In 1971, an Apollo 14 astronaut carried hundreds of tree seeds around the Moon, and most Americans have no idea they are walking past them every dayAstronaut Stuart Roosa carried tree seeds around the Moon on Apollo 14, a mission that unexpectedly led to the creation of "Moon Trees." De...
01 Jun, 2026, 03.14 PM IST
Mars' ‘perfect square’ that went viral—here's the actual truth behind the mysterious imageA seemingly perfect square shape on Mars, captured by NASA's Mars Global Surveyor in 2001, went viral online, sparking theories of artifici...
30 Apr, 2026, 12.07 AM IST
NASA’s Artemis II crew: Who are the four astronauts set for a historic Moon journeyArtemis II crew: Artemis II will mark a major step in space exploration, sending four astronauts around the Moon on a 10-day mission. Led b...
02 Apr, 2026, 01.01 AM IST
Chinese astronauts' return to earth delayed owing to weatherDue to unfavorable weather in Inner Mongolia, the return of Chinese astronauts Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong, and Wang Haoze from the Tiangong s...
29 Apr, 2025, 02.58 PM IST
Can Donald Trump help Elon Musk send a rocket to Mars?SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, aims to land its Starship on Mars by January 2029 despite significant challenges. Major technological advancement...
14 Oct, 2024, 06.09 PM IST
Trump says SpaceX will reach Mars if he's elected. Could that really happen?Elon Musk aims to send astronauts to Mars by January 2029, aligning with a potential second Trump presidency. However, numerous technologic...
14 Oct, 2024, 07.38 AM IST
Capsule carrying 2 Russians, 1 American returns to Earth from space stationA Soyuz capsule carrying two Russian astronauts, Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, and American astronaut Tracy Dyson successfully landed in...
23 Sep, 2024, 08.04 PM IST
Want to experience what it's like living on Mars? NASA is hiringNASA is looking for people to spend a year pretending they are isolated on Mars.
14 Aug, 2021, 04.58 PM IST
Indian-American among NASA's new astronauts; all set to conquer Moon, MarsRaja Jon Vurputoor Chari, an Indian-American US Air Force colonel, is among 11 new NASA graduates who have successfully completed their ove...
11 Jan, 2020, 03.58 PM IST
- NASA to name crew of first Boeing, SpaceX flights on August 3
Washington, July 26 (IANS) NASA is set to announce the names of the astronauts assigned to the new commercial crew capsules from Boeing and...
26 Jul, 2018, 05.33 PM IST
Donald Trump tells NASA to return American astronauts to MoonTrump signed the new directive at the White House yesterday, aimed at furthering the government's efforts in advancing space exploration fo...
12 Dec, 2017, 01.06 PM IST
- Trump to send astronauts back to moon
Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) US President Donald Trump authorised the acting NASA administrator Robert M. Lightfoot Jr. to "lead an innovative...
12 Dec, 2017, 09.42 AM IST
- Trump signs directive to send astronauts back to moon
Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has signed his administration's first space policy directive, formally directing the US...
12 Dec, 2017, 03.32 AM IST
NASA invites ISRO to US for possible collaborationAs American space agency NASA looks forward to sending astronauts to Mars, it has sent out an invitation to the Indian Space Research Organ...
17 Feb, 2016, 09.13 PM IST
NASA hiring astronauts for future space missionsNASA is now accepting applications for next class of astronauts who may some day fly to the ISS or even land on Mars.
15 Dec, 2015, 02.51 PM IST
NASA hiring astronauts for future space missionsThe US space agency will accept applications from December 14 through mid-February and expects to announce candidates selected in mid-2017.
05 Nov, 2015, 12.58 PM IST
Sunita Williams among four astronauts to jumpstart NASA's Mars missionThere's been a lot of buzz about NASA's goal to land the first humans on Mars by the 2030s, but who those people will be remained unknown.
11 Jul, 2015, 05.48 PM IST