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See Your Name from Space Using NASA’s Landsat Tool

Washington DC- Space enthusiasts and curious users now have a fun new way to connect with Earth’s landscapes, thanks to a creative initiative by NASA. The programme, called ‘Your Name in Landsat’, allows users to visualise their names using satellite imagery captured under the Landsat program. The tool works by matching letters of a user’s […]

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From Moon to Home: Astronauts Share Powerful First Reactions

Houston: The crew of Artemis II received an emotional welcome after safely returning to Earth, marking the end of their landmark journey around the Moon. The four astronauts — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen — were greeted with applause and reunited with their families at NASA Johnson Space Center, following their […]

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NASA Clears Air on ‘Shark Safety’ After Artemis II Splashdown Goes Viral

The successful return of the Artemis II crew sparked widespread celebration — and an unexpected question about ocean safety that quickly went viral online. The NASA’s Orion capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast, marking the end of a landmark 10-day journey around the Moon. While the mission itself captured global […]

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NASA Research Aircraft Makes Emergency Belly Landing in Texas, Crew Safe

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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NASA Astronaut Sunita Williams Retires After 27 Years, Sets Historic Spaceflight Records

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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Tiny Plasma Loops in Solar Corona May Reveal the Sun’s Hidden Magnetic Explosions

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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India Conducts Flight Readiness Review for Crewed ISS Mission Today with Updated Protocols

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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SRO Successfully Conducts Rolling Test Under SpaDeX Mission

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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Sunita Williams Return Mission Begins as Crew-9 Undocks from ISS

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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NASA, SpaceX Set for Spectacular Crewed Mission Launch to ISS on Wednesday

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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