Tag: NASA
NASA Launches Powerful Landsat 9 Satellite to Monitor Earth’s Landscapes
California, September 28: The US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration - NASA has successfully launched Landsat 9, a powerful satellite built to...
NASA spots silent Opportunity rover on Mars
Washington: A NASA Mars orbiter has spotted the agency's Opportunity rover on the Red Planet for the first time since it went into hibernation after...
Sunita Williams among nine astronauts to fly into space from US...
Washington: Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is among the nine astronauts named by NASA on Friday for its first human spaceflight programme from the US soil...
Massive Moon explosion captured on NASA video
NASA cameras have captured video of the largest explosion it has ever seen on the moon, when a meteorite crashed into the lunar surface...
Neil Armstrong, first man on moon, passes away
Washington: American astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon, has died at the age of 82, his family said....
Earth-like planet found 600 light years away
London: American astronomers have confirmed the existence of an earth-like planet, dubbed Kepler 22-b, in the 'habitable zone' around a star similar to the...
Asteroid bigger than aircraft carrier closing in
London: An asteroid larger than an aircraft carrier will dart between the Earth and Moon on Tuesday. It will be the closest encounter by...
Falling satellite could land in Australia?
The six-tonne Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) that is heading for Earth is likely to crash down in the Pacific region early on Saturday,...