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NASA Is Inviting You to Name 'Moonikin' That Will Fly Around Moon for Artemis 1 Test Flight

Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk | Friday June 18, 2021

NASA has started a contest that is giving space enthusiasts the opportunity to name the manikin that will fly around the moon in the Artemis 1 test flight. NASA plans to launch a manned mission to the moon in 2023.

Opinion: Elon Musk-Jeff Bezos Spat Reflects Bad Space Policy

Opinion | Adam Minter, Bloomberg | Wednesday June 16, 2021

Last week, the Senate passed a measure that would allot $10 billion over five years for NASA to develop two new lunar landers.

NASA Shares Fascinating View of Three Galaxies And Explains Why They Are Unique

Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk | Monday June 14, 2021

NASA shared photos of three galaxies to show how they change with time. Galaxies are not static, and their morphologies (and therefore their classifications) vary throughout their lifetimes, NASA explained in a separate note published on its website.

Solar Eclipse 2021: NASA Shares Stunning Images of the Celestial Event on Instagram

Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk | Friday June 11, 2021

NASA posted a couple breath-taking images of the annular solar eclipse as seen from the United States on its official Instagram handle, calling it a "view of a lifetime." Check it out here.

NASA Shares Spectacular Image of Galaxies Merging 140 Million Light-Years From Earth

Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk | Thursday June 10, 2021

NASA has shared an image of two swirling galaxies merging 140 million light-years from the Earth on Instagram.

Andromeda Galaxy Zoom-Out Video With Over 100 Million Stars Will Leave You Awestruck

Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk | Thursday June 10, 2021

Andromeda Galaxy's vastness is captured perfectly in a zoom-out video that was shared by World and Science, a Twitter handle that frequently shares interesting stories from the world of science. The video of Andromeda Galaxy, also known as Messier 31 or M31, has left users on the micro-blogging site awestruck.

NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Captures Jupiter’s Biggest Moon Ganymede in Spectacular Photos

Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk | Wednesday June 9, 2021

NASA has shared two images of Jupiter's biggest moon, Ganymede, captured by its Juno spacecraft that flew past the giant moon on Monday.

NASA's Juno Spacecraft to Offer Closest Look at Jupiter's Biggest Moon Ganymede in 20 Years

Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk | Monday June 7, 2021

NASA's Juno will come within 645 miles (1,038km) of Jupiter's largest moon Ganymede and gather significant observations. On Monday, June 7, at 1:35pm EDT (11:05pm IST), the flyby will be the closest a spacecraft has come to the solar system's largest natural satellite since NASA's Galileo in May 2000.

SpaceX Cargo Dragon En Route International Space Station Seen Flying In Daytime

World News | Asian News International | Saturday June 5, 2021

Recently launched SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft en route to International Space Station was seen flying into orbital in the daytime on Saturday morning.

NASA’s Hubble Telescope Captures Stunning Image Of ‘Lopsided’ Spiral Galaxy 120 Million Light-Years Away

Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk | Saturday June 5, 2021

Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a “lopsided” spiral galaxy that has been deformed by the gravitational tug of another nearby galaxy.

NASA Shares Statement on James Webb Space Telescope Launch Readiness: On Schedule for Post-October 31 Take Off

Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk | Friday June 4, 2021

NASA's long-awaited flagship observatory — the James Webb Space Telescope — is slated for take-off after October this year, as the space agency continues its talks with the European Space Agency (ESA) to fix a final launch date. This comes after their initial announcement in July last year in which the Webb Telescope was due for take-off on Hal...

SpaceX Launches Tiny Sea Creatures, Experimental Toothpaste, Solar Panels to ISS

Associated Press | Friday June 4, 2021

SpaceX launched thousands of tiny sea creatures to the International Space Station, along with a plaque-fighting toothpaste experiment and powerful solar panels.

NASA Astronauts Share Breathtaking Pictures of Himalayas, Italy's Turin

India News | Edited by NDTV Newsdesk | Thursday June 3, 2021

The International Space Station (ISS) shares some breathtaking pictures of the planet earth as well as other bodies in space frequently and leaves Twitter users in awe.

NASA Studying Behavioural Changes In Astronauts Working With Plants in Space

Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk | Thursday June 3, 2021

NASA is carrying out a study to see if growing fresh vegetables can help astronauts cope with isolation. This will also have benefits for health and nutrition and is something that people stuck at home should consider.

NASA Announces Two New Missions to Venus, to Launch at the End of Decade

Agence France-Presse | Thursday June 3, 2021

NASA announced two new missions to Venus that will launch at the end of the decade and are aimed at learning how Earth's nearest planetary neighbour became a hellscape while our own thrived.