SpaceX's supersized Starship launches into orbit for the first time but flight ends earlySpaceX successfully launched its Starship spacecraft into orbit, marking a significant milestone for the company. The Starship delivered 26...
28 Sep, 2026, 09.58 PM IST
Neil Armstrong's barber collected his hair for years, then sold it to a collector for $3,000Neil Armstrong, renowned for his monumental achievement as the first human to set foot on the Moon, faced an unexpected breach of trust whe...
22 Sep, 2026, 11.41 PM IST
Elon Musk Moon city: World’s richest man plans self-growing city within 10 years, but scientists warn of a major problem that could hamper his plansElon Musk is planning a self-growing city on the Moon that could eventually house millions of people. But a new study has raised a major co...
21 Sep, 2026, 05.13 PM IST
NASA satellite discovers a new crater on the moon that's bigger than the Colosseum — rare impact went unnoticed for 2 years, occurs once every 132 yearsScientists have discovered a massive crater on the Moon that formed after an asteroid or comet fragment struck the lunar surface in 2024. M...
19 Sep, 2026, 12.35 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
"I just stopped, dropped everything": NASA scientist recalls spotting a mysterious bright spot on Moon that turned out to be a once-in-century craterA routine data-quality check took an unexpected turn when NASA scientist Robert Wagner spotted a mysterious bright spot surrounded by a dar...
18 Sep, 2026, 04.58 PM IST
US govt sold Apollo 11 moon-dust bag for just $995 in 2015; two years later Illinois woman got $1.8 million for the same bagIllinois woman got $1.8 million for moon-dust bag: A bag used during NASA’s Apollo 11 Moon mission was sold at a US government auction for ...
17 Sep, 2026, 12.23 PM IST
In 2014, NASA astronauts used an ordinary tape measure during six-month ISS missions; the Body Measures data later entered requirements for NASA's xEMU spacesuitIn 2014, astronauts aboard the International Space Station conducted body measurements to study the impact of microgravity on human physiol...
15 Sep, 2026, 07.10 PM IST
The moon has water, but can it support a city? Scientists warn lunar settlements could run dry despite billions of tonnes of iceLunar exploration is transforming with plans for permanent settlements and industries. Solar power offers a strong foundation for a lunar e...
14 Sep, 2026, 05.26 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
AI is going to help find the Moon’s most valuable resource: How NASA and IBM are using AI to search for water iceNew artificial intelligence models are helping scientists find vital lunar water. This technology analyzes vast lunar data for future explo...
11 Sep, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
IBM, NASA launch AI model to help map ice, craters on MoonThe NASA-IBM Lunar Foundation Model is a publicly available AI tool designed to study the Moon. It was trained on more than 30 layers of ...
10 Sep, 2026, 10.57 PM IST
In 2006, NASA launched 75 fruit flies on STS-121 for 13 days; Discovery returned with about 3,000, including a new generation that developed in spaceNASA's experiments with fruit flies in zero gravity unveiled significant weaknesses in their immune systems. Observations indicated these f...
10 Sep, 2026, 02.30 PM IST
In 1971, Apollo 14 brought back the 20-pound rock Big Bertha; in 2019, scientists found a fragment that likely came from Earth, excavated about 4 billion years agoA lunar rock collected by Apollo 14 astronauts may contain a fragment of Earth. This tiny piece of rock is approximately four billion years...
09 Sep, 2026, 02.20 PM IST
In 1972, Apollo 17 sealed core sample 73001 under vacuum on the Moon; in 2022, NASA opened it after 50 years and extracted lunar gas at Johnson Space CenterAfter fifty long years, a lunar sample collected in 1972 has been meticulously opened for analysis, promising to revolutionize our understa...
08 Sep, 2026, 07.10 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