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With Tianwen-1 China aims orbiting, landing, roving on Mars in one mission

Approved by Chinese authorities in January 2016, Tianwen translates to "questions about the heavens"

NASA's SpaceX commercial Crew-1 mission to ISS set for September launch

The Crew-1 mission will be launched from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida

NASA astronauts squeeze in last spacewalk before SpaceX departure

SpaceX is aiming for a splashdown off the Florida coast in August the first splashdown for astronauts in 45 years

First crewed round-trip to Mars possible by 2030, says NASA's Bridenstine

NASA will use advanced propulsion systems to enable a faster journey to the Red Planet while limiting radiation exposure for its astronauts

UAE's Hope Probe on course to Mars after successful launch from Japan

The craft is expected to reach Mars in February 2021, the year the UAE celebrates 50th year of its formation

With 'Hope Probe' UAE aims to be newest entrant in crowded Martian orbit

The Hope Probe aims to provide the first-ever planet-wide, 24x7 pictures of Mars' atmospheric dynamics and weather

Getting closer to the neighbour

Perseverance remains crucial in exploring the mysteries around Mars

Solar Orbiter sends closest images of Sun, reveals mysterious 'campfires'

As the spacecraft flew within 48 million miles of the Sun, all 10 instruments flicked on, and Solar Orbiter snapped the closest pictures of the giant star to date

Boeing receives $916 mn deal to support NASA with ISS ops for next 4 years

Under the terms of the contract, Boeing will provide engineering support services, resources and personnel for activities aboard the ISS and manage many of the station's systems, the release said

Six things you should know about NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter

When NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida later this summer, an innovative experiment will ride along

Comet Neowise to be visible in Indian skies for 20 days starting July 14

Dubbed as Neowise, the comet swept within Mercury's orbit a week ago

Curiosity resumes Martian mountain climb as Nasa team runs rover from home

Amid coronavirus pandemic, scientists at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are executing commands from their living rooms to run a rover over 116 million km away, on Mars

Isro's Mangalyan sends images of Mars' biggest moon Phobos and its craters

'The Mars Colour Camera (MCC) on board the Mars Orbiter Mission has imaged Phobos,' Isro said in a statement

Breathe easy: 40% drop in Sulphur Dioxide concentration in air across India

The observations are significant as India was in 2019 named the world's largest emitter of SO2

In pictures: All you need to know about NASA's Lunar Loo Challenge

NASA is offering $35,000 as a cash reward to people for engineering the best 'lunar loo' design. All the submissions for the challenge should be made by August 17

NASA finds drop in CO2, greenhouse emission in India during virus lockdown

NASA collaborates with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to document planet-wide changes in the environment, society during the Covid-19 lockdown

Youngest hot Jupitar offers new clues to formation of exotic worlds

HIP 67522 b was identified as a planet candidate by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), which detects planets via the transit method

NASA selects Kathy Lunders as new head of human spaceflight mission

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has selected Commercial Crew Program Manager Kathy Lueders to be the agency's next associate administrator of the Human Exploration and Operations

Earth vs Space chess: Match to be played today to mark 50th anniversary

Russia's Grandmaster Sergey Karjakin will be present at the Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics, and the match will be streamed by the Russian chess federation

A new paradigm

The success of SpaceX has opened up immense possibilities