Tag: NASA
April Fool's Day Comet To Pass Closest To Earth In A Century
This is no joke. A comet, being playfully called the April Fool's Day comet, is set to make its closest approach to Earth in more than a century on Saturday, NASA has said.....
NASA's Cassini Probe Set To End 20-year Journey
NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which was launched in 1997 and arrived at Saturn in 2004, is about to begin the final chapter of its remarkable story this month.....
NASA's Solar Orbiter Probe Snaps Closest Pictures Of Sun
The first images snapped by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft, an international collaboration between NASA and the European Space Agency, or ESA, are now available for the public, including the closest pictures ever taken of the Sun. ....
Big Asteroid To Fly Safely Past Earth In Mid-April
A roughly 650-metre near-Earth asteroid discovered nearly three years ago will fly safely past Earth on April 19, NASA has said.....
NASA Delays Balloon Launch Due To Poor Weather
NASA has postponed the third launch attempt of its super pressure balloon (SPB) from Wanaka, New Zealand, on Monday due to poor weather at ground and surface levels.....
Mars Has Metal In Its Atmosphere, Reveals NASA Probe
Mars has electrically charged metal atoms (ions) high in its atmosphere, show results from NASA's MAVEN spacecraft. ....
NASA To Reveal New Discoveries On Oceans Beyond Earth
NASA is set to reveal this week at a news conference new results about ocean worlds in our solar system.....
NASA Releases New Global Maps Of Earth At Night
NASA has released its latest global maps of Earth at night, providing the "clearest yet composite" view of the patterns of human settlement across our planet.....
Ingredients For Life Exist On Saturn's Moon Enceladus: NASA
Saturn's icy moon Enceladus has a form of chemical energy that life can feed on, researchers with NASA's Cassini mission to Saturn have revealed.....
NASA To Broadcast Live 360-degree Video Of Rocket Launch
NASA, in coordination with commercial cargo provider Orbital ATK and launch service major United Launch Alliance (ULA), is set to broadcast the worlds first live 360-degree stream of a rocket launch on April 18.....
