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8 years, 10 billion km, one shot: The spacecraft racing toward Mercury faces its trickiest hour yet- Japan aims for the moons of Mars
- 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
- 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
- Death in a vial: Five cases lay bare many uncomfortable truths about Indian healthcareFive young mothers in Kota died after childbirth, with suspicion falling on oxytocin injections. Investigations revealed the vials containe...05 Jul, 2026, 08.32 AM IST
- IIT Guwahati develops breakthrough method for detecting toxic metals in cells and environmentResearchers at IIT Guwahati have created a new method to detect toxic metals in cells using perovskite nanocrystals. These nanocrystals, en...27 Jan, 2025, 10.12 PM IST
- NASA's Parker Solar Probe is the fastest object ever made by humans, and it's speeding towards new frontiersNASA's Parker Solar Probe has set a new record as the fastest human-made object, reaching a staggering speed of 635,266 km per hour (394,73...15 Jul, 2024, 06.47 PM IST
- Elon Musk predicts Tesla self-driving cars 'later this year'"In terms of where Tesla is at this stage, I think we are very close to achieving full self-driving without human supervision," Musk said v...06 Jul, 2023, 09.37 AM IST
- NASA sends probe on mission to map out Mars' interiorWashington, May 5 (IANS) NASA has moved a step closer to learning about the interior of Mars with the successful lift-off here on Saturday ...05 May, 2018, 08.42 PM IST
- NASA's 2018 to do list includes mission to 'touch' SunNASA Probe is scheduled for launch in 2018 to explore the Sun's outer atmosphere. The probe will use Venus' gravity over nearly 7 years to ...31 Dec, 2017, 03.42 PM IST
- Hot Mercury could harbour more ice than previously thoughtNew York, Sep 20 (IANS) There could be much more ice on Mercury's surface than previously thought, suggests new research adding to previous...20 Sep, 2017, 03.42 PM IST
- 2016: A year that unlocked mysteries of our solar system!A newly discovered "great valley" in the southern hemisphere of Mercury provided more evidence that the small planet closest to the Sun is ...27 Dec, 2016, 02.27 PM IST
- NASA data suggests Mercury's atmosphere as almost four billion years oldMercury's magnetic field is almost four billion years old, suggest data from NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft that reached the planet a week ago.08 May, 2015, 02.32 PM IST
- Alien spacecraft spotted in 55-year-old NASA photo?UFO researcher claims to have spotted an extra-terrestrial spacecraft in a 55-year-old NASA photograph from the early days of America's spa...21 Apr, 2015, 07.52 PM IST
- Indian workers on strike get their salaries in BahrainMore than 100 foreign workers, including Indians, who went on strike here over non-payment of salaries have received their wages following ...13 Mar, 2015, 11.11 PM IST
- Antitrust regulator CCI may be lenient on cartel whistleblowersPhoenix Conveyor Belt (India) disclosed existence of an alleged cartel in the segment, CCI could impose lesser penalty on the company.27 Feb, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
- Weakened DMK will be less troublesome for CongressThe corollary, according to observers, is that the hard-bargaining outfit will now be a defensive force in UPA and will be wary of issuing ...14 May, 2011, 12.59 PM IST
- US government drops Google privacy probeThe US govt has closed its investigation into Google's Street View privacy violations after the web search giants announced a string of str...28 Oct, 2010, 11.01 AM IST
- Foul play not suspected in Motwani's death: PolicePolice do not suspect foul play from preliminary evidence gathered in the mysterious death of India-born Stanford professor Rajeev Motwani,...09 Jun, 2009, 01.24 PM IST
- NASA spacecraft to soar over MercuryA US space probe will fly over Mercury next week to photograph the solar system's smallest planet, in the second of three planned passes, N...02 Oct, 2008, 07.28 AM IST
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