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Two of Uranus’ Moons may have active oceans: NASA study
Washington : One or two of Uranus' 27 moons Ariel and/or Miranda likely have oceans beneath their icy surfaces and are actively spewing material into the space environment, according to a study by NASA.Previously, Jupiter, Saturn and…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe makes 15th close flyby of Sun
Washington : NASA's Parker Solar Probe spacecraft has successfully made another close approach to the Sun. The spacecraft braved blisteringly hot temperatures as high as 1,400 degrees Celsius as it made its 15th close approach to the Sun,…
NASA mission to Saturn’s moon may unravel chemistry leading to life
Washington : An upcoming NASA mission to Saturn's giant moon Titan aims to discover the development of life in the universe, the US space agency said. The mission called Dragonfly is due to launch in 2027, and will reach Titan in 2034.…
NASA unveils Artemis Moon mission spacesuit
Washignton : NASA has unveiled the first spacesuits to be worn by astronauts on their journey to the Moon. A prototype of the spacesuit was revealed on Wednesday at Space Center Houston's Moon 2 Mars Festival, with a full fleet of training…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission returns safely after key research
Washington : NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 returned safely to Earth on Sunday after completing the fifth commercial crew rotation mission to the International Space Station (ISS) and spending 157 days in orbit.
NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission returns safely after key research
Washington : NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 returned safely to Earth on Sunday after completing the fifth commercial crew rotation mission to the International Space Station (ISS) and spending 157 days in orbit.
NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and…
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter captures Martian sunset
Washington : NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter captured a shot of a sunset on the Red Planet, during its 45th flight. The little chopper's high-resolution colour camera captured the Sun on February 22, Space.com reported.
The image shows…
Space Station fires thrusters to dodge collision with satellite : NASA
Washington : The International Space Station was forced to fire thrusters to dodge a collision with a satellite, NASA has said. The engines were fired for more than six minutes.
To avoid the approaching satellite, the station also had to…
NASA’s Curiosity spots first ‘Sun rays’ on Mars
Washington : NASA's Curiosity rover has captured first-ever "sun rays" on Mars, the US space agency said. The rays were imaged as the Sun descended over the horizon on February 2, with "rays of light illuminated a bank of clouds".
These…
NASA spacecraft captures unusual circles of sand dunes on Mars
Washington : NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) spacecraft has captured unusual circles of sand dunes on the Red Planet. The dunes were snapped by MRO's High Resolution Imaging Experiment (HiRise) colour camera.
While sand dunes of…