Tag: NASA
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U.S, Russian astronauts return to Earth after 7 months in space
One U.S. citizen and two Russians have returned safely to Earth after spending seven months on the International Space Station (ISS).
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Why Nigeria did not observe eclipse witnessed in parts of America
The Astronomy Society of Nigeria (ASN) has faulted claims that Monday’s Solar Eclipse in parts of America was also observed in Nigeria.
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Breaking: NASA confirms Dragon splashdown
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has confirmed the successful splashdown of SpaceX Crew Dragon after safely undocking from the International Space Station (ISS). TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Crew Dragon splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida’s eastern shore at 8:45am ET, completing an end-to-end flight test to the ISS and back as part of…
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NASA advances toward major milestone in aviation
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has successfully tested an advanced air-to-air photographic technology in flight, capturing the first-ever images of the interaction of shockwaves from two supersonic aircraft in flight. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports NASA, established in 1958, is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government responsible for the civilian space program,…
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Crew Dragon returns to Earth after spending days in space
SpaceX Crew Dragon has safely undocked from the International Space Station (ISS), set for re-entry and splashdown to Earth after spending days at the orbital laboratory. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Crew Dragon undocked from the ISS at 2:32am ET on Friday, to begin the final phase of its uncrewed Demo-1 flight test. “The spacecraft is slowly…
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Crew Dragon: Everything to know about SpaceX’s first commercial crew mission
NASA and SpaceX made history on Saturday after launching and successfully docking the first commercially-built and operated crew spacecraft and rocket known as Crew Dragon to the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday. The first @Commercial_Crew mission arrived at the space station today when the @SpaceX #CrewDragon completed soft capture on the Harmony module at…
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First commercial crew mission, Crew Dragon arrives space station
NASA and SpaceX made history on Saturday after launching and successfully docking the first commercially-built and operated crew spacecraft and rocket known as Crew Dragon to the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday. The first @Commercial_Crew mission arrived at the space station today when the @SpaceX #CrewDragon completed soft capture on the Harmony module at…
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Astronomer celebrated as Mother of Hubble dies at 93
Nancy Grace Roman, celebrated as a trailblazer for female scientists and a driving force behind advances including the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, is dead. TheNewsGuru (TNG) gathers Roman died on Christmas day at a hospital in Germantown, Maryland. She was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on May 16, 1925. Her father was a geophysicist…
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NASA jittery but confident about landing probe on Mars
NASA is due to land a probe on Mars for the first time in over six years on Monday and begin a mission to explore the planet deep into its core. The probe is scheduled to begin its final descent just before 3 pm (2000 GMT) on Monday, marking NASA’s first Mars landing since the…
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Internet access: SpaceX to blanket earth with 12,000 satellites
Space exploration company, SpaceX has gotten approval from the United States (US) Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to build a full network of about 12,000 satellites intended to blanket the earth for wireless Internet access. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports SpaceX got the approval on Thursday allowing the space exploration company entrepreneur, Elon Musk to use an expanded…