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Asteroid Will Hit Earth, and We Currently Have No Defence: Elon Musk

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday August 20, 2019

A monster asteroid called 99942 Apophis -- named after an Egyptian "God of Chaos" -- will come dangerously close to the Earth in 2029.

Space Telescope Offers Rare Glimpse of Earth-Sized Rocky Exoplanet

Reuters | Tuesday August 20, 2019

Direct observations from a NASA space telescope have for the first time revealed the atmospheric void of a rocky, Earth-sized world beyond our own solar system.

Space Telescope Offers Rare Glimpse Of Earth-Sized Rocky Exoplanet

Science | Reuters | Tuesday August 20, 2019

Direct observations from a NASA space telescope have for the first time revealed the atmospheric void of a rocky, Earth-sized world beyond our own solar system orbiting the most common type of star in the galaxy, according to a study released on Monday.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Captures Two Galaxies Interacting, Distorting

Jagmeet Singh | Saturday August 17, 2019

Hubble Space Telescope by NASA has captured a galactic duo dubbed "UGC 2369" that highlights a mutual gravitational attraction between two galaxies.

Asteroid May Be on Collision Course With Earth Next Year, NASA Monitoring Its Orbit

Nadeem Sarwar | Friday August 16, 2019

NASA is closely assessing an asteroid named 1998 OR2 that might collide with earth next year.

NASA Descends on Icelandic Lava Field to Prepare for Mars

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday August 14, 2019

To prepare for the next mission to Mars in 2020, NASA has taken to the lava fields of Iceland to get its new robotic space explorer ready for the job.

NASA Descends On Icelandic Lava Field To Prepare For 2020 Mars Mission

Science | AFP | Wednesday August 14, 2019

To prepare for the next mission to Mars in 2020, NASA has taken to the lava fields of Iceland to get its new robotic space explorer ready for the job.

NASA Mission Picks 4 Sites for Asteroid Bennu Sample Return

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday August 13, 2019

Since its arrival in December 2018, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has mapped the entire asteroid.

NASA Demos Water-Powered Spacecraft Abilities in Earth Orbit

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday August 12, 2019

NASA has demonstrated the first coordinated manoeuvre between two tissue box-sized water-powered spacecraft in the low Earth orbi

Education Minister Credits NASA For Sanskrit-Powered "Talking Computer"

India News | ANI | Sunday August 11, 2019

Union Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on Saturday claimed that US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has acknowledged that in future if speaking computers become a reality, it would be "primarily due to the contribution of Sanskrit, the world's only scientific language".

NASA's Mars 2020 Rover Undergoes 'Eye' Test

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday August 6, 2019

NASA's Mars 2020 rover underwent an "eye" examination after several cameras were installed on it.

SpaceX Said to Be Eyeing Florida for Starship Rocket Launch

Reuters | Saturday August 3, 2019

Elon Musk's SpaceX is expanding its facilities in Florida to make room for the space company's forthcoming super heavy-lift launch vehicle dubbed Starship, according to a draft of the plans seen by Reuters on Friday.

Asteroid 2006 QQ23: Space Rock Bigger Than Empire State Building to Pass by Earth Today

Gaurav Shukla | Saturday August 10, 2019

A giant asteroid, known as 2006 QQ23, is moving towards Earth; however, it will sail past our planet today without causing any harm, NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) has said.

LightSail 2 Mission Declared Successful as It Uses Sunlight to Propel Through Space

Agence France-Presse | Thursday August 1, 2019

The Planetary Society announced Wednesday that its LightSail 2 spacecraft, which was launched last month, had successfully raised its orbit using only the power of photons from the Sun.

NASA Scientist Charged With Possessing Child Porn: Report

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday July 31, 2019

A scientist working at NASA's Johnson Space Center has been charged with five counts of child porn possession, the media reported citing court documents.