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17-year-old Bangladeshi hacks NASA; receives appreciation letter

Md Shariar Shanaz Shuvon, a 17-year-old self-taught ethical hacker from Bangladesh, has discovered a critical security flaw in NASA's cybersecurity infrastructure. The US space agency acknowledged his findings with an official letter of appreciation.

Investment SUMMIT 2025: Bangladesh signs MoU with NASA for space exploration

Bangladesh has become the 54th country to sign the Artemis Accords, an international space exploration agreement by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States.

Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025 / Bangladesh signs MoU with NASA for space exploration

Bangladesh has become the 54th country to sign the Artemis Accords, an international space exploration agreement by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States of America. The signing ceremony was held on the sidelines of Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025 at the InterContinental Hotel Dhaka on April 8.

Back to Earth after 9 months: What happened to the NASA astronauts

After an unexpectedly prolonged mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronauts Sunita Lyn “Suni” Williams and Barry Eugene “Butch” Wilmore have finally returned to Earth on March 18. 

Bangladeshi team ranks 6th in NASA’s CanSat 2025

Team Ababil, a group of students from Aviation and Aerospace University, Bangladesh (AAUB), has recently secured sixth place globally in the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) phase of the CanSat Competition 2025, organized by the American Astronautical Society (AAS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

NASA fires chief scientist, more Trump cuts to come

While the move affects only 23 people, a spokeswoman indicated more cuts are coming.

Katy Perry joins first all female crew on flight into space

Pop star Katy Perry is set to journey into space on an upcoming all-female mission aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket.

NASA chief astronaut delivers an inspirational talk at BRAC University

BRAC University recently hosted an inspirational talk by veteran astronaut Joseph M Acaba, chief of NASA’s Astronaut Office, at its Merul Badda campus on December 15.

Bangladeshi researcher and team discovers young galaxy with JWST

Astronomers have identified a galaxy formed approximately 600 million years after the Big Bang, with characteristics resembling those of the Milky Way during its early stages.

July 15, 2015
July 15, 2015

Spotlight shining on Pluto in cold outskirts of solar system

The spotlight is bright enough to thaw even Pluto.

July 15, 2015
July 15, 2015

Pluto memes take over the Internet

The internet is one place where the breathtaking ground breaking new images of the dwarf planet Pluto can be plastered with Donald Trump’s facer or even converted to Kim Kardashians behind.

July 14, 2015
July 14, 2015

Nasa spacecraft speeds past Pluto

Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft has made the first visit to Pluto, speeding past at 14km per second.

July 13, 2015
July 13, 2015

New Horizons in 'great shape' for Pluto flyby

Engineers say the New Horizons spacecraft is in "great shape" for its historic flyby of Pluto this week.

July 12, 2015
July 12, 2015

Last look at Pluto’s ‘spots’

Take a good look at the latest picture of Pluto because it shows the face of the dwarf planet that will not be seen during next week's historic flyby.

July 9, 2015
July 9, 2015

Sun X-ray reveals colorful processes

A space telescope designed to look into the furthest-most reaches of space at some of the most energetic phenomena in the known universe has, once again, been turned to face our nearest star, producing a rare and beautiful insight to our X-ray sun.

July 6, 2015
July 6, 2015

Something 'scary' went wrong with Nasa's probe to Pluto

A spacecraft of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa), New Horizons, cut off communications with Earth as it was headed toward Pluto on July 4.

July 6, 2015
July 6, 2015

The Milky Way may be 50% bigger than previously thought (video)

A ring-like filament of stars wrapping around the Milky Way may actually belong to the galaxy itself, rippling above and below the relatively flat galactic plane. If so, that would expand the size of the known galaxy by 50% and raise intriguing questions about what caused the waves of stars.

June 30, 2015
June 30, 2015

Live a second longer today

Tuesday will be a bit longer than other days because an extra second, or ‘leap’ second, will be added to the day.

June 28, 2015
June 28, 2015

Nasa to begin identifying landing sites for Mars

Nasa has reached out to the scientific community to help identify landing sites for a manned mission to Mars even though a trip by astronauts to the Red Planet is expected only by the late 2030s.