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US spaceship to attempt daring landing on Moon's ‘unexplored surface’ today

Updated on Mar 2, 2025 07:24 IST

This still image taken from a February 24, 2025 video released by Firefly Aerospace shows Firefly's Blue Ghost lander on its third lunar orbit, showing the far side of the Moon and a top-down view of Blue Ghost. More than fifty years passed between the last Apollo mission and America's return to the lunar surface, when the first ever private lander touched down last February.

What instruments will NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer use to search for water on Moon?

In this undated image released by NASA, Intuitive Machines’ newest lunar lander is seen attached to a SpaceX Falcon rocket. (NASA via AP)

Published on Feb 28, 2025 03:42 IST

‘Wild’ video of water droplets orbiting a needle in space stuns fans. Watch

Astronaut Don Pettit shared this pic that shows overlapping frames from his video involving water droplets and a knitting needle.

Updated on Feb 28, 2025 03:31 IST

Mars had an ocean, sandy beaches 3 billion years ago, scientists say

An illustration shows a hypothetical picture of Mars 3.6 billion years ago when an ocean may have covered nearly half the planet, released February 24, 2025. The blue areas show the depth of the ocean filled to the shoreline level of the ancient, now-gone sea, dubbed Deuteronilus. The orange star represents the landing site of the Chinese rover Zhurong and the yellow star is the site of NASA's Perseverance rover, which landed a few months before Zhurong.

Updated on Feb 25, 2025 06:57 IST

Scientifically Speaking: Sale of fake designs as patents undermine integrity

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Updated on Feb 25, 2025 03:52 IST

Sunita Williams’ homecoming: SpaceX Crew-9 prepares for re-entry to Earth

Christmas on the ISS. Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have now been stranded in space for exactly seven months. (NASA)

Updated on Feb 25, 2025 06:58 IST

Isaac Newton's chilling letter predicts when the world will end

Isaac Newton predicted the doomsday in his chilling 1704 letter

Updated on Feb 16, 2025 06:59 IST

Asteroid collision carved 2 massive ‘grand canyons’ on moon in 10 minutes

An undated artistic rendering shows an asteroid or comet striking near the Moon's south pole about 3.8 billion years ago, an impact that carved out two large craters.

Updated on Feb 5, 2025 11:28 IST

A 'city-killer' asteroid might hit Earth. How worried should we be?

This handout picture provided by NASA on January 31, 2025 shows asteroid 2024 YR4 as observed by the Magdalena Ridge 2.4m telescope at the New Mexico Institute of Technology on January 27, 2025.

Published on Feb 5, 2025 04:29 IST

Asteroid 2024 YR4, over 50m in size, could hit Earth: Report

NASA's earlier analysis indicated a slightly higher probability of over 1 per cent, meaning there is roughly a 99 per cent chance that Asteroid 2024 YR4 will miss Earth. (Pic used for representation)

Published on Jan 31, 2025 15:33 IST

The oldest evidence for lead pollution comes from ancient Greece

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Published on Jan 30, 2025 16:02 IST

Mystery of ‘virgin birth’: Newborn shark in all-female tank baffles experts

A baby shark named Yoko hatched in an all-female tank.

Updated on Jan 30, 2025 07:47 IST

Many animals and plants are losing their genetic diversity, making them more vulnerable

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Published on Jan 29, 2025 16:08 IST

100 missions in next 5 years? Why not, says ISRO

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Published on Jan 29, 2025 06:46 IST

ISRO hits ton in style with successful navigation sat mission

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Published on Jan 29, 2025 01:35 IST

Planet Parade 2025: Rare phenomenon featuring Venus, Saturn enthralls skygazers

A composite image made using real telescope images captured during the planet parade.

Updated on Jan 26, 2025 05:50 IST

‘Insane X-ray’ shows tapeworm larvae. What mistake of the patient led to this?

A US doctor described the scan as one of the “most insane X-rays” he has ever encountered.

Published on Jan 24, 2025 18:55 IST

ISRO's 100th launch from Sriharikota on Jan 29

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Published on Jan 24, 2025 14:49 IST

Scientists detect chirping cosmic waves in an unexpected part of space

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Published on Jan 22, 2025 16:02 IST

DNA from ancient viruses may be important for growth of embryo in womb, study suggests

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Published on Jan 21, 2025 11:22 IST

Seven planets will align in the sky in February. What it means?

While Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune are already visible in the sky, Mercury will join them next month for just one night.

Published on Jan 21, 2025 04:26 IST

ISRO carries out demo of restarting Vikas liquid engine

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Published on Jan 18, 2025 02:57 IST

Sound, video of meteorite hitting Earth recorded together for the ‘first time'

The image shows the impact site where the meteorite landed.

Published on Jan 18, 2025 01:30 IST

Surprise finding sheds light on what causes Huntington's disease, a devastating fatal brain disorder

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Published on Jan 16, 2025 19:43 IST

NASA's stuck astronaut steps out on a spacewalk after 7 months in orbit

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Published on Jan 16, 2025 18:58 IST

Ancient DNA suggests women were at the heart of social networks in Celtic society in Britain

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Published on Jan 15, 2025 16:04 IST

Bengaluru firm places India’s first private ‘satellite constellation’ in space

Pixxel's three Fireflies are currently the world's highest-resolution commercial-grade hyperspectral satellites.

Updated on Jan 15, 2025 15:37 IST

A Swedish artist's model house could soon find a permanent home on the moon

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Published on Jan 14, 2025 15:40 IST

Pink flame retardants being used to slow California fires. What are they?

Smoke from the Eaton Fire lingers above the mountains of the Angeles National Forest north of Altadina, California, on January 13, 2025.

Published on Jan 13, 2025 21:55 IST

Weed resistant to key herbicide glyphosate found in UK for first time

Glyphosate-resistance Italian ryegrass has been found on a farm in Kent (John Cussans/Adas)

Published on Jan 10, 2025 15:12 IST

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