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Earth to have close encounter with small asteroid this week
An asteroid, about the size of a box truck, will have a very close encounter with the Earth this week, NASA Systems has predicted.
The...
Indian-American astronaut nominated for promotion to US Air Force brigadier general
US President Joe Biden has nominated Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari on the moon mission team for promotion to Air Force brigadier general, according to...
NASA’s Webb telescope spots its first Earth-like exoplanet
Researchers have confirmed an exoplanet, a planet that orbits another star, using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope for the first time.
Formally classified as LHS...
NASA mission spots 2nd Earth-size world within ‘habitable zone’
NASA mission has discovered a second Earth-sized, rocky planet within the habitable zone of its star -- the range of distances where liquid water...
Defunct US satellite may possibly fall around Korean Peninsula
The South Korean science ministry on Monday warned that a retired US satellite could possibly fall on the Korean Peninsula and its vicinity.
Launched in...
Scientists bounce radio waves off asteroid that just passed Earth
A group of researchers has sent radio signals into space with the purpose of bouncing them off a 500-foot asteroid to learn about its...
NASA finally bids goodbye to InSight Mars lander
The US space agency has finally retired the InSight Mars lander after more than four years of collecting unique science on the Red Planet.
Mission...
NASA launches 1st-ever mission to observe Earth’s water
NASA has launched the first-ever global satellite mission that will observe nearly all water on Earth's surface, measuring the height of water in the...
NASA’s Orion spacecraft on course to return to Earth on Dec 11
After a historic flyby just 128 km from the surface of the Moon, NASA's Orion spacecraft is on course for its return to Earth...
Nov 8 Lunar eclipse: World to witness thrilling ‘Blood Moon’ spectacle in the sky
On the evening of November 8, as the Earth's shadow envelopes its sole satellite for nearly one-and-half hours, the world will witness a thrilling...