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Flag on Moon: China Achieves What Russia Could Not During Cold War

Images taken by a camera on the Chang'e-5 space probe China showed the Chinese flag on Moon and now China is the second country to plant a flag there

Dec 7, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Space

Space

Japan Space Mission Hayabusa-2 Successful, Capsule Carrying Asteroid Ryugu Samples Returns

Japan scientists hope that collected asteroid samples could help shed light on the origin of life and the formation of the universe

Dec 6, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Space Asteroid Universe

Space

Scientists Develop New Device to Convert Unusable Mars Water into Useful Fuel and Oxygen

Since NASA is set to land its first group of astronauts on the planet by 2033, generating fuel and oxygen on Mars could be helpful for the astronauts

Dec 3, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Space

Space

The Day China's Chang'e-5 Moon Mission Probe Touched Down, US's Massive Telescope Collapsed

The Chang'e-5 Moon mission touched down on Tuesday, and on the same day, the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico collapsed.

Dec 2, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Space

Space

Asteroid Warning: Space Rock to Fly Past Earth Today As NASA Prepares to Monitor Approach

The space rock is moving at a speed of 5.2 km per second, which is similar to around 19,000 km per hour

Nov 28, 2020

By Ishan Ghosh

Asteroid Space

Technology

Is Roscosmos Planning to Leave ISS? Russia's Own Space Station May Be Launched in 2025

With the International Space Station entering its final stretch of lifespan, Russian module Zvezda's Flight Director said it was better to launch its own space station

Nov 28, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Space

Satellite images show the effects of a prolonged warm spell on Eagle Island, in the far north of the Antarctic Peninsula, NASA says.

Science

Scientists Won't be Able to Observe Changes in South and North Pole Ice for 2 to 5 Years

Experts sent a letter, signed by almost 600 Scientists, to the European Commission and the European Space Agency listing their concerns

Nov 28, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Space

Technology

ESA Awards Contract to ClearSpace That Will Clean Space Debris with Giant Pincers

The startup in its first mission in 2025 will grab a 2013 Vespa payload adapter with giant pincers to demonstrate the decluttering process

Nov 27, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Space

MOXIE: NASA's Experimental Device Designed to Generate Oxygen on Mars

Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment device is designed to create about 6 to 10 grams of oxygen per hour

Nov 26, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Space

Weird World

Alien Pyramid on Moon? NASA Gives Explanation

The pyramid-like structure on the lunar surface has made several people believe that alien life is real.

Nov 23, 2020

By Nirmal Narayanan

Alien

Space

Ancient 'Megafloods' Swept Across the Surface of Mars 4 Billion Years Ago, Find Scientists

Based on data gathered by NASA's Curiosity rover, scientists found that 'megafloods' once washed through the surface of the planet nearly 4 billion years ago

Nov 23, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas

Weird World

Glowing Object Spotted Next To NASA's Space X Launch

The presence of this mysterious glowing object during SpaceX's launch has made many believe that aliens are watching humans

Nov 18, 2020

By Nirmal Narayanan

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Space

Elon Musk's SpaceX Crew Dragon Launched, Taking Four Astronauts into Orbit

The historic moment for Elon Musk comes 18 years after he founded Space Exploration Technologies Corp. with the goal of populating other planets.

Nov 16, 2020

By R. Ghosh

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Science

NASA Unlikely to Land Humans on Moon by 2024, May Impact Mars Missions Too

NASA chief Jim Bridenstine had recently hinted that he will be no longer the part of the space agency under Joe Biden administration

Nov 15, 2020

By Nirmal Narayanan

Space

Martian Dust Storms Accelerating Water Evaporation, Study Finds

Mars once had oceans and rivers much like Earth but a thin atmosphere and dust storms accelerated the evaporation and water was lost into space

Nov 13, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Space

NASA Asteroid Warning: Space Rock Bigger Than the Golden Gate Bridge Is Going to Collide With Earth's Orbit

The massive space rock that is being watched by the astronomers at NASA, is on the track to fly past the Earth at a speed of at least 18,000 miles per hour

Nov 13, 2020

By Ishan Ghosh

Asteroid

Science

Earth's Bacteria Can Help Mining on Moon and Mars, Study on ISS Shows

As space agencies exploring the idea of space mining, scientists tested bacteria on the ISS that can potentially help extract minerals from the Moon and Mars

Nov 11, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

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