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To Bennu and Back, Looking for Clues of Our Origins – and Maybe Of Our End

Partha Pratim Bera 11/04/2019

After travelling over 3.21 million km, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft...

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What are Fruit Flies and Human Cells Doing in a Rotating Laboratory in Space?

Pratik Pawar 24/04/2018

Scientists are using microgravity conditions onboard the International Space...

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ISRO Clears PSLV to Launch Sats Into Multiple Orbits

Vasudevan Mukunth 29/06/2016

With this capability, ISRO now stands to be able...

Andreas Mogensen, Aidyn Aimbetov and Gennady Padalka rest outside their spacecraft and are surrounded by support personnel after landing. Credit: NASA

Record-breaking Astronauts Return to Earth – Taking Us One Step Closer to Mars

Chris Arridge 13/09/2015

The crew of Expedition 44 have taught us plenty...