Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch embraces ‘space plumber’ role; internet draws parallels with The Big Bang Theory’s Howard WolowitzAstronaut Christina Koch became the 'space plumber' on the Artemis II mission. She humorously fixed a malfunctioning toilet aboard the spac...
03 Apr, 2026, 02.24 PM IST
Artemis II toilet trouble: Astronauts reported malfunction in urine collection system after liftoffArtemis II toilet: Artemis II astronauts encountered a minor technical issue with the Orion spacecraft's toilet shortly after launch, speci...
02 Apr, 2026, 10.22 AM IST
3 Zodiac Signs Finally Getting the Break They’ve Been Waiting For, Is Your Sign About to Experience a Major Turning Point?A powerful cosmic shift is unfolding, and for some zodiac signs, long-standing struggles may finally begin to ease. Astrological movements ...
16 Mar, 2026, 02.44 PM IST
NASA offering $3 million to recycle 96 bags of poop left by Apollo astronauts 50 years back on the moonNASA has launched the LunaRecycle Challenge, offering a $3 million prize for innovative technologies to recycle 96 bags of human waste left...
11 Apr, 2025, 01.13 PM IST
$3 million reward for recycling human waste? Here’s what is LunaRecycle Challenge and why is it crucialNASA has launched a $3 million challenge to find a solution to recycle 96 bags of human waste left on the moon by Apollo astronauts. The go...
10 Apr, 2025, 01.21 AM IST
As talks of Elon Musk’s DOGE exit swirl in D.C., SpaceX, ULA, and Blue Origin score massive Pentagon payday to launch top-secret satellites for U.S space forceElon Musk Pentagon deal takes center stage as the tech billionaire secures a multibillion-dollar contract for top-secret U.S. Space Force s...
05 Apr, 2025, 06.40 PM IST
Ramadan 2025 fasting rules: Dos and Don'ts, what's allowed what's not? Food guidelines for Suhoor and IftarRamadan Fasting Rules: Ramadan in 2025 is anticipated to begin on March 1, pending the sighting of the crescent moon. Muslims will engage i...
28 Feb, 2025, 06.46 PM IST
‘Space exploration is like going to Olympics’: Shrinivas KulkarniShrinivas Kulkarni, Shaw Prize winner and a professor at Caltech, talks on the importance of thorough analysis and strategic choices in Ind...
19 Jan, 2025, 02.41 PM IST
Nasa's first lunar outpost: Three floors, stunning views; here's how it will look likeNASA is taking a giant leap towards long-term lunar exploration with plans to build a three-storey habitat on the Moon. As part of its Arte...
15 Nov, 2024, 11.44 PM IST
NASA wants your idea. Take home Rs 25 crore in cash if you solve a moon mission challengeNASA is inviting innovative thinkers to participate in its LunaRecycle Challenge, offering a prize pool of $3 million (approximately Rs 25 ...
16 Oct, 2024, 02.32 PM IST
Poverty, climate, space: China's progress in 10 years under Xi JinpingChina's Communist Party prides itself on being "at the service of the people", so Beijing's announcement in 2020 that it had brought an end...
14 Oct, 2022, 10.21 AM IST
Out-of-the-box lunar loosSafe landing is the bottomline of NASA’s open contest for the perfect potty.
27 Jun, 2020, 10.24 AM IST
India prepares quest to find a trillion-dollar nuclear fuel on the MoonThis mission would solidify India’s place among the fleet of explorers racing to the moon, Mars and beyond for scientific, commercial or mi...
27 Jun, 2018, 12.34 PM IST
Indian IT has the smarts, but giants must get over inferiority complexInfy and Wipro are coming to the party that is about to end; instead of restructuring and reinventing as they need to do, they are chasing ...
04 Oct, 2015, 11.42 AM IST
Technology to combat pollution in national meetUnion environment minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday announced a national meet of environment and forest ministers representing all stat...
01 Apr, 2015, 04.28 AM IST
White hair syndrome inhibits innovation, says Ratan Tata at the launch of XPrize India contestXPrize's first competition, the $10-million Ansari XPrize launched in 1996 and which had the objective of making private space travel comme...
12 Dec, 2014, 12.21 PM IST
X prize to help solve India’s social problems: DiamandisIndia is in a position where extreme poverty can be massively reduced in the next 20 years, Diamandis said.
12 Dec, 2014, 05.36 AM IST