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Asteroid-Bound Spacecraft OSIRIS-REx Zips By Earth For Gravity Boost

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday September 23, 2017

An unmanned NASA spacecraft traveling to a distant asteroid veered toward Earth yesterday for a gravitational slingshot maneuver that will better aim it toward the Sun-orbiting space rock, Bennu, the US space agency said.

The 'Christian Numerologist' Whose Biblical Doomsday Claim Has Some Nervously Eyeing Sept. 23

World News | Kristine Phillips, The Washington Post | Thursday September 21, 2017

David Meade, the self-described "specialist in research and investigations," has earned a fair amount of publicity online for predicting that catastrophic events will soon befall Earth. Among his claims: On Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, a constellation - a sign prophesied in the Book of Revelation - will reveal itself in the skies over Jerusalem, signa...

August 2017 Was Second Hottest On Record: NASA

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 19, 2017

Last month was the second warmest August in 137 years of modern record-keeping, according to an analysis of global temperatures by scientists at NASA.

The World As We Know It Is About To End-Again-If You Believe This Biblical Doomsday Claim

World News | Kristine Phillips, The Washington Post | Monday September 18, 2017

A few years ago, NASA senior space scientist David Morrison debunked an apocalyptic claim as a hoax.

After 13 Years In Orbit, Cassini Spacecraft Crashes Into Saturn

World News | Sarah Kaplan, The Washington Post | Friday September 15, 2017

NASA scientists just received their last-ever message from the Cassini spacecraft, which plunged into Saturn early Friday morning. Those final bits of data signal the end of one of the most successful planetary science missions in history.

$3.9 Billion Spacecraft, Launched 20 Years Ago, Runs Out Of Fuel

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday September 15, 2017

Global astronomers bid farewell Friday to NASA's famed Cassini spacecraft, which launched 20 years ago to circle Saturn and transformed the way we think about life elsewhere in the solar system.

Chandrayaan-1 Helps Scientists Map Water On Moon

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday September 14, 2017

Using newly calibrated data taken from NASA's Moon Mineralogy Mapper, which flew aboard India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, scientists have created the first global map of water in the Moon's soil.

Three Astronauts Blast Off For Five-Month ISS Mission

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday September 13, 2017

Two US astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut blasted off for the International Space Station in a nighttime launch from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan early Wednesday, heading for a five-month mission.

NASA's Cassini Completes Last Flyby Of Saturn's Moon Titan

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 12, 2017

NASA's Cassini has completed a final, distant flyby of Saturns's giant moon Titan - a "goodbye kiss" that has nudged the spacecraft towards its final plunge into the ring planet, bringing an end to its epic 20 year-long journey.

How To Steer A Spacecraft Into Saturn

World News | Joel Achenbach, The Washington Post | Sunday September 10, 2017

A billion-dollar spacecraft named Cassini is about to burn up as it plunges into the atmosphere of Saturn this month. That's the plan, exquisitely crafted. Cassini will transmit data to Earth to the very end, squeezing out the last drips of science as a valediction for one of NASA's greatest missions.

NASA Captures Images Of Strong Solar Flares

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday September 7, 2017

Two high-intensity solar flares were emitted Wednesday, the second of which was the most intense recorded since the start of this sun cycle in December 2008, NASA said.

NASA Video Shows 'Potentially Catastrophic' Hurricane Irma

World News | Reuters | Thursday September 7, 2017

Hurricane Irma left a trail of "absolute devastation" as it tore across the tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda on Wednesday with 185-mile-per-hour winds, destroying houses, snapping trees and killing at least one person.

NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Will Crash Into Saturn - Its Final Screaming Success

World News | Sarah Kaplan, The Washington Post | Wednesday September 6, 2017

In 10 days, NASA's Cassini spacecraft will nose-dive into Saturn and burn up in the planet's atmosphere. It's the final, suicidal step of a months-long dance through Saturn's rings that has given scientists an unprecedented view of the sixth planet from the sun.

Record-Breaking Astronaut, A Woman, Comes Back To Earth

World News | Reuters | Sunday September 3, 2017

NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and two crewmates made a parachute touchdown in Kazakhstan on Saturday, capping a career-total 665 days in orbit, a U.S. record.

Touchdown. Record-Breaking Astronaut Peggy Whitson, 57, Returns

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday September 3, 2017

A record-shattering NASA astronaut returned to Earth on Saturday, finishing a 288-day mission that put her over the top as the American who has spent the most cumulative amount of time in space.

After 288 Days And 4623 Orbits Of Earth, Astronaut Peggy Whitson Returns To Earth

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 2, 2017

Record-breaking NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson is set to depart the International Space Station (ISS) and return to Earth after completing a 288-day long mission, the US space agency said.

US President Donald Trump Names Former Navy Aviator To Head NASA

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday September 2, 2017

US President Donald Trump announced Friday he plans to appoint James Bridenstine, a former navy pilot and Republican congressman, to head the US space agency NASA.

US Spacecraft Readies For Fiery Plunge Into Saturn After 13-Year Mission

World News | Reuters | Wednesday August 30, 2017

The US space agency's Cassini spacecraft will end its 13-year mission to Saturn in mid-September by transmitting data until the final moment before it plunges into the ringed planet's atmosphere, officials said on Tuesday.

NASA's Next Mars Mission To Probe Red Planet's Deep Interior

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 29, 2017

NASA's next mission to Mars, scheduled to launch next year, will focus on examining the deep interior of the red planet, according to the US space agency.

NASA's Johnson Space Center Closed Amid Harvey's Brutal Winds And Rain

World News | Sarah Kaplan, The Washington Post | Tuesday August 29, 2017

After a weekend of bruising winds and relentless rain, Houston's rising floodwaters reached the gates of Johnson Space Center on Sunday.

40 Years On, Farthest Craft From Earth Still Hurtles Through Space

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday August 27, 2017

Are we alone? Forty years ago, NASA rocket scientists sought to answer this question by launching the Voyager spacecraft, twin unmanned spaceships that would travel further than any human-made object in history. They are still traveling.

NASA Mars Probe Captures Stunning Image Of Snowy Dunes

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday August 25, 2017

NASA has released a stunning picture of dunes on the surface of Mars with snow and ice on ridges.

In New NASA Video, Hurricane Looks Like It's About To Swallow All Of Texas

Offbeat | Andrew Degrandpre, The Washington Post | Friday August 25, 2017

A brief-but-haunting video released by NASA on Thursday night shows Hurricane Harvey's powerful churn toward central Texas, where the slow-moving storm is expected to throttle coastal communities with high winds and up to 25 inches of rain.

Elon Musk Offers Sneak Peek of SpaceX Spacesuit on Instagram

Andrew Degrandpre, The Washington Post | Thursday August 24, 2017

Musk offered few details in his sneak-peek Instagram post, but added, "More in the days to follow."

NASA Rockets To Create Glowing White Artificial Clouds Next Week

Offbeat | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday August 24, 2017

A NASA rocket mission to study disturbances in the upper atmosphere that interfere with communication and technology systems will form night-time white artificial clouds.

After Sushant Singh Rajput, R Madhavan Trains At NASA To Play Astronaut

Entertainment | Wednesday August 23, 2017

Actor R Madhavan has started working for his role in the film Chanda Mama Door Ke. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared a picture of the actor at the NASA training center. In the picture, he is seen taking a close look at a space suit and an official standing next to him is explaining something

The Survival Of A Mars Mission Could Depend On Astronaut Urine

World News | Andrew Degrandpre, The Washington Post | Wednesday August 23, 2017

NASA is funding new research to determine whether human urine and the carbon dioxide people exhale can be used to produce nutritional supplements, plastic parts and hand tools to help astronauts survive and thrive during prospective missions to Mars.

Big Asteroid To Pass Safely By Earth On September 1: NASA

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 18, 2017

A large near-Earth asteroid will pass safely by our planet on September 1, at a distance of seven million kilometres, or about 18 Earth-Moon distances, according to NASA.

NASA's Curiosity Sends 'Most Clearly Visible Images' Of Clouds Above Mars

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 11, 2017

NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has captured its most clearly visible images of wispy, early-season clouds on the red planet which resemble the Earth's ice-crystal cirrus clouds.

Sushant Singh Rajput Did 'Everything Astronauts Do' In NASA For Chanda Mama Door Ke

Entertainment | Thursday August 10, 2017

"I always wanted to go to NASA, I stayed there and did everything an astronaut is supposed to do. I am going to make sure to do my best so that I don't disappoint you," said Sushant