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NASA, SpaceX to Launch 2 New Missions on Single Rocket

TEHRAN (ANA)- NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than next Friday, Feb. 28, to launch two new missions on one single rocket -- one to study more than 450 million galaxies, and the other to observe the sun's corona, according to a NASA update.

SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Internet Satellites into Space

TEHRAN (ANA)- U.S. private space company SpaceX launched 23 Starlink satellites into orbit.

Iran to Launch Micro-Class Satellite

TEHRAN (ANA)- Iran announced plans to launch a micro-class satellite into the orbit in the near future.

Game Changing Release of Type Ia Supernovae Data May Hold Key to History of Universe

TEHRAN (ANA)- A unique dataset of Type Ia Supernovae, which has recently been released, can change how cosmologists measure the expansion history of the Universe.

Iran to Inaugurate Strategic Space Center in May

TEHRAN (ANA)- Hassan Salarieh, the head of the Iranian Space Agency, announced that a strategic under-construction space center will be inaugurated in May.

Euclid Discovers Stunning Einstein Ring

TEHRAN (ANA)- Euclid, the European Space Agency's dark Universe detective, has made an astonishing discovery -- right in our cosmic backyard.

NASA’s Asteroid Sample Reveals Shocking Link between Space, Earth’s Salt Lakes

TEHRAN (ANA)- NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission uncovered a cosmic connection between asteroid Bennu and Earth’s Searles Lake.

Glowing Dark Tower Sparks New Stars in Scorpius

TEHRAN (ANA)- A stellar nursery hidden in Scorpius, the Dark Tower is a glowing, wind-sculpted cloud of gas shaped by young stars’ radiation.

Ancient Oceanic Plate Rips Apart beneath Iraq, Iran

TEHRAN (ANA)- A research team is investigating the influence of the Zagros Mountains on the bending of Earth’s surface.

Discovering Hidden Water Reservoirs on Moon

TEHRAN (ANA)- A team from UC San Diego is helping to identify lunar water sources, aiding NASA’s Artemis mission in its quest to explore and eventually colonize the moon.

Tiny Black Holes Pack Cosmic Punch

TEHRAN (ANA)- For the first time, researchers have found evidence that even microquasars with low-mass stars can efficiently accelerate particles.

NASA Finds Sun’s Secret Warning before Massive Solar Flares

TEHRAN (ANA)- Scientists have long struggled to accurately predict solar flares, but a recent breakthrough using NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory has uncovered a promising new sign: flickering coronal loops.

Iran to Unveil 3 New Home-Made Satellites on Sunday

TEHRAN (ANA)- Iran is due to unveil 3 new indigenized satellites on Sunday in a ceremony to mark the National Space Technology Day attended by President Massoud Pezeshkian.

Explaining Persistent Hydrogen in Mars' Atmosphere

TEHRAN (ANA)- A team of researchers has determined the chemical mechanisms by which ancient Mars was able to sustain enough warmth in its early days to host water, and possibly life.