NASA races to save Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with daring rescue missionNASA is launching a daring $30 million mission this week to rescue the aging Swift Observatory from falling back to Earth. A robotic lifesa...
28 Jun, 2026, 08.55 PM IST
6.1 magnitude earthquake off northeastern coastline rattles Japan; no tsunami warning issuedNortheastern Japan felt the tremors of a magnitude-6.1 earthquake early Sunday, the latest in a string of significant seismic activity. Whi...
28 Jun, 2026, 06.27 AM IST
SpaceX initial public offering returns: Will SpaceX stock hold above $135 IPO price? Elon Musk's company is trading over 5 times than that of Nvidia salesSpaceX is trading at around 107 times its 2025 sales, an astronomical valuation. By comparison, AI heavyweight chipmaker Nvidia recently tr...
27 Jun, 2026, 04.40 PM IST
N Jayan appointed Director of ISRO's Liquid Propulsion Systems CentreAerospace engineer N Jayan has been appointed the new director of ISRO's LPSC, a significant move for India's space program. Jayan's leader...
27 Jun, 2026, 04.12 PM IST
ISRO fires up advanced rocket engine, marking key milestone in development of new propulsion systemIndia's space agency, ISRO, has achieved a significant breakthrough with a successful hot test of its new semi-cryogenic engine power head....
27 Jun, 2026, 01.18 PM IST
Discovered 29 years ago, asteroid bigger than Eiffel Tower to fly past Earth this weekend: Here's when and how to watch and should you be worried?A colossal asteroid, dwarfing the Eiffel Tower, is set for a safe flyby of Earth this weekend, June 27, 2026. Designated (152637) 1997 NC1,...
26 Jun, 2026, 08.26 PM IST
At just 14, this Indian schoolgirl is chasing Moon: Class 10 student shares how she was selected for ShakthiSAT space mission with 108 countriesA 14-year-old Indian student, Mahima Rajput, is set to represent India in the international ShakthiSAT space mission. After completing an e...
26 Jun, 2026, 02.55 PM IST
FAA proposes to speed new commercial aircraft certificationsThe Federal Aviation Administration is proposing significant changes to expedite the certification of new commercial aircraft, aligning its...
26 Jun, 2026, 09.57 AM IST
Emmanuel Macron hosts Giorgia Meloni for Riviera talks after Trump riftOne of Europe's most prominent right-wing leaders arrived in the resort of Antibes on the French Riviera for her first bilateral summit wit...
25 Jun, 2026, 09.32 PM IST
In 1991, 8 people shut themselves for 2 years inside an airtight Arizona dome, and the walls quietly swallowed their oxygen for 475 days before anyone figured out whyEight individuals entered Biosphere 2 in 1991, aiming to live in a self-contained ecosystem for two years. Unexpectedly, oxygen levels plum...
25 Jun, 2026, 07.52 PM IST
EU moves to strengthen Europol against rising digital, cross-border crimeEuropol warned last year that organised crime gangs were turning to AI-powered scams to target victims. Tackling smuggling gangs that ill...
25 Jun, 2026, 08.20 AM IST
'Far too bright for my camera': French astronaut Sophie Adenot captures intense aurora dance beneath the space stationSophie Adenot aurora photos: ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, currently on board the International Space Station, has shared photographs of an ...
23 Jun, 2026, 12.31 PM IST
ISRO invites proposals from Indian researchers to study XPoSat Mission dataLaunched on January 1, 2024, the XPoSat, or X-ray Polarimeter Satellite, currently orbits Earth in a near-equatorial orbit at an altitude o...
22 Jun, 2026, 07.30 PM IST
Missed JEE Advanced by 2 marks, now ISRO scientist: Meerut youth who studied on YouTube without costly coaching will help power India’s space programmeMissing JEE Advanced by a mere two marks didn't deter Meerut's Sanket Kumar. He self-studied, aced the exam the following year, and joined ...
21 Jun, 2026, 09.11 AM IST
In 1981, when ISRO carried its APPLE on bullock cart for just Rs 150, the world laughed; Today, the same story is hailed as a masterstroke of innovationIndia's space journey began with innovation. In 1981, the APPLE satellite mission highlighted ISRO's resourcefulness. Engineers used a bull...
19 Jun, 2026, 10.14 AM IST
He once scored 51 marks in Maths, now owns a space company worth $1.1 billion. Meet 35-year-old rocket man who gave up ISRO jobPawan Kumar Chandana, once a struggling student, now leads Skyroot Aerospace. This company achieved India's first private rocket launch. Ch...
17 Jun, 2026, 12.31 PM IST
NASA's Artemis III crew: A test pilot, an Italian, a record-holder and a first-timerNASA has announced the crew for its upcoming Artemis III mission. This mission will feature a docking demonstration with three spacecraft i...
10 Jun, 2026, 07.03 AM IST