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Quadrantid meteor shower to dazzle night skies tonight

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 11:18

Quadrantids, which are known for producing lots of bright fireballs in the night sky, visits every New Year, Cnet reported.

Countdown for India`s GSLV rocket to begin January 4

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 19:24

The countdown for the launch of India`s heavy-duty rocket - GSLV - that would carry communication satellite GSAT-14 is set to begin January 4 morning.

62 Indians shortlisted for one-way trip to Mars

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 23:26

Over 1,000 aspirants, including 62 from India, have been shortlisted for an ambitious private mission to send four men and women on a one-way trip to Mars in 2024.

NASA releases pic of Earth taken on New Year`s day

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 12:50

NASA has released an image of the planet Earth taken on New Year`s day by the GOES satellite

NASA`s Hubble discovers clouds on alien planet

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 18:37

NASA`s Hubble telescope has discovered clouds in the atmosphere of a super-Earth type planet 40-light years away, providing the first-ever weather forecast for a planet outside our solar system.

Chinese rover obtains first spectrum of lunar rock

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 10:42

The Active Particle-induced X-ray Spectrometer (APXS) that was carried by Chang`e-3 satellite`s Yutu rover, obtained its first X-ray fluorescence spectrum of lunar regolith around the landing site on December 25.

Exoplanets may be blanketed with clouds

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 10:40

Scientists using NASA`s Hubble Space Telescope have found that the atmospheres of two of the most common type of planets in the Milky Way galaxy may be blanketed with clouds.

How binary stars are formed

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 16:24

Scientists, using the upgraded Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), have discovered previously-unseen binary companions to a pair of very young protostars, which has now provided strong support for one of the competing explanations for how double-star systems form.

Two Dutch candidates selected for Mars One project

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 11:07

Two Dutch candidates emerged winners in the second round selection for a single trip to Mars that would take place in 2025.

2013 saw successful launch of Mars Orbiter Mission

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 10:45

The successful launch of Mars Orbiter Mission and power generation from Kudankulam nuclear power plant were some of the major achievements in the field of space and atomic energy in 2013.