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Europa Clipper's Mission: Searching for Life Beyond Earth's Boundaries
5 months ago

Europa Clipper's Mission: Searching for Life Beyond Earth's Boundaries

The Economist  

Europa Clipper mission aims to find life on Jupiter's icy moons. The spacecraft will investigate Europa's icy crust, which holds the potential for a vast ocean of liquid water. Scientists hope to discover whether life exists in this extreme environment, marking a significant step in the search for extraterrestrial life beyond Earth.

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Turkey hails its first astronaut who returned from a 3-week mission to International Space Station
1 year, 1 month ago

Turkey hails its first astronaut who returned from a 3-week mission to International Space Station

Associated Press  

ISTANBUL — Turkey’s first astronaut returned home to a hero’s welcome Monday, portrayed as a symbol of the country’s advances in technology and aerospace. Alper Gezeravci was greeted by bouquet-laden children at Ankara’s Esenboga Airport as he returned from a private three-week mission to the International Space Station. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has closely followed Gezeravci’s mission, declaring it …

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Astronauts from Turkey, Italy and Sweden return to Earth, ending private space station trip
1 year, 1 month ago

Astronauts from Turkey, Italy and Sweden return to Earth, ending private space station trip

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronauts from Turkey, Italy and Sweden returned to Earth on Friday, ending a private three-week mission to the International Space Station. Gezeravci was joined on the trip by Italian Air Force Col. Walter Villadei, Sweden’s Marcus Wandt, a former fighter pilot chosen as a reserve astronaut by the European Space Agency in 2022 and Michael Lopez-Alegria, …

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IISc’s Foundation for Science Innovation and Development launches Centre of Data for Public Good
1 year, 4 months ago

IISc’s Foundation for Science Innovation and Development launches Centre of Data for Public Good

The Hindu  

In an initiative touted at aiming to leverage data for social good, the Foundation for Science Innovation and Development within the Indian Institute of Science announced the launch of the Centre of Data for Public Good. This amalgamation of efforts reflects the Centre’s commitment to harnessing the power of data in addressing real-world issues and advancing the field of data …

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Japan in talks with ISRO for using data from lunar, solar missions
1 year, 7 months ago

Japan in talks with ISRO for using data from lunar, solar missions

The Hindu  

Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman S. Somanath met Dr. Saku Tsuneka, Director General, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, on August 8. According to ISRO, India-Japan space science cooperation at national level, space agency level, and institute-level were discussed with specific reference to the joint LUPEX mission. The launch vehicle for the mission will be a Japanese rocket, the lander system …

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Science This Week | Success of NASA’s DART mission and more
2 years ago

Science This Week | Success of NASA’s DART mission and more

The Hindu  

This week has been filled with the most interesting discoveries. The success of NASA’s asteroid smashing mission NASA’s DART spacecraft slammed into the asteroid Dimorphos at a spot between two boulders during last September’s first test of a planetary defence system, sending debris hurtling into space and changing the rocky oblong-shaped object’s path a bit more than previously calculated. Chennai, …

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How Science and Technology Can Accelerate Progress on Sustainable Development Goals
2 years, 4 months ago

How Science and Technology Can Accelerate Progress on Sustainable Development Goals

News 18  

Science and technology have formed the bedrock of all major changes that have enabled countries to leapfrog from the agricultural to industrial to now the technological evolutions. With technology continuing to play a pivotal role in guiding and shaping businesses, the question is no longer of how countries will adapt it to spur sustainable growth, but how effectively, especially in …

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Ram Setu song Jai Shree Ram merges religion and science; Akshay Kumar goes underwater on a mission. Watch
2 years, 5 months ago

Ram Setu song Jai Shree Ram merges religion and science; Akshay Kumar goes underwater on a mission. Watch

Hindustan Times  

Akshay Kumar is a man on a mission as goes to deserts, climbs mountains, takes helicopter rides, and even goes underwater to seek answers in the new song from Ram Setu that was released on Thursday. Titled Jai Shree Ram, the catchy song shows Akshay, who plays the role of an archaeologist in the movie, travelling to different locations solo …

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NASA's Perseverance rover is starting its science mission on Mars to look for signs of ANCIENT LIFE
3 years, 9 months ago

NASA's Perseverance rover is starting its science mission on Mars to look for signs of ANCIENT LIFE

Daily Mail  

After starting its switch from photographer to science investigator, NASA's Perseverance rover has officially started its science mission, beginning its search for signs of ancient life. Scroll down for video This image of Jezero Crater depicts the routes for Perseverance’s first science campaign and its second as well as its second In addition to searching for signs of ancient microscopic …

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What Artemis astronauts could learn about the moon when they land in 2024
4 years, 3 months ago

What Artemis astronauts could learn about the moon when they land in 2024

CNN  

CNN — The first woman and the next man will land on the moon’s south pole in 2024 through NASA’s Artemis program. “The Moon holds vast scientific potential and astronauts are going to help us enable that science,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, in a statement. Like the Apollo astronauts, the Artemis astronauts should be …

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Akshay Kumar reveals son Aarav is his science teacher: We don't discuss, he tells me things
5 years, 7 months ago

Akshay Kumar reveals son Aarav is his science teacher: We don't discuss, he tells me things

India Today  

After creating awareness about sanitation and menstruation through his films, Akshay Kumar is now returning to the big screen with an inspiring story. My son is like my science teacher," said Akshay Kumar. Apart from Akshay Kumar, the film also stars Vidya Balan, Sonakshi Sinha, Taapsee Pannu, Kriti Kulhari, Nithya Menen and Sharman Joshi. Talking about his intention behind choosing …

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NASA’s newest mission will study the origins of the universe
6 years, 1 month ago

NASA’s newest mission will study the origins of the universe

CNN  

CNN — NASA has announced a two-year space mission to study the beginnings and evolution of the universe and determine how common the ingredients for life are within the planetary systems in our galaxy, the Milky Way. “This amazing mission will be a treasure trove of unique data for astronomers,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate. …

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NASA's Juno mission to cross halfway to Jupiter next week
6 years, 3 months ago

NASA's Juno mission to cross halfway to Jupiter next week

India TV News  

NASA's Juno mission will next week mark the halfway point in data collection by completing the 16th science pass of Jupiter. "This will be the 16th science pass of the gas giant and will mark the solar-powered spacecraft's halfway point in data collection during its prime mission," it added. "With our 16th science flyby, we will have complete global coverage …

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NASA’s InSight lands on Mars to explore planet’s uncharted interior
6 years, 4 months ago

NASA’s InSight lands on Mars to explore planet’s uncharted interior

CNN  

CNN — After seven months of traveling through space, the NASA InSight mission has landed on Mars. “We’ve studied Mars from orbit and from the surface since 1965, learning about its weather, atmosphere, geology and surface chemistry,” said Lori Glaze, acting director of the Planetary Science Division in NASA’s Science Mission Directorate. “Now we finally will explore inside Mars and …

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Hard at work: NASA's Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter are searching for life on the Red Planet
6 years, 4 months ago

Hard at work: NASA's Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter are searching for life on the Red Planet

Daily Mail  

This concept art shows the Mars 2020 rover landing on the red planet via NASA's 'sky-crane' system A second mission will fly to the planet and return the samples, perhaps by the later 2020s in partnership with the European Space Agency. NASA's Perseverance rover snaps its first 360-degree PANORAMA of the Red Planet showing Mars' dusty landscape in stunning detail …

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Should NASA keep flying flagship missions? A new report weighs in
6 years, 7 months ago

Should NASA keep flying flagship missions? A new report weighs in

LA Times  

NASA’s biggest, most ambitious missions may cost billions — but they’re well worth it, according to a report published Thursday. “These missions typically are billion-dollar class missions, the most costly, the most complex, but also the most capable of the fleet of scientific spacecraft developed by NASA,” the report’s authors wrote. “They produce tremendous science returns and are a foundation …

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NASA's Juno spacecraft will orbit around Jupiter until July 2021
6 years, 9 months ago

NASA's Juno spacecraft will orbit around Jupiter until July 2021

Firstpost  

Scientists hope that the extension of the Juno spacecraft orbiting around Jupiter will enable the mission to achieve its primary science objectives. With NASA’s Juno spacecraft needing more time to gather the mission’s required data, the US space agency has decided to extend its science operations until July 2021, making way for the probe to spend three more years in …

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Private company Moon Express wins US clearance to fly mission to the Moon in 2017
8 years, 7 months ago

Private company Moon Express wins US clearance to fly mission to the Moon in 2017

ABC  

A Florida-based company has won US Government permission to send a robotic lander to the Moon next year, the firm's founder says, marking the first time the United States has cleared a private space mission to fly beyond Earth's orbit. Key points: Moon Express will fly a suitcase-sized lander to the moon Spacecraft will carry science experiments and commercial cargo …

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NASA: MAVEN Spacecraft Safely Circling Mars
10 years, 6 months ago

NASA: MAVEN Spacecraft Safely Circling Mars

NPR  

NASA: MAVEN Spacecraft Safely Circling Mars Enlarge this image toggle caption NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center NASA's MAVEN spacecraft conducted a 33-minute burn of its six main engines to ease into an orbit around Mars after a nearly yearlong, 442 million-mile voyage from Earth. NPR science correspondent Joe Palca explains that the $671 million Mars …

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Preparing for Mars Sample Return
13 years, 1 month ago

Preparing for Mars Sample Return

Wired  

February 13th, La Jolla, CA: The Conference on Life Detection in Extraterrestrial Samples is the kind of meeting that science fiction nerds dream of, a chance to sit in a room and methodically plan the logistics of what would be one of the most transformative discoveries of modern science. Inside the conference room, the few dozen scientists and engineers trade …

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NASA Launching 'Dream Machine' To Explore Mars
13 years, 4 months ago

NASA Launching 'Dream Machine' To Explore Mars

India TV News  

Cape Canaveral, Nov 23: As big as a car and as well-equipped as a laboratory, NASA's newest Mars rover blows away its predecessors in size and skill. "This is a Mars scientist's dream machine," said NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Ashwin Vasavada, the deputy project scientist. Curiosity will be "the largest and most complex piece of equipment ever placed on the …

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