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Sharmila Kuthunur
Is there life below the Martian surface?
Galactic cosmic rays are high energy particles from explosive events like supernovae, zinging through our solar system, constantly bombarding both Earth and Mars. A researcher suggests they supply enough energy to make subsurface life on Mars possible.
August 3, 2020
Russian Soyuz docks with ISS on 2nd attempt
After the Soyuz MS-14's first automated approach to the ISS was aborted due to a malfunction, the spacecraft has now docked safely at the station's Zvezda module. It carries supplies for the crew and a humanoid robot.
August 27, 2019
India’s Chandrayaan-2 is 2 weeks away from its moon landing
The spacecraft is slowing down for its final orbit, with its next maneuver scheduled for August 28. It's due to land September 7. Details about the mission, plus Chandrayaan-2's first image of the moon, here.
August 25, 2019
Chandrayaan-2 is on its way to the moon
Following a series of successful maneuvers, India's Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft has shifted trajectories and is now on its way to the moon.
August 15, 2019
Update on India’s Chandrayaan-2 moon mission
Tomorrow, the spacecraft will shift from its orbit of Earth toward a path to the moon.
August 13, 2019
When our Milky Way merged with an ancient dwarf galaxy
Analysis of measurements via the Gaia space telescope - of star positions, brightnesses and distances - has let astronomers probe a merger 10 billion years ago between the primitive Milky Way and a dwarf galaxy called Gaia-Enceladus.
August 7, 2019
Chandrayaan-2 successfully completes 3rd orbit-raising maneuver
India's 2nd moon mission, Chandrayaan-2, successfully carried out its 3rd orbit-raising maneuver on Monday. It will soon enter trans-lunar orbit, with the goal of landing on the moon on September 7.
July 29, 2019
Meet a family of NASA space robots
NASA engineers are working on a new family of space robots that can roll, climb, and use artificial intelligence to navigate around obstacles in rough terrains on other worlds. Meet the family, here.
July 22, 2019
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