NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
NASA, U.S. military to develop nuclear rocket
NASA is working on a project to use nuclear thermal propulsion. It has been named DRACO or Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations and it aims to have an in-space test of Nuclear Thermal Propulsion or the NPT. Know the technical detail.
NASA’s James Webb space telescope captures colourful young stars in first most detailed image; See here
Webb's near-infrared light image of the stellar duo stands out as the most detailed and highest-resolution observation, despite decades of scrutiny by various space and ground-based telescopes since the 1950s.
NASA Juno mission captures unique green light on Jupiter; Know what it means
A NASA satellite has detected a green light coming out from the biggest planet in the solar system.
Space startup Vast partners with SpaceX to launch commercial space station
The ISS is expected to retire in 2030 and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) wants commercial space stations to replace the ISS.
NASA's spectacular image of Lagoon Nebula goes viral
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA keeps sharing unseen images of fascinating elements from space. It recently captured an image of Nebula which looks breath-taking to say the least.
Chandrayaan-3 launch may take place in early 2021; mission will not have orbiter
"As for Chandrayaan-3, the launch may now take place somewhere in early 2021. Chandrayaan-3 will be a mission repeat of Chandrayaan-2 and will include a Lander and Rover similar to that of Chandrayaan-2, but will not have an orbiter," a statement quoting Singh said.
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Asteroid over 22 metres in diameter to pass by Earth on September 1: NASA
"Will asteroid 2011 ES4 hit Earth? No! 2011 ES4's close approach is 'close' on an astronomical scale but poses no danger of actually hitting Earth. Planetary defence experts expect it to safely pass by at least 45,000 miles (792,000 football fields) away on Tuesday, September 1," NASA Asteroid Watch tweeted.
Isro to study tech needed to send Indians to moon
India’s plan to work on human moon mission comes at a time when there is revival of interest globally for a return landing of a human on earth’s satellite. US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration expects to return to the moon with a man-woman team in 2024.
NASA to find out whether bacteria can hitchhike their way to Mars
A helium balloon carrying a special scientific experiment will launch to the edge of space from NASA's Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Fort Sumner, New Mexico.
NASA's 2020 Mars rover to be more efficient than Curiosity
NASA's nuclear-powered Mars rover, slated to launch in 2020, will be smarter and more efficient than Curiosity, which is currently exploring Mars.
NASA's Dawn spacecraft maps Ceres in unprecedented detail
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has provided the closest-yet views of Ceres, mapping its features in detail, including the 6 km high 'pyramid' spotted on the dwarf planet.
The end of the world is not nigh. Surely not courtesy any rogue asteroid
Partypooper Nasa has confirmed that our planet won’t be obliterated by any space debris now or any time soon.
Want to go to Mars? Well, you can't, but your name can
This is the second time NASA has opened up this type of opportunity, with the organization launching the 'send you name' program.
California is pumping so much groundwater that it's sinking
That's a particular problem for infrastructure - faster subsidence increases the stress (and risk of damage) to bridges, roads, pipelines.
NASA testing climbing space robot with sticky gecko feet
Inspired by geckos, NASA has equipped a climbing robot with next-generation sticky feet that could help them carry repair work on the ISS.
Here's how much a mission to Pluto costs
NASA's New Horizons mission sent a spacecraft to fly over Pluto for the very first time in history, and they did it on a budget of $720 million.
NASA spacecraft gives an old, distant celestial favourite a booster shot
Was the Disney character Pluto — created a few months after the discovery of Pluto the planet in 1930 — named after the planet?
Water scarcity: Earth is losing groundwater at an alarming rate
One third of the aquifers - which provide food and water to two billion people, are being depleted at accelerated rates.
Saturn's outermost ring much bigger than thought
The ring, called the 'Phoebe ring', is believed to contain dust and ice particles ejected from Saturn's outer moon, Phoebe, after micrometeoroid and other impacts.
Why landing astronauts on Mars suddenly looks harder than ever before
NASA tested their low-density supersonic decelerator (LDSD) spacecraft off the coast of the US Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii
NASA unveils 'dark side' of the Moon
Just like the near side, the far side goes through a complete cycle of phases. But the terrain of the far side is quite different, NASA said.
NASA's Hubble captures rare triple-moon conjunction
Seeing three moons transiting the face of Jupiter at the same time is rare, occurring only once or twice a decade, researchers said.
NASA helicopter to scout for future Mars rovers
To have a better sense of where to go and what is worth studying on Mars, it could be useful to have a low-flying scout, NASA said.
NASA Will Reformat Mars Rover's Flash Memory From 125 Million Miles Away
NASA is doing a full system backup, memory wipe, and reboot of Opportunity rover which is still trundling across the surface of Mars.
DGCA to allow pilots to take nap during long flights
Pilots are soon going to be allowed to take a nap — at the wheels in the cockpit — for up to 40 minutes on long flights
Existing in vain?
The Voyager I and II spacecraft launched by Nasa in 1977 were probes to check out Jupiter and Saturn.
Big firms & start-ups
Estimates of jobs eventually lost from the closure of the multi-billion-dollar project range from 1,500 to over twice that many.
Boeing tests new drone that can stay airborne for four days
Boeing today announced a "new era" in intelligence gathering when the US aviation giant tested its new drone that can stay airborne for four days.
60 Himachal Pradesh's students to visit NASA
Sixty students of a public school in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district have been selected to visit NASA
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