Houston, January 28: A NASA-operated research aircraft was forced to carry out an emergency landing at Ellington Airport in Houston, Texas, after experiencing a serious technical malfunction mid-flight. The incident led to a dramatic runway skid, with smoke and flames visible from the rear section of the aircraft. According to officials, the aircraft’s landing gear […]
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New Delhi: Celebrated NASA astronaut Sunita Williams has officially retired from the U.S. space agency, bringing to a close an extraordinary 27-year career marked by record-setting missions, leadership aboard the International Space Station (ISS), and major contributions to human spaceflight. Williams, 60, is currently on a visit to India and on Tuesday participated in an […]
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A team of astronomers, led by researchers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), has discovered miniature plasma loops in the lower layers of the Sun’s atmosphere, offering new insights into one of solar physics’ most enduring mysteries—how the Sun stores and unleashes magnetic energy. These tiny loops, found in the solar corona—the Sun’s outer […]
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Chennai, May 21 – NASA will conduct the Flight Readiness Review for the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), which will be piloted by Indian astronaut Group Captain Subanshu Shukla, on June 8. The mission is bound for the International Space Station (ISS). According to NASA, the Ax-4 mission is scheduled for launch on June 8, 2025, […]
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New Delhi : The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully completed the Rolling experiment as part of its Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) mission. Confirming this achievement, ISRO chairman V Narayanan stated that ISRO will need to dock in various conditions, some of which will be attempted as part of the current mission. The successful […]
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NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, along with astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, have officially begun their journey back to Earth after an extended nine-month stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Their return comes as part of a contingency plan devised by NASA, with technical assistance from SpaceX, the aerospace […]
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Los Angeles, Mar 11,2025: NASA and SpaceX are gearing up for the launch of a new crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, as confirmed by NASA. The mission, designated Crew-10, will carry NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill […]
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Texas : Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship exploded minutes after launching from Texas, marking its second consecutive failure this year. The 403-ft rocket lifted off successfully in the early hours today, but its upper stage spun out of control before losing contact. Debris was seen falling over South Florida and the Bahamas. SpaceX referred to the […]
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