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Euclid space telescope releases first images
AFP, Published on 07/11/2023
» DARMSTADT, Germany - The first images from Europe's Euclid space telescope were released on Tuesday, showing a nebula resembling a horse's head, never-before-seen distant galaxies and even "circumstantial evidence" of elusive dark matter.
First woman, Black astronaut to make 2024 flight around Moon
AFP, Published on 04/04/2023
» HOUSTON - NASA unveiled the crew on Monday for its first human mission to the Moon in more than 50 years –- including the first woman and Black man to voyage into deep space.
Europe shoots for the moon with NASA
AFP, Published on 10/02/2023
» BREMEN, Germany: European astronauts could walk on the Moon for the first time in the coming years, in exchange for the continent taking on a key role in an ambitious NASA space programme.
NASA capsule Orion splashes down after record-setting lunar voyage
AFP, Published on 12/12/2022
» WASHINGTON - NASA's Orion space capsule splashed down safely in the Pacific on Sunday, completing the Artemis 1 mission -- a more than 25-day journey around the Moon with an eye to returning humans there in just a few years.
NASA returning to the Moon with mega rocket launch
AFP, Published on 15/11/2022
» CAPE CANAVERAL: Third time's the charm?
Final preparations underway for NASA's Moon rocket launch
AFP, Published on 14/11/2022
» CAPE CANAVERAL - After two failed attempts this summer, NASA was busy Monday completing final preparations for the launch of its new mega Moon rocket, now scheduled for early Wednesday from Florida.
Webb telescope captures 'breathtaking' images of Orion Nebula
AFP, Published on 13/09/2022
» WASHINGTON: The wall of dense gas and dust resembles a massive winged creature, its glowing maw lit by a bright star as it soars through cosmic filaments.
Launch of Moon rocket scrubbed again
AFP, Published on 03/09/2022
» KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida: NASA on Saturday scrapped a second attempt to get its new 30-storey rocket off the ground and send its uncrewed test capsule toward the Moon after engineers detected a fuel leak.
NASA readies for Moon rocket launch attempt
AFP, Published on 02/09/2022
» The stars appear to be aligned for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Moon rocket to finally blast off on Saturday, with weather forecasts favourable and technical issues that postponed the launch earlier this week resolved.
NASA Artemis rocket set to launch to the Moon
AFP, Published on 29/08/2022
» KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, United States: NASA's most powerful rocket yet is set to lift off on Monday on the maiden voyage of a mission to take humans back to the Moon, and eventually to Mars.