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Time to say goodbye to NASA’s InSight Mars lander

Nov 5, 2022 - 8:37 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

After nearly four years spent on the Martian surface, NASA’s InSight lander is coming to the end of its life as the spacecraft’s power generation continues to decline because of dust blown on the lander’s […]

NASA’s Webb telescope captures first images, spectra of Mars

Sep 24, 2022 - 2:34 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first images and spectra of Mars, NASA said. Webb’s infrared-sensitivity and location gives unique insight into short-term phenomena on Mars, […]

Take 2: NASA aims for Saturday launch of new moon rocket

Sep 2, 2022 - 10:41 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NASA will try again on Saturday to launch its new moon rocket on a test flight, after engine trouble halted the first countdown this week. Managers said on Tuesday they are changing fueling procedures to […]

NASA’s James telescope reveals stunning images of Jupiter, its moon

Jul 23, 2022 - 6:55 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

After releasing stunning coloured images of thousands of galaxies in our universe, NASA has now unveiled outstanding images of Jupiter and spectra of several asteroids taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. The data demonstrates […]

NASA’s new telescope shows star death, dancing galaxies

Jul 16, 2022 - 2:48 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

A sparkling landscape of baby stars. A foamy blue and orange view of a dying star. Five galaxies in a cosmic dance. The splendors of the universe glowed in a new batch of images released […]

NASA is developing swimming robots to look for alien life

Jul 8, 2022 - 12:38 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

Some day in the future, a swarm of cellphone-size robots could swim through the water beneath the kilometres-thick icy shell of Jupiter’s moon Europa or Saturn’s moon Enceladus, looking for alien life. These robots could […]

NASA to launch 3 rockets from pvt Oz space port

Jun 10, 2022 - 7:05 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Sydney (TIP): US space agency NASA is set to launch three rockets into space from a private space port in Australia for scientific research. The rockets will be launched between June 26 and July 12 […]

Did NASA find a mysterious doorway on Mars?

May 27, 2022 - 9:35 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

For the past 10 years, NASA‘s Curiosity rover has been trundling around the surface of Mars, taking photos in its quest to understand the history and geology of the red planet and perhaps even find […]

Scientists grow plant in lunar soil, raise hopes of growing plants on Moon

May 15, 2022 - 6:11 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

That’s one small pot of soil, one giant leap for man’s knowledge of space agriculture: scientists have for the first time grown plants in lunar soil brought back by astronauts in the Apollo program. The […]

NASA scientists crack 60-year-old mystery of explosions on Sun

May 8, 2022 - 12:42 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Scientists at NASA have developed a theory that explains how explosions occur on the Sun, and help better predict geomagnetic storms and solar flares that can impact Earth. An explosive process called magnetic reconnection triggers […]

Latest astronaut crew of 4 welcomed aboard International Space Station

Apr 30, 2022 - 7:42 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Four astronauts, three from NASA and one from the European Space Agency, arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday and docked their SpaceX capsule, just two days after the last crew to depart […]

NASA studies 50-year-old lunar sample to prepare for return to Moon’s surface

Mar 12, 2022 - 8:09 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Scientists at NASA are tapping into one of the last unopened Apollo-era lunar samples to learn more about the Moon and prepare for a return to its surface. NASA’s Artemis mission aims to bring back […]

Tons of space junk likely to punch hole up to 20-metre hole in moon

Mar 4, 2022 - 9:41 am EST @theindpanorama 0

The moon is about to get walloped by 3 tons of space junk, a punch that will carve out a crater that could fit several semitractor-trailers. The leftover rocket will smash into the far side […]

NASA’s new space telescope sees 1st starlight, takes selfie

Feb 21, 2022 - 5:03 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Nasa’s new space telescope has captured its first starlight and even taken a selfie of its giant, gold mirror. All 18 segments of the primary mirror on the James Webb Space Telescope seem to be […]

Europe narrows hunt for next astronauts, eyes crewed flights

Jan 22, 2022 - 7:52 am EST @theindpanorama 0

The European Space Agency has narrowed the candidate list for its next generation of astronauts, including dozens who have a physical disability. The agency announced last year that it had received a record number of […]

Lucknow Woman Scientist Plays a Key Role in Launching of Ten Billion Dollar NASA’s Webb Space Telescope

Jan 8, 2022 - 8:25 am EST @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): “What are the odds of a girl child born in the newly formed Republic of India to become a Program Scientist at NASA,” said Dr. Hashima Hasan reminiscing about her early school […]

NASA nails trickiest job on newly launched James Webb Space Telescope

Jan 7, 2022 - 10:29 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NASA aced the most complicated, critical job on its newly launched space telescope Tuesday: unrolling and stretching a sunshade the size of a tennis court. Ground controllers cheered and bumped fists once the fifth and […]

Indian-origin USAF doctor among 10 chosen by NASA for as astronauts future missions

Dec 11, 2021 - 8:30 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Houston (TIP): Indian-origin physician Anil Menon, a lieutenant colonel at the US Air Force, has been selected by NASA along with nine others to be astronauts for future missions, the American space agency has announced. […]

Indian American US Air Force physician among 10 chosen by NASA for as astronauts future missions

Dec 10, 2021 - 7:57 am EST @theindpanorama 0

HOUSTON (TIP): Indian American physician Anil Menon, a lieutenant colonel at the US Air Force, has been selected by NASA along with nine others to be astronauts for future missions, the American space agency has […]

Jessica Watkins to be first Black woman on International Space Station crew

Nov 21, 2021 - 7:14 am EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): When NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins launches to the International Space Station next year, her debut spaceflight will make history. Watkins is set to become the first Black woman to join the space […]

SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth, ending 200-day flight

Nov 11, 2021 - 8:43 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Cape Canaveral (TIP): Four astronauts returned to Earth, riding home with SpaceX to end a 200-day space station mission that began last spring. Their capsule parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of […]

NASA finds first signs of planet outside Milky Way galaxy

Oct 31, 2021 - 10:49 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): NASA‘s Chandra X-ray Observatory has for the first time spotted signs of a planet transiting a star outside of the Milky Way galaxy, opening up a new avenue to search for exoplanets at […]

Indian American astronaut Raja Chari all set to lead NASA’s next mission

Oct 30, 2021 - 7:51 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): Indian American Astronaut Raja Chari is all set to lead NASA’s next mission to the International Space Station on Sunday, October 31, the Halloween Day, on his very first space flight. The […]

NASA’s Lucy mission to probe Jupiter’s mysterious Trojan asteroids

Oct 1, 2021 - 3:53 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON, DC (TIP): Lucy will launch on October 16 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. NASA is poised to send its first spacecraft to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids to glean new insights into the solar […]

NASA rover Perseverance collects first Martian rock sample

Sep 12, 2021 - 8:41 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NASA‘s Mars science rover Perseverance has collected and stashed away the first of numerous mineral samples that the US space agency hopes to retrieve from the surface of the Red Planet for analysis on Earth. […]

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