NASA: News
25 Jul 2024
BoeingWhen will Sunita Williams return? No one knows for sure
NASA and Boeing are preparing to announce the return plans for astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore, who have been aboard the International Space Station (ISS) longer than initially planned.
25 Jul 2024
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)ISRO astronauts to receive NASA training for upcoming ISS stay
Two astronauts from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) are set to commence training at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, early next month.
25 Jul 2024
International Space Station (ISS)NASA streams 4K video to ISS using breakthrough laser tech
NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland has successfully streamed 4K video from an aircraft to the International Space Station (ISS) and back.
23 Jul 2024
International Space Station (ISS)Medicines expire: How to keep astronauts healthy on decades-long missions
A study found that over half of the medications currently in use on the International Space Station (ISS), would not be enough for a three-year manned mission to Mars.
22 Jul 2024
MarsNASA's upcoming nuclear spaceships might take us to Mars
On June 26, 1968, the most powerful nuclear rocket engine ever built, the Phoebus 2A, was tested in the US.
22 Jul 2024
International Space Station (ISS)Stunning ISS time-lapse video captures auroras, stars, and a meteor
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick recently shared a captivating time-lapse video from the International Space Station (ISS).
22 Jul 2024
Donald TrumpKamala joins presidential race: Her career, running mate, Indian connection
Hours after United States President Joe Biden announced his decision to step down from the 2024 race, Vice President Kamala Harris expressed her gratitude on X, saying she was "honored to have...President's endorsement...my intention is to earn...win this nomination."
21 Jul 2024
Space NewsUS celebrates 55th anniversary of Apollo 11's historic lunar landing
The 55th anniversary of the first Moon landing, a historic achievement by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, was marked with celebrations across the US.
20 Jul 2024
Space NewsHubble telescope's new image captures galactic merger 14.5mn light-years away
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of the irregular dwarf galaxy NGC 5238.
19 Jul 2024
International Space Station (ISS)NASA, SpaceX to decommission ISS by 2031: Here's the roadmap
NASA, in collaboration with SpaceX, has revealed a comprehensive plan to decommission the International Space Station (ISS).
19 Jul 2024
Space NewsCan this diamond planet near Earth make you richer?
There is a 14.5km thick layer of solid diamonds beneath the surface of Mercury, according to recent simulations done by scientists.
19 Jul 2024
MarsYou won't believe what NASA's Curiosity rover found on Mars!
NASA's Curiosity rover has stumbled upon an unexpected find on Mars - yellow crystals of elemental sulfur, also known as brimstone.
18 Jul 2024
Space NewsThis mysterious alien-origin stuff is baffling UFO experts
The Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), a group of US-based UFO investigators, has reportedly obtained an unidentified material believed to be of 'non-human' origin.
18 Jul 2024
MarsHow NASA is using AI to uncover secrets of Mars
NASA's Perseverance rover is utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionize scientific research on Mars.
18 Jul 2024
Technology$450M setback: NASA cancels Moon rover designed for water hunt
NASA has officially called off its Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) mission, marking a significant blow to the agency's lunar exploration program.
17 Jul 2024
Climate ChangeLonger days ahead? Climate change is affecting Earth's rotation
Climate change, primarily driven by global warming, is causing significant alterations to the Earth's rotation and the length of our day, according to researchers at ETH Zurich.
17 Jul 2024
TechnologyHow NASA beamed a song from Earth to Venus
NASA has achieved a historic milestone by transmitting the hip-hop song "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" by artist Missy Elliott to Venus.
17 Jul 2024
JupiterNASA's exoplanet count surpasses 5,500, raising hopes for habitable worlds
NASA has officially confirmed the existence of more than 5,500 exoplanets outside our solar system. This significant celestial achievement marks a 31-year journey of astronomical discoveries.
16 Jul 2024
MoonNewly discovered cave on Moon could house future astronauts
A team of scientists, led by Lorenzo Bruzzone and Leonardo Carrer from the University of Trento in Italy, has discovered a substantial underground cave on the Moon.
16 Jul 2024
ResearchNew atomic clock loses only a second every 30B years
Scientists at JILA, a joint institution of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado Boulder, have developed an atomic clock with unparalleled accuracy.
13 Jul 2024
Buzz Aldrin'Fly Me to the Moon' alters Apollo 11's historical facts
Apple Originals's film Fly Me to the Moon, starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, humorously reimagines the Apollo 11 moon landing.
12 Jul 2024
Space NewsNASA's Parker Solar Probe is the fastest object ever made
NASA's Parker Solar Probe, on a mission to study the Sun's outer corona, has equaled its own record for the fastest speed ever achieved by a human-made object.
12 Jul 2024
AstronautsThis spacesuit turns urine into drinking water. Say what now!
Scientists have developed a prototype spacesuit that can convert urine into potable water, potentially facilitating longer spacewalks for future lunar missions.
12 Jul 2024
Astronauts2-month Mars trip? NASA's experimental rocket might make it possible
NASA has allocated $725,000 toward the development of a new propulsion system, the Pulsed Plasma Rocket (PPR), with the goal of significantly reducing travel time to Mars.
11 Jul 2024
International Space Station (ISS)Sunita Williams still stuck in space, but highlights 'good feeling'
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry E. Wilmore, stationed on the International Space Station (ISS) since June 6, 2024, are awaiting their return to Earth.
11 Jul 2024
Solar SystemWhy Uranus's magnetic field is causing 'traffic jams' in space
Scientists studying data from the Voyager 2 spacecraft, have discovered that the uniquely tilted and asymmetric magnetic field of Uranus, is causing 'traffic jams' of particles within its radiation belts.
10 Jul 2024
Space NewsTime warp confirmed! Moon gains 57 microseconds each Earth day
NASA scientists have discovered that time runs slightly faster on the Moon by 57 microseconds, a direct application of Einstein's Theory of General Relativity.
09 Jul 2024
International Space Station (ISS)Stranded on ISS: Veteran explains how astronauts might be coping
Former astronaut Terry Virts has shared his perspective on the situation of astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who are currently stranded on the ISS due to technical issues with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft.
09 Jul 2024
TechnologyHow NASA plans to investigate Sun's mysterious radio waves
NASA's CubeSat Radio Interferometry Experiment (CURIE) is scheduled for launch today.
08 Jul 2024
BoeingBoeing pleads guilty for fraud in fatal 737 MAX crashes
Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge, thereby resolving a US Justice Department investigation into two fatal 737 MAX crashes.
07 Jul 2024
MarsMartian misfits finally return to Earth after year-long simulation
Four American scientists have successfully concluded a year-long experiment simulating life on Mars.
04 Jul 2024
AsteroidISRO chief's warning: Asteroid impact real possibility, we must prepare
Dr. S Somanath, the chief of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), has emphasized the real possibility of an asteroid hitting Earth and causing mass extinction.
04 Jul 2024
Stanford UniversityMoon mystery solved? New study explains formation of lunar swirls
Stanford University and Washington University in St. Louis (WUSL) have proposed a fresh explanation for the bright patches known as lunar swirls on the Moon's surface.
03 Jul 2024
Mars45 days on Mars (well, almost): HERA crew finishes simulation
Jason Lee, Shareef Al Romaithi, Stephanie Navarro, and Piyumi Wijesekara have completed a 45-day simulated journey to Mars, as part of NASA's Human Exploration Research Analog (HERA) Campaign 7 Mission 2.
03 Jul 2024
JupiterMystery behind the hellish surface of Jupiter's moon Io revealed
NASA's Juno probe has revealed that Jupiter's moon Io, the most volcanically active celestial body in our Solar System, is fully covered in lava lakes.
29 Jun 2024
Space NewsNASA's Juno probe discovers lava lakes on Jupiter's moon Io
NASA's Juno mission, initially aimed at studying Jupiter, has uncovered "fire-breathing" lava lakes on the planet's moon Io.
29 Jun 2024
International Space Station (ISS)ISS spacewalk delayed until late July due to spacesuit issues
NASA has postponed the next scheduled spacewalk at the International Space Station (ISS) until late July, due to a water leak in astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson's spacesuit.
29 Jun 2024
BoeingNASA, Boeing refute claims of Starliner crew being 'stranded'
NASA and Boeing officials have denied allegations that astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS), are stranded.
28 Jun 2024
TechnologyNASA terminates $100 million spacesuit manufacturing contract with Collins Aerospace
NASA has called off contracts worth over $100 million with Collins Aerospace, a division of RTX Corporation, a longtime NASA partner — to develop next-generation spacesuits.
28 Jun 2024
International Space Station (ISS)ISS astronauts take shelter as Russian satellite shatters in space
A defunct Russian satellite, Resurs-P1, disintegrated in space on Wednesday, forcing astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) to take shelter for about an hour.
