US Market: Musk backs Tesla-SpaceX merger idea, envisioning a $3.5 trillion giantElon Musk backs the idea of a Tesla-SpaceX merger that could create a technology conglomerate valued at around $3.5 trillion. The combinati...
21 Oct, 2026, 03.06 PM IST
World Space Week 2026: How the ‘Rocket Revolution’ is changing the cost, speed and future of space travelWorld Space Week 2026 will highlight the increasing accessibility of space through the theme 'Rocket Revolution' this October. Celebrations...
12 Oct, 2026, 05.03 PM IST
Fashion promised to go green. Here’s how the New York Climate Week, behind closed doors, exposed the challenges of transforming the industryFashion is grappling with the dual challenges of rising fibre production and complex supply chain requirements. Sustainable alternatives ex...
01 Oct, 2026, 08.36 PM IST
Climate disasters are growing. So are cuts to programs that prepare for themClimate-related disasters in the Himalayas have intensified, leading to devastating impacts on communities and economies. Aid cuts have sig...
23 Sep, 2026, 10.18 AM IST
Astronomers just spotted an “Impossible” planet: Elias 2-24 b is the youngest known planet, and its Jupiter-sized growth could challenge planet formation modelsElias 2-24 b is young enough that astronomers are seeing it before its planetary neighborhood has finished taking shape. Yet the planet is ...
23 Sep, 2026, 01.01 AM IST
In 1976, a former NASA intern paid $217 for 1,150 old tapes; 43 years later, 3 Apollo 11 recordings from the lot sold for $1.82 millionIn 1976, a former NASA intern spent just $217 on 1,150 old tapes. At the time, they looked like forgotten pieces of history, with little re...
18 Sep, 2026, 09.20 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
Minister Manohar Lal arrives in Houston for G20 Summit; lauds diaspora, Hindi heritageUnion Minister Manohar Lal arrived in Houston for the G20 Energy Ministers' meeting. He addressed the Indian diaspora at India House, highl...
14 Sep, 2026, 01.12 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
A NASA intern Gary George paid $217 for 1,150 NASA tapes; 43 years later, 3 Apollo 11 recordings showing Neil Armstrong sold for $1.82 millionFormer NASA intern Gary George spent just $217.77 on 1,150 surplus NASA videotapes in 1976, unaware that three reels contained rare first-g...
13 Sep, 2026, 09.04 PM IST
Trump's Moon claim isn't a joke. A lunar power struggle has begunTrump's "The Moon is Ours" post signals emerging lunar geopolitics. Nasa's Artemis program plans a permanent lunar presence, focusing on re...
08 Sep, 2026, 06.07 AM IST
US wants India by its side on Moon: US envoy Gor hails space tiesUS Ambassador Sergio Gor praised the India-United States space sector partnership at Space Expo 2026. NASA officially invited ISRO to join ...
07 Sep, 2026, 01.05 PM IST
In 1994, the space shuttle Discovery held a Wake Shield disk behind it while still attached to its robot arm; the facility produced 5 good semiconductor filmsIn 1994, the space shuttle Discovery transported the Wake Shield Facility, designed to establish an ultra-clean vacuum environment. This gr...
28 Aug, 2026, 01.10 PM IST
In 1992, Endeavour rescued stranded Intelsat VI; three astronauts captured it by hand, and a new booster sent the satellite to geosynchronous orbitIn 1992, NASA unleashed the Endeavour shuttle on an ambitious mission to salvage a damaged satellite. The crew faced daunting challenges du...
27 Aug, 2026, 01.40 PM IST
New NASA images show massive 60-foot crater created when SpaceX Falcon 9 stage hit the MoonNASA released new photographs of the SpaceX rocket crater on the Moon. These images were captured by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter space...
19 Aug, 2026, 09.06 PM IST
NASA invites ISRO to join Moon Base programme as India, US deepen space cooperationIndia has been invited to join NASA's Moon Base program. Discussions focused on expanding civil and commercial space cooperation. Both nati...
11 Aug, 2026, 02.16 PM IST