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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Mission

April 5, 2022

SpaceX and NASA are gearing up to launch astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the Commercial Crew Program of NASA. This will be the fourth crew rotation mission and will be carrying an international crew consisting ..

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NASA: Confirmation of 5000 Exoplanets

March 23, 2022

65 new planets have been discovered by NASA outside the Earth’s solar system. This new discovery takes the total number of exoplanets that have been discovered to over 5000. Some of these discovered planets are Earth-like. Overview: This newly discovered ..

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TRAPPIST-1 system

March 7, 2022

TRAPPIST-1 is a red dwarf star in the Aquarius constellation. About TRAPPIST-1 TRAPPIST-1 was earlier known as 2MASS J23062928–0502285 or K2-112, because it was spotted with the Two Micron All-Sky Survey (2MASS). It was discovered in 1999 by astronomer John ..

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Europa Clipper Spacecraft

March 5, 2022

The Europa Clipper which is formerly known as the Europa Multiple Flyby Mission is an interplanetary mission being developed by NASA and also includes an orbiter. The spacecraft, which is scheduled to launch in October 2024, is being designed to ..

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NASA: MUSE and HelioSwarm Projects

February 11, 2022

On February 10, 2022, NASA selected two science missions namely, Multi-slit Solar Explorer (MUSE) and HelioSwarm, for improving our understanding on dynamics of the Sun, constantly changing space environment and Sun-Earth connection. Key Points Both the mission will provide deeper insights ..

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ATLAS Asteroid Tracking System

February 5, 2022

The NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) has become first survey capable of searching entire dark sky for near-Earth objects (NEOs), every 24 hours. Key Facts ATLAS is a state-of-the-art asteroid detection system. It is operated by University of Hawai‘i (UH) Institute for ..

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NROL-87 Mission

February 4, 2022

NROL-87 was launched by SpaceX. Under the mission, the company recently launched a spy satellite for the US military. The satellite was carried by Falcon rocket. This is the second of the three planned launches under the mission. Much information ..

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NASA: International Space Station Transition Plan

February 4, 2022

Recently, NASA announced that, the International Space Station (ISS) will cease operations in 2031. Highlights In 2031, the spacecraft will fall out of orbit and into the waters of South Pacific Ocean. NASA published the transition plan for the ISS. ..

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