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NASA's Perseverance Rover completes two years on the Red Planet
NASA's Perseverance Rover successfully completed two years on Mars on February 18.
Unexpected CME to hit Earth tomorrow. Should we be worried
A Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) from the Sun is expected to hit Earth on February 17.
Significance of the sample depot constructed by NASA's Perseverance Rover
The Perseverance Rover (nicknamed 'Percy') recently completed building a sample depot on Mars. This is the first time that a sample repository of this kind has been constructed in another world and this also marks a big milestone for the mission.
Sun erupted with a major flare: What does it mean
A massive solar flare erupted from the Sun on February 11 and caused radio blackouts on some parts of Earth.
Has NASA's Webb found the mirror galaxy of Milky Way
A distant galaxy has been found that resembles the early stages of the evolution of the Milky Way.
Turkey-Syria earthquake deaths to top 50,000: UN relief chief
United Nations (UN) aid chief Martin Griffiths on Saturday said the death toll from the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria would likely cross 50,000.
Turkey earthquake: Trapped 17-year-old drinks urine to survive for 94hrs
Turkish rescuers pulled out a 17-year-old boy—trapped for four days after the devastating earthquakes that rocked Turkey and Syria on Monday and Tuesday—from the wrecked remains of a building in the southern Gaziantep province on Friday.
Part of the Sun breaks abruptly, puzzling scientists
The Sun has always been a ubiquitous and vital part of our lives, but a lot about it still baffles us. Now, it has done something peculiar by even Sun's standards.
NASA's James Webb telescope "serendipitously" spots extremely small main-belt asteroid
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of European astronomers has spotted an asteroid in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter.
How NASA-ISRO's NISAR mission will track disasters and climate change
The NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) mission, by means of a radar imaging system, will provide the most detailed view of Earth.
Historic first! NASA's Hubble measures mass of lone white dwarf
With the aid of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers for the first time, have directly measured the mass of a single, isolated white dwarf, which is essentially "the surviving core of a burned-out, Sun-like star."
Astronauts complete construction job needed for upgrading ISS's power system
NASA astronaut Nicole Mann and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata have successfully completed upgrading the power generation system on the International Space Station (ISS).
NASA's SLS rocket looks ready for crewed Artemis 2 mission
NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket appears ready for the next big mission that will land astronauts on the Moon. It made its debut launch with Artemis 1 mission.
NASA's James Webb telescope captures spiral galaxy in stunning detail
A new image released by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) depicts a crowded field of galaxies and bright stars, while the spotlight is on a spiral galaxy.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope resumes operations after instrument glitch
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is back in form again.
NASA's Chandra Observatory captures chaotic galaxy merger
Astronomers have captured a striking image of ongoing collisions and mergers between at least three galaxy clusters, measuring 5.5 million light-years across.
Historic! NASA's Perseverance Rover completes sample depot on Mars
Perseverance Rover has successfully finished constructing the sample depot on Mars. The rover dropped the last of the 10 sample tubes on January 29 to achieve the historic feat.
NASA's Hubble telescope captures dazzling red glow of Soul Nebula
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured the brilliant reddish glow of Soul Nebula, also called Westerhout 5, which lies about 7,000 light-years away.
Asteroid's sudden Earth flyby calls for robust planetary threat detection
On January 26, a truck-sized asteroid zoomed past our home planet from pretty close by, fortunately causing no harm.
NASA's Webb provides fresh insights into the ringed asteroid Chariklo
Scientists have been able to peer closer at a ringed asteroid named Chariklo by using the James Webb Space Telescope.
Attention! This 120-feet asteroid may pose a threat to Earth
A gigantic 120-feet wide asteroid, dubbed 2023 BC, is heading toward the Earth.
NASA's Lucy team picks new asteroid target for closer inspection
NASA's Lucy spacecraft now has a new asteroid target on its 4-billion-mile journey. The spacecraft is designed to probe some of the "mysterious" Trojan asteroids, which are thought to have originated from the outer solar system.
NASA's Perseverance Rover has filed the first Martian weather report
We now have a better understanding of what the weather is like on Mars, thanks to Perseverance Rover.
Truck-sized asteroid to make "extraordinarily close approach with Earth" today
Asteroid 2023 BU, the size of a box truck, is estimated to make one of the closest approaches to our home planet, coming well within the orbit of geosynchronous satellites.
NASA to test nuclear-powered engine for future Mars missions
NASA is planning to test nuclear-powered spacecraft that could, one day, support crewed missions to Mars. It intends to do so "as soon as 2027."
Rocket Lab successfully launches Electron rocket from US soil
Rocket Lab, a California-based aerospace launch service provider, successfully carried out the debut US launch of its Electron booster.
NASA's Webb unveils 'building blocks of life' in icy clouds
An international team of astronomers, using the James Webb Space Telescope, has obtained an extensive inventory of the deepest, coldest ice measured in a molecular cloud.
What are NASA Artemis Accords and why are they significant?
Artemis Accords involve a set of principles that will govern space exploration and were first launched in 2020.
NASA's Perseverance Rover drops 8th sample tube on Mars
Perseverance Rover has dropped its eighth sample tube, out of ten, at the sample depot that it is constructing at the Three Forks region in the Jezero Crater region on Mars.
NASA shares photograph of a peculiar rectangular iceberg in Antarctica
NASA recently posted a picture of an iceberg in Antarctica, but it is not a conventional one.
NASA's Geotail mission signs off after 30 years: Key facts
The Geotail mission, a collaboration between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), has officially come to an end after 30 years.
International Space Station avoided three collision risks in 2022
The International Space Station (ISS) had to perform three Collision Avoidance Manoeuvres (CAMs) in 2022.
NASA Psyche to launch in October: Facts about asteroid-probing mission
NASA's Psyche mission is now scheduled for launch in October. The space probe is built to explore a unique, metal-rich asteroid called Psyche 16 which lies in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
NASA's Curiosity Rover finds an 'unusual gray rock' on Mars
NASA's Curiosity Rover stumbled upon "unusual gray float rock" on Mars and it is believed to come have come from elsewhere.
NASA's Chandra Observatory uncovers hundreds of previously hidden black holes
Astronomers, with the aid of NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, have discovered around 400 black holes which were previously hidden or buried beneath layers of cosmic dust and gas.
SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy; kicks off classified Space Force mission
SpaceX has successfully launched the Falcon Heavy to carry out US Space Force's classified mission USSF-67.
NASA shares stunning image of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus
NASA has shared a stunning picture of Enceladus, the sixth-largest moon of Saturn known to harbor oceans beneath its frozen crust.
NASA's Curiosity Rover discovers water-rich opal gems on Mars
NASA's Curiosity Rover has discovered water-rich opal gems in the Gale Crater on Mars.
NASA's Juno spacecraft back in action after a technical glitch
NASA's Juno spacecraft encountered an issue that led to a temporary loss of data after it completed its 47th close pass of Jupiter on December 14.