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The farthest human-made object is now so distant that even light takes nearly 24 hours to reach it; exactly 49 years after NASA launched Voyager 1 to explore Jupiter and Saturn, the spacecraft is still in interstellar space and sending data back to Earth- In 1820, a French physicist invented an astatic needle which canceled out the Earth's magnetic field, enabling the creation of the sensitive Galvanometer
- In 1950, a live and unanaesthetized mouse was sent to the upper atmosphere in a V-2 rocket to test biological responses and capture physiological data and imagery during the flight
- In 1827, a Romanian polymath, mathematician, physicist and engineer invented a device which helped fuel the rapid expansion of global literacy by getting the first Romanian patent issued in history: The world's first fountain penIn 1827, a Romanian polymath, mathematician, physicist and engineer invented a device which helped fuel the rapid expansion of global liter...04 Sep, 2026, 10.24 PM IST
- In 1947, the military sent fruit flies 67 miles into space to test radiation risks. 11 years later, NASA was founded in 1958, with animal flights underway in America now1947 mission was part of a larger American effort to understand whether living organisms could survive the journey into space. Beginning in...03 Sep, 2026, 08.59 PM IST
- Semicon startup Makr Microsystems raises Rs 10.2 crore from Bluehill VC, Artha Venture FundThe startup’s main technology — Acoustic Atomic Force Microscopy (AAFM) — uses acoustic signals and a scanning probe to gather information ...03 Sep, 2026, 08.15 PM IST
- 8 years, 10 billion km, one shot: The spacecraft racing toward Mercury faces its trickiest hour yetA spacecraft carrying European and Japanese probes will complete an eight-year journey to arrive at Mercury on Thursday, while still facing...03 Sep, 2026, 02.32 PM IST
- In 1976, a theoretical physicist pushed Caltech toward building a machine to detect Einstein’s gravitational waves - 39 years later, black-hole-hunting LIGO heard their ripples, and by 2017, the Interstellar science adviser wept before the man who predicted them while receiving the Nobel PrizeKip Thorne, an illustrious physicist, chased the elusive gravitational waves predicted by Einstein for many years. His commitment yielded t...03 Sep, 2026, 10.57 AM IST
- SSC JE Recruitment 2026: Check how to apply, direct link, eligibility, vacancies, application fee and moreSSC JE Recruitment 2026 applications have opened for 1,748 Junior Engineer and Scientific Assistant posts. Eligible candidates can apply on...02 Sep, 2026, 09.07 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
- SCO Summit: India's priorities on terror, security reflected in Bishkek DeclarationIndia's priorities found reflection in the SCO Bishkek Declaration adopted Tuesday. The declaration emphasized combating terrorism and stre...01 Sep, 2026, 11.43 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 2018, NASA invited people worldwide to send their names to the Sun. More than 1.1 million did and their names are still travelling aboard Parker Solar ProbeOver one million names traveled to the Sun aboard NASA's Parker Solar Probe. These names were digitally stored on a memory card, becoming p...28 Aug, 2026, 06.48 PM IST
- Anthropic unveils new framework allowing AI agents to operate physical devicesThe MHS enables AI agents to operate lab and manufacturing instruments such as microscopes and robotic arms in tandem and perform complex...28 Aug, 2026, 10.15 AM 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 2003, NASA launched a 34-inch infrared telescope called Spitzer. For 17 years, it looked through cosmic dust and revealed a hidden universeNASA's Spitzer Space Telescope ended its mission in 2020 after sixteen years. Its infrared observations pierced cosmic dust, revealing hidd...27 Aug, 2026, 04.58 PM 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 1958, US Air Force launched an Able 1 spacecraft to the Moon in humanity’s first attempt to send a spaceship anywhere beyond Earth orbit but the mission lasted only 73.6 secondsIn 1958, US Air Force launched an Able 1 spacecraft to the Moon in humanity’s first attempt to send a spaceship anywhere beyond Earth orbit...26 Aug, 2026, 01.26 AM IST
- Modi government strangulating, emasculating ISRO, says Congress General Secretary Jairam RameshThe Congress party criticises the Modi government's aggressive privatisation agenda for India's space program. They question the rationale ...24 Aug, 2026, 12.06 PM IST
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