In 1965, MIT's LES-1 failed to reach its planned orbit and fell silent in 1967; 45 years later, the zombie satellite unexpectedly began transmitting againA surprising discovery was made in 2012 when an old satellite from the 1960s unexpectedly resumed broadcasting signals. Originally believed...
05 Sep, 2026, 03.30 PM IST
UPTET Result 2026: Candidates can raise objections till September 10, check how to submit objections by emailThe Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission is now inviting representations from candidates regarding the UPTET 2026 results. ...
05 Sep, 2026, 12.58 PM IST
Isro launches EOS-05 satellite: India's first dedicated geostationary Earth-observation satelliteIn a notable achievement, Isro has successfully launched the EOS-05 satellite aboard the GSLV-F17 vehicle. The satellite will offer near re...
04 Sep, 2026, 05.56 PM IST
In 2013, Czech researchers studied 70 dogs across 37 breeds and found north-south alignment during defecation; the findings suggested dogs may sense Earth’s magnetic fieldRecent research has found that dogs tend to position themselves in a north-south direction while defecating, particularly when the Earth's ...
04 Sep, 2026, 01.50 PM IST
In 1966, NASA launched Biosatellite I with 13 biology experiments and more than 10 million organisms; its retrorocket failed, and the spacecraft was never recoveredIn 1966, NASA's Biosatellite I mission attempted to carry over ten million organisms into orbit, but a retrorocket malfunction led to the c...
04 Sep, 2026, 01.40 PM IST
In 1990, the USSR sent six Japanese tree frogs to the Mir space station for an eight-day experiment, where researchers watched them float with all four legs stretched out and their bodies bent backward - then found the frogs improved their ability to land after jumping in microgravitySix Japanese tree frogs journeyed to the Soviet space station Mir in 1990. They spent eight days in microgravity, which allowed researchers...
03 Sep, 2026, 11.56 AM IST
ISRO's launch of India's first imaging satellite will help keep a permanent eye on its border from 36,000 km awayISRO is preparing to launch EOS-05, or Gisat-1A, on September 4 aboard the GSLV-F17 rocket from Sriharikota. Positioned about 36,000 km abo...
02 Sep, 2026, 10.29 PM IST
US, China arm for space warfare: Hunter satellites and orbital weaponsChina and the United States are developing advanced military space capabilities. Both nations are preparing for potential conflict extendin...
02 Sep, 2026, 04.06 PM IST
In 2006, NASA and French Space Agency CNES launched a satellite in a joint mission to probe the properties of Earth's thin clouds and aerosolsIn 2006, NASA and French Space Agency CNES launched a satellite in a joint mission to probe the properties of Earth's thin clouds and aeros...
02 Sep, 2026, 02.30 AM IST
India's new eye in the sky: Everything to know about ISRO's GSLV-F17 launch of first geostationary imager on Sept 4India's space agency ISRO is preparing to launch its GSLV-F17 rocket soon. This rocket will carry the EOS-05 satellite into a specific orbi...
01 Sep, 2026, 01.08 PM IST
Around 1600, a pioneering English physician and natural philosopher invented versorium, the first electroscope, and detected the presence of static electric chargesAround 1600, William Gilbert invented the versorium, the first electroscope, to detect static electric charges. The English physician and n...
01 Sep, 2026, 12.57 AM IST
NASA's Roman Space Telescope will see at least 100 times more sky at once than Hubble and James Webb, helping scientists study invisible dark matter, dark energy and search for thousands of exoplanetsNASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy, beginning a mission to survey vast areas of the univers...
31 Aug, 2026, 03.25 PM IST
In 1932, a Bell Labs engineer trying to solve mysterious static from transatlantic phone calls that repeated every 23 hours and 56 minutes accidentally discovered radio waves from the center of the Milky WayIn the early 1930s, Bell Labs engineer Karl Jansky embarked on an investigation into transatlantic radio interference. By constructing a la...
30 Aug, 2026, 08.03 PM IST
In 2000, NASA's MISR used 9 cameras aboard Terra to study clouds, winds and aerosols. 1 year later, scientists showed it could measure cloud heights to within 400 meters worldwide, opening new possibilities for meteorologyNASA’s MISR instrument is giving scientists a different way to study Earth’s atmosphere. Its nine cameras view the planet from different an...
27 Aug, 2026, 10.00 PM IST
In 2013, balloons were launched by NASA near the North and South poles to study X-rays in Earth’s atmosphereIn 2013, balloons were launched by NASA near the North and South poles to study X-rays in Earth’s atmosphere as part of the Balloon Array f...
27 Aug, 2026, 12.46 AM IST
In 1958, NASA launched a spacecraft Able 2 for the first time to the Moon but the mission failed after a small error and the probe reentered Earth's atmosphere about 43 hours after launchIn 1958, NASA launched Able 2, later known as Pioneer 1, on a mission to study the Moon. The spacecraft failed to reach lunar orbit after a...
26 Aug, 2026, 10.37 PM 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