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China`s moon rover performs first lunar probe

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 04:21

China`s moon rover "Yutu", or Jade Rabbit, completed its first scientific exploration of lunar soil Tuesday, the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) said.

ISRO yet to pick up rover built by IIT-K

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 22:22

ISRO had given a project to IIT Kanpur to develop a rover to be launched with Chandrayaan-II, which the university`s scientists completed in 2010, but the space agency was yet to pick it up and make part payment to the institute, according to its professor.

`Very few asteroids in solar system may be worthy of getting mined`

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 12:22

A new study has suggested that that few asteroids are going to be worth mining.

NASA releases amazing pictures of Mars rover Curiosity from space

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 03:04

NASA has released astonishing pictures of the Curiosity rover clicked by its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter as the robotic spacecraft rambles across the Martian surface.

China may soon allow rich to step into space

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 19:18

Rich Chinese tourists will be able to go on a journey into space as China may send its spacecraft into space before the end of 2014.

Dark side of the moon may be turquoise in reality

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 11:17

Scientists have now said that the dark side of the moon may not be dark but turquoise in reality.

Orbital`s Cygnus cargo spacecraft docks with space station

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 03:41

Orbital Sciences Corporation`s Cygnus cargo spacecraft docked with the International Space Station (ISS) early Sunday, said the US space agency NASA.

China`s first lunar rover and lander wake up after 2 weeks

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 00:19

China`s first lunar rover `Yutu` and the Chang`e-3 lander have woken up after a period of dormancy that lasted two weeks, in a move designed to ride out harsh climactic conditions on the Moon.

Iran to launch 3 new satellites: Report

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 16:46

Iran is preparing to send into orbit three new home-made satellites, Executive Affairs Vice President Mohammad Shariatmadari was quoted as saying by a Iran daily Sunday.

Tiger, leopard poaching cases pending for 40 yrs in MP courts

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 15:43

Fifty-three cases of tiger poaching and 160 cases of killing of leopard are being tried in various courts in Madhya Pradesh, some for over four decades.