Latest in Tag: NASA Highlight
Latest in Tag: NASA
NASA Mars rover Perseverance enters “safe mode” after liftoff
Perseverance mission is completing a health assessment on spacecraft and is working to return spacecraft to a nominal configuration for its journey to Mars
NASA launches Mars rover to look for signs of former life
NASA said Mars rover also ferries a 1.8-kg helicopter to the surface of Mars, marking it the first aircraft to fly in a controlled way on another planet.
NASA scientists map 16 years of ice sheet loss
Greenlandâs ice sheet lost an average of 200 gigatons of ice per year, and Antarcticaâs ice sheet lost an average of 118 gigatons of ice per year
NASA twin study: Genes change in space
After spending 340 days in space, coming back to Earth feels like having “the flu,” astronaut Scott Kelly said as NASA published results of a study involving Kelly and his twin. It took months for Kelly to recover.Astronaut Scott Kelly experienced many changes during his 340-day stay at the International Space Station (ISS), ranging from …
NASA: Faraway mini-world Ultima Thule is 'snowman'-shaped
Scientists at NASA have revealed details of the icy minor planet at the edge of the solar system known as Ultima Thule. The New Horizons probe sent back images that show the frosty object is shaped like a snowman.New Horizons scientists on Wednesday released photos of the most distant object ever reached by a space …
NASA probe performs most distant flyby of spacerock
The NASA spacecraft that studied Pluto will zip past an icy rock in the outer solar system. Scientists hope Ultima Thule will help them understand how planets were formed.A NASA spacecraft buzzed by an icy space rock in the distant reaches of the solar system on Tuesday on a mission to gather clues about how …
Nile Pioneers sponsors 2018 NASA âSpace Apps Challengeâ in Cairo
CBE places technology as key driver to achieve financial inclusion, enhance entrepreneurial environment
NASA’s activities rise above international political disagreement, focus on societal purposes
Egypt’s visit was great opportunity to meet young Egyptian scientists, researchers, says Miller
NASA sends its Parker Solar Probe foro âtouch the sunâ mission
Findings of probe mission aim to gassist researchers improve forecasts of space weather
Jupiter pole images beamed back by NASA spacecraft
NASA says the northern polar region is stormier than expected, as it releases close-up photos from the Juno spacecraft. Unique views of Jupiter’s bright southern lights were also sent back.
Rocket explosion is blow to SpaceX, Facebook and others
After a thunderous explosion rocked SpaceX’s main launch pad in Florida, destroying a rocket and a satellite Facebook was going to use to beam Internet to parts of Africa, companies are counting the cost.
Juno’s first Jupiter snapshot: the start of something new
It took spacecraft Juno five years to get to Jupiter. Now, it’s closer to the planet than ever before and has finally sent the first photo. It could be better. But NASA has promised that this is only the beginning.
De Winne: ‘We are looking for a lot of women’ astronauts
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins just left for the International Space Station. DW asked former ISS commander Frank De Winne how to get more women like her into space and into leadership positions.
Three astronauts blast off from Kazakhstan for four months on ISS
Three astronauts have taken off from Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome heading for the International Space Station (ISS) in an upgraded Soyuz spacecraft. The three are US, Japanese and Russian citizens.
Juno space probe hurtles towards Jupiter
As the Juno spacecraft zooms towards Jupiter at 200 times the speed of sound, NASA scientists on earth are nervously hoping it hits the brakes at just the right time to get pulled into Jupiter’s orbit.
What good is the Juno mission to Jupiter?
After five years and 716 million kilometers, NASA’s Juno spacecraft is just hours from entering Jupiter’s orbit. If the mission succeeds, scientists may learn heaps about the most massive planet in our solar system.
Bad weather conditions delay US shipment to International Space Station
Bad weather conditions over Florida stopped NASA from launching its Cygnus spacecraft to send supplies to the International Space Station (ISS). The next attempt will be in less than 24 hours from the failed launch. NASA was intending to send its first shipment of critical supplies in almost eight months to the International Space Station …
Egyptâs first potential candidate to become an astronaut
I knew my nationality would make things harder, so I made sure everything else was right, says Akram
Cancellation of Essam Heggyâs lecture violation of academic freedoms: ANHRI
Alexandria University cancelled the NASA scientistâs lecture for âsecurity purposesâ
NASA spacecraft finds blue sky, frozen water on Pluto
Pluto’s atmosphere appears to be a hazy shade of blue, at least according to data returned from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft. The probe also found that there were numerous regions of water ice. Data released from NASA’s New Horizons on Thursday probe showed that the distant dwarf planet has a blue atmospheric haze. The space …
A travelling agency brings outer-space trips to Egypt
According to Abdelgliel, the agency is set to start its first space voyage with more than 25 participants.
From the stars to planet Earth: Eric Garner, Ferguson, and injustice in America
We all bear the burdens of the crimes and sufferings of both our ancestors and our neighbors, and the people that will one day populate the surface and caves of Mars are the same ones bearing the cultural traumas of our dark and bloody roots.
Peace with Israel is now stable: Al-Sisi
Presidential candidate vows Egyptian intervention if any Arab country is âthreatenedâ
UPDATE: Al-Sisi interview part of âsystematic media campaignâ to promote âcandidate of the Stateâ: Analyst
Irresponsible protests will lead to the collapse of the state, says Al-Sisi
I am willing to do whatever it takes to restore security: Al-Sisi
“Irresponsible protests will lead to the collapse of the state,” says Al-Sisi
Winter Bites Back
NASA Earth Observatory image shows a rare winter storm that dropped snow across much of the Middle East
The snow is confined to higher elevations in Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, Israel and the West Bank, and Jordan.
Omar Samra qualifies for Orlando and hopes to represent Egypt in space
Samra is an adventurer, mountaineer, entrepreneur and inspirational speaker. He is the first Egyptian to climb Mount Everest; and also the first Egyptian to complete the 7 Summits challenge on 31 May 2013, climbing the highest mountains on all seven continents.
On blasting Morsi into space
Egyptians have done it again. After ousting a dictator two years ago, now they are sending their first elected civilian president into space. President Mohamed Morsi is now sitting in first place in Axeâs competition to send one civilian to space, an adventurous soul seeking a new frontier. Voting is required and whoever gets the …
Three astronauts blast off for ISS in Russian rocket
The Russian cosmonauts are making their first journey into space, while flight engineer Ford flew to the ISS in 2009 on the US shuttle.