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In 1961, a UCLA graduate student at JPL discovered how spacecraft could borrow speed from planetary gravity. Decades later, his gravity-assist technique produced a fuel-saving breakthrough that transformed deep-space explorationIn 1961, UCLA graduate student Michael Minovitch found a smarter way to move spacecraft through space. At JPL, he studied planetary gravity...- India aims to see electric air taxis fly by 2028, testing to gather pace next year: Union Civil Aviation MinisterIndia aims for electric air taxis to fly by 2028, with testing accelerating next year. Electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft offe...
- In 2022, NASA slammed a spacecraft into an asteroid moonlet at 14,000 mph; humanity’s first planetary-defense test shortened its orbit by about 32 minutesNASA's DART mission achieved a groundbreaking success by colliding with the asteroid Dimorphos. This intentional impact resulted in a signi...
- OpenAI’s new device will be hockey puck-sized and cost over $300The product — essentially a smart speaker without a display — will be shaped like a doughnut that’s roughly the size of a hockey puck, said...
- Why SpaceX's accidental Moon crash is worrying scientists ahead of Artemis missionsA spent SpaceX rocket stage has impacted the Moon after a year in space. Astronomers confirm the four-tonne Falcon 9 upper stage hit the lu...
- 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...
- NASA's AI-powered Mission PRAXIS aims to touch Saturn's rings for the first time: Here's how it could solve a decades-old mysteryNASA is exploring a new mission concept called PRAXIS. This robotic explorer aims to directly sample particles from Saturn's rings. Artific...
- UK lawmaker suing Elon Musk's xAI seeks order to stop Grok generating sexualised imagesJess Asato, a member of Britain's governing Labour Party, said last month that users created fake images of her, including a video of her "...
- In 1969, Apollo 10 astronauts set the fastest human speed record in space — here's why it still hasn't been brokenApollo 10 astronauts still hold the fastest human spaceflight speed record. Their return journey from lunar orbit reached nearly 40,000 kil...
- Dharmendra Pradhan Resignation: Rahul Gandhi, other politicians react to education minister's exit after CJP protestsPolitical leaders across India have reacted to Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation as Union Education Minister. Many hailed the move as a sign...
- India reiterates WTO-consistent trade policy, calls for development-oriented reformsIndia concluded its eighth Trade Policy Review at the WTO. Members broadly appreciated India's constructive engagement and economic resilie...
- 'Don't fall into trap of vested interests', BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar tells NEET protestersRajeev Chandrasekhar urged students protesting the NEET paper leak to debate the issue in Parliament. He advised students against falling i...
- 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 ...
- India's space sector takes off as private rocket readies launchIndia has sent spacecraft to Mars and the Moon, put hundreds of satellites into orbit and will in the coming days launch its first privatel...
- A year after 'Nila', Kerala's HEX20 reaches space againThiruvananthapuram-based HEX20 successfully launched its second satellite, KOYO, for Taiwan's National Central University. This mission fol...
- China's Tianwen-2 captures first close-up image of Earth's quasi-moon ahead of historic sample missionChina's Tianwen-2 spacecraft has reached Kamo'oalewa, a temporary quasi-moon of Earth. The mission faces challenges due to the asteroid's s...
- NASA astronaut Anil Menon set to travel to International Space Station on July 14Anil Menon, an astronaut of Indian heritage, will journey to the International Space Station. He will spend eight months conducting vital s...
- Ex-CM Arvind Kejriwal's 'Sheesh Mahal' may be turned into a state guest house, sources sayDelhi government plans to convert Arvind Kejriwal's former official residence into a state guest house. The bungalow will offer parking and...
- Earth's hidden ‘mini-moon’ revealed like never before: China’s Tianwen-2 captures first-ever close-up of Kamoʻoalewa, a mysterious asteroid that may be a lost piece of the MoonChina's Tianwen-2 spacecraft has captured the first close-up image of Kamoʻoalewa. This rare quasi-satellite is often called Earth's mini-m...
- Cops take Siya to Pune site where Ketan's 'murder plot' was rehearsedPune police have taken Siya Goyal to Lohagad Fort, where she rehearsed pushing her fiancé, realtor Ketan Agarwal, off a cliff. Goyal and he...
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