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NASA sent 3 aluminum LEGO figures on a 1.7 billion mile journey; by 2016, the figurines of 2 Roman gods and 1 famous scientist had become the fastest and farthest-traveling toys in history. Still orbiting Jupiter, they now face a fiery fate- Scientists found a ‘Mega-Earth’ 2.5 times the size of Earth with a core 23 times its mass; but it didn’t develop the massive atmosphere expected of a planet this large, and researchers are trying to find out why
- In 1961, a UCLA graduate student at JPL discovered how spacecraft could borrow speed from planetary gravity. Decades later, his gravity-assist technique produced a fuel-saving breakthrough that transformed deep-space exploration
- In 1957, an American woman scientist invented a liquid fuel Hydyne which helped United States create history and make space travel a reality: How Mary Sherman Morgan became Rocket Girl or America's first female rocket scientist?In 1957, an American woman scientist invented a liquid fuel Hydyne which helped United States create history and make space travel a realit...05 Aug, 2026, 03.32 AM IST
- Starting 1996, surprising planetary system had close encounters with NASA’s Galileo spacecraft, recent study claims it may resemble Earth in certain qualitiesNearly three decades after Galileo first revealed Ganymede's intrinsic magnetic field, the giant moon of Jupiter remains one of the Solar S...03 Aug, 2026, 06.10 PM IST
- In 1982, a failed engineering experiment by an African American turned into the world's most famous water gun that changed summers foreverSuper Soaker water gun invention: An engineer's bathroom experiment unexpectedly sparked the invention of the Super Soaker water toy. Lonni...30 Jul, 2026, 06.38 PM IST
- In 2005, scientists thawed 32,000-year-old organisms frozen since the Ice Age, and they started swimming almost immediately, challenging everything we knew about life's limitsNASA scientists made a groundbreaking discovery deep inside Alaskan permafrost. They defrosted 32,000-year-old bacteria frozen since the an...27 Jul, 2026, 08.01 PM IST
- 1.4 billion kilometers from the Sun, Titan has rain, rivers, and 100-meter-deep lakes, but the liquid is methane, not waterNew research reveals Titan's polar seas have shifting liquid compositions. Rivers deliver methane-rich liquid near coastlines, while open s...27 Jul, 2026, 06.12 PM IST
- School Assembly News Headlines Today, July 9: Top national, world & sports news; Thought of the Day and news for studentsSchool Assembly News Headlines: Monsoon showers bring relief to Delhi while Orange Alerts remain in place across several states. The Prime ...08 Jul, 2026, 08.12 PM IST
- Astronomers discover two of the 'puffiest' planets ever, each as big as Jupiter but lighter than cotton candyAstronomers have unveiled two colossal "super-puff" exoplanets, TOI-791 b and TOI-791 c, orbiting a distant star. These Jupiter-sized world...26 Jun, 2026, 11.16 AM IST
- How can a giant planet be lighter than cotton candy? Scientists just found twoA groundbreaking super-puff planet discovery has revealed two giant exoplanets with densities below cotton candy, changing how scientists u...25 Jun, 2026, 10.44 PM IST
- He used his airline to rescue refugees from Pakistan, donated 300 acres to India: Meet the Tamil Nadu Padma awardee who gave everything to the nationTamil Nadu industrialist Dr. R.M. Alagappa Chettiar, a visionary beyond business, utilized his private airline for crucial refugee rescue o...20 Jun, 2026, 01.14 PM IST
- This Jupiter moon to become another Earth?NASA is set to launch the Europa Clipper mission on October 14 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket to investigate Jupiter's moon Europa, a ...15 Oct, 2024, 12.23 PM IST
- NASA's Europa Clipper blasts off today: Here's how, when to watch onlineNASA's Europa Clipper mission is set for launch on October 14, 2024, from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The mission aims to explore Jupite...14 Oct, 2024, 05.49 PM IST
- Juice spacecraft to make history with Earth-Moon flyby before Jupiter expeditionThe European Space Agency's (ESA) Juice probe, launched in April 2023, will perform a historic double gravity assist flyby of the Moon and ...28 Jul, 2024, 11.33 AM IST
- Nasa is sending 'Paani' to Jupiter's moon EuropaNASA's Europa Clipper Mission, set to launch in October, aims to explore Jupiter's moon, Europa. Featuring a multilingual message engraved ...14 Mar, 2024, 04.29 PM IST
- NASA Juno mission captures unique green light on Jupiter; Know what it meansA NASA satellite has detected a green light coming out from the biggest planet in the solar system.20 Jun, 2023, 09.48 PM IST
- NASA selects 2 missions to explore solar system's asteroidsWashington, Jan 5 (IANS) Aiming to find important clues to the earliest history of the solar system, NASA has announced two missions -- one...05 Jan, 2017, 01.32 PM IST
- Europe just invested over $380 million in an alien-hunting space mission to JupiterIn the ultimate quest for life beyond Earth, some of Jupiter's largest moons hold great potential, and Europe plans to explore that potenti...27 Jul, 2015, 01.10 PM IST
- NASA's mission to Jupiter's moon Europa enters next phaseNASA has come a step closer to its planned mission to Europa which will try to find out if there is a water ocean beneath the surface of Ju...18 Jun, 2015, 03.57 PM IST
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