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NASA sends spacecraft on 6-year journey to explore mysterious, rare metal asteroid | KNOW DETAILS
Science | Oct 14, 2023, 06:42 AM ISTNASA Psyche mission: NASA expects the test to yield more than 10 times the amount of data, enough to transmit videos from the moon or Mars one day. The spacecraft should have soared a year ago, but was held up by delays in flight software testing attributed to poor management and other issues.
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NASA reveals first asteroid samples delivered by Osiris-Rex spacecraft
Science | Oct 12, 2023, 07:07 AM ISTThe precise measurement of the gathered samples, initially estimated at around 250 grams or approximately a cupful, will be established when the primary sample container is unsealed, expected to transpire within the coming fortnight.
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NASA predicts asteroid Bennu may hit Earth in THIS year | Details
Science | Oct 05, 2023, 12:51 PM ISTAccording to scientists, the chances of Bennu colliding with the Earth are only 0.037 percent and when this happens 1200 megatons of energy will be released that can be 24 times more harmful than a nuclear blast.
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Landmark fine: US penalises TV company for space junk, imposes historic first-ever penalty
Science | Oct 04, 2023, 11:56 AM ISTNASA estimates that more than 10,000 satellites have been launched into space since 1957, with over half of them now defunct. There are over 25,000 pieces of space debris measuring over 10cm long, posing risks to operational satellites and even human activities such as spacewalks.
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Dumpling delights in the Cosmos: NASA's pan-Moon snapshot sparks culinary comparisons
Science | Sep 26, 2023, 09:38 PM ISTThe distinctive shape of Pan, resembling a dumpling, is attributed to the ridge around its equator, which is similar to another of Saturn's moons, Atlas.
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WATCH | NASA capsule carrying rare asteroid samples lands on Earth after release from spacecraft
Science | Sep 24, 2023, 10:19 PM ISTScientists estimate the capsule holds at least a cup of rubble from the carbon-rich asteroid known as Bennu, but won't know for sure until the container is opened.
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Aditya L1 update: NASA reports increase in solar activity | Know how it can impact India's mission
Science | Sep 20, 2023, 02:08 PM ISTAditya L1 update: The US Space Agency launched the Parker Solar Probe in 2018 to study the Sun's outer corona. America's Parker Solar Probe was somehow successful in avoiding this solar storm.
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Russian Soyuz MS-24 aircraft carrying American astronaut launches to International Space Station
World | Sep 16, 2023, 10:51 AM ISTThe latest mission is a joint US-Russia venture in space despite hostilities between the countries reaching an all-time high over the ongoing Ukraine conflict.
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NASA releases long-awaited UFO report: What are its findings on 'aliens'? Know here
Science | Sep 14, 2023, 10:27 PM ISTNASA said there are so few high-quality observations that no scientific conclusions can be drawn. The government refers to unexplained sightings as UAPs versus UFOs.
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NASA captures picture of lander of Chandrayaan-3
Science | Sep 06, 2023, 02:02 PM ISTSharing the image on social media platform X, the space agency wrote, "LRO spacecraft recently imaged the Chandrayaan-3 lander on the Moon's surface."
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Japan postpones launch of rocket carrying lunar lander for the third time due to bad weather
World | Aug 28, 2023, 11:30 AM ISTAccording to NASA, the satellite and its two instruments will observe the universe’s hottest regions, largest structures and objects with the strongest gravity.
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Japan to launch satellite, lunar lander on Monday after success of India's Chandrayaan-3
World | Aug 28, 2023, 12:01 AM ISTUnlike Chandrayaan-3, Japan's SLIM lander will enter the Moon's orbit about three to four months after launch, orbit the moon for a month, and descent after four to six months.
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NASA, SpaceX launch 4 astronauts from 4 countries including Russia to International Space Station
World | Aug 27, 2023, 10:59 AM ISTThe astronauts will reach the orbiting lab in their SpaceX capsule on Sunday, replacing four astronauts living up there since March.
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Fact Check: Old video of NASA misinterpreted as visuals of Moon captured by Chandrayaan-3
Fact Check | Aug 25, 2023, 08:37 PM ISTChandrayaan-3 successfully performed a soft landing on the moon on August 23, at the same time, a video is going viral on Facebook claiming that it was captured by Chandrayaan-3. When we fact-checked this video, it turned out to be deceptive and misleading.
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Chandrayaan-3: International community congratulates India after its historic achievement on Moon
World | Aug 24, 2023, 08:09 PM IST"What a way to demonstrate new technologies AND achieve India’s first soft landing on another celestial body. Well done, I am thoroughly impressed," said Josef Aschbacher, Director-General of European Space Agency.
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'Glad to be your partner...' NASA congratulates India after Chandrayaan-3's successful landing
World | Aug 23, 2023, 07:17 PM ISTNelson is the Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and is known as the leading space program advocate in the US Congress.
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News | Aug 21, 2023, 06:55 PM ISTwhen land Chandrayaan-3 on moon, moon texture
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End of 46-year-old mission? NASA loses contact with Voyager 2 after sending wrong command
Science | Aug 01, 2023, 05:10 PM ISTSince flight controllers accidentally sent the wrong command more than a week ago that tilted Voyager 2's antenna away from Earth, the spacecraft has been drifting further and further into interstellar space.
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James Webb space telescope finds water vapor in planet-forming zone: Know more
Science | Jul 26, 2023, 09:29 AM ISTThe James Webb Space Telescope is an international collaboration led by NASA, in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency.
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This July likely to be Earth's hottest month on record, claims leading NASA climate expert
World | Jul 28, 2023, 12:34 PM ISTAs an El Nino weather pattern is likely to peak towards the end of this year, scientists anticipate that 2024 will be even hotter than 2023.