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- In 1969, she helped Apollo 11 carrying Neil Armstrong land on the moon. Indiana woman wrote the code that made it happen. She was MIT's first female programmer
- In 1975, Soviet Union sent a cannon to space and tested it from Salyut 3 station, just six months before US and Soviet astronauts met in orbit for the Apollo-Soyuz mission during the Cold WarIn January 1975, the Soviet Union fired a 23mm cannon from its Salyut 3 military space station as a test of its orbital defence system. The...24 Aug, 2026, 12.07 PM IST
- Modi government strangulating, emasculating ISRO, says Congress General Secretary Jairam RameshThe Congress party criticises the Modi government's aggressive privatisation agenda for India's space program. They question the rationale ...24 Aug, 2026, 12.06 PM IST
- National Space Day: From Chandrayaan-3 to Aditya-L1, how Indian chips are powering its space missionsMade-in-India semiconductor chips are now powering key Indian space missions. These domestically manufactured components support lunar and ...23 Aug, 2026, 07.22 PM IST
- In 1986, Voyager 2 discovered 10 moons around Uranus. 39 years later, Webb found a 29th moon only 10 kilometre wide that the spacecraft had missedIn 1986, Voyager 2 discovered 10 moons around Uranus during its flyby. Thirty-nine years later, James Webb Space Telescope observations ide...23 Aug, 2026, 01.13 AM IST
- In the 1960s, 2025 PN7 began travelling in step with Earth. 60 years later, American astronomers discovered it and found older images hiding the asteroid in plain sight2025 PN7 was hiding in plain sight for decades. The tiny asteroid has been traveling around the Sun in step with Earth since roughly the 19...22 Aug, 2026, 11.27 PM IST
- In 1972, Apollo 17 astronaut Jack Schmitt suddenly shouted, “There is orange soil!”: It contained tiny glass beads from ancient lunar fire fountainsDuring the Apollo 17 mission, astronauts stumbled upon intriguing orange soil at Shorty Crater, revealing a treasure trove of microscopic g...22 Aug, 2026, 06.40 PM IST
- ‘I looked like a locked pigeon’: Ravi Kishan breaks silence on his viral Gucci walk. Actor-politician reveals why he moved sideways on stageAt a recent event, actor-politician Ravi Kishan humorously addressed his trending 'Gucci walk.' He clarified that the unique sideways movem...22 Aug, 2026, 10.20 AM IST
- California space station startup Vast cuts jobs after $500 million funding round as crypto billionaire Jed McCaleb’s company races to replace ISSSpaceX-linked California startup Vast has cut 46 employees, or about 4% of its workforce, months after raising $500 million. The layoffs at...21 Aug, 2026, 08.50 PM IST
- In 1954, Santiago Flight 513 carrying 92 people supposedly vanished without a trace, then a bizarre claim said it landed in Brazil 35 years laterThe legendary saga of Santiago Flight 513, which began circulating in 1989, paints a chilling picture of a flight that vanished in 1954 and...20 Aug, 2026, 10.42 PM IST
- Earlier this year, a California startup received approval to launch a 59-foot mirror into orbit. Two years later, the demonstration could redirect sunlight onto chosen points on Earth, allowing crews to keep working after darkA California startup just got FCC approval to test a 59-foot mirror satellite in orbit. The spacecraft, named Eärendil-1, will catch sunlig...20 Aug, 2026, 07.22 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
- China recovers rocket stage on land for first time, after earlier recovery at seaAlthough this marks China's first successful recovery on land, it is the second time the country has recovered a rocket stage, following a ...19 Aug, 2026, 10.16 AM IST
- Anthropic pre-IPO credit facility set to climb past $10 billionAnthropic is broadening its revolving credit facility past the initial target to prepare for its much-anticipated initial public offering. ...18 Aug, 2026, 11.14 PM IST
- School Assembly News Headlines, August 19, 2026: Top national, international, business, sports updates and thought of the daySchool Assembly News Headlines: The trend of domestic donations to PM CARES has notably decreased, along with a downturn in foreign contrib...18 Aug, 2026, 06.06 PM IST
- Our Milky Way devoured a galaxy 11.8 billion years ago. Another crash may happen in 4.5 billion yearsThe Milky Way swallowed a smaller dwarf galaxy about 11.8 billion years ago, marking the earliest known merger in its history. Scientists u...18 Aug, 2026, 03.40 PM IST
- In 1954, a meteorite crashed through an Alabama home and hit Ann Hodges - The rare cosmic event that made her the only confirmed meteorite victimThe year 1954 marked a peculiar chapter in history when Ann Hodges became the only verified person to be struck by a meteorite. As it crash...17 Aug, 2026, 12.15 PM IST
- What’s a black hole star? Astronomers spot a strange red object bigger than our entire solar systemBlack Hole Star Discovery: Astronomers using Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope may have discovered a new type of cosmic object called a “bl...13 Aug, 2026, 04.49 PM IST
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