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Who is Christina Koch?

April 7, 2023

In a significant moment for space exploration, astronaut Christina Hammock Koch has been announced as the first woman to circle the Moon. The US space agency, NASA, has declared that Koch will be the mission specialist when four humans board ..

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What is DAGGER Model?

April 4, 2023

Space weather, or the effects of solar activity on Earth’s magnetic environment, can have mild to severe impacts on various technologies and infrastructures, from power grids and communication systems to GPS navigation and satellite operations. That’s why NASA researchers have ..

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AxEMU

March 20, 2023

For the upcoming Artemis missions, NASA’s first attempt at landing astronauts on the moon since 1972, the spacesuit used will see a significant upgrade. The new spacesuit, called the AxEMU (Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit), will be more nimble, comfortable, and ..

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Venus’ Volcanoes: Important Facts

March 16, 2023

Venus and Earth are often compared as sister planets, having similarities in size, mass, density, and volume. Now, a recent study has shown that Venus might share another feature with Earth – active volcanoes. Using decades-old radar images from the ..

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What is Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)?

March 12, 2023

For the first time, Oxygen-18 was detected in Earth’s mesosphere and lower thermosphere using the data collected by the GREAT instrument on NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). This is the first time that heavy oxygen has been detected ..

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What is NISAR Mission?

March 11, 2023

NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) Mission is a collaborative project between NASA and ISRO aimed at building and launching an Earth observation satellite equipped with a dual-frequency synthetic aperture radar. Notably, the satellite carries the most advanced radar system ever ..

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What is Terran 1?

March 10, 2023

On March 8, Relativity Space, a startup company based in California, made history with the launch of Terran 1, the world’s first 3D-printed rocket. The launch is part of the “Good Luck, Have Fun” (GLHF) mission. Terran 1 will be ..

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NASA Space-X Crew-6 Mission to ISS

February 25, 2023

The Crew-6 mission is to be launched on February 27 from the Kenedy Space Centre of NASA located in Cape Canaveral. It is a joint operation of both NASA and SpaceX. The Crew Dragon capsule will be carried by the ..

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