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PHOTOS: This is what the Indo-Pak border looks from space

PHOTOS: This is what the Indo-Pak border looks from space

Rediff.com6 Oct 2015

NASA released a photo taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station which captures the India-Pakistan border in the nighttime.

WATCH: Doomed NASA satellite captured on video

WATCH: Doomed NASA satellite captured on video

Rediff.com23 Sep 2011

An amateur astronomer has recorded images of the doomed National Aeronautics and Space Administration satellite as it tumbles back to earth and is expected to crash on or around September 24.

WATCH: Doomed NASA satellite captured on video

WATCH: Doomed NASA satellite captured on video

Rediff.com22 Sep 2011

An amateur astronomer has recorded images of the doomed National Aeronautics and Space Administration satellite as it tumbles back to earth and is expected to crash on or around September 24.

HUBBLE@25: Some spectacular views

HUBBLE@25: Some spectacular views

Rediff.com7 Jan 2015

In over two decades that it has been gleaning into the cosmos, NASA's Hubble telescope has revealed properties of space and time that for most of human history were only probed in the imaginations of scientists and philosophers alike.

US, India to collaborate on Mars exploration

US, India to collaborate on Mars exploration

Rediff.com1 Oct 2014

India and the United States, after sending their own respective spacecraft into Mars' orbit, have now agreed to cooperate on future explorations of the Red Planet, which America said will yield "tangible benefits" to both the countries and the world at large.

The gap that's making NASA gasp!

The gap that's making NASA gasp!

Rediff.com12 Jun 2007

The gap that's making NASA gasp!

PICS: NASA probe captures MONSTER hurricane on Saturn

PICS: NASA probe captures MONSTER hurricane on Saturn

Rediff.com3 May 2013

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration 's Cassini spacecraft has provided scientists the first close-up, visible-light views of a behemoth hurricane swirling around Saturn's north pole.

ISRO, NASA launch moon exploration programme

ISRO, NASA launch moon exploration programme

Rediff.com20 Nov 2006

The M3 project is aimed at performing detailed mineral mapping on the surface of moon.

Bollywood's SPACE adventures!

Bollywood's SPACE adventures!

Rediff.com14 Aug 2019

Sukanya Verma looks at the handful of occasions when Bollywood believed sky was the limit.

Orissa students leave for NASA trip

Orissa students leave for NASA trip

Rediff.com17 Jun 2006

'Eden' had been depicted as a clean and green place free of many of the problems faced on earth.

NASA to blast moon for water

NASA to blast moon for water

Rediff.com11 Apr 2006

Invisible star attacking Earth? NASA thinks so

Invisible star attacking Earth? NASA thinks so

Rediff.com12 Mar 2010

In what sounds like a chilling script of a Hollywood science fiction, scientists have claimed that an invisible star, five times the size of Jupiter, might be lurking near our solar system, occasionally kicking deadly comets towards the Earth.

Mangalyaan-2 will be an orbiter mission: ISRO chief

Mangalyaan-2 will be an orbiter mission: ISRO chief

Rediff.com20 Feb 2021

As NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars to look for signs of past life, ISRO chief K Sivan said India's next mission to the Red Planet is likely to be an orbiter.

Students from India, Pak win NASA competition

Students from India, Pak win NASA competition

Rediff.com3 Feb 2010

United States Ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer congratulated the Indian and Pakistani students who have won the Sixteenth Annual International Space Settlement Design Competition, sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Boeing, in New Delhi on Tuesday. The students also expressed their happiness over their achievement.

MOM and MAVEN to scan Martian sky together

MOM and MAVEN to scan Martian sky together

Rediff.com24 Sep 2014

Indian Space and Research Organisation's Mars Orbiter Mission and American National Aeronautics and Space Administration's orbiter mission Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution or MAVEN will share data concerning the upper atmosphere of Mars.

How global warming has changed your country's climate

How global warming has changed your country's climate

Rediff.com1 Jun 2018

The above map shows the country wise temperature change from 1990 to 2017 in Fahrenheit.

NASA involves private companies in human space flights

NASA involves private companies in human space flights

Rediff.com3 Aug 2012

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Friday announced new agreements with three American commercial companies, including Boeing, to design and develop the next generation of United States human spaceflight capabilities, enabling a launch of astronauts from the US soil in the next five years.

In a first since 1977, rare full moon to light up Christmas Day

In a first since 1977, rare full moon to light up Christmas Day

Rediff.com18 Dec 2015

This rare event won't happen again until 2034.

NASA blasted for skipping safety measures

NASA blasted for skipping safety measures

Rediff.com18 Aug 2005

NASA officials blasted for skipping safety improvements

NASA detects rare gamma ray burst

NASA detects rare gamma ray burst

Rediff.com14 May 2005

Cassini ends 20-year-long epic journey, sends stunning Saturn photos before plunge

Cassini ends 20-year-long epic journey, sends stunning Saturn photos before plunge

Rediff.com15 Sep 2017

No spacecraft has ever ventured so close to the planet before, NASA said.

China's 1st Mars rover steps out to explore red planet

China's 1st Mars rover steps out to explore red planet

Rediff.com22 May 2021

The six-wheeled solar-powered rover named Zhurong, resembling a blue butterfly and with a mass of 240 kg, slowly trundled off a ramp on the lander to hit the red, sandy soil of Mars, starting its journey to explore the fourth planet from the Sun.

Rocketry: The Nambi Effect Review

Rocketry: The Nambi Effect Review

Rediff.com1 Jul 2022

There's wisdom to be found in an unfairly treated man's short and sweet concluding words -- a nation is only as great as our appreciation of the people who make it great, notes Sukanya Verma.

Revealed: The 'dark side' of Moon

Revealed: The 'dark side' of Moon

Rediff.com6 Aug 2015

A NASA satellite, orbiting one million miles away, has captured stunning images of the Moon passing the Earth's sunlit side, which show the 'dark side' of the lunar body that is never visible from our planet.

SpaceX capsule with 1st all-civilian crew returns to Earth

SpaceX capsule with 1st all-civilian crew returns to Earth

Rediff.com19 Sep 2021

SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean off coast Florida.

Final Voyage of Space Shuttle Discovery

Final Voyage of Space Shuttle Discovery

Rediff.com18 Apr 2012

The Space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, flies over the Washington skyline as seen from a NASA T-38 aircraft in this NASA handout photo.

In case of war, can India be cut off from internet?

In case of war, can India be cut off from internet?

Rediff.com16 Apr 2022

With Western corporations, including Microsoft, AWS and Oracle, shutting down their operations in Russia, the rest of the world has become acutely aware of its dependence on a clutch of technology service providers.

In photos: What happens when a trillion-tonne iceberg breaks loose from Antarctica

In photos: What happens when a trillion-tonne iceberg breaks loose from Antarctica

Rediff.com15 Jul 2017

And why YOU should worry about it.

NASA astronauts to drink their own urine

NASA astronauts to drink their own urine

Rediff.com15 Nov 2008

As the space shuttle Endeavour raced toward the International Space Station on Sunday, nothing did more for crew bonding than a water-recycling device that will process the astronaut's urine for communal consumption.Delivery of the $ 250 million wastewater recycling gear is among the primary goals of National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 124th shuttle mission that thundered off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida today with a 32,000-pound payload.

PHOTOS: Mountain-sized comet whizzes past Mars after a million years

PHOTOS: Mountain-sized comet whizzes past Mars after a million years

Rediff.com20 Oct 2014

In a once-in-a-million-years encounter, a comet, the size of a small mountain, flew past Mars on Sunday.

John Glenn, first American to orbit the earth, dies at 95

John Glenn, first American to orbit the earth, dies at 95

Rediff.com9 Dec 2016

He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian honour, in 2012.

1 lie and the Indian media made him a hero

1 lie and the Indian media made him a hero

Rediff.com30 Oct 2014

Once P V Arun from Manimala in Kerala was headline material for being recruited by the NASA. Today, he is in the news for spreading that lie

Don't believe those September doomsday rumours

Don't believe those September doomsday rumours

Rediff.com20 Aug 2015

Read the story doing the rounds about a destructive asteroid smashing into earth next month? Well, NASA says it is not going to happen, FOR SURE!

Images: NASA's satellite captures Laila hovering over India

Images: NASA's satellite captures Laila hovering over India

Rediff.com21 May 2010

Coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh which bore the brunt of cyclone Laila received an average of about two inches of rainfall per hour, according to data collected by a NASA satellite.

Images: NASA's satellite captures Laila hovering over India

Images: NASA's satellite captures Laila hovering over India

Rediff.com21 May 2010

Coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh which bore the brunt of cyclone Laila received an average of about two inches of rainfall per hour, according to data collected by a NASA satellite.

Brazil's Amazon rainforests burn at record rate

Brazil's Amazon rainforests burn at record rate

Rediff.com22 Aug 2019

Fires are raging at a record rate in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, and scientists warn that it could strike a devastating blow to the fight against climate change. Although more than 72,000 fires have raged since the year began, over 9,500 new infernos have ignited since last Thursday, according to Brazil's space research centre INPE. There has been an 83 per cent surge in forest fires since the same period last year and the highest number since records began.

Chandrayaan-2 launch to take place between July 9-16

Chandrayaan-2 launch to take place between July 9-16

Rediff.com22 May 2019

"It is going to be the most complex mission ever undertaken by ISRO. It is going to take place between July 9 and 16, this year," Sivan said, addressing scientists from the Mission Control Centre.

Check out Curiosity's stunning Martian selfie

Check out Curiosity's stunning Martian selfie

Rediff.com25 Feb 2015

A sweeping view of the "Pahrump Hills" outcrop on Mars, where NASA's Curiosity rover has been working for five months, surrounds the rover in Curiosity's latest self-portrait.

China lands its rover on Mars, creates history

China lands its rover on Mars, creates history

Rediff.com15 May 2021

The rover, Zhurong, named after a god of fire and war in Chinese mythology, landed at the pre-selected area in Utopia Planitia on Mars, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Indian students win gold in NASA contest

Indian students win gold in NASA contest

Rediff.com19 Jul 2006

A team from Jalandhar-based Apeejay School has won the gold medal in a "Space Settlement Design Competition".