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An artist's illustration of the Lucy spacecraft

NASA sets Lucy swing by Earth briefly; Also to observe 'Donaldjohanson' [Details]

A NASA spacecraft named Lucy, the first mission to the Jupiter Trojan asteroids, will skim the earth's atmosphere, passing a mere 350 kms above the surface on October 16, to gain some of the orbital energy it needs to travel to this never-before-visited population of asteroids.

Oct 14, 2022

NASA targets Mid November for Artemis 1 moon rocket launch

Space: NASA sets Nov 14 as next launch date for Artemis I Moon mission

The US space agency has now set the next launch attempt of the Artemis I Moon mission for November 14, after facing two failed attempts due to liquid hydrogen gas leak in one of the engines.

Oct 13, 2022

Spacecraft changed asteroid's orbit after smashing into it.

Watershed Moment for NASA: Spacecraft changed asteroid's orbit by few minutes after smashing into it

The US space agency has confirmed that when its spacecraft smashed into an asteroid last month, it altered its orbit by 32 minutes, calling it a "watershed moment" for planetary defense.

Oct 12, 2022

Forget dinosaur-killing asteroid, space rock bigger than it once hit earth [details]

Vredefort asteroid measured around 25 kilometers and it hit earth at a speed of 90,000 kilometers per hour

Oct 10, 2022

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NASA's DART mission successfully hits asteroid in planetary defence test with 'kinetic impact' technique

After 10 months of flying in space, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) -- the world's first planetary defence technology demonstration -- successfully impacted its asteroid target, the agency's first attempt to move an asteroid in space.

Sep 27, 2022

NASA set to crash spacecraft into asteroid to protect Earth in future

NASA has a plan to save Earth from "killer" asteroids; it'll hit it with spacecraft [details]

NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), a first such mission, was set to impact its target asteroid -- which poses no threat to Earth -- at 7.14 p.m. on Monday (4.44 a.m. on Tuesday IST).

Sep 26, 2022

NASA lander 'hears' first impact sounds from space rocks on Mars

Space News: NASA lander 'hears' first impact sounds of space rocks on region 'Elysium Planitia'

NASA's InSight lander has detected impact sounds from four space rocks that crashed on Mars in 2020 and 2021. It marks the first time seismic and acoustic waves from an impact have been detected on Mars.

Sep 20, 2022

NASA to livestream series of events ahead of Artemis I launch [Details, Timings]

Coverage of the cryogenic propellent tanking test for thecryogenic propellenton Launch Pad 39-B at the Kennedy Space Center (airing on NASA TV public and media channels except when the public channel is used for Soyuz MS-22 launch, docking and hatch opening coverage

Sep 19, 2022

The Artemis I rocket sits on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Cente

Space News: NASA prepares to launch Artemis I Moon mission on Sep 27

NASA will attempt to launch its Artemis I moon mission on September 27 after two failures, with a potential backup opportunity of October 2 under review.

Sep 14, 2022

Asteroid general artist's concept of a near-Earth object.

10 times faster than a bullet, supersonic asteroid "2022 QC7 " to pass Earth tomorrow: NASA

A small supersonic asteroid, travelling at ten times the speed of a bullet, will pass by the Earth on Tuesday, media reports said.

Sep 5, 2022

Asteroids may have brought water to Earth, finds Japan's Hayabusa2 space probe

Water and organic matter was brought to Earth by asteroids, finds Japan's Hayabusa2 space probe.

Aug 16, 2022

Artemis Programme : NASA asks students to design pipeline to mine metals on Moon

The US space agency has asked university students to design a metal production pipeline on the Moon -- from extracting metal from lunar minerals to creating structures and tools.

Aug 13, 2022

Space News: NASA's InSight mission finds Martian equator is dry

Martian equator contains little or no ice, according to a new analysis of seismic data from NASA's Mars InSight mission.

Aug 12, 2022

NASA is working on asteroid deflecting machine

Potentially hazardous giant asteroid named "2015 FF" to zoom past Earth on Friday: NASA

A "potentially hazardous" giant asteroid is likely to come within about 4.3 million km of Earth on Friday, according to NASA.

Aug 11, 2022

25 tons of Chinese rocket space debris to fall on Earth this week: Report

A total of 25 tonnes space junk from a recently-launched Chinese rocket is likely to crash on to Earth on July 31, according to a report.

Jul 27, 2022

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