Destination Moon: Half a century of 'a small step'

July 20, 1969 — Neil Armstrong became the first man on the moon

The flawed universe

Experiments support a theory that states galaxies originated in cosmic defects

Satellite steering

Eternal launcher

Kitchenware in orbit

Riding on microwave

Microwaves can not only pave a path into orbit for spaceships but also make a trip to the moon an affordable reality

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Traffic jam up there

Orbiting space junk poses a serious threat to future space exploration

Its cold on Mars

Although freezing temperatures have led to a loss of contact with the Mars Pathfinder, data collected by the mission is invaluable in improving …

Simply put: Politics shakti

The dark side of Indian science

How old is the universe?

...or how young?

Flight of fancy?

Big is out, small is in

A financially squeezed NASA has been forced to look for cheaper ways to explore the solar system

Keeping Mars clean

US space shot lifts tethered satellite

Comet snaring

Ten years hence

Computers that shop for you, satellites that prevent accidents and creams that actually remove wrinkles -- these are some of the technological …

Comfort above the clouds

Three new inventions by nasa are sure to make life a little easier in space

Space rope trick

An experiment to tap the power of outer cosmos fails as the link cable breaks

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Destination: red planet

The historic Mars Pathfinder spacecraft lands on the Mars equipped with the first ever mobile robot rover to divulge the planet's secrets

Satellite and the changing natural world

A UK company is making an ultra-sensitive instrument to monitor ecological imbalances

A bridge across space

The dream of constructing an elevator to space has come a step closer to reality

Here comes the leader

Communication networks are all set to be revolutionised by third generation satellite systems