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An artist's illustration of the Lucy spacecraft

NASA sets Lucy swing by Earth briefly; Also to observe 'Donaldjohanson' [Details]

A NASA spacecraft named Lucy, the first mission to the Jupiter Trojan asteroids, will skim the earth's atmosphere, passing a mere 350 kms above the surface on October 16, to gain some of the orbital energy it needs to travel to this never-before-visited population of asteroids.

Oct 14, 2022

NASA targets Mid November for Artemis 1 moon rocket launch

Space: NASA sets Nov 14 as next launch date for Artemis I Moon mission

The US space agency has now set the next launch attempt of the Artemis I Moon mission for November 14, after facing two failed attempts due to liquid hydrogen gas leak in one of the engines.

Oct 13, 2022

Spacecraft changed asteroid's orbit after smashing into it.

Watershed Moment for NASA: Spacecraft changed asteroid's orbit by few minutes after smashing into it

The US space agency has confirmed that when its spacecraft smashed into an asteroid last month, it altered its orbit by 32 minutes, calling it a "watershed moment" for planetary defense.

Oct 12, 2022

NASA's Hubble does it again, this time captures spectacular pair of interacting galaxies

The interacting galaxies are part of an effort to build up an archive of interesting targets for more detailed future study with Hubble, ground-based telescopes, and the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope.

Oct 8, 2022

NASA seeks SpaceX help to boost Hubble telescope to reach higher, stable orbit

Reboosting Hubble into a higher, more stable orbit could add multiple years of operations to its life, according to the US space agency.

Sep 30, 2022

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NASA's DART mission successfully hits asteroid in planetary defence test with 'kinetic impact' technique

After 10 months of flying in space, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) -- the world's first planetary defence technology demonstration -- successfully impacted its asteroid target, the agency's first attempt to move an asteroid in space.

Sep 27, 2022

NASA's James telescope reveals stunning images of Jupiter, its moon

Don't miss giant gas planet's closest date with Earth in 59 years

Jupiter was set to make its closest approach to Earth in 59 years on Monday and stargazers were waiting for an excellent view when the giant gas planet reaches "opposition". The next time Jupiter will come this close will be in 2129.

Sep 27, 2022

NASA set to crash spacecraft into asteroid to protect Earth in future

NASA has a plan to save Earth from "killer" asteroids; it'll hit it with spacecraft [details]

NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), a first such mission, was set to impact its target asteroid -- which poses no threat to Earth -- at 7.14 p.m. on Monday (4.44 a.m. on Tuesday IST).

Sep 26, 2022

Humans should consider visiting Venus before Mars colonization, experts say

Venus has clouds filled with sulfuric acid, and it has a crushing atmosphere making it inhabitable

Sep 26, 2022

James Webb Space telescope captures striking view of Neptune's rings

James Webb Space telescope captures stunning view of Neptune's rings

"It has been three decades since we last saw these faint, dusty rings, and this is the first time we've seen them in the infrared," Heidi Hammel, a Neptune system expert and interdisciplinary scientist for Webb, said in a statement.

Sep 22, 2022

NASA lander 'hears' first impact sounds from space rocks on Mars

Space News: NASA lander 'hears' first impact sounds of space rocks on region 'Elysium Planitia'

NASA's InSight lander has detected impact sounds from four space rocks that crashed on Mars in 2020 and 2021. It marks the first time seismic and acoustic waves from an impact have been detected on Mars.

Sep 20, 2022

NASA, Google to help track air pollution at local level with AI

NASA and Google will develop advanced machine learning-based algorithms that link space data with Google Earth Engine data streams to generate high-resolution air quality maps in near real-time.

Sep 16, 2022

The Artemis I rocket sits on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Cente

Space News: NASA prepares to launch Artemis I Moon mission on Sep 27

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.

Sep 14, 2022

Asteroid general artist's concept of a near-Earth object.

10 times faster than a bullet, supersonic asteroid "2022 QC7 " to pass Earth tomorrow: NASA

A small supersonic asteroid, travelling at ten times the speed of a bullet, will pass by the Earth on Tuesday, media reports said.

Sep 5, 2022

NASA's Webb captures 1st direct image of distant exoplanet

Beware, hackers on prowl using NASA's famous deep space image to attack computers

A newly-discovered hacking campaign is exploiting an image from the James Webb Telescope to infect targets with malware.

Sep 3, 2022

Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2): NASA, Axiom Space to send private astronauts to ISS in 2023

NASA and American space infrastructure developer Axiom Space have signed a pact for the second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, to take place in the second quarter of 2023.

Sep 2, 2022

Space: NASA captures first direct image of exoplanet "'HIP 65426 b"outside our solar system

For the first time, astronomers have used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to take a direct image of a planet outside our solar system.

Sep 2, 2022

MIT's MOXIE experiment produces oxygen on Mars in 7 test runs, equivalent to a small tree

On the red and dusty surface of Mars, an instrument the size of a lunchbox is proving it can reliably do the work of a small tree in producing oxygen.

Sep 1, 2022

NASA scrubs Artemis I rocket launch to moon due to fuel leaks

US space agency NASA on Monday scrubbed its historic Artemis I mission to the Moon due to fuel leaks.

Aug 30, 2022

Space News: NASA gears up to send megarocket in deep space on Aug 29

Artemis I will lay the foundation for a sustained long-term presence on and around the Moon.

Aug 27, 2022

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