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Artemis II crew witnesses rare cosmic eclipse while behind the moon | VIDEO
Science | Apr 07, 2026, 07:42 AM ISTAstronauts on Artemis II witnessed a rare space eclipse as the Moon blocks the Sun, allowing them to study the Sun’s corona and capture unique scientific data.
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NASA research plane makes belly landing at Houston Airport, video shows flames and sparks | Watch
World | Jan 28, 2026, 07:07 AM ISTThe crew landed the plane at Ellington Airport, southeast of Houston, and are "all safe at this time," NASA said in a post on X. The federal space agency added that there was a "mechanical issue" that will be investigated.
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NASA's Athena lander touches down near moon's South Pole, condition uncertain
World | Mar 07, 2025, 12:03 AM ISTA US-based private space company confirmed that its lunar lander has successfully touched down on the Moon, but its status remains uncertain. Officials are currently analyzing telemetry data to determine whether the spacecraft landed safely or sustained damage.
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Smashing success: NASA asteroid strike results in big nudge, calls DART mission save-the-world test
World | Dec 16, 2022, 12:33 PM ISTNASA made the first test of its kind two weeks ago to see if in the future a killer rock could be nudged out of Earth's way and the Dart spacecraft carved a crater into the asteroid Dimorphos on September 26, hurling debris out into space.
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Why do we always need to wait for ‘launch windows’ to get a rocket to space?
World | Sep 08, 2022, 01:23 PM ISTJust 40 minutes before the Space Launch System rocket was set to take off from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on September 3, a leaking fuel line caused engineers to stop the launch.
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Artemis I: NASA’s latest mission to the Moon is named after an ancient lunar goddess-turned feminist
Science | Aug 31, 2022, 12:35 PM ISTStudies showed that female astronauts are less likely to be selected for space missions than men. 'Artemis' signifies the Greeks and Romans who associated Artemis with the Moon. She was a major Goddess who was worshipped in ancient Greece and has also become a modern-day feminist icon.
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NASA to launch 2 more choppers to Mars to help return rocks
World | Jul 28, 2022, 07:29 AM ISTThe chopper weighs just 1.8 kilograms. The new versions would have wheels and grappling arms.
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NASA launches study of UFOs despite ‘reputational risk’
Science | Jun 10, 2022, 01:30 PM ISTNASA considers this a first step in trying to explain mysterious sightings in the sky known as UAPs, or unidentified aerial phenomena.
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Earth-monitoring Landsat 9 satellite launches in California
Science | Sep 28, 2021, 02:28 PM ISTCapturing changes in the planet’s landscape ranging from the growth of cities to the movements of glaciers, the Landsat program is the longest continuous record of Earth observation from space, according to NASA.
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NASA set to launch Boeing Starliner cargo spacecraft to ISS
Science | Aug 01, 2021, 08:31 PM ISTOFT-2 is the second uncrewed flight for Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft as part of the US space agency's Commercial Crew Programme. The mission is targeted to launch at 1.20 p.m. EDT on August 3, NASA said in a statement.
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NASA spacecraft begins 2-year trip home with asteroid rubble
Science | May 11, 2021, 11:47 AM ISTWith rubble from an asteroid tucked inside, a NASA spacecraft fired its engines and began the long journey back to Earth on Monday, leaving the ancient space rock in its rearview mirror.
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NASA Mars helicopter heard humming through planet's thin air
Science | May 08, 2021, 08:57 AM ISTNASA is sharing sounds of its Ingenuity helicopter humming through the thin Martian air.
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After flight on Mars, NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter to begin new demo phase
Science | May 01, 2021, 09:32 AM ISTAfter flying over the Red Planet, NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter is now set to begin a new demonstration phase
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Soyuz spacecraft to land on Earth today with three cosmonauts
World | Apr 17, 2021, 11:53 AM ISTThe craft departed the ISS with undocking right on time at 21:34 EDT on Saturday, reported NASA.
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Why is NEOWISE comet trending? Catch the rare sight before it vanishes for 6000 years
Trending | Jul 10, 2020, 02:35 PM ISTThe Comet NEOWISE or C/20202 F3 was first discovered on March 27, 2020, by the Neowise space telescope after the sky witnessed Swan and Atlas in early 2020. The pictures of the newly discovered comet were first shared by a NASA astronaut Bob Behnken on Twitter on Sunday and left the internet amazed. Have a look at how Twitterati reacted to the beautiful pictures of the rare comet.
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Hubble Space Telescope helps in precise measurement of universe's expansion
Science | Jan 09, 2020, 01:49 PM ISTAstronomers, using the Hubble Space Telescope, have measured the precise rate at which the universe is expanding, by employing a technique completely independent of any previous method.
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NASA showcases its first all-electric aircraft
Science | Nov 09, 2019, 04:40 PM ISTUnveiled on Friday, the Maxwell is NASA's first crewed X-plane in two decades. It is adapted from Italian Tecnam P2006T aircraft. NASA took delivery of its first all-electric experimental aircraft from Empirical Systems Aerospace (ESAero) of San Luis Obispo, California on October 2
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NASA spacecraft observes movement of water molecules on Moon
Mar 09, 2019, 03:50 PM ISTUntil the last decade, scientists thought that the Moon was arid, with any water existing mainly as pockets of ice in permanently shaded craters near the poles.
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe sends back first images
Sep 21, 2018, 11:11 AM ISTLaunched on August 12, Parker Solar Probe, NASA's historic small car-sized probe will journey steadily closer to the Sun, until it makes its closest approach at 3.8 million miles.
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NASA may send its first robotic spacecraft to the Sun by next year
World | Mar 01, 2017, 04:12 PM ISTIn a major technological advancement, NASA is aiming for the sun and is all set to launch a Solar Probe Plus mission in 2018. NASA is planning to send its first robotic spacecraft to the