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In 1985, Soviet engineers sent two balloons floating through Venus for 46.5 hours. Their motherships then used the planet’s gravity to chase Halley’s Comet- Mumbai boy, who grew up in 8×10 ft room in slum, survived on bread and chai, now works at NASA
- In 1990, NASA sent a X-ray telescope into space on Space Shuttle Columbia for the first time to perform observations of galactic and extragalactic objects: What was BBXRT?
- In 2009, NASA deliberately crashed LCROSS into a permanently shadowed lunar crater; the mission detected water in the resulting debris plumeNASA's groundbreaking LCROSS mission in 2009 confirmed the presence of water ice at the Moon's south pole, transforming our understanding o...22 Aug, 2026, 02.20 PM IST
- Moon Calling: NASA and Nokia to launch the first cellular network in Space; Here’s all you need to knowNASA and Nokia are set to deploy the first mobile network on the Moon as part of the IM-2 mission. Utilizing Earth-based cellular technolog...26 Feb, 2025, 08.02 PM IST
- NASA's new finding: 126 rare exoplanets, some capable of supporting life. Pics hereA new catalog featuring 126 exoplanets discovered through NASA's TESS and the Keck Observatory has been released, revealing diverse planet ...27 May, 2024, 01.12 PM IST
- Why NASA planes will chase the April 8 solar eclipse, from an altitude of 50,000 feetOn April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will occur over parts of North America, providing a unique research opportunity to study the Sun an...03 Apr, 2024, 02.12 PM IST
- Psyche Mission: Here's all you should know about Nasa's spacecraft to a metal-rich asteroidNASA's Psyche spacecraft is scheduled to launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on October 12. This mission, part of NASA's Discov...12 Oct, 2023, 05.56 PM IST
- What is Aditya-L1 mission? All you need to know about Isro's mission to the sunThe Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced the launch of the Aditya-L1 mission, which aims to study the sun. The spacecraf...02 Sep, 2023, 08.11 AM IST
- Chandrayaan-2 detects solar proton events: ISROWhen the sun is active, spectacular eruptions called solar flares occur that sometimes also spew out energetic particles (called solar prot...24 Feb, 2022, 10.34 AM IST
- Chandrayaan-2 Ready for moonwalkThe landing on the moon near the South Pole, an uncharted territory, would be on Sept 6 or 7.13 Jun, 2019, 08.03 AM IST
- NASA's Cassini spacecraft nears destructionWashington, Aug 30 (IANS) Launched 20 years ago, NASA's Cassini spacecraft now has less than 20 days for its mission-ending dive into the a...30 Aug, 2017, 11.52 AM IST
- NASA's Saturn probe begins 'Grand Finale' of 20-year journeyCassini's particle detectors will sample icy ring particles being funnelled into the atmosphere by Saturn's magnetic field.05 Apr, 2017, 01.25 PM IST
- Most of Mars' atmosphere was lost to space: NASAWashington, March 31 (IANS) Solar wind and radiation were responsible for stripping the Martian atmosphere, transforming Mars from a planet...31 Mar, 2017, 11.05 AM IST
- Over 100 new potential planets spottedAstronomers released the largest-ever compilation of exoplanet-detecting observations made using a technique called the radial velocity met...14 Feb, 2017, 02.18 PM IST
- New NASA instrument could 'sniff' for life on MarsWashington, Nov 2 (IANAS) A sensing technique that the US military currently uses to remotely monitor the air to detect potentially life-th...02 Nov, 2016, 12.20 PM IST
- NASA's LADEE spacecraft finds glowing neon gas on moonA dense atmosphere like Earth's is relatively rare in our solar system because an object has to be sufficiently massive to have enough grav...18 Aug, 2015, 12.35 PM IST
- Methane in Mars meteorites hints at life on red planetIn a clue to possibility of life below the surface of Mars, a team of researchers has discovered traces of methane in Martian meteorites.17 Jun, 2015, 01.08 PM IST
- Curiosity rover detects life-supporting nitrogen on MarsThe nitrogen was detected in the form of nitric oxide, and could be released from breakdown of nitrates during heating.25 Mar, 2015, 02.54 PM IST
- Solar tsunami helps measure Sun's magnetic field accuratelyNASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and the Japanese Hinode spacecraft have observed a solar tsunami to provide the first accurate esti...13 Jul, 2013, 10.13 AM IST
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