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NASA’s DART mission successfully hits asteroid in planetary defence test
New York: After 10 months of flying in space, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) — the world’s first planetary defence technology demonstration — successfully impacted its asteroid target, the agency’s first…
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Don’t miss Jupiter’s closest date with Earth in 59 years
Washington: Jupiter was set to make its closest approach to Earth in 59 years on Monday and stargazers were waiting for an excellent view when the giant gas planet reaches “opposition”. The…
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NASA set to crash spacecraft into asteroid to protect Earth in future
Washington: A NASA spacecraft was set to smash into an asteroid early on Tuesday, in a bid to test a technology to defend Earth against potential asteroid or comet hazards in the…
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NASA scraps Artemis 1 Moon mission launch due to hurricane threat
Washington: The US space agency has called off its Artemis I launch scheduled for September 27, owing to Tropical Storm Ian threat, and was preparing for rollback while continuing to watch the…
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Weather may play spoilsport as NASA prepares again for Moon mission launch
Washington: 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…
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James Webb Space telescope captures striking view of Neptune’s rings
New York: US-based space agency NASA has announced that its James Webb Space Telescope has captured the clearest view of Neptune’s rings in more than 30 years. Most striking in Webb’s new…
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Artemis I Moon mission: NASA troubleshoots hydrogen leak issue
Washington: The US space agency has once again readied its Artemis I moon mission and met all objectives, including the key hydrogen leak threat which has resulted in two failure attempts. After…
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NASA releases final blueprint for sustained human presence in space
Washington: The US space agency has released a revised blueprint with 63 final objectives for sustained human presence and exploration throughout the solar system, as it plans to land astronauts on the…
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Mars is real mighty in 1st James Webb observations of Red Planet
Washington: NASAs James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first images and spectra of Mars that show a region of the planets eastern hemisphere at two different wavelengths, or colours of infrared…
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NASA lander ‘hears’ first impact sounds of space rocks on Mars
Washington: NASA’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…
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Don’t miss Jupiter’s closest date with Earth in 70 years on Sep 26
Washington: Jupiter is set to make its closest approach to Earth in the last 70 years and on September 26, stargazers can expect an excellent view when the giant planet reaches opposition.…
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Asteroid larger than statue of unity in Gujarat heads to earth
A near earth object measuring 200 metres is heading to earth this week. The asteroid outguns the statue of unity in Gujarat, which is the largest statue in the world. This is…
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NASA to address orbital debris, greatest challenge of our era
Washington: 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…
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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…
