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The Major Indian and International Space Missions to Look Out for in 2019

Jatan Mehta 01/01/2019

2018 was an incredible year for spaceflight with over...

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Commercial Space Activities Bill Likely to Be Introduced Next Year

The Wire Staff 30/12/2018

The Space Activities Bill will facilitate participation of non-governmental...

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The Wire’s Top 10 Science Stories of 2018

The Wire Staff 30/12/2018

The following 10 articles were SciWi's most read in...

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Cabinet Okays ISRO’s Human Spaceflight Programme for Rs 10,000 Crore

The Wire Staff 29/12/2018

India's plans, first approved in 2009, were announced by...

Earthrise: astronauts aboard Apollo 8 captured this spectacular photo of Earth rising above the lunar horizon as they emerged from behind the dark side of the Moon. Credit: NASA

Earthrise, a Photo That Changed the World Forever

Dr Simon Torok, Colleen Boyle, Jenny Gray, Julie Arblaster, Lynette Bettio, Rachel Webster and Ruth Morgan 24/12/2018

Fifty years ago people saw our planet from the...

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NASA Deep Space Probe Finds Signs of Water on Nearby Asteroid

Reuters 12/12/2018

Scientists believe asteroids and comets crashing into early Earth...

India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F09) carrying GSAT-9 communications satellite blasts off from the Satish Dhawan space centre at Sriharikota, India May 5, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Stringer

ISRO to Launch GSAT-7A Communications Satellite on December 19

With a mission life of eight years, the satellite...