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NASA to study volcanic activity on lunar surface NASA has selected a new scientific payload to establish the age and composition of hilly terrain created by volcanic activity on the near side of the Moon. The DIMPLE instrument suite, short for Dating an Irregular Mare Patch with a Lunar Explorer, will investigate the Ina Irregular Mare Patch, discovered in 1971 by Apollo 15 orbital images. While some 70 Irregular Mare Patches have been discovered by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, Ina remains the largest identified so far. ...
NASA to study volcanic activity on lunar surface
NASA to study volcanic activity on lunar surface
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16/07/2023 2:39:47 PM
NASA, ESA congratulate India on Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft The US space agency NASA and European Space agency (ESA) on Friday lauded India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft that was successfully launched on a historic mission to the far side of the moon.  The LVM-3, the country's heavy rocket, nicknamed 'Bahubali' carried the 3.8-tonne Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft and put the moon spacecraft into orbit on Friday afternoon.  The mission is a follow up of the failed Chandrayaan-2 mission in 2019 when the lander named Vikram crashed...
NASA, ESA congratulate India on Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft
NASA, ESA congratulate India on Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft
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15/07/2023 9:05:15 AM
NASA asks US cos to advance work on spacewalking, moonwalking suits  NASA has awarded two American companies Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace task orders to advance spacewalking capabilities in low Earth orbit, as well as moonwalking services for Artemis missions, the agency said.  The task orders, part of the latest Exploration Extravehicular Activity Services, are under existing contracts and each has a value of $5 million.  It intends Axiom Space to begin work on a spacesuit for use in low Earth orbit, and Collins Aerospace to begin w...
NASA asks US cos to advance work on spacewalking, moonwalking suits
NASA asks US cos to advance work on spacewalking, moonwalking suits
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11/07/2023 6:23:34 PM
NASA's Parker Solar Probe makes 16th close flyby of Sun NASA's Parker Solar Probe has completed 16th closest approach to the Sun, or perihelion, the agency said. On June 22, the sun-kissing spacecraft came within 5.3 million miles of the solar surface while moving at 364,610 miles per hour. Cruising through the sun's super hot outer atmosphere, called the corona, the spacecraft emerged from the solar flyby healthy and operating normally, NASA said. On August 21, Parker Solar Probe will also swing past Venus for its sixth flyby of ...
NASA's Parker Solar Probe makes 16th close flyby of Sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe makes 16th close flyby of Sun
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4/07/2023 6:14:46 PM
NASA`s Parker Solar Probe makes 16th close flyby of Sun NASA's Parker Solar Probe has completed 16th closest approach to the Sun, or perihelion, the agency said. On June 22, the sun-kissing spacecraft came within 5.3 million miles of the solar surface while moving at 364,610 miles per hour. Cruising through the sun's super hot outer atmosphere, called the corona, the spacecraft emerged from the solar flyby healthy and operating normally, NASA said. On August 21, Parker Solar Probe will also swing past Venus for its sixth flyby of ...
NASA`s Parker Solar Probe makes 16th close flyby of Sun
NASA`s Parker Solar Probe makes 16th close flyby of Sun
Source: IANS
4/07/2023 3:32:42 PM
NASA & ISRO collaborate to establish International Space Station by 2024: FM Nirmala Sitharaman Union Finance C Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that scientists of US' NASA and ISRO would collaborate to establish an International Space Station in 2024. During a discussion on critical mineral partnerships here, she revealed the NASA-ISRO plan to set up the international space station.  "NASA will provide advanced training to the ISRO, facilitating a joint effort towards the International Space Station in 2024," she said.  Sitharaman also emphasised the c...
NASA & ISRO collaborate to establish International Space Station by 2024: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
NASA & ISRO collaborate to establish International Space Station by 2024: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
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26/06/2023 10:04:41 AM
NASA's Sun touching probe finds source of solar wind NASA's Parker Solar Probe has flown close enough to the sun to detect the fine structure of the solar wind close to where it is generated at the sun's surface, revealing details that are lost as the wind exits the corona as a uniform blast of charged particles, according to a new study. Launched in 2018, the Parker Solar Probe was designed to determine what the turbulent solar wind looks like where it's generated near the sun's surface, or photosphere, and how the wind'...
NASA's Sun touching probe finds source of solar wind
NASA's Sun touching probe finds source of solar wind
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8/06/2023 3:30:14 PM
NASA to invest $45mn in small biz to develop tech for future missions NASA plans to invest $45 million in funding to more than 200 small businesses to develop new technologies designed to protect the health of astronauts, lower risk of collision damage to spacecraft, the US space agency has said. The new awards from NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programme invests in a diverse portfolio of American small businesses and research institutions to support NASA's future missions. For first...
NASA to invest $45mn in small biz to develop tech for future missions
NASA to invest $45mn in small biz to develop tech for future missions
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8/06/2023 3:07:18 PM
Hubble telescope captures light-bending galaxy cluster NASA and European Space Agency's (ESA) Hubble Space Telescope has imaged a galaxy cluster that is almost nine billion light-years away. The galaxy cluster, called eMACS J1823.1+7822, lies in the constellation Draco. It is one of five exceptionally massive galaxy clusters Hubble explored with the aim of measuring the strengths of these gravitational lenses, which would provide insights into the distribution of dark matter in galaxy clusters. Strong gravitational lenses like eMACS ...
Hubble telescope captures light-bending galaxy cluster
Hubble telescope captures light-bending galaxy cluster
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14/05/2023 5:54:46 PM
Analysis-Liftoff: Narendra Modi`s space push for India counts on private players Encouraged by high-profile successes elsewhere, India wants its private space companies to increase their share of the global launch market by fivefold within the next decade - an effort boosted by the personal support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In the year after the country opened the way for private launches in 2020, the number of space startups more than doubled, from 21 to 47. At the end of 2022, Skyroot Aerospace, whose investors include Sherpalo Ventures and Singapore's ...
Analysis-Liftoff: Narendra Modi`s space push for India counts on private players
Analysis-Liftoff: Narendra Modi`s space push for India counts on private players
Source: Reuters
12/05/2023 9:28:26 AM
4 of Uranus` large moons may hold water: NASA NASA scientists have found that four of Uranus' largest moons likely contain an ocean layer between their cores and icy crusts, which suggests that these hold oceans that could be dozens of miles deep. In all, at least 27 moons circle Uranus, with the four largest ranging from Ariel, at 1,160 kilometres across, to Titania, which is 1,580 kilometres across. The study is the first to detail the evolution of the interior makeup and structure of all five large moons: Ariel, Umbriel, Tit...
4 of Uranus` large moons may hold water: NASA
4 of Uranus` large moons may hold water: NASA
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6/05/2023 10:18:46 AM
NASA camera onboard South Korean orbiter captures lunar South Pole region A NASA camera onboard South Korean orbiter Danuri has sent back images of the South Pole region on the Moon. Developed by Malin Space Science Systems and Arizona State University (ASU), the NASA instrument ShadowCam is flying with five other Korean instruments aboard KARI's (Korea Aerospace Research Institute) KPLO (Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter), also known as Danuri. Danuri, which was launched in August 2022, entered the lunar orbit on December 27 after 145 days of travelling fro...
NASA camera onboard South Korean orbiter captures lunar South Pole region
NASA camera onboard South Korean orbiter captures lunar South Pole region
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30/04/2023 10:36:32 AM
NASA`s Ingenuity Mars helicopter completes 50th flight on Red Planet Originally tasked with only five test flights to prove its "pioneering" technology, NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter has completed its 50th flight on Mars, exceeding all expectations, the US space agency said. The first rotorcraft ever to make powered flight beyond Earth reached the half-century mark on April 13, travelling over 322.2 metres in 145.7 seconds. The helicopter also achieved a new altitude record of 18 metres before alighting near the 800-metre-wide "Belva Cra...
NASA`s Ingenuity Mars helicopter completes 50th flight on Red Planet
NASA`s Ingenuity Mars helicopter completes 50th flight on Red Planet
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15/04/2023 2:06:21 PM
NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter goes faster, higher on 49th flight The Ingenuity Mars helicopter has flown faster and higher than it ever had before on its 49th flight on the Red Planet. On April 2, the mini chopper reached a top speed of 23.3 kph and scaled a maximum altitude of 16 metres, according to the mission's flight log. The previous records were 21.6 kph and 14 m, respectively. "Two new records for the #MarsHelicopter!' NASA JPL wrote on Twitter. "Ingenuity successfully completed Flight 49, setting a new flight speed recor...
NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter goes faster, higher on 49th flight
NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter goes faster, higher on 49th flight
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6/04/2023 5:15:06 PM
NASA names 1st woman, man of colour for 2024 Moon mission After over 50 years, the first humans to fly to the vicinity of the Moon in 2024 on the Artemis II mission includes a woman and a man of colour, NASA announced on Tuesday. The crew includes NASA astronauts Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist 1 Christina Hammock Koch, and Mission Specialist 2 Jeremy Hansen, who is part of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). They will work as a team to execute an ambitious set of demonstrations during the flight test. "The...
NASA names 1st woman, man of colour for 2024 Moon mission
NASA names 1st woman, man of colour for 2024 Moon mission
Source: IANS
4/04/2023 5:32:31 PM
Webb finds no `significant atmosphere` on rocky exoplanet The next-generation James Webb Space Telescope has found no significant atmosphere on the rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 b, mission officials said on Tuesday. An international team of researchers used Webb's Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) to measure the temperature of the TRAPPIST-1 b, based on the exoplanet's thermal emission -- heat energy given off in the form of infrared light. The result indicates that the planet's dayside has a temperature of about 500 kelvins (roughly 450...
Webb finds no `significant atmosphere` on rocky exoplanet
Webb finds no `significant atmosphere` on rocky exoplanet
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28/03/2023 1:56:02 PM
Six vidyagyan students identify 17 asteroids Six students from Grade 11 in VidyaGyan, Bulandshahr, participated in the International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC) which is a global event to identify asteroids. From the overall 1000 detections, VidyaGyan students were able to identify 17 preliminary asteroid detections of which three have been provisionally recognised by NASA and the International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC). NASA will further observe the detected asteroids for the next six months. Accord...
Six vidyagyan students identify 17 asteroids
Six vidyagyan students identify 17 asteroids
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24/03/2023 5:19:29 PM
Giant asteroid to zip past Earth closer than Moon on Saturday A gigantic asteroid is set to fly by Earth at half the distance of the moon on Saturday, the media reported. If the asteroid, known as 2023 DZ2, were to smash into Earth, it would potentially cause major damage. However, it is likely to make a clean pass speeding by at 28,044 km/h, according to EarthSky. Astronomers at the observatory of La Palma, in the Canary Islands, Spain, discovered the asteroid in late February 2023. It is estimated to be between 44 and 99 metres in diameter. T...
Giant asteroid to zip past Earth closer than Moon on Saturday
Giant asteroid to zip past Earth closer than Moon on Saturday
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23/03/2023 2:44:10 PM
Scientists detect 1st evidence of volcanic activity on Venus In a first, scientists have got direct geological evidence of recent volcanic activity on the surface of Venus. The discovery was made by analysing archival radar images of Venus taken more than 30 years ago, in the 1990s, by NASA's Magellan mission. The images revealed a volcanic vent changing shape and increasing significantly in size in less than a year. "I didn't really expect to be successful, but after about 200 hours of manually comparing the images of different M...
Scientists detect 1st evidence of volcanic activity on Venus
Scientists detect 1st evidence of volcanic activity on Venus
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20/03/2023 9:55:57 AM
NASA mission to Saturn`s moon may unravel chemistry leading to life An upcoming NASA mission to Saturn's giant moon Titan aims to discover the development of life in the universe, the US space agency said. The mission called Dragonfly is due to launch in 2027, and will reach Titan in 2034. Dragonfly carries an instrument called the Dragonfly Mass Spectrometer (DraMS), which will shed light on the kinds of chemical steps that occurred on Earth that ultimately led to the formation of life, called prebiotic chemistry. Titan's abundant complex ca...
NASA mission to Saturn`s moon may unravel chemistry leading to life
NASA mission to Saturn`s moon may unravel chemistry leading to life
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18/03/2023 3:59:20 PM
NASA`s SpaceX Crew-5 mission returns safely after key research NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 returned safely to Earth on Sunday after completing the fifth commercial crew rotation mission to the International Space Station (ISS) and spending 157 days in orbit. NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, along with-JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina,a-splashed down safely in their Dragon spacecraft off the coast of Tampa, Florida, at 9.02 pm EST (7.02 am India time). "Welcome home...
NASA`s SpaceX Crew-5 mission returns safely after key research
NASA`s SpaceX Crew-5 mission returns safely after key research
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12/03/2023 11:17:46 AM
Space Station fires thrusters to dodge collision with satellite: NASA The International Space Station was forced to fire thrusters to dodge a collision with a satellite, NASA has said. The engines were fired for more than six minutes. To avoid the approaching satellite, the station also had to slightly raise its orbit. "The orbital outpost manoeuvred out of the way of an Earth observation satellite early Monday," the space agency wrote in a blogpost. "The docked ISS Progress 83 resupply ship fired its engines for just over six minutes sl...
Space Station fires thrusters to dodge collision with satellite: NASA
Space Station fires thrusters to dodge collision with satellite: NASA
Source: IANS
9/03/2023 4:21:12 PM
NASA's Curiosity spots first 'Sun rays' on Mars NASA's Curiosity rover has captured first-ever "sun rays" on Mars, the US space agency said. The rays were imaged as the Sun descended over the horizon on February 2, with "rays of light illuminated a bank of clouds". These are also known as crepuscular rays, from the Latin word for "twilight". "It was the first time sun rays have been so clearly viewed on Mars," according to the mission officials. Curiosity captured the scene during the...
NASA's Curiosity spots first 'Sun rays' on Mars
NASA's Curiosity spots first 'Sun rays' on Mars
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7/03/2023 4:01:11 PM
NASA-SpaceX's Crew-6 mission to space 'scrubbed' NASA and SpaceX crew-6 mission has been scrubbed, the space agencies said on Monday. A few minutes before the slated liftoff, the mission was scrubbed due to an issue with the ignition system. "Today's #Crew6 launch has been scrubbed due to an issue with ground systems, NASA team officials posted on Twitter. "Standing down from tonight's launch of Crew-6 due to a TEA-TEB ground system issue," SpaceX said. "Both Crew-6 and the vehicles are healthy and pr...
NASA-SpaceX's Crew-6 mission to space 'scrubbed'
NASA-SpaceX's Crew-6 mission to space 'scrubbed'
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27/02/2023 3:16:02 PM
NASA`s mega Moon rocket now ready for crewed mission  NASA's mega moon rocket has cleared all performance tests and engineers are now taking a closer look at the Space Launch System (SLS) performance to prepare for the first crewed Artemis missions. NASA continues to evaluate data and learn more about the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket's debut performance during the agency's Artemis I launch on November 16 this year. "NASA's Space Launch System rocket has laid the foundation for the Artemis Generation and the f...
NASA`s mega Moon rocket now ready for crewed mission
NASA`s mega Moon rocket now ready for crewed mission
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28/01/2023 11:42:44 AM
Indian-American astronaut nominated for promotion to US Air Force brigadier general US President Joe Biden has nominated Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari on the moon mission team for promotion to an Air Force brigadier general, according to the Defence Department. The nomination announced on Thursday will have to be confirmed by the Senate which approves all senior civilian and military appointments. The US Air Force uses the same ranks as the Army, which considers brigadiers to be one-star generals. Chari is a member of the Artemis team of astronauts preparing ...
Indian-American astronaut nominated for promotion to US Air Force brigadier general
Indian-American astronaut nominated for promotion to US Air Force brigadier general
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27/01/2023 5:22:47 PM
From NASA mission to private trips, humankind gets closer to Moon From a crewed NASA mission to private spacecraft roaring to explore the Moon, the year 2023 promises to be the final lap towards sending humans, including a woman and a person of colour, to the lunar surface in 2024. On November 28, Orion spacecraft reached its maximum distance from Earth during the Artemis I mission when it was 268,563 miles away from our home planet. Among the accomplishments for NASA's human spaceflight programmes, the agency successfully launched, for the first ...
From NASA mission to private trips, humankind gets closer to Moon
From NASA mission to private trips, humankind gets closer to Moon
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26/12/2022 4:07:44 PM
NASA finally bids goodbye to InSight Mars lander The US space agency has finally retired InSight Mars lander after more than four years of collecting unique science on the Red Planet. Mission controllers at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California were unable to contact the lander after two consecutive attempts, leading them to conclude the spacecraft's solar-powered batteries have run out of energy referred to as "dead bus". The agency said in a statement that it will continue to listen fo...
NASA finally bids goodbye to InSight Mars lander
NASA finally bids goodbye to InSight Mars lander
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22/12/2022 4:13:24 PM
NASA`s humanoid robot will help do laundry at home, explore space NASA is reportedly working on a project to develop a humanoid robot that will help humans travel to new celestial bodies and may even help with laundry at home. Apptronik, a US-based robotics company, is collaborating with NASA to develop "Apollo", a 5-foot 8-inch, 160-pound (about 72 kg) general-purpose humanoid robot designed to assist with tasks in space, the commercial sector, and, most interestingly, the home, reports ZDNET. "You know, I'm ready for it. I'm t...
NASA`s humanoid robot will help do laundry at home, explore space
NASA`s humanoid robot will help do laundry at home, explore space
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22/12/2022 4:06:21 PM
9 J&K students participate in NASA`s global asteroid search campaign  Nine students of Jammu and Kashmir, for the first time, participated in a global asteroid search campaign as part of NASA's citizen science project. Officials said nine students of a private school in Kathua district participated in the campaign. "The campaign was organised by Delhi-based Homi Lab in association with the International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC) from October 21 to November 15", Homi Lab said in a press release. A lab spokesperson of t...
9 J&K students participate in NASA`s global asteroid search campaign
9 J&K students participate in NASA`s global asteroid search campaign
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20/12/2022 3:51:09 PM
NASA's Mars helicopter makes a short yet significant flight NASA engineers have taken its Mars Ingenuity helicopter on a short but important 18-second successful flight to test new capabilities. The operations team has been working on the new capabilities over the past few weeks. The software upgrade includes hazard avoidance on landing and the use of digital elevation maps. "Despite the flight's simple nature, the team is very excited because of what it means for the future of Ingenuity," the US space agency said in a statement. ...
NASA's Mars helicopter makes a short yet significant flight
NASA's Mars helicopter makes a short yet significant flight
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26/11/2022 5:40:44 PM
2 Indian-origin community helpers in Australia win $672,805 mn grant Two Indian-origin achievers are among 20 inspiring Australians who have won A$$1 million grant ($672,805) for creating sustainable and innovative solutions to address community issues. New South Wales-based Amar Singh and Rishi Verma have won the grant under the Tomorrow Maker program by Sydney-based AMP Foundation. Singh, the 41 year-old founder and president of Turbans 4 Australia, has been awarded for community service, and promoting multiculturalism and religious tolerance. Singh...
2 Indian-origin community helpers in Australia win $672,805 mn grant
2 Indian-origin community helpers in Australia win $672,805 mn grant
Source: IANS
18/11/2022 2:34:01 PM
NASA space mission to probe metal-rich asteroid now set for Oct 2023 The U.S. space agency has announced that it will launch its delayed Psyche mission, aimed at investigating an asteroid of similar name, in October next year. NASA selected Psyche in 2017 to investigate a previously unexplored metal-rich asteroid of the same name. It is part of the agency's Discovery Programme, a line of low-cost, competitive missions led by a single principal investigator. Earlier this year, Psyche missed its planned 2022 launch period as a result of mission develop...
NASA space mission to probe metal-rich asteroid now set for Oct 2023
NASA space mission to probe metal-rich asteroid now set for Oct 2023
Source: IANS
29/10/2022 12:43:31 PM
NASA set to break sound barrier again for future air travel  NASA aeronautical innovators are poised to break the sound barrier again, this time in a very different way that could make it possible for all of us to one day travel by air just as fast as any of the X-1 pilots who flew supersonic. NASA's X-59, the centerpiece of the agency's Quesst mission, will enable commercial supersonic travel over land. Lockheed Martin has designed, built and conducted initial flight tests with the aircraft and the first flight is targeted for 2023...
NASA set to break sound barrier again for future air travel
NASA set to break sound barrier again for future air travel
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16/10/2022 11:38:12 AM
`Space sector moving towards constellation of satellites` The global space sector is moving away from geo-statellites and towards the constellation of small satellites in low earth orbit, a senior official of Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) said on Saturday. In his address at the conference 'Space Technology: The Next Business Frontier', Prof. Rajeev Jyoti, Distinguished Scientist, Director (Technical), IN-SPACe, said the space sector, in the next 10 years, is shifting from geo-satellites to constellati...
`Space sector moving towards constellation of satellites`
`Space sector moving towards constellation of satellites`
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15/10/2022 6:03:45 PM
NASA`s Hubble captures spectacular pair of interacting galaxies NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning pair of two face-on galaxies, providing spectacular views of their spiral arms, background stars and galaxies. The two interacting galaxies, making up the pair known as 'Arp-Madore 608-333', seem to float side by side in this image from the Hubble Space Telescope. "Though they appear serene and unperturbed, the two are subtly warping one another through a mutual gravitational interaction that is disrupting and distor...
NASA`s Hubble captures spectacular pair of interacting galaxies
NASA`s Hubble captures spectacular pair of interacting galaxies
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8/10/2022 12:01:31 PM
Musk`s SpaceX sends fresh batch of astronauts to ISS A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Dragon spacecraft was on its way to the International Space Station (ISS) with NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina onboard. They will spend up to six months aboard the ISS. Wakata is the sole spaceflight veteran among the astronauts, having spent more than 11 months in space. "Missions like Crew-5 are proof we are living through a golden...
Musk`s SpaceX sends fresh batch of astronauts to ISS
Musk`s SpaceX sends fresh batch of astronauts to ISS
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6/10/2022 5:00:44 PM
NASA pushes back Artemis I Moon mission launch to November The US space agency has pushed back the Artemis I Moon mission launch to November in the wake of Hurricane Ian. As teams complete post-storm recovery operations, NASA has determined it will focus Artemis I launch planning efforts on the launch period that opens on November 12 and closes on November 27. "Teams at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida conducted initial inspections Friday to assess potential impacts from Hurricane Ian. There was no damage to Artemis flight hardwa...
NASA pushes back Artemis I Moon mission launch to November
NASA pushes back Artemis I Moon mission launch to November
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2/10/2022 12:06:39 PM
Weather may play spoilsport as NASA prepares again for Moon mission launch As NASA prepares to launch its much-anticipated Artemis 1 Moon mission next week, there is only a 20 per cent chance that the weather will be ideal for the launch. The US space agency is monitoring the forecast associated with the formation of a tropical depression in the Caribbean Sea while in parallel continuing to prepare for a potential launch opportunity on September 27, during a 70-minute window. "Managers are initiating activities on a non-interference basis to enable an acc...
Weather may play spoilsport as NASA prepares again for Moon mission launch
Weather may play spoilsport as NASA prepares again for Moon mission launch
Source: IANS
24/09/2022 3:11:17 PM
The challenges automakers, and now Tesla, face with humanoid robots Tesla's CEO Elon Musk is set to unveil its prototype humanoid robots at an event on Sept. 30, hoping to expand beyond self-driving cars that have not yet become reality despite his repeated promises. While robots are widely used for specialist tasks at factories, other companies have struggled to create commercially viable human-like robots, despite decades-long development efforts. "This market is very, very challenging market because you buy this big expensive robot, but it a...
The challenges automakers, and now Tesla, face with humanoid robots
The challenges automakers, and now Tesla, face with humanoid robots
Source: Reuters
20/09/2022 4:09:23 PM
NASA lander 'hears' first impact sounds of space rocks on Mars SA's InSight lander has detected impact sounds from four space rocks that crashed on Mars in 2020 and 2021. It marks the first time seismic and acoustic waves from an impact have been detected on Mars. A new paper published in Nature Geoscience details the impacts, which ranged between 85 and 290 kms from InSight's location, a region of Mars called Elysium Planitia. The first of the four confirmed meteoroids made the most dramatic entrance: It entered Mars' atmosphere on Sep...
NASA lander 'hears' first impact sounds of space rocks on Mars
NASA lander 'hears' first impact sounds of space rocks on Mars
Source: IANS
20/09/2022 1:14:50 PM
NASA to address orbital debris, greatest challenge of our era  The US space agency has announced to fund three studies to understand the growing problem of space junk to analyse the economic, social and policy issues associated with space sustainability. Bhavya Lal, associate administrator for the Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy (OTPS) at NASA, said that orbital debris is one of the great challenges of our era. "Maintaining our ability to use space is critical to our economy, our national security, and our nation's science...
NASA to address orbital debris, greatest challenge of our era
NASA to address orbital debris, greatest challenge of our era
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15/09/2022 1:41:55 PM
NASA scrubs Artemis I launch again after liquid hydrogen leak The US space agency on Saturday once again scrubbed the Artemis I Moon mission launch attempt after it encountered a liquid hydrogen leak while loading the propellant into the core stage of the Space Launch System rocket. Multiple troubleshooting efforts to address the area of the leak by reseating a seal in the quick disconnect where liquid hydrogen is fed into the rocket did not fix the issue. Engineers were continuing to gather additional data, said NASA. Artemis I is a flight tes...
NASA scrubs Artemis I launch again after liquid hydrogen leak
NASA scrubs Artemis I launch again after liquid hydrogen leak
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4/09/2022 11:23:43 AM
NASA aims Sep 3 as next Artemis Moon mission launch attempt  The US space agency will now target September 3 as the new launch date for the Artemis I Moon mission that was scrubbed last Monday owing to technical glitch with one of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket's engines. NASA Mission managers met to discuss data and develop a forward plan to address issues that arose during the launch attempt for the flight test. "During that launch attempt, teams were not able to chill down the four RS-25 engines to approximately minus 420 ...
NASA aims Sep 3 as next Artemis Moon mission launch attempt
NASA aims Sep 3 as next Artemis Moon mission launch attempt
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31/08/2022 10:54:41 AM
NASA gears up to send megarocket in deep space on August 29 The US space agency is geared up to send its debut Space Launch System (SLS) mission called Artemis I into deep space on Monday that will perform a long orbit around the Moon before coming back to Earth. The uncrewed Artemis I mission has a two-hour launch window that opens at 8:33 a.m. EDT (6 p.m. India time) on August 29 from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39B in Florida in the US. Artemis I will lay the foundation for a sustained long-term presence on and around the Moon. &...
NASA gears up to send megarocket in deep space on August 29
NASA gears up to send megarocket in deep space on August 29
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27/08/2022 11:02:37 AM
Mars has dark green landscape too, discovers NASA rover  Not just red rocks and craters we saw in the popular science fiction film 'The Martian' starring Matt Damon, Mars has several volcanic rocks composed of large grains of olivine -- the muddier less-gemlike version of peridot that tints Hawaii's beaches dark green, NASA's rover Perseverance has discovered. Perseverance landed in the Jezero Crater, a spot chosen partly for the crater's history as a lake and as part of a rich river system, back when Mars had liquid wa...
Mars has dark green landscape too, discovers NASA rover
Mars has dark green landscape too, discovers NASA rover
Source: IANS
26/08/2022 3:08:32 PM
NASA detects carbon dioxide in exoplanet atmosphere in 1st clear evidence NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first-ever clear evidence for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet outside the solar system. The finding, to be published in the journal Nature, offers hope that in the future, Webb may be able to detect and measure carbon dioxide in the thinner atmospheres of smaller rocky planets. This observation of a gas giant planet named 'WASP-39 b' which is orbiting a Sun-like star 700 light-years away provides important insig...
NASA detects carbon dioxide in exoplanet atmosphere in 1st clear evidence
NASA detects carbon dioxide in exoplanet atmosphere in 1st clear evidence
Source: IANS
26/08/2022 12:21:31 PM
NASA`s Webb telescope captures Jupiter`s faint rings, Great Red Spot NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured new stunning images of Jupiter that will give scientists even more clues to the planet's inner life. With giant storms, powerful winds, auroras, and extreme temperature and pressure conditions, Jupiter has a lot going on. In the standalone view of Jupiter, created from a composite of several images from Webb, auroras extend to high altitudes above both the northern and southern poles of Jupiter. The auroras shine in a filter that...
NASA`s Webb telescope captures Jupiter`s faint rings, Great Red Spot
NASA`s Webb telescope captures Jupiter`s faint rings, Great Red Spot
Source: IANS
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