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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.

April 23, 2016
April 23, 2016

Direct evidence of ancient Mars’s oxygen-rich atmosphere

Rocks on the surface of Mars have provided the best clue yet that the red planet once had an atmosphere rich in oxygen.

April 22, 2016
April 22, 2016

Hubble captures breathtaking portrait of Blue Bubble in space

There’s no bursting this bubble. The folks at the Hubble Space Telescope have released magnificent images of a “gigantic cosmic soap bubble” to celebrate Hubble’s 26th anniversary in space.

March 17, 2016
March 17, 2016

Giant sheet of ice breaks off into the ocean

A roughly 2,000-square-mile block of ice just broke off in the Arctic Ocean.

March 12, 2016
March 12, 2016

11 bizarre things the Mars Orbiter has spotted on the red planet

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) begins its visit to the red planet 10 years ago this week.Since then, the MRO completes about 45,000 trips around Mars, taking more than 200,000 images of it and other objects in the vicinity, according to NASA.

March 5, 2016
March 5, 2016

Study pin points locations to discover intelligent aliens

Humans could detect two types of aliens within the next century. These are primitive, microbial life forms within our solar system and an intelligent, advanced alien race that could turn our entire way of life upside down.

March 2, 2016
March 2, 2016

Astronaut twin Scott Kelly returns after year in space

US astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko have touched down on Earth after almost a year in space.

February 28, 2016
February 28, 2016

First photos of Pluto’s north pole released

NASA just released incredible new photos of Pluto’s north pole, and they seem to raise more questions about this icy planet.

February 27, 2016
February 27, 2016

NASA to simulate growing Peru potatoes on Mars

NASA, the US space agency, together with Lima's International Potato Center (CIP) is conducting the pioneering experiment to determine whether potatoes are fit to grow on Mars.

February 23, 2016
February 23, 2016

Nasa and the amazing space printer

If you have ever struggled getting hold of a spare part for an appliance, consider the astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS), where deliveries are not exactly regular, and postage is rather extortionate.

February 21, 2016
February 21, 2016

Pluto’s moon may have had an ocean

Images from NASA’s New Horizons mission suggest that Pluto’s moon Charon once had a subsurface ocean that has long since frozen and expanded, pushing outward and causing the moon’s surface to stretch and fracture on a massive scale, according to NASA.