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Micro-organisms travelling from Earth to Mars could colonize Red Planet

Last Updated: Sunday, May 4, 2014, 11:46

Scientists are concerned about invaders to Mars in the form of micro-organisms from Earth.

Astronomers using supernovae to measure distant objects

Last Updated: Friday, May 2, 2014, 21:17

Supernovae or exploding stars observed by NASA`s Hubble Space Telescope are providing astronomers a powerful tool to determine the strength of naturally-occurring `cosmic lenses`.

Odisha`s young astronomers on ISRO expedition

Last Updated: Friday, May 2, 2014, 19:37

With an objective of providing world class exposure to budding astronomer talents of Odisha, Chief Secretary J K Mohapatra Friday flagged off their expedition to Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Bengaluru.

Jupiter`s moon Ganymede may have `club sandwich` of ice and oceans

Last Updated: Friday, May 2, 2014, 12:21

Researchers have revealed that the largest moon in our solar system, a companion to Jupiter named Ganymede, may have ice and oceans stacked up in several layers like a club sandwich.

Saturn probe Cassini captures first-ever pics of Uranus

Last Updated: Friday, May 2, 2014, 12:18

NASA`s Cassini spacecraft has clicked its first-ever image of the pale blue ice-giant planet Uranus in the distance beyond Saturn`s rings.

Dress up like Toy Story`s Buzz Lightyear if you want to journey to Mars

Last Updated: Friday, May 2, 2014, 10:22

A new spacesuit that bears a striking resemblance to the spacesuit worn by Buzz Lightyear in ` Toy Story` could be the wardrobe essentials for a trip to Mars.

Astronomers discover fossil galaxy revealing early universe facts

Last Updated: Friday, May 2, 2014, 15:10

Astronomers have discovered a new galaxy called as ``fossil galaxy`` which is believed to be a left over from the early universe.

Astronaut to give university speech from space

Last Updated: Friday, May 2, 2014, 09:11

University of Connecticut alumnus Rick Mastracchio would have liked to deliver this year`s graduation address to the school of engineering in person. But he`ll be out of town on May 10, orbiting the globe on the International Space Station.

Here comes NASA suit for men on Mars

Last Updated: Thursday, May 1, 2014, 18:41

With the focus being shifted to a manned mission for Mars in near future, NASA is developing technologies astronauts one day will use to live and work with on the red planet.

Astronomers find exoplanet Beta Pictoris b that spins madly

Last Updated: Thursday, May 1, 2014, 10:20

Astronomers, for the first time, have been able to measure the rotation of an exoplanet which spins around its axis so fast that a day lasts only 8 hours.