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Do China's Space Ambitions Put US Supremacy On The Moon At Risk?
- Thursday March 26, 2026
- World News | Agence France-Presse
While US space research priorities can oscillate with each political cycle, the Chinese model offers predictability and risk management, an expert says.
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www.ndtv.com
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NASA Unveils Moon Base Plan And Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft For Mars Mission
- Wednesday March 25, 2026
- Science | Edited by Srishti Singh Sisodia
NASA is also reevaluating its lunar Gateway space station, planning to repurpose components for the moon base instead.
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www.ndtv.com
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NASA Plans Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft for Skyfall Mission to Mars
- Thursday March 26, 2026
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA’s Skyfall mission will test nuclear electric propulsion with the Space Reactor-1 Freedom spacecraft. Launching in 2028, it will deploy helicopter swarms on Mars to scout landing sites and search for water, potentially cutting travel time by 25%.
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www.gadgets360.com
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NASA’s ESCAPADE Mission to Study Space Weather Between Earth and Mars
- Friday February 27, 2026
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA’s ESCAPADE mission will send two identical orbiters to Mars to study how solar wind and space weather strip away the planet’s atmosphere. Launching in 2025 and arriving in 2027, the twin spacecraft will measure solar wind conditions and Mars’s atmospheric response simultaneously, helping scientists understand how the Red Planet lost its ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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NASA, SpaceX Delay ISS Mission Launch Due to Bad Weather
- Tuesday February 10, 2026
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA and SpaceX have delayed the Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station because of unfavorable weather expected at Cape Canaveral. The launch is now targeted for February 12, with four astronauts waiting in quarantine as teams prepare the Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft for the next launch window.
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www.gadgets360.com
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NASA Attempts To Connect With MAVEN Spacecraft, Mysteriously Lost Since December
- Wednesday January 28, 2026
- Science | Edited by Srishti Singh Sisodia
A team of experts is also analysing snippets of data recovered from a December 6 radio science campaign.
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www.ndtv.com
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NASA Races to Restore Contact With MAVEN Mars Orbiter After Weeks of Silence
- Tuesday January 27, 2026
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA has resumed efforts to reestablish contact with the MAVEN spacecraft after Mars emerged from solar conjunction. Engineers are using the Deep Space Network and studying recovered data from December 6 to determine what caused the communication loss and assess the spacecraft’s condition.
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www.gadgets360.com
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NASA Loses Contact With MAVEN Mars Orbiter After 11-Year Mission: "Loss Of Signal"
- Thursday December 11, 2025
- Science | Edited by Ritu Singh
Maven, launched in 2013, entered Mars' orbit in September 2014 to study the upper atmosphere and its interaction with the solar wind.
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www.ndtv.com
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NASA’s Perseverance Records First-Ever Mini-Lightning on Mars
- Tuesday December 2, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA’s Perseverance rover has captured the first confirmed mini-lightning sparks in Mars’ dusty atmosphere. Using its sensitive microphone, the rover recorded 55 tiny electrical discharges during dust storms over two Martian years. These sparks generate reactive chemicals that can break down organic molecules, affecting future life-detection ef...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Red Planet Day 2025: Why November 28 Marks A Landmark Moment In Mars Exploration
- Friday November 28, 2025
- Education | Edited by Rahul Kumar
Red Planet Day 2025: Red Planet Day reminds us how a single spacecraft, Mariner 4, transformed humanity's understanding of Mars and opened a new era of planetary exploration.
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www.ndtv.com/education
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Do China's Space Ambitions Put US Supremacy On The Moon At Risk?
- Thursday March 26, 2026
- World News | Agence France-Presse
While US space research priorities can oscillate with each political cycle, the Chinese model offers predictability and risk management, an expert says.
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www.ndtv.com
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NASA Unveils Moon Base Plan And Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft For Mars Mission
- Wednesday March 25, 2026
- Science | Edited by Srishti Singh Sisodia
NASA is also reevaluating its lunar Gateway space station, planning to repurpose components for the moon base instead.
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www.ndtv.com
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NASA Plans Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft for Skyfall Mission to Mars
- Thursday March 26, 2026
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA’s Skyfall mission will test nuclear electric propulsion with the Space Reactor-1 Freedom spacecraft. Launching in 2028, it will deploy helicopter swarms on Mars to scout landing sites and search for water, potentially cutting travel time by 25%.
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www.gadgets360.com
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NASA’s ESCAPADE Mission to Study Space Weather Between Earth and Mars
- Friday February 27, 2026
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA’s ESCAPADE mission will send two identical orbiters to Mars to study how solar wind and space weather strip away the planet’s atmosphere. Launching in 2025 and arriving in 2027, the twin spacecraft will measure solar wind conditions and Mars’s atmospheric response simultaneously, helping scientists understand how the Red Planet lost its ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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NASA, SpaceX Delay ISS Mission Launch Due to Bad Weather
- Tuesday February 10, 2026
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA and SpaceX have delayed the Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station because of unfavorable weather expected at Cape Canaveral. The launch is now targeted for February 12, with four astronauts waiting in quarantine as teams prepare the Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft for the next launch window.
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www.gadgets360.com
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NASA Attempts To Connect With MAVEN Spacecraft, Mysteriously Lost Since December
- Wednesday January 28, 2026
- Science | Edited by Srishti Singh Sisodia
A team of experts is also analysing snippets of data recovered from a December 6 radio science campaign.
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www.ndtv.com
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NASA Races to Restore Contact With MAVEN Mars Orbiter After Weeks of Silence
- Tuesday January 27, 2026
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA has resumed efforts to reestablish contact with the MAVEN spacecraft after Mars emerged from solar conjunction. Engineers are using the Deep Space Network and studying recovered data from December 6 to determine what caused the communication loss and assess the spacecraft’s condition.
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www.gadgets360.com
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NASA Loses Contact With MAVEN Mars Orbiter After 11-Year Mission: "Loss Of Signal"
- Thursday December 11, 2025
- Science | Edited by Ritu Singh
Maven, launched in 2013, entered Mars' orbit in September 2014 to study the upper atmosphere and its interaction with the solar wind.
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www.ndtv.com
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NASA’s Perseverance Records First-Ever Mini-Lightning on Mars
- Tuesday December 2, 2025
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
NASA’s Perseverance rover has captured the first confirmed mini-lightning sparks in Mars’ dusty atmosphere. Using its sensitive microphone, the rover recorded 55 tiny electrical discharges during dust storms over two Martian years. These sparks generate reactive chemicals that can break down organic molecules, affecting future life-detection ef...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Red Planet Day 2025: Why November 28 Marks A Landmark Moment In Mars Exploration
- Friday November 28, 2025
- Education | Edited by Rahul Kumar
Red Planet Day 2025: Red Planet Day reminds us how a single spacecraft, Mariner 4, transformed humanity's understanding of Mars and opened a new era of planetary exploration.
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www.ndtv.com/education