Can nuking an incoming asteroid on short notice save Earth? This new study has an answer
While no known asteroid is on collision course, there are several NEOs which may sneak up on Earth.
Published: 4 days ago | By Harsh Vardhan
Microbes in the Moon’s shadow: NASA finds some organisms could survive at the lunar South Pole
Microbes left behind on the Moon by astronauts could survive longer than we think.
Published: 4 days ago | By Purva Muley
Who was Nancy Grace Roman—the ‘Mother of Hubble’ NASA’s brand new space telescope is named after?
It was Nancy Roman's efforts that brought the revolutionary Hubble Space Telescope into existence.
Published: 4 days ago | By Harsh Vardhan
Fact check: Viral claim about NASA's 'Project Anchor' and a 7-second disappearance of Earth's gravity
The rumor was being circulated on social media platforms, and was recently debunked by NASA.
Published: 5 days ago | By Pranjal Nath
Fastest star in the Milky Way: Record-breaking star orbits supermassive black hole at 15,500 miles per second
The star, named S301, orbits the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* at the Milky Way's center.
Published: 5 days ago | By Harsh Vardhan
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: Aug 17, 2026 | 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: Aug 15, 2026 | 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: Aug 14, 2026 | 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: Aug 12, 2026 | 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