NASA mission touches down on Moon aboard Firefly Aerospace lander
The data captured could also benefit humans on Earth by providing insights into how space weather and other cosmic forces impact Earth.
The data captured could also benefit humans on Earth by providing insights into how space weather and other cosmic forces impact Earth.
Former National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut and Columbia University professor, Mike Massimino, engaged with students of PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya, here on Thursday, leaving them inspired with his experiences in space and insights into the future of space exploration.
Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams on Thursday stepped out of the International Space Station (ISS) for a spacewalk along with colleague Nick Hague, the US space agency said.
The Sun, the fiery heart of our solar system, has fascinated humanity for centuries. Despite the progress of modern science, many of its secrets remain locked away, particularly the mysteries of its outer atmosphere, the corona.
US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated the founder and CEO of integrated payments and commerce tech company Shift4, Jared Isaacman, to serve as the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Originally, NASA envisioned the SLS flying for the first time back in 2017, but its debut has been consistently pushed back again and again.
"Lucy spacecraft systems show the spacecraft is operating well and is stable," NASA added in a blog post.
Lucy will explore the Trojan asteroids with a suite of remote sensing instruments. Additionally, the navigation cameras will be used to determine the shapes of the Trojan asteroids.
Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) captured the galaxy -- NCG 5728 -- which appears to be elegant and luminous, an ESA statement said.
The image showcased a remote galaxy that is greatly magnified and distorted by the effects of gravitationally warped space.