ASTRONOMY

What are coronal mass ejections? How do they form and how do they affect life on Earth?

Coronal mass ejections are massive expulsions of plasma and magnetic fields from the Sun’s lower corona.
Published: 1 day ago  |  By Pranjal Nath

Rare images show comet 220P/McNaught brightening by more than 600 times

The comet completes one orbit around the Sun every 5.5 years and passed perihelion 2 months ago.
Published: 3 days ago  |  By Pranjal Nath

Proba-3: How scientists found a way to create artificial total solar eclipses in space

The satellite pair is designed to create artificial total solar eclipses in space that last up to six hours. 
Published: 4 days ago  |  By Harsh Vardhan

Two million black holes, galaxies and more: Groundbreaking discovery nearly doubles known cosmic X-ray sources

This eROSITA data set is the most comprehensive catalogue of the X-ray universe currently available.
Published: 6 days ago  |  By Harsh Vardhan

What are geomagnetic storms? Do they pose a threat to us?

Geomagnetic storms can wreak havoc on both technology and, potentially, biology.
Published: Aug 8, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

Venus may once have been a paradise: New study suggests oceans covered 90% of planet

Ocean loss of Venus was akin to the drying up of Mediterranean Sea around six million years ago.
Published: Aug 8, 2026  |  By Biplab Das

The sharpest-ever images of the Sun reveal how its tiny vortices help store and release energy

The astronomers have also detected how these vortices shape magnetic field lines, key to causing nanoflares.
Published: Aug 7, 2026  |  By Biplab Das

Perseverance captures incredible views of Earth vanishing behind Martian moon Phobos—see photos here

Our planet was about 195 million miles away from Mars when the pictures were taken.
Published: Aug 6, 2026  |  By Harsh Vardhan

Meteorite that broke over Mexico reveals how ancient stars sowed the seeds of our solar system

From where did our solar system get its first solids? A research team from Caltech may have found the answer by analyzing pieces of a meteorite.
Published: Aug 5, 2026  |  By Biplab Das

‘Like going from steam to combustion engine’: NASA’s PUNCH mission stuns scientists with solar storm prediction

"We thought PUNCH would be good at this, but it’s a stunning result."
Published: Aug 5, 2026  |  By Harsh Vardhan

Scientists reveal Earth-like quakes on the Moon may help detect water ice

Discovering water ice on the Moon will be a huge step toward building a sustainable, long-term human presence there.
Published: Aug 4, 2026  |  By Biplab Das

Earth-like waves a key driver of Mars' atmospheric loss, finds new study

With Mars thought to be wet and habitable once, the study is helping provide new insights into how it came to be the bone-dry planet we know today.
Published: Aug 3, 2026  |  By Biplab Das

World’s largest digital camera captures over 500,000 galaxies in spectacular new image

The composite image provides a clear view of the COSMOS field, which is a popular region in the sky located in the constellation Sextans.
Published: Aug 3, 2026  |  By Harsh Vardhan

Neutron star mergers produce gold and platinum—and scientists may now know why

A new study has found that the process of heavy metal formation in neutron star mergers proceeds more slowly than previously thought.
Published: Jul 31, 2026  |  By Biplab Das

What is a neutron star? Here's all you need to know about the densest known objects in the universe

A neutron star is so dense that one sugar cube of its material would weigh around 1 trillion kilograms.
Published: Jul 31, 2026  |  By Biplab Das

From NASA telescope launch to total solar eclipse, list of major astronomy and spaceflight events in August

From meteor showers to solar eclipses and important space launches, August has a stellar lineup.
Published: Jul 31, 2026  |  By Harsh Vardhan

Mysterious asteroid 44 Nysa may be the first known three-lobed world. It even has a moon.

Asteroids like Nysa are called E-type asteroids, which are believed to preserve records of the early solar system and secrets of our planet's formation.
Published: Jul 31, 2026  |  By Harsh Vardhan

‘Took our breath away’: Scientists amazed as NASA's Curiosity images honeycomb-like features on Mars

The features have been photographed in a valley nicknamed ‘Valle Grande,' which Curiosity is currently exploring.
Published: Jul 30, 2026  |  By Harsh Vardhan

Life on Jupiter's moon Europa may be harder to find than scientists hoped, new study suggests

The search for life on Jupiter's moon Europa just got a lot more complicated. Here’s why.
Published: Jul 30, 2026  |  By Ankita Garkoti

Fireball spotted over South Atlantic in April successfully traced to its origin

The data from the weather satellites supplemented observations made by U.S. government sensors.
Published: Jul 30, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath
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