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NASA's diffractive solar sailing project could take science to new heights
Existing reflective solar sail designs are typically very large and very thin, and they are limited by the direction of the sunlight, forcing tradeoffs between power and navigation
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Boeing Starliner lifts off to space on NASA's uncrewed flight test
After two failed attempts since 2019, Boeing's CST-100 Starliner is finally in orbit and is on its way to the ISS on a mission designed to test the end-to-end capabilities of the crew-capable system
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Dusty demise for NASA Mars spacecraft in July as lander losing power
The Insight lander is losing power because of all the dust on its solar panels.
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Scientists for first time grow plants in lunar soil brought back to Earth
The researchers at the University of Florida (UF) in the US showed that plants can successfully sprout and grow in lunar soil
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Sonification of ripples: Hear the weird sounds of a black hole singing
The Chandra astronomers recently 'sonified' these ripples by speeding up the signals to 57 or 58 octaves above their original pitch, boosting their frequency quadrillions of times to make them audible
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SpaceX brings 4 astronauts home with midnight splashdown
The three U.S. astronauts and one German in the capsule were bobbing off the Florida coast, near Tampa, less than 24 hours after leaving the International Space Station
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Some volcanoes might warm climate, devastate ozone layer: NASA
Extremely large volcanic eruptions called might significantly warm Earth's climate and devastate the ozone layer that shields life from the Sun's UV radiation, suggests a new NASA climate simulation.
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50 years on, Apollo 16 moonwalker Charlie Duke still ''excited'' by space
Duke, 86, is one of four surviving moonwalkers from the Apollo program, taking Apollo 16 to the lunar surface in 1972
US warned of Chinese ability to militarise space tech, jam American radars
"As China's and Russia's space and counterspace capabilities increase, both nations are integrating space scenarios into their military exercises," the 80-page report by Biden administration said
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UAE partners with NASA on Mars missions to boost scientific collaborations
The United Arab Emirates has partnered with US space agency NASA on a Mars mission to boost scientific collaborations on the Red Planet.
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SpaceX, NASA aim to launch Crew-4 mission to ISS no earlier than April 23
The Crew-4 mission will launch to the International Space Station (ISS) no earlier than April 23, NASA said in a press release.
India, US reaffirm their desire for building advanced defence partnership
India and the US have reaffirmed their ambitions for building an advanced and comprehensive defence partnership in which militaries of the two nations coordinate closely together across all domains. In a joint statement issued after the conclusion of the India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue here on Monday, the two sides commended the significant and continuing progress in the India-US Major Defence Partnership. "Drawing on the momentum from the India-US Defence Policy Group meeting in October 2021, they reaffirmed their ambitions for building an advanced and comprehensive defence partnership in which the US and Indian militaries coordinate closely together across all domains," the statement said. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar led the Indian delegation for 2+2 Ministerial, while the US side was represented by Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken. As information-sharing forms an important pillar of the India-US
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Russia to extend space station participation till 2030, says NASA
According to the NASA's budget estimates, the ISS, launched in 1998, will be "de-orbited" in January 2031
US increase White House proposes $26 billion budget for NASA in 2023
The White House has requested a $26 billion budget for NASA in 2023, which is about $2 billion more than the space agency received for the current fiscal year.
Russia says sanctions could threaten International Space Station
In a tweet Saturday, the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said the letter appealed to the space agencies of the United States, Canada and Europe to keep the space station operational
Original Buzz Aldrin moon walk photo sells for $7,700 at auction
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NASA to get over $24 bn for space missions in new US budget bill for 2022
NASA will get over $24 billion for space missions for fiscal year 2022, if the US Congress is able to pass a newly-devised omnibus spending bill
NASA's Perseverance grabs one more rock sample on Mars, taking count to 7
NASA's Perseverance rover has grabbed one more sample from Mars, taking the total number of collection to seven.
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NASA launches latest generation satellite to track hazardous weather
In a big development, NASA has successfully launched the third in a series of next-generation weather satellites for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
NASA extends SpaceX crew flight contract for 3 missions to ISS
It brings the total missions for SpaceX to nine and allows NASA to maintain an uninterrupted US capability for human access to the space station.
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