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All smiles as 25 Pune ZP students leave for NASA tour

November 15, 2025 2:15 am

The trip includes visits to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, the NASA Earth Information Center, and major technology companies in San Francisco.

Before attempting to capture valuable asteroids, the technology will first be tested on space debris to minimise risk. (Image: TransAstra)

What are Capture Bags, the new technology to detect and capture asteroids?

November 16, 2025 8:40 am

To capture asteroids, TransAstra utilises a specially designed Capture Bag, made from aerospace materials like Kevlar and aluminium.

As the comet neared the Sun, solar radiation further decomposed the released water, generating the radio signature detected by MeerKAT. (Image: MeerKAT Radio Telescope)

First radio signal from Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS debunks 'Alien Craft' theories

November 13, 2025 5:08 pm

NASA researchers recently observed powerful water jets erupting from comet 3I/ATLAS, comparing the outburst to a “fire hose” in October.

Blue Origin scrubs launch of NASA’s ESCAPADE mission to Mars

November 11, 2025 8:56 am

The company said in a post on the social platform X on Sunday night that it will next try to launch no earlier than Wednesday at 2:50 p.m.

The earliest phase involved high-temperature, acidic waters that produced minerals such as greenalite, hisingerite, and ferroaluminoceladonite on the crater floor — conditions that would have posed extreme challenges to life. (Image: NASA)

Perseverance rover reveals multiple habitable water periods in Mars’ Jezero Crater

November 09, 2025 5:32 pm

NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered strong new evidence that Mars’ Jezero Crater once experienced several distinct phases of water activity — each potentially capable of supporting life.

It is planned for the spacecraft to start engines in early November 2026, slingshot around our planet, and then use that momentum to travel to Mars. (Image: NASA)

NASA prepares twin probes to uncover Mars’s lost air and measure solar storm impact

November 08, 2025 8:52 am

The two spacecraft will start their engines in early November 2026, slingshot around Earth, and then use that momentum to travel to Mars.

Over 280 astronauts from 26 nations have visited the station, with 170 hailing from the United States. Spanning 356 feet in length, the ISS is larger than a six-bedroom house, offering amenities like six sleeping quarters, two bathrooms, a gym, and a unique bay window with a 360-degree view. (Image: NASA)

NASA is retiring the ISS: What happens after it’s gone

November 06, 2025 9:50 am

The ISS is a collaborative project involving multiple global space agencies such as NASA, Roscosmos, the ESA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency.

Trump re-nominates Musk ally Jared Isaacman for position of NASA chief

November 05, 2025 5:32 am

Isaacman was removed from consideration to lead NASA earlier this year amid a high-profile falling-out between Trump and Musk. Sean Duffy, the head of the US Department of Transportation, was named acting NASA chief.

Despite rain and fewer farm fires, why Delhi's October air was second worst in 5 years

November 01, 2025 10:28 am

Delhi spent nearly two-thirds of October breathing 'Poor' air or worse — 11 days in the 'Poor' category, seven in 'Very Poor' and none in the 'Good' category.

Hubble captured this image of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on July 21, 2025, when the comet was 277 million miles from Earth. Hubble shows that the comet has a teardrop-shaped cocoon of dust coming off its solid, icy nucleus. (Image: NASA)

NASA's Europa clipper could soon cross the tail of a comet. Why scientists are watching closely

October 23, 2025 9:10 pm

While no spacecraft is near enough to fly through 3I/ATLAS’s dust tail, Europa Clipper may find itself in the path of the comet’s ion tail, a possibility made clear by the pair’s computer model, Tailcatcher.

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Ex-astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, killed in Washington plane crash

June 08, 2024 7:16 pm

“Bill Anders forever changed our perspective of our planet and ourselves with his famous Earthrise photo on Apollo 8," Arizona Sen.

Earth, space, and beyond: 12 new breathtaking images shared by NASA

May 15, 2024 8:10 pm

NASA posts mesmerising pictures on their website.

Photos: NASA and SpaceX's historic Crew-5 launch to International Space Station

October 06, 2022 2:09 pm

The team was led by Nicole Aunapu Mann, 45, who became the first Native American woman sent to orbit by NASA and the first woman to take the commander's seat of a SpaceX Crew Dragon.

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NASA's James Webb telescope offers a look at the universe from 13 billion years ago

July 13, 2022 11:43 am

Thousands of galaxies — including the faintest objects ever observed in the infrared — have appeared in James Webb’s view for the first time, all captured in a relatively small area.

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Here are stunning pictures of Mars, captured by NASA's Perseverance rover

February 21, 2021 7:28 pm

Take a look at the first images of planet Mars captured by NASA's science rover Perseverance minutes before it successfully landed on its dusty red surface.

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Meet the two NASA astronauts from SpaceX Demo-2 mission

May 31, 2020 8:28 am

NASA and SpaceX have rescheduled Demo-2 mission to International Space Station with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley.

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In Pics: SpaceX-NASA next launch on May 30; photos of the delayed launch

May 28, 2020 6:38 pm

SpaceX NASA Demo-2 test flight launch delayed to March 31. Here are some images from before the delay was announced.

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Here are top 10 stunning images of Indian landscape on Google Earth

February 19, 2020 8:27 am

Google Earth Satellite Images India: Google Earth View is now a collection of over 2,500 images of Earth's most stunning landscapes as seen from space.

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This Valentine's Day, make NASA your messenger and send a free greeting

February 13, 2020 5:30 pm

NASA is letting you send greeting cards to your loved ones on the occasion of the upcoming Valentine's Day. Users can head over to the NASA website to select their favourite scientific yet cheesy valentine greeting card with a tagged message. (Image: NASA)

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These space images taken by NASA's Spitzer Telescope look like modern art

September 02, 2019 6:11 pm

The Spitzer Telescope was launched by NASA 16 years ago in August 2003. To celebrate its sixteenth birthday, the space agency has shared some beautiful space images captured by the infrared telescope.