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NASA’s solar probe creates history, touches Sun’s upper atmosphere
For the first time in history, a spacecraft has touched the Sun. NASA's Parker Solar Probe has now flown through the Sun's upper atmosphere...
NASA’s DART asteroid defence mission lifts off
NASA on Wednesday launched its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft, intended to deliberately crash into an asteroid.
The DART mission lifted off at 1.21...
Satellite for tracking world’s water to launch in 2022
An international team of engineers and technicians has finished assembling a next-generation satellite that will make the first global survey of the Earth's surface...
NASA-SpaceX’s Crew-2 astronauts return to Earth safely
Four astronauts, part of NASA-SpaceX Crew-2 mission, have safely returned to Earth after setting a record for the longest spaceflight by a US crewed...
NASA’s new Lucy asteroid spacecraft faces solar panel glitch
NASA's newly launched Lucy spacecraft, the US space agency's first-ever mission to explore distant asteroids and seek out the origin of our solar system,...
NASA-Boeing Starliner spacecraft launch may slip to 2022
The launch of NASA and Boeing's Starliner cargo spacecraft, stalled due to an unresolved valve issue, may not be launched this year, media reports...
NASA-ESA Sun-watching spacecraft captures first solar eruption
NASA and European Space Agency's Sun-watching spacecraft has captured the first solar eruption.
On February 12, the Solar Orbiter caught sight of the coronal mass...
SpaceX Dragon set to bring more key science back to Earth
An upgraded SpaceX cargo Dragon spacecraft is set to transport significantly more science back to Earth next week than possible in previous Dragon capsules...
Solar Orbiter spacecraft makes its first Venus flyby
The joint US-European Solar Orbiter spacecraft has completed its first of many gravity assist flybys of Venus, to start bringing it closer to the...
Power unit failure hits NASA’s deep-space capsule: Report
Engineers are trying to find a way to repair a failed power unit on NASA's Orion spacecraft that is designed to take astronauts to...