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NASA proposes cheaper and quicker way to get Mars rocks and soil to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is pitching a cheaper and quicker way of getting rocks and soil back from Mars, after seeing its original plan swell to $11 billion. Nelson said he “pulled the plug” months ago on the original sample return plan given the soaring costs and the delay in getting anything back from Mars before 2040. “We want …

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4 days, 10 hours ago

Nisar to launch in March: How this Nasa-Isro mission will change Earth observation

India Today

The Indian Space Research Organisation is readying to launch the ambitious joint mission with Nasa - Nasa-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar. Designed collaboratively by Nasa and the Indian Space Research Organisation, Nisar will track land deformation caused by earthquakes, landslides, and volcanoes, offering critical data for scientific research and disaster response. “Nisar will measure Earth’s surface changes every week, with each …

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6 days, 16 hours ago

Elon Musk Calls Out NASA’s Moon Ambitions: ‘We’re Going Straight to Mars’

Wired

Although SpaceX founder Elon Musk is known for outspokenness and controversial comments on his social media site X, he has been relatively restrained when it comes to US space policy in recent years. But privately, Musk has been critical of NASA's plans, suggesting that the Artemis Program has been moving too slowly and is too reliant on contractors who seek …

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1 week, 4 days ago

2025’s 10 biggest NASA space mission launches: From lunar exploration to supersonic travel

Live Mint

The year 2025 promises to be a pivotal moment in NASA's ongoing quest for deeper space exploration, groundbreaking scientific research, and international collaboration. Soyuz MS-27 Launch Date: March 2025 Mission Significance: Soyuz MS-27 will continue regular crew rotations to the International Space Station, ensuring the station's operations and emergency return capabilities. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Launch Date: March 2025 Mission Significance: …

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2 weeks ago

NASA's Parker probe successfully makes closest approach to the Sun

ABC

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has successfully made the closest approach to the Sun, the space agency confirmed. "But also at times is a little angry.” Australians involved 'very proud' The Deep Space Communication Complex in Canberra, which is managed by the CSIRO on behalf of NASA, played a key role in confirming the mission's success. The complex in Canberra is …

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How NASA's Parker Solar Probe got closer to the Sun than ever before on December 24?

India TV News

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is set to break records with its closest approach to the Sun on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024. Record-breaking close encounter The Parker Solar Probe will fly through the Sun's outer atmosphere, known as the corona, at an incredible speed of 692,000 kilometres per hour. Updates and tracking the Flyby Though the flyby will not be …

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2 weeks ago

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe ‘safe’ after record-breaking brush with scorching surface, ‘phones home’ after several days

Live Mint

The Parker Solar Probe survived a close brush with the scorching surface of the Sun this week. 24 — the closest solar flyby in history — we have received Parker Solar Probe’s beacon tone confirming the spacecraft is safe,” read an update on X from the NASA Sun and Moon handle. The Parker Solar Probe was launched in 2018 to …

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NASA's Parker Solar Probe survives close brush with the sun's scorching surface

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy NASA's Parker Solar Probe has …

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Nasa’s Parker probe phones home after ‘touching Sun’ in historic mission

The Independent

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nasa has confirmed that its Parker Solar Probe is “operating normally” after making …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Nasa's Parker Solar Probe 'operating normally' after historic approach to Sun

India Today

NASA has confirmed that 'Parker Solar Probe', humanity's most ambitious mission to study the Sun, is safe and fully operational after achieving the closest approach to the Sun ever made by a human-made object. On December 24, at precisely 6:40 am Eastern Time, Parker Solar Probe ventured to within just 3.8 million miles of the Sun's surface, breaking its own …

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NASA's Parker Solar Probe attempts historic closest-ever approach to Sun | All you need to know

Hindustan Times

On Christmas Eve, December 24, NASA's Parker Solar Probe made history by coming closer to the Sun than any spacecraft ever has, flying within 3.8 million miles of the Sun, into the blistering heat of its outer atmosphere, the corona. A 2018 artist's concept shows the Parker Solar Probe spacecraft flying into the Sun's outer atmosphere, called the corona, on …

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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe aims to fly closer to the sun like never before

New Indian Express

NEW YORK: A NASA spacecraft aims to fly closer to the sun than any object sent before. Plans call for Parker on Tuesday to hurtle through the sizzling solar atmosphere and pass within a record-breaking 3.8 million miles of the sun’s surface. At that moment, if the sun and Earth were at opposite ends of a football field, Parker “would …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

NASA spacecraft touches Sun’s atmosphere, breaking record

Salon

The concept of touching the Sun can be traced back to the ancient Greek myth of Icarus, but scientists at NASA have turned that idea into a reality. On Dec. 24th, their Parker Solar Probe managed to travel to just within 3.86 million miles of the Sun’s surface, a new record. “Moving at up to 430,000 miles per hour, the …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

NASA's Hubble and Chandra Telescopes discover Tilted Black Hole in Galaxy NGC 5084

India TV News

NASA scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery in galaxy NGC 5084, located about 80 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. Using data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory and images from the Hubble Space Telescope, they identified a black hole tilted 90 degrees relative to the galaxy's plane. Dr. Pamela Marcum from NASA's Ames Research Center highlighted how the tilted …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Nasa's Parker Solar Probe makes history with closest ever approach to Sun: 'Millions of degrees'

India Today

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has made history with its closest-ever approach to the Sun on Christmas Eve. HAPPENING RIGHT NOW: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is making its closest-ever approach to the Sun! ð°ï¸ âï¸ More on this historic moment from @NASAScienceAA Nicola Fox ð Follow Parker’s journey: https://t.co/MtDPCEK6w6#3point8 pic.twitter.com/Bq85XFa1QS — NASA Sun & Space December 24, 2024 Launched in 2018, …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

NASA's Parker Solar probe to make historic closest approach to the Sun

Hindustan Times

A NASA spacecraft aims to fly closer to the sun than any object sent before. Plans call for Parker on Tuesday to hurtle through the sizzling solar atmosphere and pass within a record-breaking 3.8 million miles of the sun's surface. At that moment, if the sun and Earth were at opposite ends of a football field, Parker "would be on …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe aims to fly closer to the sun like never before

Associated Press

NEW YORK — A NASA spacecraft aims to fly closer to the sun than any object sent before. Plans call for Parker on Tuesday to hurtle through the sizzling solar atmosphere and pass within a record-breaking 3.8 million miles of the sun’s surface. At that moment, if the sun and Earth were at opposite ends of a football field, Parker …

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3 weeks ago

NASA’s Webb telescope seemingly confirms controversial theory on planet formation

Salon

Back when the stars in our universe were initially being formed, they created rotating disks of dust and gas known as protoplanetary disks. Yet recent images captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope seem to contradict that notion by showing protoplanetary disks in a dwarf galaxy adjacent to our own Milky Way, the Small Magellanic Cloud. Focusing on a cluster …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

How much does NASA pay Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams as salary? Check all details here

Live Mint

When it comes to science and space, astronauts are the real daredevils. Indian-American astronaut and retired US Navy Captain Sunita Williams, who has already spent 322 days floating in space since June 2024, is considered a legend. About Sunita Williams: Selected as a NASA astronaut in 1998, Williams has participated in two missions—Expeditions 14/1 and 32/33. Reports say that NASA …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

New documentary focuses on Christa McAuliffe’s impact as a teacher in New Hampshire

Associated Press

CONCORD, N.H. — Before Christa McAuliffe was an astronaut, she was a vibrant teacher in New England keen on showing her students how everyday people left extraordinary marks on U.S. history. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print “Christa: From Ordinary to Extraordinary” from New Hampshire PBS explores her close relationship with the state …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

NASA’s InSight Mars lander: New HiRISE image reveals dusty resting place on the red planet

India TV News

NASA’s retired InSight Mars lander has been spotted by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in a new image captured on October 23, 2024, using the HiRISE camera. Dust patterns on Mars and Martian surface changes The HiRISE image of InSight helps scientists study the dust accumulation process on Mars. Its HiRISE camera plays a critical role in understanding long-term changes in …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

NASA’s 2 stuck astronauts face more time in space with return delayed until at least late March

Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s two stuck astronauts just got their space mission extended again. The two test pilots planned on being away just a week or so when they blasted off June 5 on Boeing’s first astronaut flight to the International Space Station. Their mission grew from eight days to eight months after NASA decided to send the company’s …

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NASA's James Webb Telescope spots 138 new asteroids, including Earth-threatening ones

India TV News

Astronomers have made an exciting discovery of a large number of new asteroids located in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter. The researchers used old images from the James Webb Space Telescope to identify these asteroids. Their efforts led to the discovery of 138 new asteroids, six of which seem to have been affected by the gravity of nearby …

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Dead on Mars: InSight lander reveals how dust devil moves on Red Planet

India Today

Nasa's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has recently captured stunning new images of the retired InSight lander, revealing how dust accumulation on its solar panels has transformed its appearance over time. Taken on October 23, 2024, by MRO’s High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera, the images show InSight’s solar panels now sharing the reddish-brown hue characteristic of the Martian surface. Throughout its mission, …

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NASA proposes cheaper and quicker way to get Mars rocks and soil to Earth

Nisar to launch in March: How this Nasa-Isro mission will change Earth observation

Elon Musk Calls Out NASA’s Moon Ambitions: ‘We’re Going Straight to Mars’

2025’s 10 biggest NASA space mission launches: From lunar exploration to supersonic travel

NASA's Parker probe successfully makes closest approach to the Sun

How NASA's Parker Solar Probe got closer to the Sun than ever before on December 24?

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe ‘safe’ after record-breaking brush with scorching surface, ‘phones home’ after several days

NASA's Parker Solar Probe survives close brush with the sun's scorching surface

Nasa’s Parker probe phones home after ‘touching Sun’ in historic mission

Nasa's Parker Solar Probe 'operating normally' after historic approach to Sun

NASA's Parker Solar Probe attempts historic closest-ever approach to Sun | All you need to know

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe aims to fly closer to the sun like never before

NASA spacecraft touches Sun’s atmosphere, breaking record

NASA's Hubble and Chandra Telescopes discover Tilted Black Hole in Galaxy NGC 5084

Nasa's Parker Solar Probe makes history with closest ever approach to Sun: 'Millions of degrees'

NASA's Parker Solar probe to make historic closest approach to the Sun

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe aims to fly closer to the sun like never before

NASA’s Webb telescope seemingly confirms controversial theory on planet formation

How much does NASA pay Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams as salary? Check all details here

New documentary focuses on Christa McAuliffe’s impact as a teacher in New Hampshire

NASA’s InSight Mars lander: New HiRISE image reveals dusty resting place on the red planet

NASA’s 2 stuck astronauts face more time in space with return delayed until at least late March

NASA's James Webb Telescope spots 138 new asteroids, including Earth-threatening ones

Dead on Mars: InSight lander reveals how dust devil moves on Red Planet