Tag: NASA
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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 -
NASA set to launch TESS | All you want to know about the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite
NASA is all set to launch the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 6:32 pm CDT on April 16
April 16, 2018 -
Free NASA e-book offers inside look at space station flight controllers
The International Space Station: Operating an Outpost in the New Frontier captures the efforts put in to the development, planning and integration of a mission
April 15, 2018 -
Submit your name to go onboard NASA’s new solar mission
NASA is inviting people around the world to submit their names online to be placed on a microchip aboard NASA’s historic Parker Solar Probe mission, to be launched this summer. The mission will travel through the Sun’s atmosphere, facing brutal heat and radiation conditions — and your name will go along for the ride. The …
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March 30, 2018 -
NASA to study Mars interior, InSight ready for May mission
NASA says its stationary lander InSight will be the first-ever mission dedicated to exploring Mars' deep interior. It also will be the first NASA mission since the Apollo moon landings
March 30, 2018 -
India remembers Kalpana Chawla on her 56th birth anniversary
Indian politicians, sports personalities across India on Saturday remembered and celebrated Indian-origin NASA astronaut Kalpana Chawla on her 56th birth anniversary. Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian-born woman and second Indian to fly in space. The West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in a tweet said; “Remembering astronaut Kalpana Chawla on her birth anniversary”. Remembering …
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March 17, 2018 -
NASA, Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella mourn Stephen Hawking’s death
Several eminent personalities, scientist and tech honchos on Wednesday mourned the demise of physicist Stephen Hawking. “We lost a great one today. Stephen Hawking will be remembered for his incredible contributions to science – making complex theories and concepts more accessible to the masses,” tweeted Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. “He’ll also be remembered for his …
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March 14, 2018