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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.

NASA and Microsoft to launch AI-based Earth Copilot

NASA has teamed up with Microsoft to create Earth Copilot, an AI tool designed to make it easier for people to access and understand the large amount of Earth Science data NASA collects from its satellites.

SpaceX mission to retrieve stranded astronauts docks at ISS

After docking was completed, NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov boarded the station just after 7:00 pm, embracing their floating colleagues on the space station.

Earth to get a temporary 'mini-moon' from September 29

Starting September 29, Earth will welcome a new celestial neighbour: a 'mini-moon' named 2024 PT5. This small asteroid, roughly 10 meters (32 feet) in diameter, is expected to loop around our planet until November 25 before breaking free from its gravitational embrace.

Starliner setbacks force NASA to rely on SpaceX for crew return

NASA has confirmed that astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore will return to Earth via SpaceX’s Crew-9 mission in February, after spending over 80 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

NASA to decide Saturday on return of stranded astronauts

A decision-making committee, with NASA chief Bill Nelson sitting in, will meet Saturday to weigh the tough issue.

Why is NASA's Boeing Starliner stuck in space?

NASA's Boeing Starliner spacecraft, currently docked at the International Space Station (ISS), is facing a series of technical issues that have significantly delayed its return to Earth. This unexpected situation has extended the stay of NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who were scheduled to return on June 26. The updated return date of the spacecraft has not yet been announced by NASA.

DIU students to represent Bangladesh at NASA

Team Diamonds from DIU won the NASA Space Apps Challenge 2022 with their project "Diamond in the Sky".

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.

June 24, 2015
June 24, 2015

More than 800 dark galaxies found

Astronomers discover 854 "ultra dark galaxies" filled with mysterious dark matter in the Coma Cluster, one of the richest cluster of galaxies containing thousands of systems reports The Times of India.

June 9, 2015
June 9, 2015

Nasa finds glass on Mars, could hold signs of life

Nasa's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has found glass in a crater on Mars.

May 21, 2015
May 21, 2015

Run far or run fast? Astronauts tackle universal fitness quandary

As the NASA designs a fitness program for astronauts whose goal is to combat space's toll on the body, their discoveries could help keep us Earthlings in shape.

May 16, 2015
May 16, 2015

Antarctic ice shelf could collapse by 2020: Nasa

NASA scientists says the remnants of the Larsen B ice shelf, much of which already disintegrated back in 2002 will completely collapse by 2020, reports The Washington Post

May 14, 2015
May 14, 2015

Young Bangladeshi Innovators at NASA

A group of three students from St. Joseph Higher Secondary School recently traveled to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA to participate in the Conrad Innovation Summit 2015.

May 5, 2015
May 5, 2015

Astronauts watch Star Wars in space

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station reveals they celebrated Star Wars Day by screening one of the sci-fi movies.

April 16, 2015
April 16, 2015

New Horizons spacecraft nears historic encounter

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is three months from returning to humanity the first-ever close up images and scientific observations of distant Pluto and its system of large and small moons.