Tag: NASA

NASA Astronaut Captures Pics of Burj Khalifa & Palm Jumeirah from Space; Netizens Drop ‘Wow’ Comments On Viral Post

The Brew News Team Feb. 05, 2025

What’s trending on the internet? A few images captured from space have captivated social media users and made them say “Wow”. The pictures were posted on X by NASA astronaut Donald Roy Pettit and they showed a beautiful aerial view of Dubai, UAE. Pettit uploaded the images clicked by the International Space Station (ISS) online, […]

Temperatures Rising: NASA Confirms 2024 Warmest Year on Record

The Brew News Team Jan. 12, 2025

Earth’s average surface temperature in 2024 was the warmest on record, according to an analysis led by NASA scientists. Global temperatures in 2024 were 2.30 degrees Fahrenheit (1.28 degrees Celsius) above the agency’s 20th-century baseline (1951-1980), which tops the record set in 2023. The new record comes after 15 consecutive months (June 2023 through August […]

NASA probe ‘safe’ after closest-ever approach to sun

The Brew News Team Dec. 30, 2024

WASHINGTON: NASA’s Parker solar probe is safe and operating normally after successfully completing the closest-ever approach to the sun by any human-made object, the space agency has said. The spacecraft passed just 6.1m km from the solar surface on 24th December, flying into the sun’s outer atmosphere – the corona – on a mission to […]

Cars on the Moon! NASA tests driving vehicle for lunar surface

The Brew News Team Oct. 22, 2024

HOUSTON: During NASA’s Artemis mission, astronauts will have cars which are human-rated, unpressurised Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) to help them explore more surface of the Moon and make a variety of scientific discoveries. Engineers at NASA’s Johnson Space Centre in Houston are creating an unpressurised rover prototype, named the Ground Test Unit, in preparation for […]

NASA launches mission to investigate potentially habitable ocean world

The Brew News Team Oct. 16, 2024

FLORIDA: NASA Europa Clipper spacecraft — designed to explore its namesake for potentially habitable ocean worlds, Jupiter’s moon Europa — launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket Monday at 12:06 p.m. ET from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. The long-anticipated lift-off, initially scheduled for October 10, was delayed by Hurricane Milton. But crews on-site […]

NASA finds 10-mile thick diamond layer on planet Mercury

The Brew News Team Oct. 03, 2024

Scientists, using data from NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft, believe that Mercury’s unique features, like its dark surface and dense core, are linked to its carbon-rich past. Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system, may be hiding a surprising secret: a 10-mile-thick diamond layer beneath its surface. Also read: UN calls for halting escalation in Middle […]

NASA astronauts stuck in space until 2025 face “tough times”

The Brew News Team Sep. 16, 2024

LONDON: NASA astronauts stuck in space until 2025 have admitted to facing “tough times” but stressed they don’t feel let down by Boeing, according to agency reports. The astronauts, Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams, were originally scheduled for an eight-day mission aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule. However, due to issues with the spacecraft, they will […]

Subscribe to The Brew Newsletter

Don’t miss new updates from us

SUBSCRIBE FOR BREAKING NEWS