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ESA-NASA’s solar probe snaps closest-ever photo of Sun
Paris: European Space Agency’s (ESA) and NASA Solar Orbiter has snapped images of the Sun in unprecedented detail. The images were taken on March 7, when the spacecraft was crossing directly between…
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NASA to develop second Moon lander, alongside SpaceX’s Starship
Washington: As NASA makes strides to return humans to the lunar surface under Artemis, the space agency has announced plans to create a second Moon lander other than SpaceX’s Starship, creating additional…
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NASA’s Perseverance to traverse speedily to Martian delta using AI
Washington: NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is trying to cover more distance in a single month than any rover before, using artificial intelligence. The six-wheeled scientist is on a 5-kilometre journey, that began…
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NASA spacecraft snaps images of Jupiter’s moons Io, Europa
Washington: NASA’s Juno spacecraft beamed back stunning new images of Jupiter’s moons Io and Europa. The Juno mission captured Jupiter’s southern hemisphere, with two of its many moons to the right of…
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Dubai: Indian girl aged 15 wins all-expenses-paid trip to NASA
Abu Dhabi: A 15-year-old Indian residing in Dubai, has won an all-expenses-paid trip to NASA in the United States. Nuzhat Mahdiyat, a grade 10 student of The Westminster School, Dubai (TWS) says…
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NASA’s Artemis 1 mega SLS moon rocket makes public debut
Washington: NASA’s Artemis 1 mega moon rocket has been rolled out for the first time on Friday and it continues its journey to the launch pad, the US space agency officials said.…
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NASA’s Perseverance grabs 7th rock sample on Mars
Washington: NASA’s Perseverance rover has grabbed one more sample from Mars, taking the total number of collection to seven. Perseverance drilled the seventh sample from the floor of the Red Planet’s Jezero…
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Who will be first woman to walk on the moon?
Satyen Mohapatra Nine women are keeping their fingers crossed to be able to achieve something which has never been achieved by any woman in the history of womankind – to be able…
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Curiosity rover images tiny ‘mineral flower’ on Mars
Washington: NASA’s curiosity rover recently snapped a close-up image of a tiny, flower-like mineral deposit on the surface of Mars. The one centimetre wide, beautiful branching rock that looks a bit like…
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Indian-origin expert helming first 4G network on Moon for NASA
New Delhi: Indian-origin Nishant Batra working as Chief Strategy and Technology Officer (CSTO) at smartphone maker Nokia is helping NASA to build the first ever cellular network on the Moon. Batra joined…
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NASA’s 1st crewed Artemis moon mission delayed to 2026
Washington: NASA’s first crewed Artemis mission will see launch no earlier than 2026, the agency has said. The announcement comes after the NASA notified of delays on Artemis 1’s uncrewed flight around…
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NASA’s Perseverance completes 1st year on Mars
Washington: NASA’s Perseverance rover has successfully completed the first year since touching down on Mars on February 18, 2021. Weighing roughly 1,025 kgs, Perseverance is the heaviest rover ever to safely land…
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NASA releases first images from its new X-ray mission
Washington: US space agency NASA has released the first science images from its new Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer — IXPE — that was launched on December 9, 2021. NASA said that all…
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NASA unveils first images from James Webb Space Telescope
Washington: NASA has unveiled first images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) which represents early stages of the telescope’s 18 main mirror segments properly aligning. This image mosaic was created…
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Aurorae in Saturn sky? It’s probably due to high altitude winds, says study
Leicester: Saturn is the sixth planet in the solar system which has extremely large and bright rings around it. Now, Leicester space scientists have discovered a never-before-seen mechanism fuelling huge planetary aurorae…
