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This object will become the most distant ever visited by a spacecraft - and Nasa wants you to name it
In 2019, Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft will fly past a mysterious, distant object - currently known as (486958) 2014 MU69 - in the outer regions of the solar system.
Aristos Georgiou Nov 10, 2017
Nasa recreated Mars on top of a volcano and isolated 6 people there for 8 months. I was one of them
Six researchers spent 8 months living in total isolation inside a small dome to assess the psychological impact of an extended Mars mission.
Aristos Georgiou Nov 10, 2017
Dream Chaser: Nasa to drop its wingless 'baby shuttle' from 12,500ft in upcoming test
The spacecraft will be lifted using a Chinook and will then be dropped. The craft will have to find its way back to the runway, gliding without engine assistance.
Immanuel Jotham Nov 10, 2017
Space Launch System: First launch of Nasa's most powerful rocket could be shifted to 2020
The first configuration of the Space Launch System (SLS) vehicle, called Block 1, will use twin five-segment solid rocket boosters and four RS-25 liquid propellant engines.
Shubham Sharma Nov 09, 2017
Nasa and Uber team up to give us flying car taxis
The companies hope flying cars can be a reality by 2020. Dallas and Dubai will be the first cities to test the technology, followed by Los Angeles.
James Hetherington Nov 08, 2017
Nasa wants to develop hybrid commercial aircraft that is faster and less polluting
Nasa's New Aviation Horizons initiative is working on making commercial aircraft more efficient and less noisy.
Immanuel Jotham Nov 08, 2017
Air Force Space Command to maintain US dominance in space with orbital policing
The AFSPC has also been working closely with the NRO to develop a fleet of spacecraft by 2030, which could detect, deter, and if needed even destroy threats in space.
Immanuel Jotham Nov 08, 2017
Nasa and Seti want your help to name distant rock for New Horizons' upcoming flyby mission
After the historic flyby of Pluto two years ago, New Horizons is on its way to a large, but rather unimaginatively named, rock called 2014 MU69.
Immanuel Jotham Nov 07, 2017
Comet 96P 'Machholz' spotted again, this time from two different locations in space
"These are the most comprehensive parallel observations of Comet 96P yet," Nasa said.
Shubham Sharma Nov 05, 2017
It's been 60 years since the first dog in space, Laika, died just 7 hours into orbit
On 3 November 1957, straight dog Laika became the first dog to ever orbit the Earth aboard Sputnik 2, and the first living being to ever do so.
Claire Toureille Nov 03, 2017
Nasa finds warmer weather conditions helped make 2017 ozone hole smallest since 1988
Nasa and NOAA have found that the hole over the Antarctic ozone layer is at its smallest since 1988, but it is caused by climate and not by reduced depletion.
Immanuel Jotham Nov 03, 2017
Nasa's SELFI will soon look for alien life in Saturn's moon Enceladus
Enceladus, Saturn's sixth largest moon, is one of the places in the solar system that could potentially harbour life as it holds liquid water, says Nasa.
Immanuel Jotham Nov 03, 2017
Lego's Women of Nasa: Without these scientists we wouldn't have made it to the moon
These are the stories of the scientists featured in the Lego Women of Nasa set: Nancy Grace Roman, Margaret Hamilton, Sally Ride and Mae Jemison.
Kashmira Gander Nov 02, 2017
Nasa has mapped reach and impact of 'atmospheric rivers' for the first time ever
Nasa has estimated the impact of atmospheric rivers on global climate, including rain, floods and droughts.
Immanuel Jotham Nov 01, 2017
What you need to know about Nasa's Mars 2020 rover and its 23 onboard cameras
Camera technology has grown rapidly over the last decade and Nasa intends to make full use of it by equipping its next rover with high-quality imaging gear.
Immanuel Jotham Nov 01, 2017
Martian landscapes were formed by boiling water 'levitating' sand off its surface
The surface of Mars suggests that it was moved around and formed by flowing water, but there has never been enough water on the planet to do this.
Immanuel Jotham Oct 30, 2017
Juno probe's latest findings suggest Jupiter's gravitational field is askew
Nasa's Juno mission has been hard at work collecting data for scientists to study. Here are a few revelations that Juno has made over the last few months.
Immanuel Jotham Oct 30, 2017
Nasa releases images of intense solar activity as seen from space
There are several observatories and space missions that are dedicated to observing the sun and studying space weather.
Immanuel Jotham Oct 29, 2017
Nasa might have found traces of ancient oceans on dwarf planet Ceres
Ceres is the largest rock in the asteroid belt and one of the candidates for finding life in the solar system.
Immanuel Jotham Oct 27, 2017
SpaceX to launch next resupply mission to ISS from launchpad damaged in massive 2016 explosion
The December mission will mark the first flight from the refurbished launch pad SLC-40 since the explosion.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas Oct 27, 2017
Nasa explains the phenomenon behind the 'devil trails' on Mars
Sand dunes on Hellas Planitia have large, linear scratch marks on its sides at high latitudes.
Immanuel Jotham Oct 26, 2017
Nasa extends Dawn's mission for the second time to get a closer look at dwarf planet Ceres
The space probe will manoeuvre itself into a new orbit which is closer to Ceres' surface in order to get new insights about the dwarf planet.
Shubham Sharma Oct 22, 2017
Nasa finds highly toxic cyanide ice clouds in Titan's atmosphere
Scientists studying Cassini's data have found that Titan's atmosphere has several toxic cloud formations containing hydrogen cyanide and benzene over its South Pole.
Immanuel Jotham Oct 19, 2017
Nasa has found the reason behind Earth's record carbon dioxide spike
Nasa found that heat and droughts in the tropical regions of Africa, Indonesia and South America are responsible for the surge in the release of atmospheric CO2.
Immanuel Jotham Oct 16, 2017
Titan and Enceladus: Saturn's moons are two of the most likely locations for extraterrestrial life
Following Cassini, Nasa needs a new mission to look for life on Saturn's mysterious moons.
Monica Grady Oct 15, 2017
Nasa's new X3 ion thruster engine could carry humans to deep space
The X3 is a Hall thruster, a type of ion thruster that creates propulsion by firing a stream of electrically charged atoms, called plasma, out of a nozzle.
Immanuel Jotham Oct 15, 2017
Will a Nasa satellite predict when the Yellowstone supervolcano will erupt?
A breakthrough in the research, scientists believe, would help prevent humanitarian disasters and false alarms.
Jason Murdock Oct 13, 2017
Nasa wants 12 volunteers to lie in bed for a whole month
The participants must remain in the same position for entire duration of the Nasa study, which causes their bodies to adapt as if they were in space.
Aristos Georgiou Oct 13, 2017
An asteroid has flown within a whisker of Earth - allowing scientists to test our planetary defences
An object known as TC4 came within 26,000 miles of the planet's surface - which is inside the moon's orbit and just above the altitude of satellites which orbit the Earth
Aristos Georgiou Oct 12, 2017
Nasa says the most powerful rocket engines ever made are ready to be mated to its core stage
Nasa's Space Launch System will have the largest and most powerful rocket stage ever assembled and will aid in deep space exploration, including missions to Mars.
Immanuel Jotham Oct 12, 2017
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