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- Technology
NASA’s mega Moon rocket now ready for crewed mission
Washington: 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…
- Science
Earth to have close encounter with small asteroid this week
San Francisco: An asteroid, about the size of a box truck, will have a very close encounter with the Earth this week, NASA Systems has predicted. The asteroid, called Asteroid 2023, is…
- Science
US to test nuclear engine for future Mars missions
Los Angeles: NASA and the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have announced a collaboration to demonstrate a nuclear thermal rocket engine in space, the key steps for sending the first…
- Middle East
UAE announces date for astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi 6-month space mission
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) on Thursday announced the launch date of the first Arab long-duration astronaut mission. UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi’s launch…
- Science
2022 the fifth warmest year on record: NASA
Washington: Earth’s average surface temperature in 2022 tied with 2015 as the fifth warmest on record, according to an analysis by (NASA). Continuing the planet’s long-term warming trend, global temperatures in 2022…
- Science
NASA’s Chandra observatory helps dig out black holes previously buried
Washington: NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has helped discover hundreds of black holes previously buried, which will help astronomers get a more accurate census of black holes in the universe. By combining data…
- Science
NASA mission spots 2nd Earth-size world within ‘habitable zone’
Washington: NASA mission has discovered a second Earth-sized, rocky planet within the habitable zone of its star — the range of distances where liquid water could occur on a planet’s surface. Using…
- World
Indian American space expert named NASA’s new chief technologist
Washington: An Indian American aerospace industry expert has been appointed as NASA’s new chief technologist to serve as principal advisor to Administrator Bill Nelson on technology policy and programmes at the space…
- Technology
Citizen’s new watch uses NASA tech, AI to measure fatigue
Las Vegas: Citizen has launched new CZ Smartwatch which uses artificial intelligence (AI) and space agency NASA research to measure wearers’ fatigue and alertness at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023. The power…
- 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 finally bids goodbye to InSight Mars lander
Washington: 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)…
- Business
NASA’s humanoid robot will help do laundry at home, explore space
San Francisco: 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,…
- Science
NASA’s Mars InSight lander posts its last image on Twitter
New Delhi: NASA’s Mars InSight lander on Tuesday posted its last image on Twitter as it prepares to fall silent anytime, ending its history-making mission to reveal secrets of the Red Planet’s…
- Kashmir
9 J&K students participate in NASA’s global asteroid search campaign
Jammu: 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…
- Technology
NASA launches 1st-ever mission to observe Earth’s water
Washington: NASA has launched the first-ever global satellite mission that will observe nearly all water on Earth’s surface, measuring the height of water in the planet’s lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and the ocean.…
