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Newly found asteroid buzzes past Earth

The asteroid "2012 KT42," which entered the Clark Belt of geosynchronous satellites, passed by Earth...

US plane crash near Utah kills all four on board

All four people on board Cessna 172 were killed when the plane crashed at St George airport in south...

`Delayed touchdown led to plane crossing runway`

An Alliance Air plane overshoot the runway at Chakeri airport last year caused by delayed touchdown ...

Solar powered plane flies over Mediterranean for its last rehearsal

A solar powered plane takes off for its “last rehearsal” before a round-the-world attempt in 2014.

Rare transit of Venus to be visible 5-6 June

Venus will cross the face of the Sun on 5-6 June, a rare occurrence that will not be seen again for ...

IAF signs Rs 2800 cr Pilatus trainer planes deal

The aircraft will help the IAF to replace its fleet of HPT-32 basic trainer aircraft which have been...

Universe may be teeming with nomad planets

A recent study proposed that the galaxy is packed with nomad planets adrift in space.

Solar plane begins first transcontinental flight

An experimental solar-powered airplane took off from Switzerland on its first transcontinental fligh...

Century`s second Venus transit on June 6

In a rare celestial occurrence, Venus - the second planet from the Sun and the Earth`s neighbour - w...

‘Pak planes violated air space 23 times in 3 yrs’

Pakistani military planes have violated Indian air space 23 times in the past three years, Defence M...

‘Bosnia plane crash leaves 5 dead’

Five people were killed when a small sports plane crashed in Bosnia`s northwest, Police said.

Astronauts to land on `planet killer` asteroid

NASA is training a team of astronauts to land on asteroids, which are three million miles from the E...

Two Pak trainer aircraft crash, 4 pilots killed

The accident occurred close to the Pakistan Air Force Academy at Risalpur shortly after 10 am.

Russian Sukhoi crash: Black box found

Indonesian authorities said on Wednesday that they had found the voice recorder of the ill-fated Rus...

Dust rings may not always be `calling cards of unseen planets`

Contrary to popular belief that sharp rings of dust around stars are always carved by planets, a new...

TN temple priest among those killed in Nepal plane

A pall of gloom descended on the house of LS Sudarsanam, a temple priest here after reports of his d...

Two young Indian girls survive Nepal plane crash

Two young Indian girls were lucky to survive the Nepalese airliner crash on Monday near high-altitud...

Billions of life bearing planets float in the milky way

A few hundred thousand billion free-floating life-bearing earth-sized planets may exist in the space...

Flight recorders found in crashed Sukhoi

Flight recorders of the Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ-100) that crashed in Indonesia killing 45 p...

Nepal plane crash: 13 Indians among 15 killed

The Agni Air Dornier plane, carrying 16 Indians and two Danes as well as three crew members, crashed...

Air India plane lands with tyre burst at Male

An Air India plane carrying 111 people from Thiruvananthapuram to Male narrowly escaped an accident ...

Five die as two planes collide in Canada

At least five people were killed after two private airplanes collided while flying over the central ...

Bucharest: AI plane makes emergency landing

A Chicago-bound Air India plane, with around 206 passengers and crew onboard, made an emergency land...

Owner hit by plane on runway, dies

A 40-year-old man was killed on Saturday at the Partapur air strip here after being hit by a micro-l...

`Invisible` planet discovered outside our solar system

Astronomers have discovered what they claim is a "hidden planet" outside our solar system, using a 1...

Life bearing planets may be in millions

Researchers say a few hundred thousand billion free-floating life-bearing Earth-sized planets may ex...

`Hot Jupiters` probably oust earth-like planets

In the hunt for Earth-like planets, it is helpful to seek clues and patterns that can aid scientist ...

Watch out for the biggest full moon of 2012

The moon is set to get a lot bigger and brighter than it will be on any other night in 2012.

Pakistan air crash: Black box to be taken to US

The Bhoja Air 737, on its maiden flight, went down on April 20 in stormy weather and burst into flam...

Jetlite plane stranded on runway for 40 mins

Planes could not land for nearly an hour as a Jetlite aircraft got stranded at the Lokopriyo Gopinat...

Sun`s twin may be home to 9 alien planets

A sun-like star, which is already known to host five alien planets, may actually have nine full-fled...

IAF to upgrade fleet of combat planes: Govt

Aiming to enhance the combat potential of its fighter aircraft, the IAF has signed contracts with va...

Earth-like rocky planets `may be common in universe`

Earth-like rocky planets that humans could live on may be more common in the universe than stars.

Earth `may be one-off fluke `

The idea that ‘billions’ of other planets in our own Milky Way galaxy are teeming with alien life fo...

UFOs caused Bhoja Air plane crash in Pakistan?

A Russian news report on the plane crash in Pakistan shows footage of three mysterious lights moving...

BAF plane missing, entered Indian airspace?

A Bangladeshi Air Force plane has gone missing this evening and is believed to have crossed into Wes...

Solar plane to make first cross-continent flight

The world`s largest solar-powered plane, Swiss-made Solar Impulse, will take its first-ever cross-co...

Tech billionaires bankroll gold rush to mine asteroids

Google Inc. executives Larry Page and Eric Schmidt and filmmaker James Cameron are among those bankr...

Mars astronauts may be risking DNA damage

Future astronauts working on the Red Planet`s surface risk general changes in health at the DNA leve...

Heavy elements `spark planet formation`

Usually, planets form in star systems with comparatively high concentrations of elements heavier tha...

Pakistan orders new inspection after crash

The Bhoja Air crash on Friday was the second in Pakistan in less than two years involving a private ...

Pakistan plane crash: Bhoja Air owner released

Farooq Bhoja was earlier taken into custody by Federal Investigation Agency for questioning.

Pak: `Black box decoding can take up to a year`

The Civil Aviation Authority director general ruled out technical fault in the plane.

Pak vows to probe plane crash as soon as possible

A report said the plane had been descending at a speed of 500 kilometres per hour before it eventual...

`Pakistan learnt little from previous air crash`

An editorial in the News International criticised the chaos following the Friday crash of the Bhoja ...

Why Pakistan plane crashed?

Over a day after a plane crashed in Pakistan, the officials are looking for reasons that claimed the...

Plane crash: Bhoja Air owner banned from leaving Pak

The plane was on a flight from the southern city of Karachi to Islamabad when it crashed at dusk.

Chinese Prez mourns Pakistan plane crash victims

Chinese President Hu Jintao on Saturday expressed his deep condolences to his Pakistani counterpart ...

‘Pakistan plane suddenly dived before crashing’

The Bhoja Air plane that crashed near the Islamabad went into a sudden dive shortly before it disapp...

Bhoja captain contacted tower 3 mins before crash

A report said Bhoja Air captain had informed the control tower that the plane was getting out of his...

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