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FIRST ROCKY PLANETS
The first rocky planets may have formed just 100 million years after the Big Bang, scientists say — and they could have been surprisingly Earth-like- 8 years, 10 billion km, one shot: The spacecraft racing toward Mercury faces its trickiest hour yet
- In 2003, NASA launched a 34-inch infrared telescope called Spitzer. For 17 years, it looked through cosmic dust and revealed a hidden universe
- In 2004, NASA’s Genesis sample capsule crashed in Utah at up to 193 miles per hour; scientists later recovered valuable solar-wind samplesNASA's Genesis mission faced a dramatic mishap in Utah when its capsule crashed after gathering precious solar wind samples. The failure of...22 Aug, 2026, 02.40 PM IST
- Scientists found a ‘Mega-Earth’ 2.5 times the size of Earth with a core 23 times its mass; but it didn’t develop the massive atmosphere expected of a planet this large, and researchers are trying to find out whyThe discovery of GJ 523b, an exoplanet more than twice the size of Earth, has shaken scientists' understanding of rocky planet formation. T...20 Aug, 2026, 01.47 PM IST
- Japan aims for the moons of MarsJapan's MMX mission will blast off soon to collect Martian moon samples. The spacecraft will orbit Mars for three years and land on Phobos....16 Aug, 2026, 07.50 AM IST
- This ‘rock’ in Namibia is actually a plant that plays dead, fewer than 200 are leftThis ‘living stone’ plant in Namibia looks like a rock and plays dead to survive. Fewer than 200 remain as the rare species faces extinctio...04 Aug, 2026, 01.04 PM IST
- Starting 1996, surprising planetary system had close encounters with NASA’s Galileo spacecraft, recent study claims it may resemble Earth in certain qualitiesNearly three decades after Galileo first revealed Ganymede's intrinsic magnetic field, the giant moon of Jupiter remains one of the Solar S...03 Aug, 2026, 06.10 PM IST
- It was built for 30 days. It survived 1,004: How a 4-pound helicopter became one of NASA's greatest success storiesNASA's Ingenuity helicopter surpassed expectations, operating for over a thousand days instead of the initially planned thirty. Completing ...27 Jul, 2026, 06.09 PM IST
- LHS 1140 b Distance, Temperature, Gravity: What we know about an Earth-like place that has atmosphere, rocksLHS 1140 b: Astronomers have confirmed an atmosphere around a rocky exoplanet. This planet, LHS 1140 b, orbits within its star's habitable ...18 Jul, 2026, 01.45 PM IST
- Glaciers were found moving across the Himalayas from space; scientists just uncovered a 58,500-year-old collapse hiding in the same mountainsSpace images reveal Himalayan glaciers flowing downhill, a dynamic process previously unseen. These ice masses feed vital rivers relied upo...16 Jul, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
- Forget gold rush, diamonds rain on this planet, and it's located in our solar systemDeep within Uranus and Neptune, immense pressure and heat are transforming carbon into diamonds that rain down through the planets' interio...30 Jun, 2026, 02.26 PM IST
- Quote of the day by John Denver: ‘I think the biggest problem in the world is that we have a generation of young people, and…’ – Message for a generation that wonders if tomorrow will be betterJohn Denver, the beloved singer-songwriter, voiced concern decades ago about young people losing hope for a better future, a sentiment that...29 Jun, 2026, 09.52 AM IST
- How Close Is the Nearest Earth-Like Planet, Really?Astronomers are actively searching for Earth-like planets, with thousands of exoplanets now confirmed. While Proxima Centauri b is the clos...24 Feb, 2026, 03.29 PM IST
- Scientists find a solar system that makes no sense: Discover evidence of ‘inside-out’ planet formationAstronomers found a strange planetary system 116 light-years away. It orbits a red dwarf star called LHS 1903. The planets are arranged in ...13 Feb, 2026, 02.29 PM IST
- Are Earth-like planets common? Astronomers witness birth of a new solar system for the first timeAstronomers have observed the earliest stages of rocky planet formation around a young, sun-like star named HOPS-315. Using the James Webb ...17 Jul, 2025, 07.10 AM IST
- NASA's Webb telescope spots its first Earth-like exoplanetWebb also revealed that the planet is a few hundred degrees warmer than Earth. If clouds are detected, it may lead the researchers to concl...12 Jan, 2023, 11.19 AM IST
- NASA's InSight spacecraft blasts off to MarsWashington, May 5 (IANS) NASA's InSight mission to study the deep interior of Mars blasted off to the Red Planet on Saturday aboard a Unite...05 May, 2018, 04.57 PM IST
- NASA announces over 200 new planet candidatesWashington, June 20 (IANS) US space agency NASA announced that its Kepler space telescope has discovered 219 new planet candidates outside ...20 Jun, 2017, 07.37 AM IST
- Jet Propulsion Lab scientists find rocky exoplanet just 21 light-years awayUsing the Spitzer Space Telescoe, scientists at the Jet Propulsion Lab have found HD 219134b, a rocky exoplanet 'just' 21 light-years away.31 Jul, 2015, 11.53 AM IST
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