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Martian dust reveals water content in ancient times

Last Updated: Thursday, April 3, 2014, 11:19

Mars rover Curiosity has more than 120,000 measurements of surface rocks and soil and in the process revealed a more detailed image of how much water was once present on the Red Planet.

Ancient volcanic explosions could reveal how Mercury came to be

Last Updated: Thursday, April 3, 2014, 11:17

Researchers have discovered that the surface of Mercury is crackled with volcanic explosions for extended periods of the planet`s history.

ISRO set to launch its navigational sat IRNSS 1B on April 4

Last Updated: Thursday, April 3, 2014, 11:15

As part of its aspirations to build a regional navigational system equivalent to Global Positioning System of the US, ISRO is set to send its second satellite from Sriharikota tomorrow, which would help put in place the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System.

NASA suspends Russia ties, except on space station

Last Updated: Thursday, April 3, 2014, 11:08

NASA has cut ties with Russia except for cooperation aboard the International Space Station due to the crisis in Ukraine, the US space agency has said.

Health risks of Mars mission would exceed NASA limits

Last Updated: Thursday, April 3, 2014, 11:04

Efforts to send humans to Mars would likely expose them to health risks beyond the limits of what NASA currently allows, an independent panel of medical experts said today.

New study suggests formation of Moon dates back to 4.47 billion years

Last Updated: Thursday, April 3, 2014, 12:31

In a new research, scientists have estimated the birth date of Moon to 4.470 billion years. It means that our planet`s only natural satellite was formed some 4.470 billion years, nearly 100 million years after the start of the solar system.

Full Pink Moon: Total lunar eclipse to occur on April 15

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 2, 2014, 20:09

Sky enthusiasts, get ready to witness another much-anticipated astronomical event coming up this month.

Sorry, not much water on moon!

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 2, 2014, 12:29

Overturning a long-held assumption, a team of researchers has discovered that the amount of water present on the moon`s surface may have been overestimated by scientists studying lunar rock samples.

Countdown for IRNSS 1-B commences

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 2, 2014, 10:47

The 58-and-a-half hour countdown for the launch of country`s second satellite for Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System IRNSS 1-B today commenced and was proceeding smoothly at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, some 100 km from here.

Madurai girls bag third prize in NASA Space Settlement Contest

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 1, 2014, 17:35

Five girls from the city of Madurai have won the third prize in the Space Settlement Design Contest 2014, co-sponsored by NASA Ames and the National Space Society (NSS), under the Literary Merit category.