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Elon Musk to secure $400mn from Trump administration, Here's why

Elon Musk's rocket company, SpaceX, has already secured a $38.5 million deal that has infuriated liberals. The contract was awarded by an independent agency, NASA.

Updated on Feb 13, 2025, 7:09 PM IST

NASA chief says DOGE to review space agency spending as hundreds take buyout

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk with his son X � A-Xii join US President Donald Trump as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC.

Published on Feb 13, 2025, 9:46 AM IST

Sunita Williams to return to Earth early as Crew 10's mission date moved up

US president Donald Trump had last month demanded to Elon Musk to bring back Sunita and Butch 'as soon as possible'.

Updated on Feb 14, 2025, 3:49 PM IST

NASA's rare ‘emergency’ tied to ‘city-killer’ asteroid's Earth collision in 2032

Asteroid 2024 YRF now has a 2.3% chance of hitting the Earth in 2032, surpassing "the 1% impact probability threshold to warrant formal notification of the object to other U.S. government agencies involved in planetary defense as well as to the Space Mission Planning Advisory Group and to the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs per the International Asteroid Warning Network’s notification charter," per NASA.

Updated on Feb 12, 2025, 7:03 PM IST

NASA's James Webb telescope to track asteroid as odds of hitting Earth rise

Current estimates put the asteroid somewhere between 40 meters and 90 meters wide. (Representative Image)

Updated on Feb 11, 2025, 2:10 PM IST

Sunita Williams on why she does not feel abandoned even after 10 months in space

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have been on the International Space Station since June.

Updated on Feb 14, 2025, 3:50 PM IST

Sunita Williams captures ‘the ultimate selfie’ during her 9th spacewalk

Sunita Williams’ selfie during the spacewalk has intrigued people.

Updated on Feb 14, 2025, 3:51 PM IST

Asteroid collision carved 2 massive ‘grand canyons’ on moon in 10 minutes

An undated artistic rendering shows an asteroid or comet striking near the Moon's south pole about 3.8 billion years ago, an impact that carved out two large craters.

Updated on Feb 5, 2025, 4:58 PM IST

Sunita Williams speaks out as Trump tasks Musk to bring back stranded astronauts

Indian-American Sunita Williams, 59, was supposed to stay on the ISS for eight days with her crewmate, Barry Wilmore, 62. However, the Boeing capsule they were aboard was hit with several technical problems.

Updated on Feb 14, 2025, 3:51 PM IST

Asteroid 2024 YR4, over 50m in size, could hit Earth: Report

NASA's earlier analysis indicated a slightly higher probability of over 1 per cent, meaning there is roughly a 99 per cent chance that Asteroid 2024 YR4 will miss Earth. (Pic used for representation)

Published on Jan 31, 2025, 9:03 PM IST

NASA's Sunita Williams breaks spacewalk record during extended ISS mission

With 62 hours and 6 minutes of spacewalking, Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams has shattered the record for the longest spacewalk by a female.

Published on Jan 31, 2025, 5:55 PM IST

Sunita Williams, stuck in space, breaks spacewalking record at ISS

US astronaut Suni Williams works outside the International Space Station during a spacewalk

Updated on Feb 14, 2025, 3:52 PM IST

Who is Shubhanshu Shukla, IAF officer set to take India to ISS for 1st time?

Shubhanshu Shukla (L) was commissioned into the IAF fighter wing in June 2006.

Updated on Jan 31, 2025, 7:31 AM IST

‘Will try to do yoga’: Captain Shubhanshu Shukla shares his ISS checklist

Shubhanshu Shukla, an Indian Air Force (IAF) officer and ISRO astronaut, will be the pilot of Axiom Mission 4.

Updated on Jan 31, 2025, 5:10 AM IST

Shubhanshu Shukla becomes 1st Indian astronaut for private Axiom mission to ISS

Shubhanshu Shukla (encircled) of India with Peggy Whitson, Axiom Space’s director of Human Spaceflight and astronaut Sławosz Uznanski-Wisniewski of Poland and Tibor Kapu of Hungary.

Updated on Jan 31, 2025, 5:10 AM IST

Are we all aliens? Asteroid samples hint at existence of ancient watery world

NASA's Osiris-Rex spacecraft returned 122 grams (4 ounces) of dust and pebbles from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu,

Published on Jan 30, 2025, 7:20 AM IST

Musk, Trump say SpaceX to ‘go get’ US astronauts from space station

File Photo: Then US President-elect Donald Trump greets Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk during a rally the day before Trump is scheduled to be inaugurated for a second term, in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2025. (REUTERS)

Published on Jan 29, 2025, 12:37 PM IST

Donald Trump asks Elon Musk to ‘go get’ 2 brave astronauts ‘abandoned in space’

In his post about Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore, Elon Musk criticised Biden's administration.

Updated on Jan 29, 2025, 9:06 AM IST

Noida boy, 14, picked by NASA to name asteroid he ‘discovered’

The asteroid is currently named ‘2023 OG40,’ with 2023 being the year of its discovery. (Representational Image/AP)

Published on Jan 27, 2025, 2:01 PM IST

Astronomers discover new ‘Super-Venus’ exoplanet redefining planetary science

Astronomers identified Enaiposha, a "Super-Venus" exoplanet 47 light-years away, challenging classifications with its dense atmosphere and unique traits.

Published on Jan 27, 2025, 11:59 AM IST

Scientists detect chirping cosmic waves in an unexpected part of space

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Published on Jan 22, 2025, 9:32 PM IST

Sunita Williams eyes another massive feat after first spacewalk journey in 12-yr

Sunita Williams' return to Earth along with her fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore has been postponed due to technical error.

Updated on Jan 18, 2025, 6:15 PM IST

NASA shares photo of ‘large, brown-eyed’ crane. This bird is special because…

NASA shared this image of a sandhill crane on Instagram.

Updated on Jan 16, 2025, 8:31 AM IST

Jeff Bezos sees no threat from Musk-Trump ties in space race: ‘I take him at…’

Elon Musk, who has spent more than a quarter billion dollars to help elect Donald Trump, has had the latter's ear on space matters.

Updated on Jan 13, 2025, 5:52 PM IST

Unseen video of aurora by NASA astronaut impresses most, but some call it ‘fake’

Screengrab from the video of an aurora shared by a NASA astronaut aboard the ISS.

Updated on Jan 8, 2025, 6:54 AM IST

Houston, we have a problem: Astronauts with horror stories in space

Christmas on the ISS. Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have now been stranded in space for exactly seven months. (NASA)

Updated on Jan 4, 2025, 2:54 PM IST

Sunita Williams, aboard Space Station, will see 16 sunrises into New Year 2025

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and others celebrate Christmas at the International Space Station.

Published on Dec 31, 2024, 10:50 PM IST

SpaDeX precursor to India's own space station: Jitendra Singh

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Updated on Dec 31, 2024, 6:36 PM IST

NASA warns massive 53-foot asteroid to fly close to Earth on New Years Eve

The 2024 asteroid AV2 belongs to the group of Near-Earth Objects (NEOs), which are entities of scientific significance due to their near orbits around the Earth.

Published on Dec 31, 2024, 2:53 PM IST

What is Kessler Syndrome? The growing threat of space junk and its consequences

The accumulation of space debris, including non-functional satellites and spacecraft, threatens future missions.

Updated on Dec 28, 2024, 2:39 AM IST

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