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SPOT-7 to be launched June 30 onboard PSLV-C23

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 25, 2014, 21:45

European aerospace major and world`s second largest space company, Airbus Defence and Space, is in the final stages of preparation for the launch of SPOT-7, its new high-resolution earth observation satellite, onboard an Indian rocket (PSLV-C23) June 30.

Earth-size diamond found in space

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 25, 2014, 15:43

The faintest white dwarf star, possibly the coldest ever detected, has been identified by a team of astronomers.

ESA considering harpooning space debris

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 25, 2014, 11:47

Faced with the challenge of capturing tumbling satellites to clear key orbits, ESA is considering harpooning them.

`Mysterious` X-ray signal could be dark matter candidate

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 25, 2014, 11:14

Researchers are mystified by a mysterious X-ray signal which has been found in a detailed study of galaxy clusters using NASA`s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA`s XMM-Newton.

First standardised way to measure stars

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 24, 2014, 23:34

The same way we need values to measure everything from temperature to time, astronomers have now developed a new stellar scale as a "ruler" to help them classify and compare data on star discoveries.

New type of dust discovered on Mars

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 24, 2014, 21:28

A weird new kind of dust has been discovered in the Martian atmosphere by scientists using ultraviolet and infrared imaging techniques.

Mars spacecraft 117 million kms away from earth

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 24, 2014, 20:25

India`s Mars spacecraft has travelled 117 million kms from the earth with 24 million kms more to cover before its tryst with the red planet in another 92 days.

NASA Mars Curiosity Rover marks one Martian year (Selfie inside)

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 24, 2014, 18:48

NASA Mars Curiosity Rover on Tuesday marked one Martian year i.e. 687 Earth days since it first landed on Mars.

White dwarf star that looks like diamond identified

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 24, 2014, 12:16

A team of astronomers, using multiple telescopes, have identified a faint white dwarf star that looks like diamond.

Titan`s building blocks may pre-date Saturn itself

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 24, 2014, 12:14

Researchers have claimed to have found evidence about the building blocks of Saturn`s moon Titan pre-dating the planet itself.