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World Solar eclipse to create rare ‘ring of fire’ over South America PUERTO SAN JULIAN: An annual solar eclipse will create a rare “ring of fire” phenomenon visible in parts of South... Published 02 Oct, 2024 12:20pm
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World SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew set for historic private spacewalk WASHINGTON: After trekking deeper into space than any humans in the last half-century, a pioneering private crew is... Published 12 Sep, 2024 04:27pm
World SpaceX launches billionaire’s private crew on milestone spacewalk mission WASHINGTON: Four private astronauts blasted into space early on Tuesday in a modified SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule,... Published 10 Sep, 2024 03:59pm
World Russian satellite blasts debris in space, forces ISS astronauts to shelter WASHINGTON: A Russian satellite broke up into more than 100 pieces of debris in orbit overnight, forcing astronauts... Published 27 Jun, 2024 06:21pm
World NASA launches ground-breaking climate change satellite WASHINGTON: A tiny NASA satellite was launched Saturday from New Zealand with the mission of improving climate ... Published 26 May, 2024 02:56am
Print Blue Origin flies thrill seekers to space after two-year hiatus WASHINGTON: Blue Origin flew adventurers to the final frontier on Sunday for the first time in nearly two years,... Updated 20 May, 2024 08:39am
Technology China set to launch high-stakes mission to moon’s ‘hidden’ side BEIJING: China will send a robotic spacecraft in coming days on a round trip to the moon’s far side in the first of... Published 29 Apr, 2024 10:55am
World What do scientists hope to learn from total solar eclipse in US? WASHINGTON: When a rare total solar eclipse sweeps across North America on Monday, scientists will be able to gather... Published 07 Apr, 2024 12:21pm
World SpaceX mega rocket lost in final phase of ‘successful’ test flight BOCA CHICA (United States): Starship, the world’s most powerful rocket, flew further and faster than ever before... Published 15 Mar, 2024 04:14am
World First Arab woman to graduate NASA training shoots for the Moon HOUSTON: Like her ancestors before her, Emirati astronaut Nora AlMatrooshi has spent much of her life gazing up at... Published 07 Mar, 2024 11:27am
World Moon landing: US clinches first touchdown in 50 years A spacecraft built and flown by Texas-based company Intuitive Machines landed near the moon’s south pole on... Published 23 Feb, 2024 05:30pm
World US achieves first moon landing in half century with private spacecraft A spacecraft built and flown by Texas-based company Intuitive Machines landed near the south pole of the moon on... Published 23 Feb, 2024 09:11am
World NASA regains contact with mini-helicopter on Mars WASHINGTON: NASA has re-established contact with its tiny helicopter on Mars, the US space agency said Saturday,... Published 21 Jan, 2024 10:39am
World Four astronauts, including Turkey’s first, arrive at space station LOS ANGELES: A four-man crew including Turkey’s first astronaut arrived at the International Space Station (ISS)... Published 21 Jan, 2024 03:10am
World NASA loses contact with its mini-helicopter on Mars WASHINGTON: NASA has lost contact with its tiny helicopter Ingenuity during the hard-working craft’s 72nd flight,... Published 20 Jan, 2024 10:24pm
Technology NASA expected to push back Moon missions WASHINGTON: NASA is holding a briefing Tuesday in which it is widely expected to push back the timeline for the... Published 09 Jan, 2024 09:35pm
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World India's Sun probe reaches solar orbit NEW DELHI: India’s solar observation mission on Saturday entered the Sun’s orbit after a four-month journey, the... Published 06 Jan, 2024 07:35pm
Technology Russia extends cross-flight programme with NASA until 2025 MOSCOW: Russia’s space state agency Roscosmos said on Thursday that a cross-flight programme with NASA to the... Published 28 Dec, 2023 03:14pm
Technology Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin headed back into space after accident WASHINGTON: The American company Blue Origin plans to launch its rocket Big Shepard Monday for the first time since... Published 18 Dec, 2023 11:06am
World After 50 years, US to return to Moon on January 25 WASHINGTON: More than 50 years after the last Apollo mission, the United States will try once again to land a craft... Published 01 Dec, 2023 04:43am
World NASA to train Indian astronaut for ISS voyage in deepening space ties BENGALURU: NASA will train an Indian astronaut for a voyage to the International Space Station as early as next... Published 29 Nov, 2023 07:02pm
Technology Japan provides up to $80mn subsidy to moonshot startup ispace TOKYO: Japan will provide a subsidy of up to 12 billion yen ($80 million) to moon exploration startup ispace as part... Published 20 Oct, 2023 12:00pm
World NASA launches spacecraft to explore metal-rich asteroid Psyche WASHINGTON: NASA on Friday launched a spacecraft from Florida on its way to Psyche, the largest of the several... Published 14 Oct, 2023 05:32am
World NASA official says ‘no Plan-B’ to Earth The planet is dying and humans may have to find some other place within the solar system in the not-so-far future –... Published 09 Oct, 2023 11:31pm
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World Capsule with NASA’s first asteroid sample heads for Utah touchdown A NASA capsule carrying the largest soil sample ever collected from an asteroid is due to return to Earth on Sunday,... Published 24 Sep, 2023 10:01am
World Mexican Congress holds hearing on UFOs featuring purported ‘alien’ bodies MEXICO CITY: Mexican lawmakers heard testimony that “we are not alone” in the universe and saw the alleged remains... Published 14 Sep, 2023 09:44am
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