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SpaceX Capsule Leaves ISS to Bring 4 Astronauts Back to Earth After 6 Months
The fourth long-duration astronaut team launched by SpaceX to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA departed the orbiting outpost on Friday to begin their flight back to Earth, capping a science mission of nearly six months. The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying three US NASA astronauts and an Italian crewmate from the European Space Ag...
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Can We Really Deflect an Asteroid by Crashing Into It? Nobody Knows, but We Are Excited to Try
NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft crash into asteroid Dimorphos at 24,000 kilometres per hour on September 26. Launched from Earth in November 2021, DART is about the size of a bus and was created to test and prove our ability to defend the Earth from a dangerous asteroid.
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Watch: Ahead Of Independence Day, India Gets Best Wishes From Space
As India celebrates 75 years of Independence, Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti sent a video message from space wishing success to the country's space agency, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on "Gaganyaan" programme - India's maiden
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NASA Rover Finds Mysterious "Noodle-like" Object On Mars, Internet Puzzled
A tangled object discovered by NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has intrigued space watchers, leaving some musing tongue-in-cheek about the quality of Italian dining on the Red Planet.
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Virgin Galactic Restarting Space Tickets from $450,000 After Flying Founder Richard Branson
Virgin Galactic, founded by Richard Branson, on Thursday, announced that it was restarting sale of its space fight tickets now priced at $450,000 (roughly Rs. 3 crores).
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Saturn's Moon Titan Drifting Away 100 Times Faster Than Previous Belief
A new research led by scientists at NASA and the Italian Space Agency has implications for the entire Saturn system as well as other planets and moons.
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'Hard Landing' as 3 Astronauts Return to Earth From International Space Station After Nearly 200 Days
Three astronauts landed in Kazakhstan today, safely returning to Earth after their flight back home was delayed for a month by a Russian rocket failure.
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NASA Spacecraft Nears Encounter With Dwarf Planet Ceres
A NASA spacecraft called Dawn is about to become the first mission to orbit a dwarf planet when it slips into orbit on Friday around Ceres, the most massive body in the asteroid belt.
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Astronauts Can Now Enjoy Coffee in Space
The International Space Station will soon get an espresso machine, allowing astronauts to enjoy hot, freshly brewed coffee in space. A pair of Italian companies in cooperation with the Italian Space Agency (ISA) have announced plans to send an espresso...
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NASA spacecraft finds plastic ingredient on Saturn's moon Titan
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has found propylene, a chemical used to make household plastic containers, on Saturn's moon Titan, the space agency said.
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NASA launches new probe of spacesuit failure
The US space agency said on Tuesday it is launching a second investigation into a leaking helmet that forced an abrupt halt to an Italian astronaut's spacewalk last week.
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SpaceX Capsule Leaves ISS to Bring 4 Astronauts Back to Earth After 6 Months
The fourth long-duration astronaut team launched by SpaceX to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA departed the orbiting outpost on Friday to begin their flight back to Earth, capping a science mission of nearly six months. The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying three US NASA astronauts and an Italian crewmate from the European Space Ag...
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Can We Really Deflect an Asteroid by Crashing Into It? Nobody Knows, but We Are Excited to Try
NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft crash into asteroid Dimorphos at 24,000 kilometres per hour on September 26. Launched from Earth in November 2021, DART is about the size of a bus and was created to test and prove our ability to defend the Earth from a dangerous asteroid.
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Watch: Ahead Of Independence Day, India Gets Best Wishes From Space
As India celebrates 75 years of Independence, Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti sent a video message from space wishing success to the country's space agency, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on "Gaganyaan" programme - India's maiden
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NASA Rover Finds Mysterious "Noodle-like" Object On Mars, Internet Puzzled
A tangled object discovered by NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has intrigued space watchers, leaving some musing tongue-in-cheek about the quality of Italian dining on the Red Planet.
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Virgin Galactic Restarting Space Tickets from $450,000 After Flying Founder Richard Branson
Virgin Galactic, founded by Richard Branson, on Thursday, announced that it was restarting sale of its space fight tickets now priced at $450,000 (roughly Rs. 3 crores).
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Saturn's Moon Titan Drifting Away 100 Times Faster Than Previous Belief
A new research led by scientists at NASA and the Italian Space Agency has implications for the entire Saturn system as well as other planets and moons.
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'Hard Landing' as 3 Astronauts Return to Earth From International Space Station After Nearly 200 Days
Three astronauts landed in Kazakhstan today, safely returning to Earth after their flight back home was delayed for a month by a Russian rocket failure.
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NASA Spacecraft Nears Encounter With Dwarf Planet Ceres
A NASA spacecraft called Dawn is about to become the first mission to orbit a dwarf planet when it slips into orbit on Friday around Ceres, the most massive body in the asteroid belt.
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Astronauts Can Now Enjoy Coffee in Space
The International Space Station will soon get an espresso machine, allowing astronauts to enjoy hot, freshly brewed coffee in space. A pair of Italian companies in cooperation with the Italian Space Agency (ISA) have announced plans to send an espresso...
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NASA spacecraft finds plastic ingredient on Saturn's moon Titan
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has found propylene, a chemical used to make household plastic containers, on Saturn's moon Titan, the space agency said.
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NASA launches new probe of spacesuit failure
The US space agency said on Tuesday it is launching a second investigation into a leaking helmet that forced an abrupt halt to an Italian astronaut's spacewalk last week.
