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NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine (L) makes remarks as US Strategic Command Commander Gen. John Hyten listens during the House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee's joint hearing with the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, in Washing

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NASA Chief Plans to Step Down When Joe Biden Takes Over White House

Jim Bridenstine said that it is all about what is in the best interest of NASA as an agency and America's exploration program

Nov 9, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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Science

This Bacteria Can Survive In Extreme Conditions of Space, May Help Unlock Secrets of Potential Alien Life

Deinococcus radiodurans, an extremophilic bacterium, was found to undergo changes that protected it from the hostile conditions in space.

Nov 9, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas

Space

NASA Asteroid Warning: Space Rock Almost As Tall As Blackpool Tower Coming Towards Earth's Orbit At High Speed

The space rock is expected to go past the Earth at a speed of 25,050 miles per hour and is not expected to cause any damage

Nov 8, 2020

By Ishan Ghosh

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Space

Missing 9th Planet Existed In Our Solar System, But 'Kicked Out' Into Distant Space, Say Astronomers

A massive ice giant planet is belived to have existed between Uranus and Saturn, and was 'cast out' into the edges of the solar system

Nov 7, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas

Nasa

Space

Astronomers Find Source of Mysterious Cosmic Radio Burst in Milky Way, Using NASA Observatories

Radio bursts from a magnetar known as SGR 1935 were detected in April 2020, making it the first such recorded occurrence in the Milky way

Nov 5, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas

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The International Space Station, with a crew of six onboard, is seen in silhouette as it transits the Moon at roughly five miles per second, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, in Manchester Township, York County, Pennsylvania. Onboard are: NASA astronauts Joe Acaba,

Science

Scientists Find New Mineral from Moon Meteorite that Could be Hiding Deep Beneath Earth

A team of scientists found a mineral, donwilhelmsite, from moon meteorite and named it after a lunar geologist Don Wilhelms

Nov 4, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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Space

Water Was formed on Mars 4.4 Billion Years Ago, Reveals Ancient Martian Meteorite

Analysis of the meteorite nicknamed 'Black Beauty' revealed that water may have existed on Mars for 4.4 billion years

Nov 3, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas

Technology

SLS: NASA's Ignorance of Software Integration Could Lead to Catastrophe, Says Panel

Reminding of Boeing Starliner's software glitches and the lack of oversight, NASA's Safety Panel Expresses Concerns about SLS' software integration

Nov 1, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

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Society

Will NASA's Upcoming Moon Mission Change Course Under Biden-Harris Administration?

Joe Biden's has proposed a Research and Development investment of $300 billion, but it doesn't directly mention NASA

Oct 30, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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Space

NASA Scientists Discover 'Weird' Molecule on Titan That's Unique, Never Found in Any Atmosphere

NASA Astronomers found an extremely rare carbon-based molecule that can only exist on Earth in laboratory conditions

Oct 28, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Nasa

Space

Mining This Metal Asteroid Could Be Worth $10,000 Quadrillion, NASA Names it 16 Psyche

16 Psyche is located at the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter some 230 million miles away with a solid metal core containing pure iron and nickel

Oct 28, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

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Data Reveals Evidence of Molecular Absorption in Rare Hot Neptune Exoplanet's Atmosphere

Scientists made this discovery by using the data provided from the now-retired NASA Spitzer Space Telescope

Oct 26, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

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Space

Seattle Firm Designs Nuclear Rocket Engine That Can Take Crew to Mars in 3 Months

Developed by USNC-Tech, the Nuclear Thermal Propulsion engine could be more efficient and reliable than chemical combustion engines and safer than previous nuclear rocket designs

Oct 25, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

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Space

NASA Asteroid Warning: Space Rock 'Size of Pyramid of Giza' to Crash Earth's Orbit Next Week

The space rock 2020 QD5 is categorized as an Apollo space rock and will come in contact with the orbit of the Earth as it glides through space

Oct 22, 2020

By Ishan Ghosh

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Science

NASA's OSIRIS-REx Touches Down on Asteroid Bennu for Historic Sample Collection

Asteroid Bennu is believed to be formed during the formation of the solar system some 4.5 billion years ago and it might contain the building blocks of life

Oct 21, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

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Space

Elon Musk Pushes SpaceX to Send Starship Rocket to Mars in 2024 Before Sending Humans

The Starship rocket which is currently under development and testing has an ambitious target of sending an unmanned mission to Mars in the 2024 launch window

Oct 18, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

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Space

NASA Delays SpaceX Crew-1 Launch That Will Carry 4 Astronauts to ISS After Yet Another Problem

After noticing an excessive erosion of the Crew Dragon's heat shield, SpaceX observed an unexpected pressure rise in Falcon 9's first-stage gas generator

Oct 12, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

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