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NASA probe makes closest-ever pass by the Sun
AFP, Published on 24/12/2024
» WASHINGTON - NASA's pioneering Parker Solar Probe made history on Tuesday, flying closer to the Sun than any other spacecraft with its heat shield exposed to scorching temperatures of more than 1,700 degrees Fahrenheit (930 degrees Celsius).
Jupiter moon thought to be habitable may be oxygen starved
New York Times, Published on 05/03/2024
» NEW YORK - Under its bright, frosty shell, Jupiter’s moon Europa is thought to harbor a salty ocean, making it a world that might be one of the most habitable places in our solar system, but life as we know it needs oxygen and and it’s an open question whether Europa’s ocean has it.
NASA pushes back crewed Moon landing to 2025 or later
AFP, Published on 10/11/2021
» WASHINGTON - The United States will send a crewed mission to the Moon "no earlier than 2025," NASA chief Bill Nelson told reporters on Tuesday, officially pushing back the launch by at least a year.
Perseverance, Hope and a fire god: a history of Mars rovers
AFP, Published on 15/05/2021
» BEIJING - China's probe to Mars touched down on the Red Planet Saturday to deploy its Zhurong rover, during a busy time for Martian exploration.
NASA says faraway world Ultima Thule shaped like 'snowman'
AFP, Published on 03/01/2019
» WASHINGTON - Four billion miles from the sun floats Ultima Thule, an icy celestial body that NASA scientists announced Wednesday is aptly shaped like a giant snowman.
Deep space mission reveals photos of Ultima Thule 'snowman'
New York Times, Published on 03/01/2019
» LAUREL, Maryland: Ultima Thule, an icy world 6.5 billion kilometres from the sun, looks like a big snowman.
NASA spaceship zooms toward farthest world ever photographed
AFP, Published on 31/12/2018
» TAMPA - A NASA spaceship is zooming toward the farthest, and quite possibly the oldest, cosmic body ever photographed by humankind, a tiny, distant world called Ultima Thule about four billion miles (6.4 billion kilometers) away.
NASA spaceship zooms toward farthest world ever photographed
AFP, Published on 31/12/2018
» TAMPA: A NASA spaceship is zooming toward the farthest, and quite possibly the oldest, cosmic body ever photographed by humankind, a tiny, distant world called Ultima Thule some four billion miles (6.4 billion kilometres) away.
China warns US against provocations following B-52 flyby
Associated Press, Published on 06/06/2018
» BEIJING: China lashed out at the US on Wednesday after a pair of B-52 bombers flew past a Chinese-held shoal in the South China Sea, amid escalating words and displays of military strength from the two major Pacific powers.