"A piece of lunar history lies in India" "As the world celebrates the 40th anniversary of the first manned moon landing, few know about the role played by Indian scientists. The first men on the moon— Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin— collected 21.7 kg of rock...
The International Year of Astronomy for 2009 starts on January 15th, and is a global effort by the International Astronomical Union to get all citizens of the world to think about their place in the universe, and the...
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"Washington, Dec 22: The US space agency marked the 40th anniversary of the historic Apollo 8 mission that brought three astronauts to orbit the moon for the first time.
On December 21, 1968, Apollo 8 blasted...
"Sachin Tendulkar would have missed the Champions Trophy had it been held in Pakistan on time. Indian doctor Amod Harip, who first examined the master batsman for his latest elbow injury in Colombo’s Apollo Hospital, said: “Sachin was brought to me after getting injured...
In 2005, Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, special effects experts better known by the title of their popular Discovery Channel series, "MythBusters", were asked during an interview about the myth they would most like to test provided an unlimited budget. "Jamie and I have done...
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"According to former NASA astronaut, Edgar Mitchell, there have been a number of messages from the aliens but governments had classified the truth for over 60 years. Mitchell, who was one of the astronauts who took part in the Apollo 14 mission, said that he knew of several...
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Ahhh yes, the summer silly season is upon us. It's that time of year when editors look around for strange, different stories to break the summer doldrums in many areas. So, today's offering is a former NASA...
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" A new analysis of volcanic glass recovered from the moon decades ago found the rocks contain traces of the constituents of water, challenging a long-held notion that the moon is perfectly...
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"In a new television documentary, the Apollo 11 astronauts tell their amazing story. Roger Highfield reports On May 25, 1961, in a speech before Congress, John F Kennedy launched what he admitted was "the most...
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"Colombo (ANTARA News) - British sci-fi guru Arthur C. Clarke will be buried at a private funeral in Sri Lanka's capital on Saturday, a close aide to the late writer said.Clarke, who captured the world's...
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Hundreds of young bards were hosted by the Queen in the culmination of of an initiative to "breed poet laureates of the future".
Teenagers from state schools across London attended a reception at Buckingham Palace after penning poems inspired by items from the Royal...
Between 1968 and 1972, nine American spacecraft voyaged to
the Moon, and 12 men walked upon its surface. They remain the only human beings
to have stood on another world. 'In the Shadow of the Moon' brings...
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Between 1968 and 1972, nine American spacecraft voyaged to
the Moon, and 12 men walked upon its surface. They remain the only human beings
to have stood on another world. 'In the Shadow of the Moon' brings...
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On July 20, 1969, two American men landed on the moon. Today is the 36th anniversary of that landing (at least, if you believe it happened...see below). My favourite piece of random trivia about the lunar...
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I know you may have a hard time believing that this old gal might have had a teenage crush on Wally Schirra, especially since I have grown up in this part of Nevada (Pahrump Valley) but I am sorely misty-eyed...
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