Tag: NASA
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Sunita Williams among 9 astronauts to fly into space from US soil
Since her selection as an astronaut in 1998, she has spent 322 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for Expeditions 14/15 and Expeditions 32/33.
August 4, 2018 -
Complete lunar eclipse begins, the longest of this century
The total eclipse lasts 1 hour and 43 minutes, with the entire event lasting closer to four hours.
July 28, 2018 -
Under Europa’s skin
We may not need to go far to find extra-terrestrial life after all.
July 25, 2018 -
Parker Solar Probe | All you want to know about NASA Sun mission
Named after physicist Eugene Parker, who published a groundbreaking paper on solar winds in 1958, the probe is expected to be launched on August 11, 2018.
July 23, 2018 -
Parker Solar Probe | NASA set for August launch of its sun mission
Media invited on 13 July to view the spacecraft that has been designed to touch the sun.
July 11, 2018 -
Swatting killer rocks away
Nasa and the US Government have revealed plans to protect the Earth from asteroids that could wipe out entire continents.
June 27, 2018 -
Wasn’t always lifeless
Scientists say ‘ingredients for life’ on the Red Planet bring us closer than ever to finding extra-terrestrials.
June 13, 2018 -
NASA finds 3 bn years old organic molecules in rocks on Mars
Curiosity rover also finds seasonal variations in the levels of methane in the Mars atmosphere. NASA says the new findings are a good sign for future missions exploring the Red Planet’s surface and subsurface
June 8, 2018 -
ISS Expedition 55 crew returns to Earth after 168 days in space
The Expedition 56 crew is scheduled to launch on June 6 from Baikonur, Kazakhstan
June 4, 2018 -
Bangladesh celebrates Bangabandhu Satellite-1 launch as its space ambitions take flight
Development of the satellite programme, “Bangabandhu Satellite Launching Project”, was managed by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission with technical support from Space Partnership International.
May 13, 2018 -
NASA sending autonomous helicopter to Mars with 2020 rover
NASA has confirmed it is sending an autonomous helicopter to Red Planet that will travel with the Mars rover mission, currently scheduled to launch in July 2020.
May 12, 2018 -
NASA’s InSight spacecraft blasts off to Mars
NASA's InSight mission to study the deep interior of Mars blasted off to the Red Planet on Saturday aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base.
May 5, 2018 -
NASA’s Hubble captured first image of surviving companion to supernova
The image of the companion star was seen in the fading afterglow of that supernova, called SN 2001ig
April 27, 2018 -
Congratulations from the space for new NASA head Jim Bridenstine
Jim Bridenstine officially assumed office as the 13th administrator of NASA after he was given the oath of office by Vice-President Mike Pence at the agency’s headquarters in Washington
April 24, 2018 -
NASA gets a new chief, US Senate confirms Jim Bridenstine
Bridenstine will take over from Robert Lightfoot, who has been leading the space agency since its previous administrator Charles Bolden retired
April 20, 2018 -
NASA spacecraft TESS embarks on exoplanet hunt
Riding a SpaceX Falcon rocket, TESS thundered away from the launch complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 6.51 pm EDT on Wednesday (4.21 am on Thursday, India time).
April 19, 2018 -
TESS launch postponed, NASA now targets April 18
NASA says launch teams are conducting additional Guidance Navigation and Control analysis
April 17, 2018