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Mind-blowing 8K VR headset steals the show

This 8K VR headset is meant for NASA astronauts.

08 Jan 2020 7:53 AM

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., Monday evening, Jan. 6, 2020. The rocket is carrying 60 Starlink communications satellites. (Craig Bailey/Florida Today via AP)

SpaceX launches 60 more satellites, trying to tone them down

SpaceX launched 60 more mini internet satellites late Monday, this time testing a dark coating to appease stargazers.

07 Jan 2020 11:55 AM

NASA/AFP / Aubrey GEMIGNANI The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft lands in White Sands, New Mexico after its aborted mission

Boeing spacecraft lands in New Mexico after aborted mission

The Starliner capsule had to be brought back after thrusters failed to activate as planned, preventing it from reaching a high enough orbit.

23 Dec 2019 10:42 AM

The commuters at the railway station also commended the effort as a positive step towards combating air pollution in the cities across the country. (representational Image)

To combat air pollution, ‘Oxygen Parlour’ opened at Nashik railway station

The initiative comes with the efforts of Airo Guard in collaboration with the Indian Railways.

23 Dec 2019 10:15 AM

This image made available by NASA shows the planet Mars. (NASA via AP, File)

NASA to launch rover 'MARS 2020' next year

'Curiosity' won't be NASA's only active Mars rover for much longer as in next summer, 'Mars 2020' will be headed for the Red Planet.

12 Dec 2019 4:03 PM

It’s SpaceX’s 19th delivery to the orbiting outpost for NASA over the past seven years. (Photo: NASA/Twitter)

International Space Station gets a delivery of 'mighty mice', and worms

Don't worry, the organisms are a part of two- muscle building, and agricultural studies taking place on board the space station.

09 Dec 2019 10:51 AM

ISRO chief's comments came after NASA said that it had found the remains of the Vikram lander has been found by its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and credited the discovery to Chennai based amateur astronomer and engineer Shanmuga Subramanium. (Photo: ANI)

Our own orbiter had already located Vikram lander before NASA: ISRO chief

'Our own orbiter had located Vikram Lander, we had already declared that on our website, you can go back and see,' said Sivan.

04 Dec 2019 10:11 AM

Shanmuga Subramanian, 33, found the debris from the Vikram moon lander that scientists had been looking for and helped guide them to the spot where it had crashed. (Photo: Twitter/ Rama)

33-year-old Chennai engineer who alerted NASA, says 'worked really hard'

Subramaniam was first person to come up with a positive identification.

03 Dec 2019 9:56 AM

NASA's Moon-orbiting spacecraft has found the debris of Chandrayaan 2's lander Vikram on the surface of the Moon, the US space agency confirmed on Tuesday, nearly three months after India's ambitious mission made a hard landing near the uncharted lunar south pole. (Photo: Twitter/ NASA)

NASA finds debris of Chandrayaan 2's Vikram lander, credits Chennai engineer

According to NASA, the November mosaic had the best pixel scale (0.7 metre) and lighting conditions (72 degrees incidence angle).

03 Dec 2019 9:13 AM

The findings of two researchers which include the relative age of Titan's geologic terrains, were recently published in the journal Nature Astronomy. (Photo: NASA)

First global geologic map of Saturn's largest moon Titan completed

The map fully reveals a dynamic world of dunes, lakes, plains, craters and other terrains on the celestial body's surgace.

19 Nov 2019 10:50 AM

The ‘Rocket Science: Ride 2 Station’ app is available as a free download. (Photo: TechCrunch)

Groundbreaking app puts you in the pilot seat of world’s best spacecrafts

NASA has released an app that puts you in command of Boeing’s Starliner or SpaceX’s Crew Dragon.

14 Nov 2019 11:31 AM

"The name 'Arrokoth' reflects the inspiration of looking to the skies," lead scientist Alan Stern of Southwest Research Institute said in a statement, 'and wondering about the stars and worlds beyond our own.' (Photo: AP)

Almost 4 billion miles away, most distant world explored gets named 'Arrokoth'

Arrokoth means 'sky' in the language of the Native American Powhatan people, NASA said.

13 Nov 2019 3:01 PM

The Maxwell is the latest in a proud line of experimental aircraft the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has developed over many decades for many purposes (Photo: Representational)

NASA unveils its first electric airplane - a work in progress

The X-57 Maxwell has been under development since 2015 and remains at least a year away from its first test flight in the skies.

11 Nov 2019 11:22 AM

Scientists have eyed lunar water as a key resource for enabling long-duration astronaut missions on the moon, though its form and exact amount are unknown.

NASA plans to send water-hunting robot to moon surface in 2022

The VIPER robot will drive for miles (km) on the dusty lunar surface to get a closer look at underground pockets of ice.

26 Oct 2019 1:52 PM

Kalpana Chawla was the first woman of Indian-origin to fly to space, and in her will she had said that after her demise her ashes be either scattered over the Himalayas or the Zion National Park in Utah. (Photo: File)

Kalpana Chawla used to say someday she’d be ‘kidnapped’ in outer space: Father

The proud father said Kalpana’s fascination for flying objects began when she was just three and saw a plane from the terrace of their home.

25 Oct 2019 1:54 PM

As it looks to return to the Moon, NASA is open to the idea of international participation, which could mean a non-American setting foot on Earth's natural satellite for the first time in history, global space chiefs said Monday. (Photo: File)

‘Lots of room on moon’: NASA welcomes international partners to mission

Specifically, the US Congress has explicitly prohibited any cooperation with China, the world's biggest economy and an emerging space power.

22 Oct 2019 1:46 PM

NASA aims to return to the moon with crewed missions by 2024 under the program dubbed Artemis. (Photo: NASA)

US astronauts embark on the first all-female spacewalk

Christina Koch and Jessica Meir accomplished the much-anticipated milestone for NASA.

19 Oct 2019 9:44 AM

Called Timeshifter, the app is based on the science applied by NASA.

This app uses NASA science to cure jet lag

The app uses simple tricks of light to help adjust the body clock.

17 Oct 2019 8:13 AM

“This is the first suit we’ve designed in about 40 years,” Chris Hansen, a manager at NASA’s spacesuit design office, said. (Photo: Twitter)

One size, fits all: NASA unveils new spacesuit prototypes for missions

The new suits make it much easier to walk, bend and squat when walking on the lunar surface, Amy Ross, NASA’s lead spacesuit engineer, said.

16 Oct 2019 10:00 AM

NASA and SpaceX had previously aimed to launch the Crew Dragon on an initial test flight carrying two astronauts to the International Space Station in 2019 (Photo: AFP)

NASA aims for first manned SpaceX mission in first-quarter 2020

If all goes well, SpaceX’s new Crew Dragon astronaut capsule will be ready for its first manned flight into orbit by first quarter of 2020

12 Oct 2019 2:52 PM

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