ESA Officially Cuts Mars Mission Ties With Russia, Moscow Responds Angrily

ESA Officially Cuts Mars Mission Ties With Russia, Moscow Responds Angrily

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The European Space Agency (ESA) has officially terminated cooperation with Russia on a mission to put a rover on Mars, with Russia’s space chief furiously responding by banning cosmonauts on the ISS from using a Europe-made robotic arm. The ESA had previously suspended ties on the joint ExoMars mission, which…

NASA Unveils First Full-Colour Images From the James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Unveils First Full-Colour Images From the James Webb Space Telescope

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NASA officials gathered today to unveil first full-colour images from the James Webb Space Telescope, the largest and most powerful orbital observatory ever launched. The first batch of full-colour, high-resolution pictures, which took weeks to render from raw telescope data, were selected by NASA to provide compelling early images from Webb’s major areas of inquiry and a…

China Opposes NASA Official’s Remark Calling Its Space Mission as a Military Program

China Opposes NASA Official’s Remark Calling Its Space Mission as a Military Program

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China on Monday opposed remarks made by an official of NASA on its space program after the administrator of US space agency Bill Nelson said that Beijing’s space program is a “military” space program. Addressing a press briefing, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said that it is not the…

NASA’s DART Asteroid Mission Could Severely Deform Target Asteroid, New Study Reveals

NASA’s DART Asteroid Mission Could Severely Deform Target Asteroid, New Study Reveals

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NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission is the world’s first full-scale planetary defence test against potential asteroid impacts on Earth. Researchers now show that instead of leaving behind a relatively small crater, the impact of the DART spacecraft on its target could leave the asteroid near unrecognisable. A giant…

World UFO Day 2022: What Are UFOs and How Did the Theories Around Them Originate

World UFO Day 2022: What Are UFOs and How Did the Theories Around Them Originate

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World UFO Day is marked annually on July 2 to spread awareness about the existence of mysterious Unidentified Flying Objects. These strange objects have been sparking controversy and curiosity in the minds of many for decades. However, the existence of UFOs has always remained in question. The World UFO Day…

NASA Orders to Halt the Sale of Moon Dust Collected During the 1969 Apollo 11 Mission

NASA Orders to Halt the Sale of Moon Dust Collected During the 1969 Apollo 11 Mission

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has asked Boston-based RR Auction to halt the sale of moon dust collected during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission that had subsequently been fed to cockroaches during an experiment to determine if the lunar rock contained any sort of pathogen that posed a…

Researchers Unravel The Origin And Composition Of Red Spot On Pluto’s Moon Charon

Researchers Unravel The Origin And Composition Of Red Spot On Pluto’s Moon Charon

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Combining data obtained from several sources, scientists have managed to unravel the mystery behind the red cap on Pluto’s moon Charon and its composition. NASA’s interplanetary space probe New Horizons had captured the reddish region on the top of Charon and collected data in 2015. After the encounter, scientists soon…

NASA Mars Reconnaisance Orbiter Catches a Glimpse of Earth and Moon in One Frame

NASA Mars Reconnaisance Orbiter Catches a Glimpse of Earth and Moon in One Frame

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Ever wondered how the Earth and the Moon would appear when seen from a Martian orbit? NASA has shared an image that showed them together in a single frame. The image was caught by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) when the Earth was 142 million kilometres from Mars. In the…