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NASA set to crash spacecraft into asteroid to protect Earth in future
Washington : A NASA spacecraft was set to smash into an asteroid early on Tuesday, in a bid to test a technology to defend Earth against potential asteroid or comet hazards in the future.
NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), a…
NASA scraps Artemis 1 Moon mission launch due to hurricane threat
Washington : The US space agency has called off its Artemis I launch scheduled for September 27, owing to Tropical Storm Ian threat, and was preparing for rollback while continuing to watch the weather forecast.
NASA said that during a…
Weather may play spoilsport as NASA prepares again for Moon mission launch
Washington : As NASA prepares to launch its much-anticipated Artemis 1 Moon mission next week, there is only a 20 per cent chance that the weather will be ideal for the launch.
The US space agency is monitoring the forecast associated…
James Webb Space telescope captures striking view of Neptune’s rings
New York : US-based space agency NASA has announced that its James Webb Space Telescope has captured the clearest view of Neptune's rings in more than 30 years.Most striking in Webb's new image is the crisp view of the planet's rings --…
Artemis I Moon mission: NASA troubleshoots hydrogen leak issue
Washington : The US space agency has once again readied its Artemis I moon mission and met all objectives, including the key hydrogen leak threat which has resulted in two failure attempts.After encountering a hydrogen leak early in the…
NASA, Google to help track air pollution at local level
San Francisco : The US space agency has collaborated with Google to help local governments improve their monitoring and prediction of air quality.NASA and Google will develop advanced machine learning-based algorithms that link space data…
NASA to address orbital debris, greatest challenge of our era
Washington : The US space agency has announced to fund three studies to understand the growing problem of space junk to analyse the economic, social and policy issues associated with space sustainability.
Bhavya Lal, associate…
NASA prepares to launch Artemis I Moon mission on Sep 27
Washington : NASA will attempt to launch its Artemis I moon mission on September 27 after two failures, with a potential backup opportunity of October 2 under review.NASA said that it adjusted the targeted dates for a cryogenic…
NASA remembers 9/11 attacks in iconic images taken from ISS
Washington : The US space agency has shared images of the 9/11 terrorist attack in 2001 taken from the International Space Station (ISS), along with the historic image that shows a smoke plume rising from the Manhattan area after two planes…
NASA eyes Sep 23 for Artemis next launch opportunity
New York : NASA has announced that it is considering two dates, September 23 or September 27, to attempt the launching of Artemis I into the space.Artemis I is NASA's uncrewed flight test which will provide a foundation for human…