Asteroid 2003 MH4, nearly three football fields long, will sweep past Earth on May 24, 2025. Its considerable size and speed have drawn the attention of scientists, sparking concerns despite no immediate threat. NASA‘s planetary defense teams are closely monitoring the asteroid, assessing any potential risks. Although the likelihood of impact is low, its unusual […]
Nasa, in collaboration with its international partners, is revising several forthcoming mission schedules to the International Space Station. This adjustment allows for streamlining mission plans, logistical operations, and spacecraft readiness for meticulous functioning and execution. Nasa announced that these schedule modifications will establish new targeted “no-earlier-than launch opportunities”, which will be determined with the confirmation […]
Representational AI image A Soviet spacecraft called Kosmos 482 is about to fall back to Earth more than 50 years after it failed to reach Venus. Launched in 1972 as part of the USSR’s Venera programme, the aircraft aimed to study the solar system’s hottest planet. But due to a rocket failure, it never left […]
NASA cuts: ESA in talks about the ‘full repercussions’ (Photo: AP) The US administration under Republican President Donald Trump has proposed billions in cuts to NASA’s budget, putting at risk major partnerships, and shifting the space agency’s priorities from the moon to Mars.Reacting to these cuts, European Space Agency (ESA) Director General Josef Aschbacher emphasized […]
Jared Isaacman, Trump’s pick for Nasa administrator The Senate Commerce Committee cast votes on Wednesday to progress President Donald Trump’s nominations for Nasa leadership and a Federal Communications Commission commissioner position.The proposed Nasa administrator, Jared Isaacman, serves as the chief executive of Shift4 Payments (FOUR.N), opens a new tab. He has collaborated with Elon Musk […]
A Soyuz spacecraft, adorned to commemorate the 80th anniversary of World War II’s conclusion, departed from Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome on Tuesday, transporting an American and two Russians to the International Space Station.The MS-27 vessel lifted off at 10.47 am local time (0547 GMT), with Russian Roscosmos space agency broadcasting the launch. The spacecraft achieved orbit […]
New Delhi: Indian astronaut-designate Shubhanshu Shukla is likely to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) as soon as May this year, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said in an update about Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4). Group Captain Shukla serves as the astronaut designate and Mission Pilot. Mr Shukla, currently serving as an […]
New Delhi: NASA Crew-9 astronauts Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore and Nick Hague spoke to the press today about the future of NASA’s human space flight programme, after their recent return from the International Space Station (ISS). Mr Wilmore said they will carefully study and rectify all the issues they have faced before going to space […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed Nasa astronaut Sunita Williams‘ return to Earth from International Space station and said that the determination of Crew 9 will inspire millions.In a social media post on X, PM Modi said that that the mission to ISS was a test of grit, courage and boundless human […]
