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Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin looks to make history, to send first woman to moon | All you need to know

December 07, 2020 13:59 IST

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's space company Blue Origin is all set to take the first woman to the moon's surface. The Amazon billionaire and world’s richest man announced his plans in a video post on Instagram. "This (BE-7) is the engine that will take the first woman to the surface of the Moon," Bezos said in a post on Instagram with a video of the engine test this week at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

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NASA astronauts harvest first radish crop on International Space Station | Photo

December 04, 2020 17:52 IST

On Nov. 30, 2020, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins harvested radish plants growing in the Advanced Plant Habitat (APH) aboard the International Space Station.

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NASA: Mystery object is 54-year-old rocket, not asteroid

December 03, 2020 19:03 IST

A mysterious object temporarily orbiting Earth is a 54-year-old rocket, not an asteroid after all, astronomers confirmed Wednesday. Observations by a telescope in Hawaii clinched its identity, according to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

NASA starts assembling Artemis moon mission rocket

November 26, 2020 16:52 IST

In preparation for the Artemis I launch next year, NASA has stacked the first piece of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on the mobile launcher.

Stubble burning in Haryana, Punjab played major role in poisoning Delhi's air: Gopal Rai

News | November 24, 2020 17:38 IST

Delhi's Environment Minister Gopal Rai on November 24 said that stubble burning in Haryana and Punjab over last 15 days played a major role in poisoning Delhi's air.

NASA delays SpaceX Crew-1 launch until Sunday

November 14, 2020 16:08 IST

NASA and SpaceX are now targeting Sunday for the launch of the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) due to onshore winds and first-stage booster recovery readiness.

SpaceX's second crew flight delayed due to unfavourable weather; Elon Musk awaits COVID-19 results

November 14, 2020 6:43 IST

SpaceX delayed its second astronaut flight by a day because of high wind and weather conditions that could jeopardize the recovery and recycling of the rocket booster, pushing the launch to Sunday.

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Astronomers spot 'unexplained brightness' from colossal explosion

November 13, 2020 18:14 IST

Astronomers have discovered the brightest infrared light from a short gamma-ray burst ever seen, with a bizarre glow that is much brighter than previously thought was possible.

SpaceX completes Falcon 9 static fire test ahead of Crew-1 launch

November 13, 2020 14:25 IST

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft that will launch four astronauts to the International Space Station, the Crew-1 mission, has completed a key prelaunch milestone, the integrated static fire.

First in history! Students from Odisha get selected for NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge 2021

News | November 12, 2020 10:13 IST

Navonmesh Prasar Student Astronomy Team (NaPSAT), comprises of 10 school students, selected to participate in NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge 2021, which is scheduled for April.

NASA chief not ready to continue under Biden: Report

November 11, 2020 7:56 IST

In an interview to AerospaceDaily, Bridenstine said a new chief of the US space agency under the new administration would be in the best interest of America's space exploration programme.

NASA seeks creative proposals to bring Artemis missions to viewers

November 06, 2020 13:55 IST

NASA is seeking partnerships with entities such as broadcasters and studios to help the agency tell the story of human exploration at the Moon with the Artemis programme in ways that engage, excite, and inspire a worldwide audience.

NASA's Expedition 1 crew members pose with fresh oranges onboard the Zvezda Service Module of the Ea

Space station turns into world-class laboratory in 20 years

November 01, 2020 21:13 IST

As astronauts celebrate the 20th anniversary of continuous human presence aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday, NASA has said the orbiting laboratory has turned into a world-class facility for research which has conducted thousands of investigations from over 100 different countries.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx successfully stows sample of asteroid Bennu

October 30, 2020 7:08 IST

NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission has successfully stowed the spacecraft's Sample Return Capsule (SRC) and its abundant sample of asteroid Bennu.

NASA scientists spot 'unexpected' molecule in Titan's atmosphere

October 28, 2020 17:35 IST

NASA scientists have discovered a molecule in Saturn moon Titan's atmosphere that has never been detected in any other atmosphere. In fact, many chemists have probably barely heard of this molecule called cyclopropenylidene, or C3H2.

NASA spacecraft to stow asteroid sample to stop leakage

October 27, 2020 16:42 IST

NASA on Tuesday said its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is ready to perform an early stow on October 27 of the large sample it collected last week from the surface of the asteroid Bennu to protect and return as much of the sample as possible.

NASA confirms presence of water on sunlit surface of Moon

October 27, 2020 7:35 IST

NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed the presence of water on the sunlit surface of the Moon. In a statement, the American space agency has said this discovery indicates that water may be distributed across the lunar surface, and not limited to cold, shadowed places.