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NASA to launch asteroid defence mission on Wednesday
Washington : The US space agency is all set to launch its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft, intended to deliberately crash into an asteroid, on Wednesday.This DART mission is targeted to launch at 1:21 a.m. EST (11:51 am…
India’s Chandrayaan-2 avoids collision with NASA’s moon orbiter
Chennai : For the first time in its space exploration mission, an evasive measure was carried out recently to avoid the collision between Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter and US' Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), Indian Space Research Organisation…
Get ready for longest partial lunar eclipse of century next week
Washington : Skygazers are in for a treat as the longest partial lunar eclipse of the century is going to take place on November 19. It is also the longest such eclipse in nearly 600 years.Lunar eclipses occur when the moon passes into the…
NASA’s solar probe faces space dust, debris on way to Sun
New York : NASA's ambitious Parker Solar Probe spacecraft, studying the Sun at close proximity, is being bombarded with space dust and debris on its way to the Sun, according to a study.Scientists at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space…
NASA, SpaceX Crew-3 launch delayed to Nov 6
Washington : NASA has delayed the upcoming launch of the agency's SpaceX Crew-3 mission due to a minor medical issue involving one of its crew members.The space agency is now looking for potential launch opportunities "at the end of the…
NASA’s Juno probe finds depth of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
Washington : NASA's Juno probe orbiting Jupiter has found the planet's Great Red Spot is deeper than scientists had previously thought.The probe determined that the depth of the Great Red Spot is about 500 km below the cloud tops. The…
NASA-Boeing Starliner delayed till mid-2022, probe into faulty valves continues
Washington : NASA and Boeing's Starliner cargo spacecraft's orbital flight test has been postponed until the middle of next year as investigation into its faulty valves continues.Boeing and NASA had originally aimed to launch Starliner's…
NASA telescopes spot remains of a supernova in colourful bubble
Washington : NASA telescopes have captured the colourful blast of a stellar explosion thousands of years ago, shedding new light on the evolution of such cosmic remains.The stellar remnant -- formally known as G344.7-0.1 -- that is located…
NASA sends Lucy mission to seek out solar system’s ‘fossils’
Washington : In a novel bid to seek out the origin of our solar system, the US space agency on Saturday launched the Lucy mission, the agency's first to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids.Launched atop the United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket…