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NASA’s Mars InSight lander posts its last image on Twitter
New Delhi : NASA's Mars InSight lander on Tuesday posted its last image on Twitter as it prepares to fall silent anytime, ending its history-making mission to reveal secrets of the Red Planet's interior.
The spacecraft's power generation…
NASA launches 1st-ever mission to observe Earth’s water
Washington : NASA has launched the first-ever global satellite mission that will observe nearly all water on Earth's surface, measuring the height of water in the planet's lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and the ocean.
The Surface Water and…
NASA sensors to detect methane produced by landfills globally
Washington : NASA sensors will soon help scientists detect methane emitted by landfills across the globe, according to the US space agency. A new project from a nonprofit group, Carbon Mapper, will use NASA instruments and data to measure…
NASA’s Orion spacecraft completes Artemis I mission
San Francisco : After travelling 1.4 million miles through space, NASA's Orion spacecraft has landed on the Earth, the final major milestone of the Artemis I mission. The Orion spacecraft successfully completed a parachute-assisted…
NASA’s Orion spacecraft on course to return to Earth on Dec 11
Washington : After a historic flyby just 128 km from the surface of the Moon, NASA's Orion spacecraft is on course for its return to Earth on December 11. The spacecraft made its second and final close approach to the Moon, just before its…
NASA’s Artemis I Moon mission breaks Apollo 13’s record
Washington : NASA's uncrewed Orion spacecraft has surpassed the record set in 1970 by the crew on Apollo 13's aborted mission to land on the Moon. NASA's uncrewed Orion spacecraft reached the farthest distance from Earth during the Artemis…
Moon microscope, solar arrays on way to ISS on SpaceX mission
Washington : Carrying a Moon microscope and solar arrays, SpaceX's 26th commercial resupply mission for NASA was on its way to the International Space Station (ISS),
With more than 7,700 pounds of science experiments, crew supplies and…
NASA’s Mars helicopter makes a short yet significant flight
Washington : NASA engineers have taken its Mars Ingenuity helicopter on a short but important 18-second successful flight to test new capabilities.The operations team has been working on the new capabilities over the past few weeks.
The…
NASA’s Orion spacecraft successfully enters lunar orbit
Washington : The US space agency on Saturday successfully performed a burn to insert Orion spacecraft under the Artemis I Moon mission into lunar orbit and Orion will fly about 40,000 miles (64,400 kms) above the moon.
Flight Controllers…
NASA Orion spacecraft makes closest flyby of Moon at 130 kms distance
Washington : NASA's Orion spacecraft has successfully performed its first Moon flyby as part of the uncrewed Artemis I mission, to pass within 130 kms of the lunar surface.According to NASA, on its sixth day into the Artemis I mission,…