An asteroid contains sugars used by living things. How did it get there and can it determine extraterrestrial life?Sugar is a normal grocery until scientists find it inside material collected from an asteroid. Samples from asteroid Bennu contain molecule...
01 Nov, 2026, 10.33 PM IST
Crew from NASA's simulated Mars mission emerges after 378 days in isolationFour crew members completed a 378-day isolation mission to simulate conditions for a future Mars expedition. They grew crops and engaged in...
01 Nov, 2026, 10.10 PM IST
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has 13 times more deuterium than a famous Solar System comet, hinting at its 7-billion-year-old origins before Sun was bornInterstellar object 3I/ATLAS may have formed more than 7 billion years before our Sun was born. A new study using NASA's James Webb Space T...
01 Nov, 2026, 08.17 PM IST
To overcome technical hurdles, ISRO flew NVS-03 satellite with pyro valves open: NarayananThe Indian Space Research Organisation successfully placed the NVS-03 satellite into orbit on Saturday. ISRO implemented a new technique in...
31 Oct, 2026, 01.16 PM IST
China's secret reusable spaceship spotted in US intelligence report: What we know about this mysterious plane and its missionA recently declassified US intelligence report has revealed a satellite image that confirms China's reusable spaceplane is currently orbiti...
30 Oct, 2026, 03.28 PM IST
US releases rare photo of China's secretive Shenlong space plane: What does it reveal?China's Shenlong space plane was recently photographed in orbit, showing its design and structure. The Defense Intelligence Agency included...
29 Oct, 2026, 07.13 PM IST
China's secretive Shenlong spaceplane: What the US report revealsA newly released report by the US Defense Intelligence Agency showcases an intriguing image of China's Shenlong spaceplane operating in orb...
29 Oct, 2026, 06.45 PM IST
NASA sent two wooden capsules to the Moon in 1962, but they missed and may still be orbiting the Sun todayNASA’s Ranger 3 and Ranger 5 carried seismometer capsules inside 65-centimetre balsa-wood spheres meant to survive a Moon impact. Both miss...
28 Oct, 2026, 02.04 AM IST
SpaDex satellites have re-entered Earth's atmosphere: ISROThe Space Docking Experiment, known as SpaDex, involved two satellites launched in December 2024. The mission focused on demonstrating auto...
23 Oct, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
NASA may make a big announcement on Moon mission today. Here's what we knowNASA is preparing for a press conference to share important updates on the Artemis program. The focus will be on the upcoming Artemis III m...
23 Oct, 2026, 05.32 PM IST
NASA's 12-foot-wide satellite lost its radio signal in space; scientists still got the data they neededA sphere launched by NASA in 1961 named Explorer 9 was made to measure how dense the air is above the Earth. Its radio beacon did not work,...
23 Oct, 2026, 08.56 AM IST
In 1965, NASA unfolded a 96 feet satellite in space to test what could puncture an Apollo spacecraftNASA’s Pegasus I, launched in 1965, opened wings 96 feet wide in orbit to count hits from particles too small to see. The readings helped e...
22 Oct, 2026, 11.42 AM IST
Japan launches spacecraft on mission to bring Mars moon samples to EarthJapan has successfully launched an uncrewed spacecraft aimed at collecting samples from the Martian moon Phobos. The spacecraft, part of th...
21 Oct, 2026, 04.20 PM IST
Japan launches spacecraft to mysterious moons of Mars in a bold mission to bring home soil samplesFive of the world’s space agencies joined forces for the five-year mission that will attempt to land a robotic prospector plus a rover on P...
21 Oct, 2026, 04.20 PM IST
India-Pakistan Moon race: With China's help, Pakistan wants to send humans to Moon five years before IndiaPakistani astronaut on Moon: Pakistan has set a target of landing on the Moon by 2035 as it expands its space programme through cooperation...
21 Oct, 2026, 11.53 AM IST
Russian satellite dangerously nears European spacecraftRussia launched the Cosmos-2612 military satellite into low Earth orbit in April. It began changing course late September and eventually mo...
20 Oct, 2026, 11.15 PM IST
Japan to launch world-first mission to moon of MarsJapanese scientists will launch the Martian Moons eXploration probe from Tanegashima Space Center, targeting Mars's moon Phobos. The spacec...
19 Oct, 2026, 10.06 PM IST