23+ hour, 47+ min ago  (556+ words) There are moments when the universe reminds you it is not empty. On Monday, May 18, an asteroid will zip past Earth at a distance so close it will be well inside the orbit of many of our own satellites. And…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (457+ words) For nearly eight decades, British natural historian and broadcaster David Attenborough has been Earth's most recognisable storyteller, taking generations of viewers from dense tropical forests and coral reefs to polar ice caps and deep oceans. His voice became inseparable from…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (319+ words) A striking video released by Space X offers a rare glimpse into the quiet choreography of satellites in orbit, showing one Starlink satellite capturing another as they glide through space during deployment. The footage, recorded shortly after launch aboard a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (359+ words) Astronomers have identified a scorching "super-Earth" beyond our solar system where daytime temperatures soar to an astonishing 725 C, offering a rare glimpse into the extreme diversity of rocky worlds in the universe. The planet, LHS 3844 b, lies about 48. 5 light-years from…...

3+ week, 7+ hour ago  (388+ words) A chance discovery triggered by torrential rains has unveiled a remarkable window into India's prehistoric past. Fossils exposed in parts of Thoothukudi have been confirmed to be up to 12, 000 years old, dating back to the Holocene period, Union Environment Minister…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (717+ words) There is one joke that critics of solar energy have always loved. What happens when the Sun goes down? For decades, it was a fair point. Solar panels are brilliant at noon and useless at midnight. Coal, gas, and oil…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (525+ words) The Artemis II astronauts came back from the Moon with more than mission data. They came back with something harder to measure: a shift in how they see the world, and perhaps, how the world should see itself. The homecoming…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1063+ words) In just three years, a mountain-sized asteroid will streak past Earth so close that it will be visible to the naked eye from parts of India, and it will actually pass inside the ring of satellites orbiting our planet. Asteroid…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (719+ words) The numbers are in, and they are alarming. The United Nations has confirmed what scientists feared that the years 2015 to 2025 were the eleven hottest ever recorded. And the planet is not cooling down anytime soon. The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO),…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1668+ words) What will the next big war be fought over?" a student once asked former President APJ Abdul Kalam. His answer was just one word: water. Beneath India's crowded cities, an invisible crisis is unfolding. Aquifers that took centuries to fill…...