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In 1984, NASA sent about 3,300 honeybees into space to test comb-building without gravity; the colony built about 31 square inches of honeycombIn 1984, honeybees traveled aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger for a unique student experiment. These bees successfully built honeycomb an...- Five years of Taliban rule: Survival is not the same as stabilityThe Taliban has maintained control of Afghanistan for five years. Mounting domestic pressures include poverty and refugee returns. Internal...
- In 2003, NASA sent tiny worms aboard Space Shuttle Columbia. After the disaster, scientists discovered that an aluminium container had helped them survive the deadly impactWhen Space Shuttle Columbiabroke apart on February 1, 2003, all seven astronauts lost their lives. Yet one NASA experiment survived. Tiny C...
- In the late 1990s, a hidden nanotechnology breakthrough helped clean dangerous chemicals from groundwaterJacqueline Quinn, inspired by her parents, pursued a career in science and engineering. She developed emulsified zero-valent iron, a ground...
- In 1969, Apollo 10 astronauts set the fastest human speed record in space — here's why it still hasn't been brokenApollo 10 astronauts still hold the fastest human spaceflight speed record. Their return journey from lunar orbit reached nearly 40,000 kil...
- Quote of the day by Will Smith: 'Money and success don't change people, they merely amplify what is...' - inspiring life lessons by The Pursuit of Happyness, Hitch, Independence Day and Men in Black actor teaches why character matters more than money and successWill Smith quote today: Will Smith believes success amplifies existing character traits, not changes them. Generosity may increase, while s...
- Quote of the day by Richard Feynman: ‘Nature cannot be fooled. Reality must take precedence over…’ - Inspiring lesson on truth and intellectual honesty by Nobel Prize-winning American physicistQuote of the day by Richard Feynman: Nobel laureate Richard Feynman's powerful quote, "For a successful technology, reality must take prece...
- 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...
- NASA marks 40 years since Challenger, prepares Artemis II amid safety and space governance concernsForty years after the Challenger disaster, NASA gets ready for its first crewed lunar mission since Apollo: Artemis II. Carrying four astro...
- Thought of the day by Sally Ride: ‘I think it's important for little girls growing up…’ Inspirational quotes by the first American female astronautThought of the day by Sally Ride remains relevant in an era still grappling with gender representation across professions. Her words contin...
- Lyft ditches humans! Self-driving shuttles to battle Uber & Waymo by 2026Lyft robotaxi launch 2026 marks a bold move by the ride-sharing giant as it partners with Holon to bring self-driving electric shuttles to ...
- When Coke and Pepsi fought for soft drink supremacy in spaceIn the 1980s, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo engaged in a fierce competition to become the first to serve a fizzy drink in space. NASA's shuttle pro...
- Challenger disaster: Remembering the tragic space shuttle explosion on January 28, 1986, and its lasting impactThe Challenger disaster, which occurred on January 28, 1986, remains one of the most heartbreaking events in space exploration. The tragedy...
- How NASA and SpaceX will bring down the space station when it's retiredSpaceX, under an $843 million contract with NASA, will deorbit the ageing International Space Station in 2031 using a Dragon capsule equipp...
- As offices reopen, Uber launches corporate shuttle service for employeesThe corporate shuttle service is a customised service for companies that aims to decongest office parking spaces and contribute towards sus...
- Recalling India's forgotten astronauts in a year belonging to space missionsP Radhakrishnan and NC Bhatt were two more astronauts trained by NASA to fly on the Space Shuttle.
- ET View: The Moon is not made of insta-cheeseIndian Space Research Organisation will analyse the mishap to identify what went wrong and rectify the defect that caused it.
- A lookback at space disasters in the history of mankindFour-fifths of the way to the moon, Apollo 13 is crippled when a tank containing liquid oxygen bursts.
- Michelle Obama shows her dance moves on TVUS First Lady Michelle Obama showed off her moves on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" as she danced to Bruno Mars' "Uptown Funk".
- New moon rocket has dangerous problem: NASANASA is wrestling with a potentially dangerous problem in a spacecraft, this time in a moon rocket that has not even been built yet.
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