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Ingenuity will be the first helicopter to fly on Mars - CNN 18-Jul-2020

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Ingenuity will be the first helicopter to fly on Mars - CNN When NASA's Perseverance rover launches at the end of this month, it willl carry a helicopter named Ingenuity. It will be the first helicopter to attempt flight on another planet. More...

Comet Neowise to be clearly visible in India, till mid-August - Times of India 18-Jul-2020

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Comet Neowise to be clearly visible in India, till mid-August - Times of India The comet is clearly discernible even through small telescopes between 4.30 am and 5 am More...

NASA Television to Air Space Station Cargo Ship Launch, Docking - Space Ref 18-Jul-2020

NASA Television to Air Space Station Cargo Ship Launch, Docking - Space Ref NASA Television to Air Space Station Cargo Ship Launch, Docking - SpaceRef More...

Long March-5 rocket, China's Mars probe ready for liftoff - CGTN 18-Jul-2020

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Long March-5 rocket, China's Mars probe ready for liftoff - CGTN More...

NASA’s next-gen space telescope delayed for the millionth time - BGR 18-Jul-2020

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NASA’s next-gen space telescope delayed for the millionth time - BGR NASA has announced that the James Webb Space Telescope will yet again miss its planned launch date and instead launch in October 2021… maybe. The telescope was originally supposed to launch in 2007 on a $500 million budget. It’s been nearly a decade and a hal… More...

Watch: The closest pictures ever taken of the sun are released by NASA and the European Space Agency - Scroll.in 18-Jul-2020

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Watch: The closest pictures ever taken of the sun are released by NASA and the European Space Agency - Scroll.in Launched on Feb 9, the Solar Orbiter finished its first close pass of the sun in mid-June. Of note to scientists now are countless ‘campfires’ found dotting it. More...

SpaceX Capsule With NASA Astronauts To Return To Earth On Aug 2 - Sakshi English 18-Jul-2020

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SpaceX Capsule With NASA Astronauts To Return To Earth On Aug 2 - Sakshi English WASHINGTON: After spending two months in orbit, NASA astronauts in SpaceX's first crewed flight who travelled to the International Space...... More...

Scientists Find One of Earth’s Blackest Materials on a Fish - http://www.newsgram.com/ 18-Jul-2020

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Scientists Find One of Earth’s Blackest Materials on a Fish - http://www.newsgram.com/ Researchers have discovered one of the blackest materials on Earth, on a fish, material that reflects less than .5 percent of the light that hits it More...

New insights into the origins of our universe - Phys.org 18-Jul-2020

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New insights into the origins of our universe - Phys.org New data released today by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) in Chile indicate our universe is around 13.8 billion years old, matching the measurements made by the Planck satellite in 2015, and calling into question the 2019 findings of another research g… More...

A new SpaceX filing with the FCC suggests Starship rocket prototypes may fly more than 12 miles above Texas wi - Business Insider India 18-Jul-2020

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A new SpaceX filing with the FCC suggests Starship rocket prototypes may fly more than 12 miles above Texas wi - Business Insider India SpaceX has filed a request with the Federal Communications Commission related to experimental launches of its reusable Starship rocket system. The filing requests More...

Astronomers confirm the age of the universe by recreating its baby photos - Inverse 18-Jul-2020

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Astronomers confirm the age of the universe by recreating its baby photos - Inverse A team of astronomers determined a new age for the universe, estimating that the cosmos dates back to about 13.8 billion years. More...

UAE's Hope probe to Mars launch further delayed due t..r in Japan; will attempt to launch between 20-22 July - Firstpost 18-Jul-2020

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UAE's Hope probe to Mars launch further delayed due t..r in Japan; will attempt to launch between 20-22 July - Firstpost The weather delaying launch isn't expected to be severe or lasting, according to the ops team, which is confident of making the current launch window. More...

For The First Time Ever, Astronomers Have Witnessed a Black Hole 'Blink' - ScienceAlert 18-Jul-2020

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For The First Time Ever, Astronomers Have Witnessed a Black Hole 'Blink' - ScienceAlert Black holes don't glow - in fact, they're famous for doing the opposite. But if they're actively devouring material from the space around them, that material can blaze like a billion X-ray Suns. More...

Watch live as Ganymede, the solar system's biggest moon, transits Jupiter - CNET 18-Jul-2020

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Watch live as Ganymede, the solar system's biggest moon, transits Jupiter - CNET Ganymede, Jupiter's biggest moon, is throwing shade at gas giant Jupiter -- and you can watch live. More...

Neowise July 17 Location: Where is Neowise Comet now? Know where to look for the comet - Republic World - Republic World 18-Jul-2020

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Neowise July 17 Location: Where is Neowise Comet now? Know where to look for the comet - Republic World - Republic World Comet NEOWISE is being spotted from several places across the globe. Find out where will the fast travelling comet be tonight and how to see it. More...

Moon is almost 100 million years younger than previously thought, new study reveals - Times Now 18-Jul-2020

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Moon is almost 100 million years younger than previously thought, new study reveals - Times Now Scientists found out that the Moon was formed about 4.425 billion years ago - almost 100 million years later than previously assumed. More...

An Asteroid Will Zoom Past Earth in September and it Will be Closer Than the Moon - News18 18-Jul-2020

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An Asteroid Will Zoom Past Earth in September and it Will be Closer Than the Moon - News18 The 2011 ES4 will pass by the earth on September 1, 2020 at 10:49 A.M. Eastern Time. The asteroid is going to fly by at about 44,618 miles. More...

Scientists discover bacteria that eats metal and uses manganese as energy source - Republic World - Republic World 18-Jul-2020

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Scientists discover bacteria that eats metal and uses manganese as energy source - Republic World - Republic World After suspecting the existence of it for a hundred years, researchers have recently discovered a type of bacteria that eats and gets its calories from metal. More...

Beetle-mounted camera streams insect adventures - BBC News 18-Jul-2020

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Beetle-mounted camera streams insect adventures - BBC News Researchers have developed a tiny lightweight video camera that can be carried by a beetle. More...

Four planets to dazzle Hyderabad sky this week - Times of India 18-Jul-2020

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Four planets to dazzle Hyderabad sky this week - Times of India Education News: Experts say that the star gazers will be able to make the most of clear skies this week as there is very less cloud cover over the city. More...

Comet Neowise is a photographer's dream: Tips for capturing it - CNET 18-Jul-2020

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Comet Neowise is a photographer's dream: Tips for capturing it - CNET It's the brightest comet in almost a quarter century, and a great opportunity for photographers. More...

China moves rocket into place for nations 1st Mars mission - Millennium Post 18-Jul-2020

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China moves rocket into place for nations 1st Mars mission - Millennium Post Beijing: China has moved a rocket into position to launch a rover to Mars in one of three upcoming... More...

Scientists Release Closest Images Taken of the Sun - VOA News 18-Jul-2020

Scientists Release Closest Images Taken of the Sun - VOA News More...

Scientists Discover One of Earth's Blackest Materials on a Fish - Malaysia Sun 18-Jul-2020

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Scientists Discover One of Earth's Blackest Materials on a Fish - Malaysia Sun Researchers have discovered one of the blackest materials on Earth – material that reflects less than .5 percent of the light that hits it – on the skin of deep-sea fish that use their blackness as camouflage from predators. The fish's skin and its possible … More...

Another Power-Packed Spacewalk Outside the Space Station on This Week @NASA – July 17, 2020 - NASA 18-Jul-2020

Another Power-Packed Spacewalk Outside the Space Station on This Week @NASA – July 17, 2020 - NASA More...

Two US astronauts to come home on SpaceX ship on August 2 - WION 18-Jul-2020

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Two US astronauts to come home on SpaceX ship on August 2 - WION The two US astronauts who reached the International Space Station (ISS) on board the first crewed US spacecraft in nearly a decade will leave for Earth on August 1, NASAs chief said Friday. More...