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NASA successfully extracts oxygen from lunar soil simulant
Washington : Scientists at NASA have successfully extracted oxygen from simulated lunar soil, even as the space agency works toward sending astronauts to the Moon through Artemis missions. Lunar soil refers to the fine-grained material…
NASA probes sensor glitch on Webb Telescope
Washington : NASA scientists have observed a sensor glitch with a James Webb Space Telescope's key instrument. The US space agency and its partners are investigating the issue.The glitch was discovered during a routine performance…
US students to land first robotic rover on Moon, before NASA
Washington : A team of US college students aim to land the first robotic rover on the Moon, before NASA, the media reported.The Iris rover has been developed by the students of Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania.
It will be carried…
Dead satellite to crash into Earth on Wednesday, no threat to humans: NASA
Washington : A retired NASA satellite Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere in April, almost 21 years after launch. It does not present any threat to humans, the US space…
NASA sends powerful new instrument to space to track air pollution
Washington : The US space agency on Saturday launched a powerful new instrument into space to track air pollution, which would provide unprecedented resolution of monitoring major air pollutants.The Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of…
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter goes faster, higher on 49th flight
Washington : The Ingenuity Mars helicopter has flown faster and higher than it ever had before on its 49th flight on the Red Planet.On April 2, the mini chopper reached a top speed of 23.3 kph and scaled a maximum altitude of 16 metres,…
NASA names 1st woman, man of colour for 2024 Moon mission
Washington : After over 50 years, the first humans to fly to the vicinity of the Moon in 2024 on the Artemis II mission includes a woman and a man of colour, NASA announced on Tuesday.The crew includes NASA astronauts Commander Reid…
Sun emits powerful solar flare, causes blackouts : NASA
Washington : The Sun has emitted a strong solar flare severely affecting radio communications on Earth, according to NASA. The flare, classified as X1.2, is the seventh solar flare to hit Earth this year, and was captured by NASA's Solar…
Boeing 1st Starliner astronaut mission postponed to July : NASA
Washington : The first crewed flight of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner has been again pushed till July, NASA has announced. This comes after Boeing and NASA, last month, said Starliner's astronaut debut, a mission to the International Space…
Perseverance rover snaps drifting predawn clouds on Mars
Washington : NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has captured a series of images of drifting clouds just before sunrise on the Red Planet. The atmosphere on Mars is usually thin, dry and cloudy days are rare.
And clouds are typically found at…