Science
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NASA prepares to launch Artemis I Moon mission on Sep 27
Washington: NASA will attempt to launch its Artemis I moon mission on September 27 after two failures, with a potential backup opportunity of October 2 under review. NASA said that it adjusted…
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NASA remembers 9/11 attacks in iconic images taken from ISS
Washington: The US space agency has shared images of the 9/11 terrorist attack in 2001 taken from the International Space Station (ISS), along with the historic image that shows a smoke plume…
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NASA picks Axiom Space to deliver spacesuits for astronauts’ moon walk
Washington: the US space agency has selected Axiom Space to deliver a moonwalking system for astronauts for the Artemis III mission, which will land Americans on the surface of the Moon for…
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10 times faster than a bullet, supersonic asteroid to pass Earth: NASA
New York: A small supersonic asteroid, traveling at ten times the speed of a bullet, will pass by the Earth on Tuesday, media reports said. The asteroid has been given the designation…
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Elon Musk throws a solution for ailing NASA’s Artemis 1 mission
San Francisco: As NASA scrubbed the Artemis 1 uncrewed mission to the Moon once again, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Sunday came up with a suggestion for the ailing mission…
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South Korean lunar orbiter to undergo critical trajectory manoeuvre
Seoul: South Korea’s unmanned space vehicle Danuri was scheduled to undergo a critical trajectory manoeuvre on Friday to travel toward the moon for the country’s first lunar mission, officials said. Danuri, also…
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NASA captures 1st direct image of exoplanet outside our solar system
New York: For the first time, astronomers have used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to take a direct image of a planet outside our solar system. The exoplanet called ‘HIP 65426 b’…
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NASA aims Sep 3 as next Artemis Moon mission launch attempt
Washington: 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…
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NASA engineers assess data after Artemis Moon mission scrub
Washington: NASA engineers were evaluating data gathered during the Artemis I launch attempt, which was scrubbed owing to a technical glitch in one of the rocket engines. The space agency said that…
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NASA scrubs uncrewed Artemis I, puts Moon mission on unplanned hold
New Delhi: The US space agency on Monday scrubbed the uncrewed Space Launch System (SLS) Moon mission called Artemis I owing to a technical engine glitch. NASA said in a tweet that…
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SpaceX launches 54 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea
San Francisco: Elon Musk-owned SpaceX has launched 54 more of its Starlink broadband satellites in orbit and landed a rocket on a ship at sea on Saturday night. According to space.com, a…
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NASA gears up to send megarocket in deep space on Aug 29
Washington: 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…
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NASA detects carbon dioxide in exoplanet atmosphere in 1st clear evidence
Washington: 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…
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Indian start-up on mission to compile data on space debris
Bengaluru: Digantara, a start-up launched by three young engineers, Rahul Rawat, Tanveer Ahmed, and Anirudh Sharma, is on a mission to compile data on space debris. It is going to send 40…
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NASA gives nod for uncrewed Moon mission launch on Aug 29
New York: The US space agency has given a go-ahead for August 29 for the first uncrewed flight of Artemis I on its mission beyond the Moon and return to Earth. The…
