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In 2016, 10,000 volunteers searched images of Mars for strange spider-like patterns; they found the formations in places where scientists hadn't seen them beforeIn 2016, nearly 10,000 volunteers worked together to analyze images of Mars, identifying intriguing spider-like formations. Collaborating w...24 Sep, 2026, 01.40 PM IST- Mysterious radio bursts detected 63 light-years from Earth, well beyond our solar system: What scientists discovered about its sourceA newly reported radio signature from Beta Pictoris b is giving astronomers a rare way to investigate the magnetic environment of a planet ...24 Sep, 2026, 01.14 AM IST
- Neil Armstrong's barber collected his hair for years, then sold it to a collector for $3,000Neil Armstrong, renowned for his monumental achievement as the first human to set foot on the Moon, faced an unexpected breach of trust whe...22 Sep, 2026, 11.41 PM IST
- Meet Julian Shapiro, the New York student who found 3 unusual dwarf galaxies and won $25,000Eighteen-year-old Julian Shapiro discovered three isolated dwarf galaxies that lack ongoing star formation, a puzzling combination for astr...21 Sep, 2026, 08.21 PM IST
- What does a day on Mars look like? NASA Curiosity captures stunning morning-to-sunset panoramaNASA's Curiosity rover has produced a stunning panoramic view of Mars, showcasing the planet's landscape in a transition from morning to ev...20 Sep, 2026, 09.00 PM IST
- NASA sent seeds into space for nearly 6 years; after they returned, 132,000 experiment kits reached 3.3 million students in 30 countriesIn April 1984, NASA launched a satellite carrying 12.5 million tomato seeds into orbit to test how space radiation affects biological life....20 Sep, 2026, 06.43 PM IST
- In 2021, NASA sent 11 types of crop seeds outside the space station for 8 months; after their return, scientists tested whether they could still growThe 2021 NASA seed experiment ultimately demonstrates why some of the most important space discoveries can begin with objects that appear r...19 Sep, 2026, 09.59 PM IST
- Astronomers have found a 'baby' planet and named it Elias 2-24 b. The Jupiter-size world is less than 1 million years oldAstronomers have made an exciting discovery with Elias 2-24 b, recognised as the youngest planet identified to date. This gas giant is stil...18 Sep, 2026, 05.59 PM IST
- A black hole destroys a star, then fires off a powerful jet years later — scientists discover the 'burping' feeding pattern behind these cosmic outburstsScientists have found a new trend in black hole feeding patterns. Powerful jets emerge during two distinct phases of a black hole's feeding...17 Sep, 2026, 09.43 PM IST
- In 1975, NASA sent a pocket calculator on Apollo-Soyuz as a backup if its main computer failed; 37 years later, it ended up at the SmithsonianNASA utilized an HP-65 calculator as a crucial backup system during the Apollo-Soyuz mission. This programmable device carried essential gu...17 Sep, 2026, 01.10 PM IST
- NASA discovers Colosseum-sized Moon crater from once-in-132-year impactScientists found a large lunar crater from a recent impact event. This massive hole, larger than the Roman Colosseum, was initially undetec...17 Sep, 2026, 10.09 AM IST
- Scientists found 84 strange objects hiding inside six galaxies. Their unusual X-ray emissions could change what we know about the universeScientists have discovered 84 unusual “hypersoft X-ray sources” across six galaxies using archival data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observato...16 Sep, 2026, 11.41 PM IST
- In 1999, NASA sent 4 ladybugs aboard Columbia for 5 days to chase aphids; the aphids lost their ability to escape by falling, and the ladybugs still caught and ate themIn 1999, four ladybugs embarked on an extraordinary journey aboard the space shuttle Columbia to investigate their predatory habits in a we...16 Sep, 2026, 06.40 PM IST
- In 2017, a fully automated facility for plant bioscience research was launched to the International Space Station: What NASA studied in space?In 2017, a fully automated facility for plant bioscience research was launched to the International Space Station. The Advanced Plant Habit...16 Sep, 2026, 05.43 AM IST
- In 2019, 11,482 Hubble Asteroid Hunter volunteers helped train an AI that scanned 37,000 Hubble images; the combined effort uncovered 1,701 asteroid trails, including 1,031 unknown objectsCitizen scientists helped astronomers find over one thousand new asteroids. These faint objects were previously missed by earlier surveys a...12 Sep, 2026, 02.00 PM IST
- In 2008, a spacecraft was launched by NASA to study how our heliosphere, the magnetic bubble surrounding our Sun and planets, interacts with interstellar spaceIn 2008, a spacecraft was launched by NASA to study how our heliosphere, the magnetic bubble surrounding our Sun and planets, interacts wit...12 Sep, 2026, 01.54 AM IST
- In 1990, NASA sent a X-ray telescope into space on Space Shuttle Columbia for the first time to perform observations of galactic and extragalactic objects: What was BBXRT?In 1990, NASA sent a X-ray telescope into space on Space Shuttle Columbia for the first time to perform observations of galactic and extrag...02 Sep, 2026, 02.05 AM IST
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