National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA, Lockheed revive supersonic travel dreams with X-59 QueSST aircraft
15 Jan 2024
US space agency NASA and defence aircraft maker Lockheed Martin on Friday jointly unveiled a prototype of the agency’s experimental aircraft X-59
Nasa’s Mars Perseverance rover safely lands on the Red Planet
19 Feb 2021
While the rover will investigate the rock and sediment of Jezero’s ancient lakebed and river delta to determine the region’s geology and past climate, the sample that is being planned to be brought back to earth, will allow scientists to search for definitive signs of past life on the Red Planet
Nasa’s SOFIA finds water on sunlit surface of Moon
28 Oct 2020
The presence of water in concentrations of 100 to 412 parts per million – roughly equivalent to 12 ounces of water – trapped in a cubic meter of soil, shows that water could be present across the lunar surface, says Nasa
NASA spots massive asteroid that could hit Earth tomorrow: report
14 Feb 2020
If the asteroid PZ39, with diameter of 3,280 feet, a Potentially Hazardous Object (PHO), happens to pierce through our atmosphere and collide with the Earth’s surface, it has the potential for destruction on a continental or global scale, according to the report
Nasa in search of a leader for its mission to bring Mars samples
28 Jan 2020
NASA said it would pay an annual salary of up to $188,066 per year to the selected person, who will be responsible for the implementation of all Mars sample return activities
Nasa's TESS finds first Earth-size planet in a habitable zone
08 Jan 2020
The discovered Earth-size planet is orbiting around a star (TOI 700) not more than 100 light-years away from us, and is in its star's habitable zone, the range of distances where conditions may be just right to allow the presence of liquid water on the surface, according to Nasa
NASA's Mars 2020 Rover to seek ancient life, scope for humans
30 Dec 2019
The Rover is equipped with state-of-the-art scientific instruments meant for acquiring information about Martian geology, atmosphere, environmental conditions, and potential biosignatures
Nasa showcases its first all-electric aeroplane
11 Nov 2019
NASA image of Chandrayan-2 landing site fails to locate Vikram lander
27 Sep 2019
According to NASA, Vikram had a hard landing and the precise location of the spacecraft in the lunar highlands could not be imaged as it was dusk and large shadows covered much of the terrain, possibly covering the lander