Space

Japan's SLIM lander shares 1st Moon images from lunar orbit

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) moon lander has shared first images of the lunar surface from the Moon's orbit.

Dec 28, 2023

Juno to make closest ever flyby of Jupiter's moon Io on Saturday

NASA's Juno spacecraft is set to make the closest flyby of Jupiter's moon Io that any spacecraft has made in over 20 years.

Dec 28, 2023

SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft back to Earth with scientific research samples

SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft returned to Earth on Friday with scientific research samples and hardware.

Dec 23, 2023

US to land international astronaut on Moon by decade-end: Kamala Harris

The US will land an international astronaut on the Moon aboard NASA's Artemis mission by the end of the decade, said Vice President Kamala Harris during a meeting of the White House's National Space Council in Washington, DC.

Dec 21, 2023

Space News: Four IAF pilots selected as astronaut-designates for 2024 moon mission

After the stellar success of its history-making Chandrayan-3 lunar mission, ISRO is going full throttle with its plans to send Indian astronauts for the first time on the moon by 2040, said Chairman S. Somanath.

Dec 12, 2023

NASA's Psyche asteroid mission delivers 1st images, other data

NASA's Psyche spacecraft, which lifted off in October in search of gold, diamond on an asteroid, has retrieved the first images -- a milestone called "first light", the US space agency announced on Wednesday.

Dec 6, 2023

Musk's SpaceX buys parachute company for $2.2 mn: Report

Elon Musk's SpaceX has acquired space parachute maker Pioneer Aerospace for $2.2 million, the media reported.

Nov 30, 2023

NISAR is a great example of the strong US-India partnership: NASA administrator

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson stated that NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) is a great example of the strong US-India partnership.

Nov 30, 2023

US ready to help India build own space station: NASA Chief

The US is ready to help India build its own space station, said NASA chief Bill Nelson, who is on his maiden visit to the country.

Nov 28, 2023

Australians to vote on name of '1st moon rover' from shorlisted four interesting names [Details]

The Australian Space Agency (ASA) on Monday announced a shortlist of four names for the country's first moon rover, which were chosen from over 8,000 submissions from the general public.

Nov 20, 2023

'UFO' Sighting in Manipur: Flight operations suspended for 3 hours at Imphal airport, probe ordered

Flight operations at Bir Tikendrajit International (BTI) Airport in Manipur's Imphal were suspended for over three hours on Sunday after an unidentified flying object (UFO) was hovering over the airport, officials said.

Nov 19, 2023

SpaceX launches 2nd Starship test flight

Elon Musk's SpaceX on Saturday made a successful second attempt to launch Starship and Super Heavy Booster.

Nov 18, 2023

Sriharikota: ISRO Launches LVM3 M4 Vehicle With Chandrayaan-3

Chandrayaan-3 rocket part hits the ocean from space

The upper stage of the Indian rocket that put into orbit the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft came back to earth and hit the North Pacific Ocean, said the Indian space agency.

Nov 16, 2023

Mars Solar conjunction: NASA's rovers, orbiters to continue science ops

Amid solar conjunction on Mars, where the Red planet disappears behind the Sun, the rovers and orbiters will continue with science operations, NASA said.

Nov 13, 2023

Curiosity rover completes 4,000 days on Mars: NASA

Curiosity rover completes 4,000 days on Mars, collects sample from 'Sequoia'; NASA

NASA's Curiosity Rover has successfully completed four thousand days on Mars conducting exciting science.

Nov 7, 2023

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