• 

  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.

• 

  India, US plan mega steps in space collaboration, announce new innovation initiatives | KEY POINTS

  World | December 19, 2024 10:28 IST

  Both sides agreed to explore the creation of a new space innovation bridge to promote partnerships between US and Indian startups focused on advancing space situational awareness, satellite technology and space launch and exploration.

• 

  NASA eyes November 14 as launch date for Artemis I Moon mission

  Science | October 13, 2022 15:03 IST

  NASA: The liftoff of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft is planned during a 69-minute launch window.

• 

  Three US firms chosen to help NASA land US astronauts on Moon

  Science | June 01, 2019 20:09 IST

  "Our selection of these US commercial landing service providers represents America's return to the Moon's surface for the first time in decades, and it's a huge step forward for our Artemis lunar exploration plans," said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine.

• 

  NASA completes 60 years of space research

  World | October 02, 2018 15:40 IST

  US space agency NASA has completed 60 years of human space exploration, discovering the world beyond Earth and developing new technologies.

• 

  NASA reveals 'dark' side of the Moon

  World | February 10, 2015 11:42 IST

  Washington: The US space agency has released a stunning video revealing the far side of the Moon that cannot be seen from the Earth.Using data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), NASA's scientific visualisation studio

• 

  NASA, Microsoft to help scientists in virtual exploration of Mars

  World | January 22, 2015 11:03 IST

  Washington: The US space agency has teamed up with Microsoft to develop a new software that will enable scientists to work on Mars virtually using a wearable technology called Microsoft HoloLens.Developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion

• 

  NASA's giant leaps to space in 2014

  World | December 27, 2014 14:38 IST

  Washington: Apart from Orion's test flight towards Mars, cutting-edge scientific discoveries while studying the Earth and space and preparing for the next generation of air travel were some of the highlights for US space agency

• 

  NASA mission to study magnetic fields in universe

  World | November 25, 2014 10:33 IST

  Washington: The US space agency plans to launch an ambitious Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission in March next year to deploy four identical spacecraft from a single rocket to study magnetic reconnection in the universe.NASA has

• 

  First zero-gravity 3D Printer installed on ISS

  World | November 18, 2014 10:55 IST

  Washington: NASA astronauts have installed the world's first zero-gravity 3D printer on the International Space Station (ISS).With the 3D printer, astronauts will soon begin experimenting with additive manufacturing technology in microgravity, the US space agency

• 

  NASA wants you to identify night-time earth images

  World | August 17, 2014 11:49 IST

  New York: NASA has an amazing collection of thousands of night photos of the earth and now the US space agency has asked for the public inputs in categorising them and creating an open atlas.Taken

Advertisement
• 

  Indian engineer to manoeuvre NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity as it lands on Monday

  World | August 06, 2012 10:49 IST

  Pasadena, Aug 6 : US space agency NASA's  900-kg SUV-sized Mars Science Laboratory (MSL ) rover Curiosity is slated to land on Mars on Monday to explore whether the Red Planet had an environment to