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Virgin Galactic set to launch first commercial flight for space tourism af
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Two Italian air force officers and an aerospace engineer from the National Research Council of Italy will join a Virgin Galactic instructor and the spaceplane's two pilots on a suborbital ride.
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Scientists explain the mechanism of cosmic magnetic fields explored in the
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Recent research shows that magnetic fields can spontaneously emerge in plasma if the plasma has a temperature anisotropy. This mechanism is known as the Weibel instability. This new research is the first to unambiguously observe the Weibel instability in the laboratory. It offers a possible
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Billions of celestial objects revealed in gargantuan survey of the Milky W
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Astronomers have released a huge survey of the galactic plane of the Milky Way. The new dataset contains a staggering 3.32 billion celestial objects, arguably the largest such catalogue so far. The data for this unprecedented survey was taken with the Dark Energy Camera, built by the US Depa
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Research: Short gamma-ray bursts traced farther into distant universe
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Astronomers have developed the most extensive inventory to date of the galaxies where short gamma-ray bursts (SGRBs) originate. Using several highly sensitive instruments and sophisticated galaxy modeling, the researchers pinpointed the galactic homes of 84 SGRBs and probed the characteristi
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Synthetic hibernation could provide protection from cosmic radiation
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
It is still a glimpse into the future: Astronauts could be put into artificial hibernation and in this state be better protected from cosmic radiation. At present, there are already promising approaches to follow up such considerations.
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Study creates map of Milky Way galaxy's ancient dead stars
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 1 (ANI): The first map of the 'galactic underworld' a chart of the corpses of once massive suns that have since collapsed into black holes and neutron stars have revealed a graveyard that stretches three times the height of the Milky Way, and that almost a third of t
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Low-calorie sweetener can also improve gut health: Study
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 4 (ANI): A new study has revealed that a low-calorie mixture that is as sweet as table sugar and, in lab experiments, feeds 'good' gut microbes.
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The Milky Way's feeding habits reveal dark matter
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Chicago [US], January 17 (ANI): A new study has revealed the properties of dark matter enveloping our Milky Way galaxy, thanks to a new map of twelve streams of stars orbiting within our galactic halo.
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Virgin Galactic spaceship returns from space with Branson, crew
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 11 (ANI): Virgin Galactic spaceship Unity carrying a crew of four, including British billionaire Richard Branson, dabbled into space and returned to Earth safely, a live stream of the event showed on Sunday.
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Sirisha Bandla was fascinated with the sky from the beginning, says astron
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 4 (ANI): Sirisha Bandla is brave, strong in decision making, and has been fascinated by the sky from the beginning, said Dr Ragaiah, the grandfather of the aeronautical engineer who will fly into space on July 11, adding that he wished her a successful r
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Overwhelmed with joy, says grandfather of Virgin Galactic mission astronau
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 4 (ANI): Indian-origin astronaut Sirisha Bandla has made headlines as the second Indian woman to head to space as part of Virgin Space Ship Unity, and her grandfather, a retired scientist who resides in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district, couldn't be more
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India-born Sirisha Bandla to fly into space with Virgin's Richard Branson
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Houston [US], July 3 (ANI): Indian-origin astronaut, Sirisha Bandla will be taking care of the researcher experience on the Unity22 mission, when a Virgin Galactic test flight travels to the edge of space on July 11.
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