2014, 05:03

NASA`s decade-old Mars rover Opportunity has set a new off-Earth, off-road distance record, logging just over 25 miles (40 km) on the surface of the Red Planet to surpass the benchmark set in 1973 by a Russian probe on the moon.

Russian space `sex geckos` are safe for now

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 29, 2014, 17:09

There is good news for the geckos aboard the Russian Foton-M4 space satellite meant to study the effects of microgravity on sex and reproduction.

NASA`s Cassini spacecraft finds 101 geysers on icy Saturn moon

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 29, 2014, 13:44

Scientists using mission data from NASA`s Cassini spacecraft have identified 101 distinct geysers erupting on Saturn`s icy moon Enceladus.

Source of sky`s X-ray glow revealed

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 29, 2014, 12:09

NASA`s funded X-ray Instrument has helped in resolving long-standing puzzle regarding X-rays glow observed over the entire sky.

NASA`s Mars Opportunity breaks `out of this world` distance record

NASA`s Mars Opportunity breaks `out of this world` distance record

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 29, 2014, 11:16

NASA`s Opportunity Mars rover has now become the first vehicle to travel farther than any other man made vehicle on the surface of another world.

Bacteria can help find alien life

Last Updated: Sunday, July 27, 2014, 19:58

A discovery on how bacteria interact with salt to build complex three-dimensional shelters to hibernate has led scientists to believe that the micro-organisms can help find signs of life on other planets.

Close comet flyby puts NASA`s Mars spacecraft at risk

Last Updated: Sunday, July 27, 2014, 14:59

As a comet heads towards a close flyby of Mars Oct 19 this year, NASA is taking steps to protect its Mars orbiters while preserving opportunities to gather valuable scientific data, the US space agency said in a statement.