NASA and the US Department of Education have joined forces to promote STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education through after-school programmes across the United States. This initiative is set to impact approximately 1,000 students in over 60 cities across 10 states. The collaboration officially launched on September 23 at the Wheatley Education Campus in … Read more
Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore, two NASA astronauts, arrived at the International Space Station on June 5 aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. They are planned to stay there until February 2025, when SpaceX plans to return them to Earth. They were both slated to return to Earth in the same spaceship within 8-10 days. However, their … Read more
Today, July 17, three asteroids are scheduled to approach Earth closely. The largest of these is the asteroid 2024 NF, which is equivalent in size to a massive airliner at roughly 220-feet. However, it will be 3 million miles away from our home planet. Another Asteroid 2024 NJ3 is a house-sized asteroid which will be … Read more
Indian-origin astronaut Captain Sunita Williams, who enjoys eating samosas in orbit, is preparing to journey into space once more, this time on a brand-new spaceship, the Boeing Starliner. The launch is set for May 7, 2024, at 8.34 8.04 a.m. India time, from the Kennedy Space Centre. She admits she is scared, but she is … Read more
Earth has received a mysterious signal from deep space, American space agency NASA has revealed. The signal, which originated approximately 140 million miles away, came from NASA’s new spacecraft, “Psyche.” In October 2023, NASA launched a space mission, sending a spacecraft towards an asteroid, named ‘Psyche 16’, believed to be primarily composed of metal, a … Read more
In a stunning revelation, NASA’s retired Kepler space telescope has unveiled a celestial treasure trove with the discovery of three exoplanets, potentially among its final findings before bidding adieu to the cosmos. These newfound planets, exhibiting sizes reminiscent of both Earth and Neptune, gracefully orbit their parent stars in closely-knit formations. The significance of this … Read more
A recent study utilizing data collected by NASA’s Mars InSight lander has revealed that the crust of Mars is thicker compared to Earth’s crust. The research further indicates that Mars’ primary internal heat source originates from the decay of radioactive elements such as thorium and uranium. These findings highlight the similarities between Mars and Earth, … Read more
Washington: The US space agency NASA is teaming up with aviation giant Boeing to develop a next-generation commercial aircraft that emits less carbon. NASA, whose purview also includes aeronautical research, will invest $425 million over seven years in the “Sustainable Flight Demonstrator” (SFD) project while Boeing and its partners will spend an estimated $725 million. … Read more