Crew-2 mission
Context: Four astronauts were launched to the International Space Station (ISS) from Florida as part of collaboration between NASA and SpaceX under the
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NASA’s Perseverance mission extracts oxygen on Mars
Context: NASA has announced that a device aboard the Perseverance rover has been able to produce oxygen from the thin
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Russia Hopes to Launch Its Own Orbital Space Station in 2025
Context: Russia’s space agency said Tuesday it hoped to launch its own orbital station in 2025 as Moscow considers withdrawing
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Space debris
Context: Aiming to develop a method to predict collision from space debris, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Delhi, has received research
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Supernova explosion traced to one of the hottest kind of stars
Context: Indian astronomers have tracked a rare supernova explosion and traced it to one of the hottest kind of stars
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Nasa’s InSight lander
Context: Nasa’s InSight lander has recorded over 500 quakes to date on Mars since its touch down on the Red
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NISAR mission
Context: NASA and ISRO are jointly developing a satellite called NISAR that will detect movements of the planet’s surface. Background
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Asteroid Apophis
Context: US Space agency NASA has ruled out chances of potential damages caused by asteroid Apophis to Earth for the
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Blockchain transaction in space
Context: JP Morgan has successfully tested a blockchain transaction in space using Danish space firm GomSpace’s satellites. Details It is
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