Tag: Nasa

Asteroid
5 asteroids headed towards Earth this week, Know details

Apart from 2005 RX3, the four asteroids which are headed toward Earth this week are 2020 PT4, 2022 QD1, 2022 QB37 and 2022 QJ50.

  • Friday, 16 September 2022
NASA's Artemis I Moon mission
NASA prepares to launch Artemis I Moon mission on Sep 27

Artemis I teams have completed repair work to the area of a hydrogen leak in one of the rocket's engines.

  • Wednesday, 14 September 2022
NASA
NASA scrubs Artemis I launch again after liquid hydrogen leak

Multiple troubleshooting efforts to address the area of the leak by reseating a seal in the quick disconnect where liquid hydrogen is fed into the rocket did not fix the issue.

  • Sunday, 04 September 2022
NASA Artemis SLS rocket launch: Know where to watch live streaming
NASA Artemis SLS rocket launch: Know where to watch live streaming

It is an ambitious plan of NASA to send humans to the Moon for the first time in over five decades.

  • Saturday, 03 September 2022
NASA's Webb captures 1st direct image of distant exoplanet.
NASA captures 1st direct image of exoplanet outside our solar system

This image shows the exoplanet 'HIP 65426 b' in different bands of infrared light.

  • Friday, 02 September 2022
NASA aims Sep 3 as next Artemis Moon mission launch attempt
NASA aims Sep 3 as next Artemis Moon mission launch attempt

NASA Mission managers met to discuss data and develop a forward plan to address issues that arose during the launch attempt for the flight test.

  • Wednesday, 31 August 2022
The Artemis I rocket sits on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center
NASA scrubs uncrewed Artemis I, puts Moon mission on hold

NASA said in a tweet that the launch was currently in an unplanned hold as engineers spotted an issue with one of the rocket's engines.

  • Monday, 29 August 2022
NASA gears up to send megarocket in deep space on Aug 29
NASA gears up to send megarocket in deep space on Aug 29

Artemis I will lay the foundation for a sustained long-term presence on and around the Moon.

  • Saturday, 27 August 2022
Mars Green Areas
Mars has dark green landscape too, discovers NASA rover

Not just red rocks and craters we saw in the popular science fiction film 'The Martian' starring Matt Damon, Mars has several volcanic rocks composed of large grains of olivine -- the muddier less-gemlike version of peridot that tints Hawaii's beaches dark green, NASA's rover Perseverance has discovered.

  • Friday, 26 August 2022
NASA
NASA detects carbon dioxide in exoplanet atmosphere in 1st clear evidence

Webb's unmatched infrared sensitivity has now confirmed the presence of carbon dioxide on a planet named 'WASP-39 b' as well.

  • Friday, 26 August 2022
NASA, Microchip to develop next-gen spaceflight computing processor
NASA, Microchip to develop next-gen spaceflight computing processor

The next-generation processor would advance all types of future space missions, from planetary exploration to lunar and Mars surface missions.

  • Friday, 19 August 2022
NASA's LRO finds lunar pits with temperatures suitable for humans
NASA's LRO finds lunar pits with temperatures suitable for humans

Focusing on a roughly cylindrical 100-metre deep depression which is about the length and width of a football field in an area of the Moon known as the Mare Tranquillitatis, Horvath and his colleagues used computer modelling to analyse the thermal properties of the rock and lunar dust and to chart the pit's temperatures over time.

  • Sunday, 31 July 2022
Solar Fare
Massive solar storm likely to hit earth today; here’s what to expect

As per experts, solar flare is an intense localized eruption of electromagnetic radiation in the Sun's atmosphere. Though the earth will not be affected by the heat, it could possibly disrupt signal transmissions including satelites, mobile, GPS and others.

  • Tuesday, 19 July 2022
NASA's James telescope reveals stunning images of Jupiter, its moon
NASA's James telescope reveals stunning images of Jupiter, its moon

New images show distinct bands that encircle Jupiter as well as the Great Red Spot, a storm big enough to swallow the Earth.

  • Saturday, 16 July 2022
Solar Dynamics Observatory
NASA's sun gazing spacecraft captures solar eclipse in space

The high-resolution images captured by the SDO, will help scientists better understand the telescope.

  • Thursday, 30 June 2022
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