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Europe’s JUICE Jupiter Probe Successfully Completes Historic Lunar Flyby
Europe's JUICE (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer) spacecraft achieved a significant milestone on August 19, 2024, by performing a historic gravity assist flyby of the Moon. This manoeuvre brought JUICE within approximately 465 miles (750 kilometres) of the lunar surface. The spacecraft captured images during this encounter using its onboard cameras, desi...
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In A "World First", European Agency's Juice Spacecraft To Attempt Fly-By Of Moon And Earth
The spacecraft is trying a "double-world first"-the first-ever double gravity assists manoeuvre as well as the first-ever lunar-Earth flyby.
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This 6-Tonne Spacecraft Will Flyby Earth, Then Slingshot To Jupiter
A spacecraft launched last year will slingshot back around Earth and the Moon next month in a high-stakes, world-first manoeuvre as it pinballs its way through the Solar System to Jupiter.
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How NASA, European Space Agency Are Helping India's Moon Mission
As 1.4 billion Indians follow with bated breath Chandrayaan 3's descent on the Moon's surface, two international space agencies will provide support to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in tracking the spacecraft as it inches towards hist
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Europe's Jupiter Moons Mission Launches On 2nd Attempt
The European Space Agency's JUICE space probe blasted off Friday on a mission to discover whether Jupiter's icy moons are capable of hosting extraterrestrial life in their vast, hidden oceans.
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Time For 1st European To Travel Moon? A New Deal Could Make This Happen
The European Space Agency and NASA on Wednesday talked up the prospect of putting the first European on the Moon, as they signed a deal strengthening collaboration for future lunar exploration.
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First Lunar Eclipse Of The Year On Sunday: "Blood Moon" To Be Visible In These Cities
The world is set to witness the year's first total lunar eclipse on Sunday (May 15). The process of the eclipse will begin at 10.27pm (Eastern Standard Time) on Sunday, which according to Indian Standard Time will be 7.57am on Monday.
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Vat Purnima, Honey, Strawberry, Rose: Here’s How the Upcoming June Full Moon Is Known Across the World
The next full Moon, that most people on the planet will be able to watch on June 24 at 2:40pm EDT (June 25 at 12:10am IST) is known by different names in different regions and cultures. Check them out.
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Halloween 2020: Costumes, Cards, Spooky Treats For Halloween At Home
Halloween 2020: Amid the pandemic, it's best to enjoy Halloween at home. These costume, card and fun food ideas may help you enjoy a spooky socially distanced Halloween at home over the weekend. Halloween is an ancient Celtic festival celebrated on the last day of harvest in European countries and America.
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Future Astronauts Could Use Their Own Urine to Build Bases on Moon’s Surface: Study
Scientists have discovered that the urea present in the human urine could one day be used as a building material to make structures on the Moon.
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Oxygen on the Moon? ESA Prototypes Plant That Extracts Oxygen From Lunar Soil
European Space Agency (ESA) claims to have developed a solution that enables oxygen production from resources found on the Moon, including lunar soil or what is commonly known as moondust.
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"Terrorists Didn't Land From The Moon": European Lawmakers Slam Pak
European parliamentarians Ryszard Czarnecki and Fulvio Martusciello have backed India on the Kashmir issue during a special debate of the plenary of the European Parliament by describing it a great democracy and slammed Pakistan for harbouring terrorists.
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To The Moon And Beyond: Airbus Delivers Powerhouse For NASA's Orion
Europe's Airbus said on Friday it had delivered the "powerhouse" for NASA's new Orion Spaceship that will take astronauts to the Moon and beyond in coming years, hitting a key milestone that should lead to hundreds of millions of euros in future orders.
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For These People, Thriving Lunar Village Not Science Fiction Anymore
By 2040, a hundred people will live on the Moon, melting ice for water, 3D-printing homes and tools, eating plants grown in lunar soil, and competing in low-gravity, "flying" sports. To those who mock such talk as science fiction, experts such as Bernard Foing, ambassador of the European Space Agency-driven "Moon Village" scheme, reply the goal is ...
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Asteroid The Size Of A House To Shave Past Earth In October
An asteroid the size of a house will shave past Earth at a distance of some 44,000 kilometres (27,300 miles) in October, inside the Moon's orbit, astronomers said Thursday.
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Europe’s JUICE Jupiter Probe Successfully Completes Historic Lunar Flyby
Europe's JUICE (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer) spacecraft achieved a significant milestone on August 19, 2024, by performing a historic gravity assist flyby of the Moon. This manoeuvre brought JUICE within approximately 465 miles (750 kilometres) of the lunar surface. The spacecraft captured images during this encounter using its onboard cameras, desi...
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In A "World First", European Agency's Juice Spacecraft To Attempt Fly-By Of Moon And Earth
The spacecraft is trying a "double-world first"-the first-ever double gravity assists manoeuvre as well as the first-ever lunar-Earth flyby.
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This 6-Tonne Spacecraft Will Flyby Earth, Then Slingshot To Jupiter
A spacecraft launched last year will slingshot back around Earth and the Moon next month in a high-stakes, world-first manoeuvre as it pinballs its way through the Solar System to Jupiter.
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How NASA, European Space Agency Are Helping India's Moon Mission
As 1.4 billion Indians follow with bated breath Chandrayaan 3's descent on the Moon's surface, two international space agencies will provide support to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in tracking the spacecraft as it inches towards hist
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Europe's Jupiter Moons Mission Launches On 2nd Attempt
The European Space Agency's JUICE space probe blasted off Friday on a mission to discover whether Jupiter's icy moons are capable of hosting extraterrestrial life in their vast, hidden oceans.
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Time For 1st European To Travel Moon? A New Deal Could Make This Happen
The European Space Agency and NASA on Wednesday talked up the prospect of putting the first European on the Moon, as they signed a deal strengthening collaboration for future lunar exploration.
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First Lunar Eclipse Of The Year On Sunday: "Blood Moon" To Be Visible In These Cities
The world is set to witness the year's first total lunar eclipse on Sunday (May 15). The process of the eclipse will begin at 10.27pm (Eastern Standard Time) on Sunday, which according to Indian Standard Time will be 7.57am on Monday.
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Vat Purnima, Honey, Strawberry, Rose: Here’s How the Upcoming June Full Moon Is Known Across the World
The next full Moon, that most people on the planet will be able to watch on June 24 at 2:40pm EDT (June 25 at 12:10am IST) is known by different names in different regions and cultures. Check them out.
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Halloween 2020: Costumes, Cards, Spooky Treats For Halloween At Home
Halloween 2020: Amid the pandemic, it's best to enjoy Halloween at home. These costume, card and fun food ideas may help you enjoy a spooky socially distanced Halloween at home over the weekend. Halloween is an ancient Celtic festival celebrated on the last day of harvest in European countries and America.
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Future Astronauts Could Use Their Own Urine to Build Bases on Moon’s Surface: Study
Scientists have discovered that the urea present in the human urine could one day be used as a building material to make structures on the Moon.
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Oxygen on the Moon? ESA Prototypes Plant That Extracts Oxygen From Lunar Soil
European Space Agency (ESA) claims to have developed a solution that enables oxygen production from resources found on the Moon, including lunar soil or what is commonly known as moondust.
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"Terrorists Didn't Land From The Moon": European Lawmakers Slam Pak
European parliamentarians Ryszard Czarnecki and Fulvio Martusciello have backed India on the Kashmir issue during a special debate of the plenary of the European Parliament by describing it a great democracy and slammed Pakistan for harbouring terrorists.
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To The Moon And Beyond: Airbus Delivers Powerhouse For NASA's Orion
Europe's Airbus said on Friday it had delivered the "powerhouse" for NASA's new Orion Spaceship that will take astronauts to the Moon and beyond in coming years, hitting a key milestone that should lead to hundreds of millions of euros in future orders.
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For These People, Thriving Lunar Village Not Science Fiction Anymore
By 2040, a hundred people will live on the Moon, melting ice for water, 3D-printing homes and tools, eating plants grown in lunar soil, and competing in low-gravity, "flying" sports. To those who mock such talk as science fiction, experts such as Bernard Foing, ambassador of the European Space Agency-driven "Moon Village" scheme, reply the goal is ...
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Asteroid The Size Of A House To Shave Past Earth In October
An asteroid the size of a house will shave past Earth at a distance of some 44,000 kilometres (27,300 miles) in October, inside the Moon's orbit, astronomers said Thursday.
