NASA's Parker Solar Probe makes surprising revelation about mechanism behind solar storms
Parker Solar Probe has uncovered new details about how magnetic reconnection on the Sun flings charged particles at insane speeds.
Published: 21 hours ago | By Biplab Das
How much water does an Earth-like planet need to harbor life? A new study has the answer
Maintaining liquid surface water is one of the preconditions that a planet has to meet in order to support life as we know it.
Published: 21 hours ago | By Biplab Das
Final moments of comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) captured by NASA as it disintegrates near the Sun
SOHO, STEREO, and PUNCH show different perspectives of the Kreutz sungrazing comet’s dramatic end.
Updated: 1 day ago | By Sandip Kishan
Hidden waves in Mars' ionosphere reveal secrets of the planet’s magnetic field
A study finds atmospheric waves alter electron content, helping scientists map the hidden magnetic fields on Mars.
Updated: 1 day ago | By Nibedita Sen
Alien life may be hiding in planetary patterns, new study suggests
Scientists propose a new method to find alien life by studying planetary patterns, moving beyond traditional biosignature searches.
Published: 2 days ago | By Disita Sikdar
A new simulation shows what happens when a supermassive black hole tears a star apart
A supermassive black hole feeding on a star is accompanied by intense radiation that can briefly outshine the galaxy where the event is taking place.
Updated: 2 days ago | By Biplab Das
The Mars-sized object that created our Moon may have been more iron-rich than suspected, study finds
About 4.5 billion years ago, a Mars-sized object, named Theia, slammed into a proto-Earth to create the Moon.
Published: 2 days ago | By Disita Sikdar
Young Sun-like stars are dimming faster than expected—and no, it's not like in 'Project Hail Mary'
NASA’s Chandra study hints Sun’s early X-ray drop may have helped Earth become habitable.
Published: 3 days ago | By Sandip Kishan
What creates Venus' mysterious lower haze? Astronomers may finally have the answer
Scientists have long been puzzled by the haze that hangs low above Venus' surface.
Published: 3 days ago | By Biplab Das
Century-old meteorite from Azerbaijan reveals new clues about Mercury
A piece of rock from the meteorite reveals that this planet has sulfur-rich compounds.
Published: 4 days ago | By Biplab Das
Clumps of apparently 'collisionless' dark matter may explain certain cosmic puzzles
Dark matter has been thought to be cold and collisionless, meaning its particles don't interact with each other. The new study, however, challenges this assumption.
Published: 4 days ago | By Biplab Das
A giant volcanic tunnel on Venus has been confirmed. It dwarfs Earth’s caves.
NASA radar data show a huge underground feature beneath Nyx Mons that changes Venus' geology.
Published: 5 days ago | By Nibedita Sen
Can we really terraform Mars? New study outlines a plan and the challenges
It suggests building special greenhouses, big light-reflecting mirrors and heat-trapping aerosols.
Published: 6 days ago | By Biplab Das
New solar telescope uses sunspots to help detect distant exoplanets
It will be aided by a device on ESO's Very Large Telescope to hunt down exoplanets around the stars.
Published: Apr 10, 2026 | By Biplab Das
Did life come to Venus from Earth or Mars? New study offers clues
Study suggests astrobiology could redefine the search for extraterrestrial life through 'panspermia'.
Published: Apr 10, 2026 | By Nibedita Sen
New rover concept would traverse Mercury by following its terminator line
It will explore fresh craters, water ice and volatile-rich deposits at the poles.
Published: Apr 9, 2026 | By Biplab Das
How Jupiter ended up with more large moons than Saturn
A simulation-based study reveals that Jupiter does this with its stronger magnetic fields.
Published: Apr 8, 2026 | By Biplab Das
First set of Artemis II lunar flyby photos shows solar eclipse, Earthset, Earthrise and more
The astronauts captured some never-before-seen lunar views during the historic seven-hour flyby.
Published: Apr 8, 2026 | By Sandip Kishan
New research identifies where water is most likely to be found on the Moon
They reconstruct the history of ice-trapped craters through computer simulations.
Published: Apr 8, 2026 | By Biplab Das
Saturn has an asymmetric magnetic shield, unlike Earth, suggests NASA's Cassini mission data
The gas giant’s rapid rotation and its active moons have contributed to such asymmetry.
Published: Apr 2, 2026 | By Biplab Das