New wild cat species Leopardus tilcayo is identified for first time in 100 years and it’s smaller than a house cat. See picsA new wild cat species Leopardus tilcayo has been identified by the scientists for the first time in 100 years. It was found in Bolivia's l...
18 Sep, 2026, 07.01 PM IST
In 1985, Soviet engineers sent two balloons floating through Venus for 46.5 hours. Their motherships then used the planet’s gravity to chase Halley’s CometSoviet spacecraft Vega 1 and Vega 2 undertook a dual mission to Venus and Halley's Comet. These probes deployed landers and balloons onto V...
17 Sep, 2026, 08.55 PM IST
Since 2014, NASA has recycled over 75,000 tons of clean steel and asphalt from Santa Susana demolition. The cleanup has restored more than 22 acres to natural habitatThe Santa Susana Field Laboratory presents a multifaceted narrative of space exploration and nuclear events. Years of intensive rocket engi...
14 Sep, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
Who is BloodHound Q50? Chicago rapper’s real name, age, music career and everything you need to know after he was killed in deadly shootingBloodHound Q50, whose real name was Mikquale Cooper, was a 22-year-old Chicago rapper whose reported killing has drawn attention to his sho...
13 Sep, 2026, 10.49 PM IST
BloodHound Q50 last Instagram story goes viral after Chicago rapper is killed at 22; what he posted hours before deadly Fuller Park shootingBloodHound Q50’s last Instagram Story has drawn fresh attention after the 22-year-old Chicago rapper was reportedly killed in a deadly Full...
13 Sep, 2026, 10.18 PM IST
In 2025, scientists found 'strongest hints yet' of life on Mars and K2-18b—but, a survey of hundreds of astrobiologists say we still haven’t found aliensRecent scientific findings on K2-18b and Mars sparked alien life speculation. A survey revealed few astrobiologists believed these discover...
10 Sep, 2026, 07.04 PM IST
In 2015, fruit flies were sent to International Space Station to study how microgravity and the space environment affect the innate immune systemIn 2015, fruit flies were sent to International Space Station to study how microgravity and the space environment affect the innate immune ...
09 Sep, 2026, 12.52 AM IST
In 1947, the military sent fruit flies 67 miles into space to test radiation risks. 11 years later, NASA was founded in 1958, with animal flights underway in America now1947 mission was part of a larger American effort to understand whether living organisms could survive the journey into space. Beginning in...
03 Sep, 2026, 08.59 PM IST
What is dark matter? All about the universe’s biggest mystery after scientists found possible signal in South Dakota gold mineDark matter is an invisible form of matter believed to make up about 85% of all matter in the universe. Scientists have never directly dete...
03 Sep, 2026, 09.05 AM IST
A 4.4-billion-year-old Zircon grain found in Western Australia may reveal how early earth took shape – The oldest known terrestrial mineral grain offers clues about earth’s first crust, surface water and the moon’s formationA zircon crystal found in Australia, dating back 4.4 billion years, indicates that early Earth was likely to have been covered in water. Ad...
02 Sep, 2026, 10.22 AM IST
Montreal transit agency bans workplace prayers from September 1 under Quebec’s new secularism law: What employees need to know about Bill 9Montreal’s public transit agency STM has banned employees from praying on workplace property from September 1 under Quebec’s new secularism...
01 Sep, 2026, 06.53 PM IST
In 2006, ISS astronauts threw an old Russian spacesuit stuffed with clothes into orbit; SuitSat circled Earth twice before its radio signal became unexpectedly weakAstronauts launched an old spacesuit, SuitSat-1, as a makeshift satellite in 2006. This creative experiment aimed to transmit messages and ...
01 Sep, 2026, 06.30 PM IST
In 1987, Bion 8 carried monkeys Yerosha and Dryoma for 13 days; Yerosha escaped part of his restraints before the capsule landed 1,850 miles off targetThe Soviet Bion program studied weightlessness effects using rhesus macaques. Bion 8 launched in 1987 with two monkeys, Yerosha and Dryoma....
31 Aug, 2026, 07.40 PM IST
In 1972, NASA sealed 3 astronauts inside a 20-foot chamber for 56 days to rehearse Skylab; the ground experiment exposed hardware and medical problems before launchIn 1972, three astronauts conducted a remarkable ground simulation, residing in a sealed chamber for a staggering 56 days. This experiment ...
30 Aug, 2026, 04.10 PM IST
In 1984, two shuttle-deployed satellites became stranded when their rocket stages failed; months later, Discovery astronauts captured both and returned them to the shuttleIn 1984, a space shuttle mission retrieved two communication satellites left in the wrong orbit. Insurance underwriters funded this unusual...
30 Aug, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
In 1992, Endeavour carried 4 female African clawed frogs into orbit; their eggs were fertilized in microgravity and developed into apparently normal tadpolesIn 1992, four frogs embarked on a journey aboard the space shuttle Endeavour as part of a groundbreaking reproductive experiment. Their egg...
27 Aug, 2026, 01.50 PM IST
In 1995, NASA ditched space for an experiment and got spiders stoned on marijuana, caffeine, chloral hydrate, etc.; one of these made spiders’ webs wonky and disorganised. It was not marijuanaUsually, NASA is synonymous with space missions and exploring the cosmos. Yet one time, the researchers at NASA became temporary behavioura...
25 Aug, 2026, 09.09 PM IST