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Axiom 4 mission: India returns to space with IAF pilot Shubhanshu Shukla

IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will pilot Axiom 4 to the ISS, marking India's first human spaceflight since 1984 and a milestone in US-India cooperation and ISRO's Gaganyaan preparations

Ax-4 delayed, India's Shubhanshu Shukla to now travel to ISS on June 8

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla's upcoming mission aboard SpaceX's Dragon marks a milestone for India, coming nearly 40 years after Rakesh Sharma's 1984 mission on Russia's Soyuz spacecraft

Nasa rover detects first aurora on Mars that's visible to human eye

NASA's Perseverance rover has detected the first aurora at Mars that's visible to the human eye, good news for future astronauts who can savour the view on the red planet. European and US scientists reported that the green aurora in the dusty Martian sky was generated by a solar storm last year and had three days' advance notice to set aside viewing time with the rover's cameras. Previous auroras observed at Mars appeared only in the ultraviolet, but this one was in the visible wavelength. It resulted from a solar flare in March 2024 that was followed by a coronal mass ejection of plasma from the sun that was directed toward Mars. These latest observations show that forecasting of northern and southern lights is now possible at Mars, allowing scientists to study space weather, said University of Oslo's Elise Wright Knutsen , whose research appeared Wednesday in the journal Science Advances. While the brightness of this event was dimmed by dust, events under better viewing condition

Earth's 'twin' planet was more active than we thought - Nasa reveals

NASA researchers discovered new evidence of tectonic activity on Earth's twin planet, Venus, by re-examining decades-old radar data. This gives us fresh insight into evolution of planets

NASA's Hubble telescope finds blackhole that swallowed star 600 mn yrs ago

Nasa's telescopes capture an astronomical event, called a Tidal Disruption Event (TDE) which took place around 600 million light years ago

Billionaire Isaacman set to head Nasa, to focus on moon and Mars mission

According to a BBC report, Isaacman is yet to receive a clear vote of the full chamber to lead Nasa, a space agency which has set its eyes on returning to the moon

Nasa uncovers clues about gold's cosmic origin: All you need to know

The mystery of where the precious metal gold came from in the Universe may finally have been solved as Nasa finally has some clues

Indian astronaut set to travel to International Space Station on May 29

Axiom Space will launch its fourth mission to the International Space Station, carrying Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and three others, from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on May 29. The announcement was made by the Axiom Space at a virtual press conference on Tuesday. Shukla's travel to space comes four decades after Rakesh Sharma's iconic spaceflight onboard Russia's Soyuz spacecraft. Besides Shukla, the Ax-4 crew includes members from Poland and Hungary, marking each nation's first mission to the International Space Station in history and the second government-sponsored human spaceflight mission in over 40 years. Slawosz Uznanski, European Space Agency (ESA) project astronaut, will be the second Polish astronaut since 1978. Tibor Kapu will be the second national Hungarian astronaut since 1980. Peggy Whitson will command her second commercial human spaceflight mission, adding to her standing record for the longest cumulative time in space by an American

Shubhanshu Shukla set to become first Indian to fly to ISS on May 29

Indian Air Force's Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is set to make history on May 29 as the first Indian to fly to the International Space Station, piloting the Axiom Mission 4

Space made me feel decades younger, says 70-year-old NASA astronaut

NASA's oldest full-time astronaut, Don Pettit, returned to Earth aboard a Russian Soyuz capsule after spending 220 days on the International Space Station

Isro flags off second stage of GSLV launch vehicle to Sriharikota

ISRO on Saturday announced that the second stage of it's GSLV launch vehicle was flagged off by Chairman V Narayanan recently from the ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri, to the launch complex at Sriharikota. The Directors of ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) and Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) also participated in the flag off ceremony which was held on March 24, it said. "This liquid stage is earmarked for the upcoming mission of GSLV (GSLV-F16), that will launch the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite. The launch campaign activities for this mission have already commenced at Sriharikota in the first week of April 2025," ISRO said, in a statement.

Nasa's oldest astronaut marks 70th birthday after returning from space

Nasa officials at the landing site reported that Don Pettit is in good condition and is undergoing routine medical checks

Indian-origin Neela Rajendra sacked by Nasa after Trump's DEI order

Neela Rajendra was one of the few DEI officials who kept their job last year when Nasa cut nearly 900 DEI-related roles due to budget problems

Space startups face uncertainty as US cuts federal spending: Report

Space startups which garnered $2.1 billion in investments in the first quarter have largely relied on government contracts over the past few years

LunaRecycle Challenge: Nasa offers ₹25 crore to solve human waste in space

Nasa is offering a ₹25 crore prize to anyone who can help solve a surprisingly basic problem in outer space-the challenge of managing human waste

Soyuz rocket launches US-Russian crew of 3 to International Space Station

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and two Russian crewmates launched successfully to the International Space Station on Tuesday on board a Russian spacecraft. A Soyuz booster rocket lifted off as scheduled from the Russia-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan to put the Soyuz MS-27 carrying the trio in orbit. They are set to dock at the station just over three hours later. Kim and Russia's Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky are scheduled to spend about eight months at the space outpost. NASA said Kim will conduct scientific investigations and technology demonstrations to help prepare the crew for future space missions and provide benefits to people on Earth. A native of Los Angeles, Kim is a US Navy lieutenant commander and dual-designated naval aviator and flight surgeon. Kim, Ryzhikov and Zubritsky will join NASA astronauts Don Pettit, Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's astronaut Takuya Onishi and Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin, Ivan Vagner

Isro's astronaut-designate Shubhanshu Shukla to fly to space station in May

Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has been designated as the Mission Pilot for Axiom Mission 4, the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station

CERN's $17 bn Future Circular Collider proposal clears technical hurdles

CERN, in its analysis, has found this next-generation collider to be an essential tool to tackle some of the most perplexing questions about the universe

SpaceX launches first private mission to cruise over Earth's polar orbit

Named 'Fram2' after a 19th-century Arctic ship, the mission will conduct space experiments like the first X-ray in space and mushroom growth in microgravity

Will Sunita Williams, Barry Wilmore board Starliner again? What they said

Nasa astronauts, after a record 286 days in space aboard Boeing's Starliner, express confidence in the spacecraft and would fly again, despite its technical challenges