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- World
June 29 or 30: When is New Zealand going to celebrate Eid Al Adha?
Confusion prevails in New Zealand over the date of the Eid Al Adha festival. While the South Auckland Muslim Association (SAMA) decides to celebrate the festival on Friday, June 30, the New…
- Science
NASA’s CAPSTONE images Moon, successfully tests GPS-like technology
Washington: NASA’s CAPSTONE mission — a microwave oven-sized CubeSat — captured its first images of the Moon, showing the lunar surface near the Moon’s North Pole. The Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology…
- Middle East
Sheikh Mohammed shares clearest image of Mars’ moon Deimos
Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has shared the clearest image ever taken of Mars moon Deimos. On…
- India
Moon sighted, India to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Saturday
Hyderabad: India is all set to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Saturday, as the crescent moon has been sighted today. This marks the end of the holy month of Ramzan, which is observed by…
- World
Christina Hammock Koch to be first woman to go around the moon
US astronaut Christina Hammock Koch will be the envy of all women in the world as she becomes the first woman to go around the moon. While men have journeyed to moon…
- India
India to witness five planets lined up in the night sky on Monday
Hyderabad: Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus, and Mars will line up with the Moon in the skies in one of the most awaited celestial dances as seen for less than one hour from…
- World
Biden proposes $27.2 bn for NASA to boost Moon, Mars programmes
Washington: US President Joe Biden has proposed a $27.2 billion budget for NASA in 2024, which is about $1.8 billion more than the agency received this year. The new budget will allow…
- Science
Chandrayaan-3: India’s moon lander clears key tests successfully
Chennai: The moon lander part of India’s third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3, successfully underwent the EMI-EMC (Electro-Magnetic Interference/ Electro-Magnetic Compatibility) test recently, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Sunday. According to…
- Delhi
Sun, moon does its own work, only then universe runs smoothly: Kejriwal to LG
New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday urged Lt Governor V K Saxena to focus on improving Delhi’s law and order to prevent another Kanjhawla-like incident and allow his government to…
- Science
South Korea’s lunar orbiter Danuri enters Moon’s orbit
Seoul: South Korea’s unmanned space vehicle Danuri has successfully entered the orbit of the Moon earlier than planned, the science ministry said on Wednesday. Danuri, also known as the Korea Pathfinder Lunar…
- Science
From NASA mission to private trips, humankind gets closer to Moon
New Delhi: 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…
- Science
NASA’s Artemis I Moon mission breaks Apollo 13’s record
Washington: NASA’s uncrewed Orion spacecraft has surpassed the record set in 1970 by the crew on Apollo 13’s aborted mission to land on the Moon. NASA’s uncrewed Orion spacecraft reached the farthest…
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South Korean aims to land spacecraft on moon in 2032: Prez
Seoul: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Monday that his country will land a spacecraft on the moon in 2032 and begin exploring lunar resources under its ambitious roadmap for a…