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  Artemis II crew witnesses rare cosmic eclipse while behind the moon | VIDEO

  Science | April 07, 2026 7:42 IST

  Astronauts 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 | January 28, 2026 7:07 IST

  The 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 | March 07, 2025 0:03 IST

  A 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 | December 16, 2022 12:33 IST

  NASA 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 | September 08, 2022 13:23 IST

  Just 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 | August 31, 2022 12:35 IST

  Studies 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 | July 28, 2022 7:29 IST

  The 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 | June 10, 2022 13:30 IST

  NASA 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 | September 28, 2021 14:28 IST

  Capturing 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 | August 01, 2021 20:31 IST

  OFT-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 IST

  With 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 8:57 IST

  NASA 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 9:32 IST

  After 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 | April 17, 2021 11:53 IST

  The 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 | July 10, 2020 14:35 IST

  The 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 | January 09, 2020 13:49 IST

  Astronomers, 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 | November 09, 2019 16:40 IST

  Unveiled 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

  Science | March 09, 2019 15:50 IST

  Until 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

  Science | September 21, 2018 11:11 IST

  Launched 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 | March 01, 2017 16:12 IST

  In 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