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Scientists are borrowing a NASA dust-zapping trick to keep solar panels cleaner in dusty places like the American Southwest, India, and the Sahel, and the payoff could be cheaper power with less water and laborSolar power is growing, but dust significantly reduces panel efficiency. A startup, Clear Solar, is using technology developed for Mars rov...
Blue Origin faces months of delays after rocket explosion damages launch padThe mishap, which occurred during a test fire of the engines for the New Glenn rocket's launch next week, comes at a critical time for Jeff...
Blue Origin faces months of delay after rocket explosion damages launch pad, puts launch schedule at riskBlue Origin's New Glenn rocket launch pad suffered extensive damage after an engine test fire explosion. This incident will cause a signifi...
Blue Origin rocket explodes during test, setback for bid to catch SpaceXBlue Origin faced a blow as Jeff Bezos' New Glenn rocket erupted in flames during a critical test on the launchpad, creating a stunning fir...
NASA unveils 3-phase plan for permanent moon base; 3 missions this yearNASA has unveiled a $20 billion plan to establish a permanent moon base, with three missions scheduled for this year to deliver equipment a...
NASA's mega moon plans unveiled: Drones, landers, rovers, millions of dollars contracts to 4 US companiesDuring April's Artemis II mission, four astronauts flew around the moon, travelling deeper into space than the Apollo moon crews did during...
China's new lunar mission will conduct environment and resource surveys of Moon's south poleChina's Chang'e-7 mission is set to explore the Moon's south pole later this year. The robotic mission will search for water ice and assess...
Curiosity finds molecules needed for ancient life on MarsNASA's Curiosity rover has discovered over 20 organic molecules, including proto-DNA-like structures, in Mars' Gale Crater. This groundbrea...
Artemis II is a triumph, but NASA’s ‘most ambitious’ mission carrying possible evidences of life may never returnNASA's ambitious Mars Sample Return mission plans to bring Martian rocks and soil to Earth. This project seeks to understand if Mars was, i...
A space odyssey: Artemis 2 has been a spot check to see if humans can be safely operational for weeks in deep spaceThe Artemis 2 crew is returning to Earth after a historic journey. This mission tested NASA's spacecraft and life support systems in deep s...
It's time for Artemis II to break Apollo 13's distance record. What to know about the moon flybyArtemis II astronauts are setting a new distance record from Earth, surpassing Apollo 13's maximum range during their lunar flyby. The miss...
Chandrayaan-3 discovers ancient 160-km crater on Moon, sheds new light on lunar historyIndia's Chandrayaan-3 mission has identified a 160-km-wide crater near its landing site on the Moon. The discovery, made by the Pragyan rov...
Chandrayaan-3: ISRO hopes mission life of lander and rover will not be limited to one lunar dayFollowing the deployment of the lander and rover, the systems on them are now ready to perform experiments one after the other so as to com...
A drive around the moon: How does India's Pragyan rover compare to China's Yutu-2?Compared to China’s sturdy rover, India’s probably won’t last very long. ISRO has said Pragyan has a mission life of just one lunar day, or...
ISRO checking space enthusiast's claim that Chandrayaan-2's rover Pragyan is intact on MoonSpace enthusiast Shanmuga Subramanian, who found the debris of India's moonlander Vikram, said on Saturday that Chandrayaan-2's rover Pragy...
- Moon to have 4G network in 2019
Berlin, March 1 (IANS) The moon will have its first 4G cell phone network in 2019, the network builder Vadafone has said.
Chandrayaan-2 mission: Rover to spend 14 days on moon's surface, says Isro chiefOn testing of lunar components, Dr Sivan said, "All three components of the lunar module are almost ready.
Team Indus eyes $40 million fund for Moon missionFounded in 2011 by IITDelhi alumnus Rahul Narayan, Team Indus is part of the Google Lunar XPrize competition to land a privately-funded rov...
China's moon rover back on track after facing mechanical issuesChina's moon rover, presumed dead after encountering mechanical problems on the lunar surface, has begun carrying out exploration tasks
- Chandrayaan-2 to get closer to moon
India's second mission to the moon, Chandrayaan-2, a Rs 425 crore project, took a definite shape with Isro on Monday announcing details of ...