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New York:  NASA is aiming to fly its massive next-generation rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), for the first time in February 2022, a critical test flight on the US space agency's journey to send people back to the Moon. However,…

Washington: The Lucy probe -- the first-ever NASA mission to explore distant asteroids and seek out the origin of our solar system -- was successfully lifted off on Saturday from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida in the US.…

Washington:  NASA is preparing for the launch of its Lucy mission -- the first to explore distant asteroids and oigins of the solar system on Saturday. The Lucy mission will complete a 12-year journey to eight different asteroids:…

Washington:  The Arctic summer sea ice in 2021 has hit the 12th-lowest place in the satellite record, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center and NASA. The scientists found that sea ice in the Arctic ocean and…

Washington:  A team of NASA researchers has developed a technique to predict radiation risk on the International Space Station (ISS) for future exploration missions. Space radiation originates from three primary sources: particles…

Washington:  A week after Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin sued NASA over awarding Moon lander contract to Elon Musk, the US space agency has put SpaceX's $3 billion contract on hold for the second time, the media reported. According to court…

Washington: The Solar Orbiter Heliospheric Imager (SoloHI) telescope captured a gleaming view of Venus, during its recent flyby, NASA has said. On August 9, Solar Orbiter, a partnership between ESA and NASA passed within 7,995 km of the…

Washington:  NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter has been awarded 'Laureate' for its "extraordinary achievements in aerospace" by the Aviation Week Network. The prestigious honour recognises the pioneering rotorcraft for its history-making…

Washington:  NASA's Perseverance rover did not collect a rock sample on Mars in its first attempt to gather samples, the US space agency has said. Early last month, the self-driving six-wheeled robot started its journey across Jezero…

Washington:  As NASA ventures farther into the cosmos, the US space agency is seeking applicants as a crew member during the first one-year analog mission in a habitat to simulate life on a distant world, set to begin in Fall 2022. In…