Quote of the day by the lady who touched the stars, Kalpana Chawla: “The path from dreams to success does exist. May you have the vision to find it, the courage to...” Learn a timeless lesson on dreams, courage, perseverance, success mindset, ambition, hard work, and never giving upThe Kalpana Chawla quote of the day still inspires millions chasing dreams, success, and personal growth worldwide. Her powerful words on v...
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Word of the Day: OpsimathWord of the Day: As more adults reinvent themselves both professionally and creatively, words like “opsimath” may gradually find a wider pl...
22 May, 2026, 02.58 PM IST
A high school senior used NASA Kepler data to uncover where more Earth-like planets may still be hidingA high school student has made a significant discovery using old space data. Ana Humphrey re-examined information from the Kepler Space Tel...
20 May, 2026, 04.28 PM IST
How a 17-year-old NASA intern spotted an odd signal in telescope data and found a planet with two sunsDuring a summer internship at NASA, high school junior Wolf Cukier discovered a planet orbiting two stars. While analyzing data from the TE...
20 May, 2026, 02.11 PM IST
A simple astronomy program led two U.S. high school students to help discover four exoplanetsIn an inspiring display of youthful ingenuity, two American high school students have teamed up to publish a groundbreaking scientific pape...
19 May, 2026, 04.11 PM IST
In 1967, a Cambridge student found a strange signal every 1.3 seconds, and changed astronomy foreverA graduate student's meticulous review of radio telescope data in 1967 led to a groundbreaking discovery. Jocelyn Bell Burnell identified a...
06 May, 2026, 07.10 PM IST
How this Kerala boy helped put India’s space dreams on global map & earned rare 'triple Padma': All About the star who helped ISRO chase MoonKrishnaswamy Kasturirangan, the Kerala-born scientist who became one of the key architects of India’s space programme, rose from humble beg...
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Quote of the day by Pythagoras: 'Anger begins in folly, and ends in...' - Ancient Greek philosopher's powerful advice on self-controlPythagoras, a Greek polymath and thinker, shaped history with his mathematical and philosophical ideas. He believed numbers explained the u...
23 Apr, 2026, 01.59 PM IST
Quote of the day by Aristotle: 'No great mind has ever existed without a touch of...' - The Greek polymath’s psychological perspective on 'geniuses'Quote of the day by Aristotle: Aristotle, a pivotal Greek philosopher and polymath, profoundly influenced logic, science, ethics, and polit...
15 Apr, 2026, 02.23 PM IST
Jayant Vishnu Narlikar: The great astrophysicist believed it’s essential to have voices who question mainstream dogmaIn 1995, Fred Hoyle honored Jayant Narlikar, acknowledging his significant contributions to astronomy, particularly the Hoyle-Narlikar theo...
25 May, 2025, 10.48 PM IST
IISc to host the 42nd meeting on astronomy this week in BengaluruThe Indian Institute of Science (IISc) will host the 42nd meeting of the Astronomical Society of India, with scientific discourses on topic...
31 Jan, 2024, 01.47 PM IST
Meet the citizen astronomers who chase starsDespite many hurdles, India has a thriving citizen astronomy community — extremely tech savvy and motivated, says Vishal Upendran, a PhD sc...
08 Dec, 2019, 10.30 AM IST
- India, US must collaborate more on space research: NASA scientist
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) India and the US should collaborate more on space research programmes, a prominent scientist from the US space age...
21 Jan, 2017, 07.25 PM IST
Meteor monitoring network to be set up in Abu DhabiEach station contains two cameras, the first one contains a lens known as 'fish eye' which covers the sky with a wide angle and the second ...
11 Nov, 2015, 03.11 PM IST
Kalpana Chawla memorial planetarium in Haryana to be upgradedWith new explorations in the field of science and technology, it has become necessary to keep the planetarium infrastructure up to date.
11 May, 2015, 04.42 PM IST
Assam government to take meritorious students on 12-day tour to NASAAssam government will take 10 meritorious students on a 12-day educational visit to the US-based National Aeronautics and Space Administrat...
23 Sep, 2014, 04.40 PM IST
- Naveen Patnaik flags off exposure visit of young astronomers
An exposure visit of the Top Twenty students of Young Astronomer Talent Search (YATS) programme-2012 to Vikram Sarabhai Space Exhibition (V...
29 Apr, 2013, 09.31 PM IST