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Gadgil opposes ministry decision on Western Ghats

Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 21:11

Madhav Gadgil, who headed a committee that authored a study on the Western Ghats, Friday criticised the decision of the union ministry of environment and forests to create "ecologically sensitive areas" in the area.

ESA`s test rover completes exploring Mars-like Atacama Desert

Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 00:07

ESA`s test rover has completed its exploration of Chile`s Mars-like Atacama Desert , it has been revealed.

ESA developing solar-electric driven satellites

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 19:39

ESA is set to develop a new generation of satellites propelled by solar electric thrusters, following the signing of a contract with SES of Luxembourg for the next phase of the Electra project.

Planck telescope to be switched off in 2 weeks

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 21:08

European `big bang` space telescope, Planck, will be turned off in two weeks` time, as it has completed its mission.

ESA turns astronauts into `cavenauts`

Last Updated: Saturday, October 5, 2013, 10:44

ESA is known for sending astronauts to space, but last week six astronauts from around the world spent six days underground to get a taste of working together in extreme conditions.

`Elusive` signals from universe moments after Big Bang found

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 10:01

Astronomers used telescope in Antarctica and ESA`s Herschel space observatory to detect a subtle twist in the relic radiation from the Big Bang, which could reveal the first moments of the Universe`s existence.

Space`s `Ferrari` set to fall to Earth

Last Updated: Thursday, September 12, 2013, 18:18

A science satellite dubbed the "Ferrari of space" for its sleek, finned looks will shortly run out of fuel and fall to Earth after a successful mission, the European Space Agency (ESA) says.

ESA`s space probe to reveal mysteries of comets

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 10:03

ESA`s space probe Rosetta, which is supposed to rendezvous, next spring, with comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko, is set to reveal many mysteries about comets.

Soon, laser system to help communicate with spacecraft beyond Earth

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 31, 2013, 13:26

An advanced laser system, which offers faster data speeds, is ready to get linked with spacecraft that are beyond Earth, following the conduction of a series of crucial ground tests.

Astronauts successfully complete 6-hour ISS spacewalk

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 17:59

Astronauts on-board the International Space Station (ISS) successfully completed a 6-hour spacewalk, the first of two to prepare the space lab for a new Russian module and to tackle a backlog of chores.

ESA`s Gaia surveyor ready for launch

Last Updated: Friday, June 28, 2013, 17:21

ESA`s billion-star surveyor Gaia is ready to depart for its launch site in French Guiana, as it sets to embark on a five-year mission to map the stars with unprecedented precision.

Mystery behind Saturn`s gigantic storm revealed

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 13:21

Scientists have for the very first time managed to explain the behaviour of Saturn`s storms through the analysis of images sent from the Cassini space probe belonging to NASA and ESA.