China's Venus mission might really happen as the Chinese government shows intent in expanding its planetary exploration efforts. China is considered one of the biggest competitors of the National A… [+2796 chars]
How did we come to be? How was the universe created? Those are questions that astrophysicists have pondered and explored for many years. Now, scientists at MIT, Harvard University, and the Max Planc… [+4370 chars]
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With the James Webb Space Telescope continuing its commissioning phase, NASA is already looking ahead to its next major space observatory, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Currently scheduled t… [+11401 chars]
Washington: NASA said it has ordered six additional resupply missions from SpaceX under its Commercial Resupply Services-2 (CRS-2) contract and also placed an order for six more missions with aerospa… [+1372 chars]
Washington: NASA said it has ordered six additional resupply missions from SpaceX under its Commercial Resupply Services-2 (CRS-2) contract and also placed an order for six more missions with aerospa… [+1372 chars]
The long process of getting the James Webb Space Telescope ready for science operations continues, with the ongoing alignment of three of its instruments. Webb recently reached the major milestone o… [+2485 chars]
Largest asteroids: Ceres Ceres is the biggest asteroid in the belt between Mars and Jupiter and was the first found in 1801, even thought to be a planet at the time. In the 1850s, it was categorize… [+423 chars]
Astronomers have spotted an enormous and mysterious object more than a million light-years across, called an odd radio circle (ORC). ORCs were first identified in 2019, and now researchers have relea… [+2184 chars]
The Solar Orbiter, which is jointly managed by both NASA and European Space Agency (ESA), has created history. The spacecraft has taken the closest-ever photo of the Sun. The image showcases the star… [+2970 chars]
Asteroid 2013 BO76, which was approaching Earth on Thursday, has not impacted the planet, but it was the closest asteroid to pass Earth in 2022. The asteroid maintained its course at a speed of 50,00… [+2093 chars]
Asteroid Sar2594 (now officially called 2022 FD1) grazed Earths atmosphere at 08:10 UTC on March ... [+] 25, 2022 and passed through Earths mighty shadow in space as it cruised over the South Pacific… [+2110 chars]