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NASA's microwave oven-sized Cubesat communications fail enroute to Moon; How it affects mission

After leaving orbit, NASA's CAPSTONE mission -- a microwave oven-sized CubeSat -- has faced communications issues on its way to the Moon, the US space agency has said.

Jul 6, 2022

SpaceX Crew Dragon with 4 astronauts reaches space station

Space News: Astronauts may lose bone density after returning to Earth: Study

While bone loss is a natural phenomena as human bodies age, astronauts on long-duration flights tend to have a permanent loss of bone density, finds a study.

Jul 4, 2022

Will asteroid 2021 QM1 hit earth on April 02, 2052? ESA has the answer

Several space experts strongly believe that deadly events like asteroid hits are not confined to the past

Jul 3, 2022

NASA's sun gazing spacecraft captures solar eclipse in space [details]

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has captured the Moon passing in front of the Sun.

Jun 30, 2022

Martian Image: 'Enchanted' Rocks at Jezero Crater

Not even Obi-Wan Kenobi could convince Perseverance's Katie Stack Morgan that these are not the rocks she's looking for.

Jun 30, 2022

NASA goes public, throws open 16 years of data for scan to find clouds on Mars [Details]

By identifying clouds in data collected by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the public can increase scientists' understanding of the Red Planet's atmosphere.

Jun 29, 2022

Space News: NASA halts Psyche asteroid mission, designed to study a metal-rich asteroid

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.

Jun 27, 2022

NASA now ready with Artemis 1 moon mission test launch

The US space agency has determined that its Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket is ready for the Artemis 1 flight test.

Jun 25, 2022

Mission Tianwen-3: China aims to beat NASA, ESA in returning Mars samples to Earth [Report]

China's Mars sample return mission aims to collect samples from the Red Planet and deliver them to Earth in 2031, or two years ahead of a NASA and ESA joint mission, said a media report

Jun 24, 2022

NASA Mars rover spots shiny foil piece between rocks

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover spots shiny silver foil piece between rocks

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.

Jun 16, 2022

Astra rocket launch failure: Two NASA weather satellites lost [details]

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.

Jun 13, 2022

NASA yields to UFO enthusiasts' long-standing demand, forms team to study unexplained UAP sightings

The announcement was made public on Thursday, as the space agency stated researchers will be tasked with "identifying available data, how best to collect future data, and how NASA can use that data to move the scientific understanding of UAPs forward.

Jun 10, 2022

NASA to launch 3 research rockets from private Australian space port

US space agency NASA is set to launch three rockets into space from a private space port in Australia for scientific research.

Jun 8, 2022

Space news: Hubble spots largest near-infrared image to find universe's rarest galaxies

An international team of scientists has released the largest near-infrared image ever taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, enabling astronomers to map the star-forming regions of the universe and learn how the earliest, most distant galaxies originated.

Jun 7, 2022

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter captures record-breaking flight video.

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter captures record-breaking 25th flight video

The Ingenuity Mars helicopter's black-and-white navigation camera has provided dramatic video of its record-breaking 25th flight.

May 30, 2022

NASA's new solar sail project aims to see 'Sun as never before'

US space agency NASA is planning to invest about $2 million over two years to develop a new solar sail concept that could propel a mission to the Sun.

May 26, 2022

1.1 miles long asteroid named "1989 JA" to zoom past Earth this week, closest to Earth in the next 172 years

A "potentially hazardous" enormous asteroid that is more than a mile long will zoom past Earth on May 27, according to NASA's Centre for Near Earth Object Studies

May 25, 2022

Artist's illustration of the Gateway space station in lunar orbit

Space News: NASA's Artemis mission will fly a Japanese astronaut to Moon: Biden

NASA's impending Artemis programme will include a Japanese astronaut, US President Joe Biden has said.

May 25, 2022

A telescopic visualization of the total lunar eclipse, happening May 15-16, 2022.(Credits: NASA/Goddard/Ernie Wright)

Total lunar eclipse of 2022 to be seen on May 15, also known as "supermoon", "Blood Moon" or "Flower Moon [places, timings]

Skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere are in for a treat as the first total lunar eclipse of 2022, also known as "supermoon", "Blood Moon" or "Flower Moon" will shine bright on Saturday night.According to NASA, the eclipse will take place on the night of May 15, and will stretch into the early hours of May 16.

May 13, 2022

Humans to encounter aliens soon, ex-NASA scientist claims

Jim Green had earlier predicted that NASA will discover alien life, sometimes in its microbial form on Mars

May 11, 2022

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