Category: NASA

Curiosity Mars rover resumes full operations

New York, July 12 (IANS) After it was brought out of the "safe mode" on July 9, the Curiosity Mars…

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Himalayan lakes kept NASA astronaut ‘sane’ in zero gravity

New York, March 5 (IANS) The rainbow hues of lakes that dot the Himalayas helped NASA astronaut Scott Kelly keep…

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NASA probe observes Mars moon Phobos in new light

Washington, March 1 (IANS) NASA scientists are closer to solving the mystery of how Mars' moon Phobos was formed. In…

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Nothing that can’t be achieved through will, determination: Sunita Williams

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) There is nothing that cannot be achieved if a person has the will and is…

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NASA, South Korea to develop global air quality observing system

New York, Feb 25 (IANS) In an effort to develop a global air quality observing system, NASA has partnered with…

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NASA asks people to help its humanoid robot see better

Washington, Feb 24 (IANS) In its bid to help astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) focus on key space…

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NASA releases 1969 recording of ‘strange music’ from outer space

New York, Feb 23 (IANS) The US space agency has released the archived audio tapes of a conversation between Apollo…

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New tiny satellites to help study Earth’s atmosphere from space

Washington, Feb 23 (IANS) Inspired by the CubeSats technology where cube-shaped satellites are set to help scientists study the Earth's…

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NASA astronaut coming back to Earth but efforts on to reach Mars

Washington, Feb 23 (IANS) NASA astronaut Scott Kelly who along with Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Korniyenko arrived at the International Space…

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Novel laser technology to propel humans to Mars in three days!

New York, Feb 22 (IANS) For humans to arrive at the Red Planet with the available technology, it will approximately…

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NASA’s ‘flying’ telescope begins studying asteroids, stars

Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) NASA’s "flying" telescope aboard a highly modified Boeing 747SP jetliner has begun its fourth series of…

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Frozen ocean spotted on Pluto’s ‘Hulk-like’ moon Charon

  Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, once had a sub-surface ocean that has long since frozen and…

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Record number of Americans apply to be astronauts: NASA

Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) US space agency NASA said on Friday that a record number of Americans have applied to…

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Astronomers record rotation of cloudy ‘super-Jupiter’

Washington, Feb 19 (IANS) In a maiden attempt to decode the rotation of a massive exoplanet, astronomers using Hubble Space…

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New NASA telescope to unravel dark energy, alien life

Washington, Feb 19 (IANS) In a fresh attempt to unlock the secrets of the universe, NASA has announced to build…

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US engineer builds novel thruster to help send humans to Mars

New York, Feb 18 (IANS) An engineer from University of Michigan has developed a prototype of a thruster that may…

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NASA’s Chandra Observatory Spots Oldest Light in the Universe

Washington, Feb 17 (IANS) Using the data from NASAs Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have discovered a jet from a very…

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Say Hello to Flowering Zinnias on Space Station This Valentine’s

Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) As crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) get ready to harvest the flowering zinnia plants…

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NASA Releases New Space Tourism Posters

[gallery type="rectangular" ids="41741,41742,41743"] New York, Feb 10 (IANS) The US space agency NASA is not only full of scientists but…

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US Proposes $19 Bn Budget for NASA in 2017

Washington, Feb 10 (IANS) US President Barak Obama has proposed $19 billion for the US space agency in the fiscal…

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