About Author
Harsh Vardhan brings over five years of experience in space reporting - a niche he discovered after staring at the night sky years prior. His interests lie in watching thrilling rocket launches, learning about mind-bending outer space discoveries and telling his readers about them. Since his journalism career began in 2021, Harsh has worked at Republic Media Network, Mashable India and Deccan Herald as a science writer. When Harsh is AFK, you can find him on a bike, behind a camera or in bed binging on movies.
Latest From Harsh Vardhan
The Moon may not be able to support a city of a million people—even with a billion tons of water
Scientists say that a city on the Moon with a population of a million will use up a billion tons of water in just a hundred years.
Elon Musk congratulates SpaceX's Falcon team on completing 700 missions, 20 years after Falcon 1's debut
A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 2:49 pm EDT on September 13 from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, marking the 700th overall mission for the Falcon family of launch vehicles.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 to discuss their return from ISS on September 16: Here’s where to watch live
Crew-12 departed for the International Space Station on February 13 and will return after handing over responsibilities to Crew-13, who are yet to arrive at the station.
Ultrasound in space: NASA’s Anil Menon shows how astronauts undergo health checkup aboard the ISS
Menon was accompanie by commander Jessica Meir in showing how ultrasound is performed in space using assistance from an expert on Earth.
Rare supernova lights up spiral galaxy 45 million light-years away; check out these pictures
The supernova is unfolding before our eyes in a spiral galaxy and astrophotographers are busy documenting its changes.
Rocket Lab protests NASA’s $700 million contract awarded to Blue Origin to build a Mars orbiter
"NASA’s award decision appears to be inconsistent with the eligibility criteria mandated by Congress," Rocket Lab has said.
25 years of 9/11 attacks: When a NASA astronaut experienced the horror as the only American in space
NASA astronaut Frank Culbertson was aboard the International Space Station as the commander of Expedition 3 when the tragedy struck the U.S.
Like 50 tons of TNT: 200-pound comet piece explodes over Kentucky; NASA shares pictures
This piece from a comet was about 16 inches in diameter and was traveling at 145,000 miles per hour.
Watch: SpaceX successfully launches and lands Falcon 9 for U.S. Space Force classified mission
It marked the fifth SpaceX mission with national security-related payloads this year.
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The Golden Record: When humanity sent a message specifically for aliens
Nearly 50 years ago, NASA launched two probes with a message for aliens. That message is yet to find its recipients.
Watch: Astrophotographer spots NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope on its way to Lagrange Point 2
McCarthy shared a video of how he captured Roman telescope when it was half a million miles away.
Nine flybys and six billion miles: ESA shares thrilling footage from BepiColombo's eight-year voyage
ESA says it's the first time images from the BepiColombo spacecraft have been compiled into a video.
Scientists propose ambitious spacecraft mission to study Halley’s Comet when it returns in 2061
The mission is envisioned to launch in the mid-2030s so a spacecraft can rendezvous with the comet.
Missed Jupiter's lunar occultation? Catch Venus meeting up a crescent Moon in U.S. skies on September 14
Next week's event will mark the second of three occultations that Venus will undergo this year.
After raising $1 billion, Stoke Space targets debut launch of its 1st fully reusable rocket in 2027
The debut mission with Nova Pathfinder will lay the groundwork for the larger Block 2 rocket targeted for launch in 2029.
Ancient meteorite found in Antarctica reveals gravity wasn't the only thing that helped form the Sun
The new study suggests that gravity was an important factor but that magnetism also played a role.
Asteroid that exploded over Australia on September 6 might be the first-of-its-kind discovered before impact
2026 RW1, the 13th asteroid discovered by scientists before it impacted our planet, is special.
China to beat NASA? Tianwen-3 plans to bring back Mars samples by 2031 to search for signs of life
China has planned to launch the robotic mission in 2028 and return with about one pound of samples.
India’s uncrewed Gaganyaan test mission getting ready for launch in late 2026, ISRO chief confirms
Gaganyaan is India’s human space program that aims to send three Indian astronauts on a 3-day mission to low-Earth orbit.
Moon under a blockade? Chinese scientists sound alarm on potential military conflicts in cislunar space
A new paper has warned about how countries may strategically use their spacecraft to gain control of the space between Earth and the Moon.
Germany’s Isar Aerospace scripts history by launching first private rocket to orbit from continental Europe
This was Spectrum’s second launch ever and it broke several records in European commercial spaceflight on its way to space.
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Top cosmic mysteries NASA’s powerful new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could solve
NASA’s brand new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is scheduled to launch on August 30 and following are the top mysteries it could help solve.
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Total solar eclipse 2026: 5 reasons why you must not miss the cosmic event on August 12
The total solar eclipse on August 12 will be the first to be witnessed in mainland Europe in nearly three decades. Here are some must know facts about this cosmic event.