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NASA rover attempting most difficult Martian touchdown yet
Spacecraft aiming to land on Mars have skipped past the planet, burned up on entry, smashed into the surface, and made it down amid a fierce dust storm
 "NASA rover attempting most difficult Martian touchdown yet")
NASA in talks with US space startup to secure 1 Soyuz seat
NASA is reportedly in talks with the Texas-based aerospace firm Axiom Space which arranges private astronaut rides
 "NASA in talks with US space startup to secure 1 Soyuz seat")
Astronomers discover concentration of small black holes in cluster NGC 639
The researchers used previous estimates of the stars' tiny proper motions (their apparent motions on the sky), which allow for determining their true velocities within the cluster
 "Astronomers discover concentration of small black holes in cluster NGC 639")
China's space dream scores big win with the first mission to Mars
Tianwen-1 reached Mars' orbit, Chinese state media reported at 8:57 pm. Beijing time on Wednesday
 "China's space dream scores big win with the first mission to Mars")
Elon Musk's SpaceX wins contract to launch NASA's astrophysics mission
The contract is to provide launch services for an astrophysics mission to survey the sky in the near-infrared light
 "Elon Musk's SpaceX wins contract to launch NASA's astrophysics mission")
The Webb Telescope, NASA's golden surfer, is almost ready, again
Thirty years, $8.8 billion, multiple mishaps and budget crises and a threatened congressional cancellation later, the James Webb Space Telescope is finally ready
 "The Webb Telescope, NASA's golden surfer, is almost ready, again")
Elon Musk's SpaceX to fly first civilian crew to space later this year
The flight is expected to launch in the fourth quarter, SpaceX and Jared Isaacman said in a statement on Monday
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NASA appoints Indian-American scientist Bhavya Lal as acting chief of staff
Bhavya Lal, the Indian-American scientist who oversaw NASA's transition under President Joe Biden's administration, has been appointed as the Acting Chief of Staff of the US space agency.
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US: NASA names Indian American Bhavya Lal as acting chief of staff
Lal is an active member of the space technology and policy community, having chaired, co-chaired, or served on five high-impact National Academy of Science committees
Just 40 light years away, 7 Earth-like planets with similar compositions
A new research published in The Planetary Science Journal has now evoked a renewed interest in the system, with astronomers finding that the exoplanets have remarkably similar densities
 "Just 40 light years away, 7 Earth-like planets with similar compositions")
US: NASA administrator departs, Joe Biden may pick a woman to lead
President Biden is expected to pick a woman to fill the NASA administrator role, which has only been occupied by men since the agency's founding in 1958
Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit reaches space with key mid-air rocket launch
The rocket, a 70-foot launcher tailored for carrying small satellites to space, aimed to place 10 tiny satellites in orbit for NASA roughly two hours into the mission
 "Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit reaches space with key mid-air rocket launch")
Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit reaches space in the second attempt
The two-stage rocket carried a cluster of very small satellites known as CubeSats developed and built as part of a NASA educational program involving U.S. universities
2020 sets record for hottest-year ever, global weather groups report
Earth's rising fever hit or neared record hot temperature levels in 2020, global weather groups reported Thursday
 "2020 sets record for hottest-year ever, global weather groups report")
How did water originate on Earth? Data from asteroid Ryugu deepen mystery
Asteroid Ryugu was chosen for sending and returning a mission as it "belonged to a class of asteroids that are dark in colour and suspected to have water-bearing minerals"
 "How did water originate on Earth? Data from asteroid Ryugu deepen mystery")
Finding cure to pushing cosmic boundaries: 2020 was no bad year for science
It was the science that came to the aid of the planet as we settled into working from home and other 'new normals' amid successive lockdowns.
 "Finding cure to pushing cosmic boundaries: 2020 was no bad year for science")
US-European Solar Orbiter spacecraft makes its first Venus flyby
The joint US-European Solar Orbiter spacecraft has completed its first of many gravity assist flybys of Venus
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Sastra University student builts lightest FEMTO satellite for NASA launch
Femto satellites are satellites with a mass less than 100 grams
 "Sastra University student builts lightest FEMTO satellite for NASA launch")
Great Conjunction: How you can watch as Jupiter, Saturn align tonight
The rare phenomenon can be visible globally including in India between 6:30-7:30 pm
 "Great Conjunction: How you can watch as Jupiter, Saturn align tonight")
Indo-American Astro to lead mission to Space Station before heading to Moon
Astronaut Raja Chari, who is part of the bold Artemis missions, will be on his maiden space flight before the Moon missions begin
 "Indo-American Astro to lead mission to Space Station before heading to Moon")
