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Tuesday, March 31, 2026
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Topic: NASA

To the Moon and beyond—NASA gears up for first Moon mission in 50 years with Artemis II

The United States’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration will send three American astronauts and one Canadian astronaut on a 10-day Artemis II mission to 'fly by' the Moon.

Artemis II ‘wet dress rehearsal’ was a damp squib. Why the mission matters

The launch of NASA’s Artemis II crewed Moon mission has been pushed to early March after a liquid hydrogen leak during the prelaunch fuel test.

Sunita Williams on being trapped on ISS for 9 months—‘I’m pretty lucky’

As she prepared to address her sessions at the Kerala Literature Festival in Kozhikode, Sunita Williams reminisced about the nine months she spent aboard the International Space Station.

ISS records to marathon in space—Sunita Williams retires after a 27-year NASA career

Sunita Williams completed nine spacewalks, totalling 62 hours and 6 minutes, ranking as the most spacewalk time by a woman. She was also the first person to run a marathon in space.

Astronaut’s medical condition forces NASA to recall mission ahead of schedule for the 1st time

NASA’s Crew-11 astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Finke, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov arrived at the ISS in August 2025 for a six-month mission.

The twist no one saw coming — comet 3I/ATLAS is older than the Sun

From conspiracy theories to being older than the Sun, the trajectory of comet 3I/ATLAS challenges previous ideas about interstellar objects.

Astronaut on ISS ill, NASA plans first-ever medical evacuation from space

NASA would not disclose the name of the astronaut, nor the specific medical condition, citing privacy reasons.

Aryabhata to NISAR—India’s space journey has always been political

Amid US political uncertainty and intensifying rivalry among the US, Russia and China, India must navigate space with like-minded partners.

Essential sugars, ‘Gum’ & stardust—what new NASA study reveals about life’s cosmic origins

Researchers say this ancient “space gum,” once soft and flexible but now hardened, may have provided some of the chemical precursors needed for life to emerge on Earth.

What is NASA’s ESCAPADE mission to Mars? Twin satellites to study red planet’s magnetic field

The mission’s two satellites are named Blue and Gold. They will circle Mars from opposite directions and provide a 3-dimensional view of the planet.

On Camera

How West Asia crisis can play out for PM Modi and BJP in Assembly polls

While the Russia-Ukraine war saw the BJP projecting PM Modi as a ‘vishwaguru’ who could end international conflicts, the party has made a nuanced shift in its electoral strategy vis-à-vis the West Asia war.

Foreign investors dump record $12 bn India stocks in March on war

Soaring energy costs have hurt oil-importing Asian peers, but the scale of outflows from India points to already bearish global sentiment.

India developing lethal autonomous weapon systems, database of citizens’ crime risk—House Panel report

Report on impact of AI emergence—drawing upon depositions from several ministries—confirms that the developments come in the absence of AI laws or considerations over them.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.