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NASA halts Psyche mission to unexplored metal world
Washington : NASA has cancelled its planned 2022 launch attempt of the Psyche asteroid mission the agency's first mission designed to study a metal-rich asteroid.
The halt is "due to the late delivery of the spacecraft's flight software…
NASA now ready with Artemis 1 moon mission test launch
Washington : The US space agency has determined that its Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket is ready for the Artemis 1 flight test.The agency will now roll SLS and Orion back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at Kennedy next week to…
NASA picks 3 firms to design nuclear power plants for Moon
Washington : The US space agency NASA has picked three design concept proposals for a nuclear fission surface power system design that could be ready to launch by the end of the decade for a demonstration on the Moon.
This technology…
NASA’s Artemis 1 moon mission completes crucial fueling test
Washington : After halting Artemis 1 moon rocket's "wet dress rehearsal" several times, NASA has successfully completed the crucial fuelling test of its Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket.The Artemis 1 wet dress rehearsal ended at 7.37…
International Space Station evades Russian space debris
Washington : The International Space Station (ISS) has successfully evaded orbital debris coming from a Russian anti-satellite weapons test, according to a media report.Russia's space agency Roscosmos used an uncrewed Progress 81 cargo ship…
NASA Mars rover spots shiny foil piece between rocks
Washington : NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has spotted a shiny silver object that looks like a discarded packet or foil stuck between two rocks on the Red Planet.The image, captured by the rover's left Mastcam-Z camera on June 13, looks…
Astra rocket launch failure: 2 NASA weather satellites lost
Washington : Two NASA satellites aimed to study the formation and development of tropical cyclones almost every hour were lost during launch aboard an Astra rocket that suffered major failure shortly after liftoff.The Astra rocket, called…
NASA creates research team to study UFO sightings
Washington : NASA on Friday announced that it is commissioning an independent study team to examine unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), the updated term now used to refer to "unidentified flying object" (UFO).The agency defined UAPs as…
Webb telescope endures impact from larger than expected micrometeoroid
Washington : The next-generation and powerful James Webb telescope was hit by space debris called micrometeoroid, leading to a "marginally detectable effect in the data" but has suffered no damage, according to NASA.
Since its launch on…
NASA to launch 3 research rockets from private Australian space port
Sydney : US space agency NASA is set to launch three rockets into space from a private space port in Australia for scientific research.The rockets will be launched between June 26 and July 12 from the Arnhem Space Centre, which is owned and…