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The team of scientists and engineers behind NASA’s Curiosity rover has named a hill along the rover’s path on Mars in honour of recently deceased mission scientist Rafael Navarro-Gonzalez. A …

Sridhar is a lead system engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California for SuperCam on the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, which is on a mission to search …

As part of its mission, the rover would characterise the Red Planet’s geology and past climate, and pave the way for human exploration of Mars. NASA’s latest Mars rover, Perseverance, …

NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) handily beat its goals. The space agency has revealed that its spacecraft has spotted over 2,200 potential planets since beginning its mission in 2018. …

This image is an artist’s impression of the exoplanet GJ 1132 b. For the first time, scientists … [+] using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have found evidence of volcanic …

According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a wayward comet-like object has been spotted near the family of ancient asteroids. “The object has settled near a family of …

“Touchdown confirmed,” exclaimed Ms. Mohan, who emigrated from India to the US when she was only a year old. As the world witnessed the historic landing of NASA’s Perseverance rover …

Landing site of the Perseverance rover near Jezero Crater with main features of geological interest. NASA/JPL-Caltech Today, after a seven-month-long journey through space, NASA will land its latest rover, named …

This image was taken in Tuam county galway. Ireland. getty Exactly 50 years ago this weekend Apollo 14 left Fra Mauro crater on the Moon’s surface to begin the three-day …

The setback doesn’t come as a shock. Congress only gave NASA’s Human Landing System project $850 million in its latest spending bill versus the $3.2 billion it said was necessary …

Curiosity took this selfie at a location nicknamed “Mary Anning” after a 19th century English … [+] paleontologist. Curiosity snagged three samples of drilled rock at this site on its …

A critical NASA rocket test ended with a shutdown on Saturday, a little over a minute into what was planned to be an eight-minute test. This trial run was a …

This isn’t the most powerful heavy-duty rocket in the near term. SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy generates slightly more thrust at 1.7 million pounds at sea level versus SLS’ 1.67 million, and …

Lockheed Martin’s Orion spacecraft is one tangible step closer to taking people back to the Moon. The aerospace giant has completed assembly and testing of the Orion ship, and has …

First drilled sample: NASA’s Curiosity rover successfully drilled a hole 2 inches deep in a target called “Duluth” on May 20, 2018. Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS First selfie: A self-portrait of NASA’s …

Raja Chari, 43, a graduate of the US Air Force Academy, MIT, is the only Indian-American in the list. An Indian-American is among the 18 astronauts selected by NASA for …

NASA scientists made a bunch of new discoveries in 2020 using data from its Juno spacecraft at … [+] Jupiter. Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill A $1.1 billion NASA spacecraft orbiting Jupiter …

NASA’s new moonshot rules: No fighting and littering. And no trespassing at historic lunar landmarks like Apollo 11′s Tranquility Base. The space agency released a set of guidelines Tuesday for …

An Indian-American is among the 18 astronauts selected by NASA for its manned mission to the Moon and beyond. NASA on Wednesday named the 18 astronauts — half of them …

By: PTI | Washington | December 11, 2020 10:14:33 am Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari reported for duty in August 2017 and having completed the initial astronaut candidate training is now …

An Indian-American is among the 18 astronauts selected by NASA for its manned mission to the Moon and beyond. NASA on Wednesday named the 18 astronauts — half of them …