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Nokia wins NASA contract to put 4G network on moon
San Francisco: NASA has awarded Nokia of the US $14.1 million to deploy a 4G cellular network on the moon. The grant is part of $370 million worth of contracts signed…
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NASA lifts off SS Kalpana Chawla cargo spacecraft
Wallops Island [US]: A commercial cargo spacecraft bound for the International Space Station (ISS) launched on Thursday night carrying the name of deceased NASA astronaut Kalpana “K.C.” Chawla, the first…
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NASA targets Halloween for next manned SpaceX mission
Washington: NASA and SpaceX now are targeting October 31 for the launch of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission with astronauts to the International Space Station. The US space agency had earlier…
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NASA to send $23mn advanced toilet to space station
Washington: NASA is all set to launch this week a$23 million advanced toilet to the International Space Station (ISS) to test out before using a similar system on future Moon…
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NASA shares $28bn plan to send humans to Moon in 2024
Washington: NASA has shared an update on its Artemis programme, including the latest plans to land the first woman and the next man on the surface of the Moon in 2024…
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Watch: Stunning pics of river Nile by NASA
Hyderabad: This month NASA brings a bright, sparkling picture of river Nile under the night sky as it flows in north-east Africa. At first glance, it actually looks like fireworks! Almost…
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NASA gears can withstand freezing cold during lunar mission
Washington: A NASA project is developing special gears that can withstand the extreme temperatures experienced during lunar missions and beyond. During NASA’s Artemis missions, temperatures at the Moon’s South Pole…
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Tiny asteroid buzzes by Earth – the closest flyby on record
Washington D.C: Near-Earth asteroids, or NEAs, pass by our home planet all the time. But an SUV-size asteroid set the record this past weekend for coming closer to Earth than any…
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Hubble solves mysterious dimming of ‘Betelgeuse’ star
Washington: The mysterious dimming of the supergiant star Betelgeuse was most likely caused by an immense amount of hot material ejected into space, forming a dust cloud that blocked starlight coming…
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s views from above
Marking its 15th-anniversary on 12th August since launch, one of the oldest spacecraft at the Red Planet has provided glimpses of dust devils, avalanches, and more. Since leaving Earth 15…
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NASA satellite finds 66 new exoplanets, 2,100 more ‘candidates’
Washington: During its two-year-long primary mission, NASA’s planet-hunter TESS has found 66 new exoplanets, or worlds beyond our solar system, as well as nearly 2,100 candidates astronomers are working to confirm,…
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NASA probe spots Martian night sky pulsing in UV light
Washington: New data from NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft has shown vast areas of the Martian night sky pulsing in ultraviolet light. However, do not expect the future Mars astronauts to see them…
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NASA probe prepares for first asteroid sample collection attempt
Washington: NASA’s first asteroid sampling spacecraft is now just one rehearsal away from grabbing a sample from asteroid Bennu’s surface. The OSIRIS-REx mission will conduct a final rehearsal of its touchdown…
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Our solar system looks like a deflated croissant, reveals NASA
New Delhi: Our solar system looks like a deflated croissant, NASA has revealed after developing a new prediction of the shape of the magnetic bubble surrounding our solar system. Using data…
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NASA Sun data helps new model predict big solar flares
Washington D.C.: Using data from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, scientists have developed a new model that successfully predicted seven of the Sun’s biggest flares from the last solar…
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SpaceX Crew Dragon returns with 2 NASA astronauts
Washington: Two NASA astronauts have safely returned to Earth from the International Space Station on board a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, marking the completion of a historic flight called demonstration (Demo-2)…
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SpaceX capsule and NASA crew make 1st splashdown in 45 years
Cape Canaveral: Two NASA astronauts returned to Earth on Sunday in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown, their capsule parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico to close out an unprecedented test flight…
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NASA astronauts aim for Florida coast to end SpaceX flight
Cape Canaveral: The first astronauts launched by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company departed the International Space Station on Saturday night for the final and most important part of their test flight:…
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Mars 2020 rover mission healthy and on its way: NASA
Washington: NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission, which is on its way to the Red Planet to search for signs of ancient life and collect samples to send back to…
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NASA to use a stadium-sized balloon to study the cosmos
Washington: NASA engineers are working on an ambitious new mission that will carry a cutting-edge, 2.5-metre telescope high into the stratosphere on a football stadium-sized balloon. The launch of the mission…
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NASA gets Perseverance Mars rover ready to fly
Washington: Amid the pandemic, NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission, scheduled to launch on July 30, has cleared its Flight Readiness Review which is an important milestone on its way to…
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NASA’s ‘robot hotel’ attached to space station
Washington: Two NASA astronauts have installed a tools storage unit, dubbed robot hotel, to the outside of the International Space Station, freeing up living space inside the station. The “robot hotel”,…
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1st crewed round-trip to Mars could take about two years: NASA
Washington: Stressing that human exploration of Mars is on the horizon, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has said that the agency is planning its first round-trip voyage to Mars to take about…
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NASA astronauts to conduct a pair of spacewalks this month
Washington: Two NASA astronauts will conduct a pair of spacewalks on July 16 and July 21, to finish a 3.5-year effort to upgrade the International Space Stations power system, said…
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NASA partners SETI Institute on planetary protection
Washington: NASA has awarded the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California, a $4.7 million contract to support current and future planetary protection missions to ensure compliance with planetary protection standards. The…
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NASA’s next Mars rover attached to rocket before July 30 launch
Washington: NASA engineers have attached its Mars rover to the top of the rocket that will send it toward the Red Planet as the US space agency now targets July 30…
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NASA appoints new space station programme manager
Washington: NASA has named Joel Montalbano as manager of the International Space Station Programme following the retirement of Kirk Shireman who held the position since 2015. Montalbano’s appointment was effective from…
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Design toilet for Moon, win $20,000, says NASA
Washington: The US space agency has thrown open a challenge to win over Rs 26 lakh, calling the global community to send novel design concepts for compact toilets that can operate…
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NASA video shows a 10-year time-lapse of Sun in 61 minutes
Washington: In a stunning hour-long video, NASA’s sun-pointing semi-autonomous spacecraft, the Solar Dynamics Observatory, has put together a time-lapse of its 10 years of observing the Sun. Over the past…
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NASA names HQ after its first black female engineer
WASHINGTON: NASA has decided to name its headquarters building in Washington, DC, after Mary W. Jackson, the first African-American female engineer at the US space agency. “Today, we proudly announce…
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