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Elon Musk's SpaceX Carries Out Successful Rocket Failure Test In US

World News | Reuters | Monday January 20, 2020

Elon Musk's SpaceX simulated a successful emergency landing on Sunday in a dramatic test of a crucial abort system on an unmanned astronaut capsule, laying the foundation for its mission to fly NASA astronauts for the first time.

SpaceX To Simulate Astronaut Ejection In Final Test

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday January 19, 2020

SpaceX will on Sunday simulate its emergency abort system on an unmanned spacecraft, the last major test before it plans to send NASA astronauts to the International Space Station.

Elon Musk's SpaceX to Simulate Rocket Failure in Final Astronaut Capsule Test

Reuters | Saturday January 18, 2020

Elon Musk's SpaceX is gearing up to destroy one of its own rockets on Sunday to test a crucial emergency abort system on an unmanned astronaut capsule, the company's final milestone test before flying NASA astronauts from US soil.

NASA Building Homes Made of Fungi for Moon, Mars

Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday January 18, 2020

Instead of habitats made of metal and glass, NASA is exploring technologies that could grow structures out of fungi to become our future homes in the stars, and perhaps lead to more sustainable ways of living on Earth as well.

NASA To Build Homes Made Of Fungi On Moon, Mars

Science | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday January 18, 2020

Instead of habitats made of metal and glass, NASA is exploring technologies that could grow structures out of fungi to become our future homes in the stars, and perhaps lead to more sustainable ways of living on Earth as well.

NASA Helped by 17-Year-Old Intern to Find Planet in Habitable Zone

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday January 13, 2020

Just three days into his internship, little did 17-year-old Wolf Cukier realise that he is going to make history.

'Space Unites Us': First Iranian-American Astronaut Was Gunship Pilot

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday January 12, 2020

Jasmin "Jaws" Moghbeli earned her fierce nickname during her time as a decorated helicopter gunship pilot who flew more than 150 missions in Afghanistan. The Marine Corps major, MIT graduate and college basketball player can now add another accomplishment to her burgeoning resume: the first Iranian-American astronaut.

17-Year-Old Discovers Planet With 2 Suns While Interning With NASA

Science | ANI | Sunday January 12, 2020

NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Sattelite (TESS) mission is credited with the discovery of several planets that lie far outside our own solar system.

Indian-American Astronaut Eyeing NASA On Missions To Moon, Mars

Indians Abroad | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday January 11, 2020

An Indian-American will be among astronauts who may get a chance to go to the moon or Mars following his graduation from NASA's programme to train astronauts for those missions and the International Space Station.

NASA, Eyeing Moon, Hosts First Public Astronaut Graduation Ceremony

Agence France-Presse | Saturday January 11, 2020

NASA on Friday celebrated its latest class of graduating astronauts at a public ceremony in Houston, honouring a diverse and gender-balanced group now qualified for spaceflight missions including America's return to the Moon and eventual journey to Mars.

NASA Planet Hunting Satellite TESS Finds Earth-Sized World in 'Goldilocks Zone'

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday January 8, 2020

NASA's planet hunter satellite TESS has discovered an Earth-sized world within the habitable range of its star, which could allow the presence of liquid water.

Earth-Sized World Found In "Habitable Zone" By NASA Planet Hunter

Science | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday January 8, 2020

NASA said Monday that its planet hunter satellite TESS had discovered an Earth-sized world within the habitable range of its star, which could allow the presence of liquid water.

NASA Loses Contact With Asteria Satellite, Meant to Study Distant Planets

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday January 6, 2020

Mission operators at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, said in a statement that the last communication with the Asteria (Arcsecond Space Telescope Enabling Research in Astrophysics) was in December and they will attempt to contact it till March.

Why There Are 12 Bottles Of Wine On The International Space Station

Offbeat | Monday January 6, 2020

Astronauts at the International Space Station will not be able to enjoy them - so why have 12 bottles of fine French wine been delivered there?

Kiran Bedi Trolled For Sharing "Sun Chants Om" Video On Twitter

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Saturday January 4, 2020

Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi is being trolled over a video she shared on Twitter today. The video claims that American space agency NASA's recording shows that the "Sun Chants Om".