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India on Sunday successfully launched its first rocket using domestically produced booster technology after several previous missions had failed, taking another step forward in its ambitious space programme.

An international team of astronomers using the National Science Foundation's Green Bank Telescope have discovered a unique stellar system consisting of two white dwarf stars and a superdense pulsar that may provide a key...

Astronomers using the National Science Foundation's Green Bank Telescope (GBT) have discovered a unique stellar system of two white dwarf stars and a superdense neutron star, all packed within a space smaller than Earth'...

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The launch of India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GLSV-D5) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR (SDSC-SHAR), Sriharikota was conducted today....

One of the biggest joys of astronomy is doing it yourself. Sure, I love to talk about the science and history of different astronomical objects, describe colorful and deep Hubble images of galaxies, and point out the min...

Koichi Wakata @Astro_Wakata: Himalayan mountains near terminator...

Today it's hard to imagine a Mars without Spirit. But a decade ago, NASA's six wheeled Spirit rover was but a promise of great things to come. And her rich Martian scientific heritage we know today was yet to ensue. Jan....

(University of British Columbia) A newly discovered system of two white dwarf stars and a superdense pulsar -- all packed within a space smaller than the Earth's orbit around the sun -- is enabling astronomers to probe a...

Koichi Wakata @Astro_Wakata: The sun does not set on low earth orbit for another few days as the ISS is tracking parallel to the terminator. pic.twitter.com/PUszj5eL4j...