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NASA appoints Indian-American scientist Bhavya Lal as acting chief of staff
Bhavya Lal, the Indian-American scientist who oversaw NASA's transition under President Joe Biden's administration, has been appointed as the Acting Chief of Staff of the US space agency.
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US: NASA names Indian American Bhavya Lal as acting chief of staff
Lal is an active member of the space technology and policy community, having chaired, co-chaired, or served on five high-impact National Academy of Science committees
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Just 40 light years away, 7 Earth-like planets with similar compositions
A new research published in The Planetary Science Journal has now evoked a renewed interest in the system, with astronomers finding that the exoplanets have remarkably similar densities
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US: NASA administrator departs, Joe Biden may pick a woman to lead
President Biden is expected to pick a woman to fill the NASA administrator role, which has only been occupied by men since the agency's founding in 1958
Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit reaches space with key mid-air rocket launch
The rocket, a 70-foot launcher tailored for carrying small satellites to space, aimed to place 10 tiny satellites in orbit for NASA roughly two hours into the mission
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Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit reaches space in the second attempt
The two-stage rocket carried a cluster of very small satellites known as CubeSats developed and built as part of a NASA educational program involving U.S. universities
2020 sets record for hottest-year ever, global weather groups report
Earth's rising fever hit or neared record hot temperature levels in 2020, global weather groups reported Thursday
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How did water originate on Earth? Data from asteroid Ryugu deepen mystery
Asteroid Ryugu was chosen for sending and returning a mission as it "belonged to a class of asteroids that are dark in colour and suspected to have water-bearing minerals"
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Finding cure to pushing cosmic boundaries: 2020 was no bad year for science
It was the science that came to the aid of the planet as we settled into working from home and other 'new normals' amid successive lockdowns.
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US-European Solar Orbiter spacecraft makes its first Venus flyby
The joint US-European Solar Orbiter spacecraft has completed its first of many gravity assist flybys of Venus
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Sastra University student builts lightest FEMTO satellite for NASA launch
Femto satellites are satellites with a mass less than 100 grams
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Great Conjunction: How you can watch as Jupiter, Saturn align tonight
The rare phenomenon can be visible globally including in India between 6:30-7:30 pm
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Indo-American Astro to lead mission to Space Station before heading to Moon
Astronaut Raja Chari, who is part of the bold Artemis missions, will be on his maiden space flight before the Moon missions begin
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Geminid meteor shower: Know how and when to watch meteor showers today
Meteors are bright streaks of dazzling light that one often sees in the night sky and they are often termed as "shooting stars"
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Food for space: Radish adds to hope of human colonies on Mars, Moon
The radish is the latest addition to several plant species grown at the ISS's veggie chamber, a carefully constructed "greenhouse"
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Indian-American among 18 astronauts selected for NASA's Moon mission
Indian-American Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari is among the 18 astronauts selected by NASA for its manned mission to the Moon
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If not acted upon, Lunar gold rush could spark conflict on ground: Research
Many countries and private companies have ambitious plans to explore or mine the Moon
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NASA picks 18 astronauts including the first-ever woman to set foot on Moon
NASA has named the 18 astronauts half of them women who will train for its Artemis moon-landing programme
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Chinese probe Chang'e-5 prepares to return moon rock samples to Earth
A capsule carrying the rock samples is due to land in China's northern grasslands in the Inner Mongolia region in mid-December
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Pixxel to launch remote-sensing satellite on Isro rocket in early 2021
With India allowing private companies to operate within the premises of Isro, this is expected to create huge opportunities for the country's fledgling aerospace start-ups
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