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NASA Crew Completes 378-Day Simulated Mars Mission
A four-member NASA crew emerged on 31 October 2026 from a 378-day simulated Mars mission at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The Crew Health and Performance...
IIT Kanpur Patents Bamboo-Filled Vibration Barriers
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur developed underground bamboo-filled barriers to screen ground-borne vibrations from traffic, construction and industrial activity. The system, titled “A passive vibration...
KVS Prepares Samvaad-Parent Connect App for Student Updates
On 2 November 2026, the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) was preparing to launch the Samvaad-Parent Connect App for parents of students in more than 1,200 Kendriya Vidyalayas. It...
Darbhanga Planetarium to Add an ISRO Space Gallery and Innovation Centre
On 31 October 2026, a team of senior scientists and experts from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) inspected the proposed site for a Space Gallery and Space...
New Mollisia Fungus Discovered in the Sikkim Himalaya
Microbiologists discovered a new fungal species, Mollisia sokpayensia, in October 2026. The team was led by Manipur scientist Dr Laishram Shantikumar Singh and included Subecha Rai, Gajanan V....
Google’s Project Suncatcher Receives First AI Response from Space
On 31 October 2026, Google announced that its Project Suncatcher prototype satellite had run an artificial intelligence (AI) model in orbit and returned a complete response to Earth....
Teghaza 001 Reveals Ancient Water History of Mars
A study published in Science on 29 October 2026 examines Teghaza 001, a Martian meteorite discovered in Mali’s Sahara Desert in 2022. The rose-coloured rock weighs about 800...
ISRO Launches GSLV-F18 with NVS-03 Navigation Satellite
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the GSLV-F18 carrying the NVS-03 navigation satellite on 30 October 2026. The rocket lifted off at 11:51 pm IST from...
ISRO Schedules NVS-03 Launch to Support NavIC
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has scheduled the GSLV-F18/NVS-03 mission for 23:51 IST on 30 October 2026. The launch is to take place from the Second Launch...
Juno Detects Complex Plasma Waves at Jupiter’s Bow Shock
NASA’s Juno spacecraft detected complex plasma waves and multiple shock regions in Jupiter’s magnetic environment during observations in December 2024. The University of Iowa-led study, published online in...
Anil Menon Completes Fourth Spacewalk at the ISS
NASA astronaut Anil Menon completed his fourth career spacewalk on 29 October 2026, alongside Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk, at the International Space Station (ISS). The spacewalk...
