A star 1,540 times bigger than the Sun has changed; will it explode (AI-generated) Far beyond the Milky Way, in a nearby satellite galaxy, a giant star has been shifting in a way astronomers did not expect. The star, known as WOH G64, sits inside the Large Magellanic Cloud, roughly 163,000 light-years from Earth. It…
Which species is most likely to take over Earth after humans vanish (Image Source – Canva) Professor Tim Coulson describes evolution as a gradual process that alters living organisms over generations. The mechanism is ordinary but powerful. Small genetic mutations appear in DNA. Most do little or cause harm. A few improve survival or reproduction….
Scientist in America are electrocuting lakes and the reason is alarming (Image Source – Canva) Water in parts of the United States is being shocked on purpose. Not for spectacle, and not to remove rubbish, but to count what is living below the surface. State wildlife teams and university researchers have been lowering electrodes into…
The Hubble Space Telescope has been orbiting Earth for over 35 years now. Billions of miles away, floating above our heads, it has completely changed how we see the universe. Stars, galaxies, nebulae, which Hubble has seen it all and it’s been doing this nonstop since 1990.The telescope might not stay up there forever. Its…
Meet the 11 Indian Americans Who Just Made Forbes’ Most Powerful Innovators List In a striking testament to the evolving face of American ingenuity, 11 Indian Americans have been honoured among Forbes’ 250 America’s Greatest Innovators, a list released as part of the United States’ 250th anniversary celebrations, spotlighting those whose ideas and leadership have…
Germany has entered one of the most controversial frontiers of modern defence research: the creation of bioelectronic insects for surveillance and reconnaissance. A German startup, SWARM Biotactics, has unveiled prototypes that combine living insects with neural interfaces, miniature sensors and AI-assisted control systems. The concept aims to turn insects into mobile intelligence platforms capable of…
Quote of the day by Louis Pasteur (Image source: Wikipedia) Louis Pasteur’s words perfectly sum up what science is and how it can change lives all over the world. Pasteur was one of the most important scientists in history. He did important research in microbiology, immunisation, and disease prevention. His work showed us how germs…
On March 3, 2026, the Moon will turn red in a rare total lunar eclipse. This Blood Moon coincides with Holi, giving the sky its own festival of colour. In many regions, the Moon will rise already glowing red, making the eclipse feel like a dramatic opening act for the evening. For those in the…
A 140-foot asteroid is set to sweep past Earth today, and it seems everyone is taking notice. Astronomers have been tracking the space rock, officially named 2026 CU1, as it makes its high-speed journey through the inner solar system. It travels at nearly 18,803 miles per hour. Yet, NASA reassures us that it poses no…
NASA captures ‘heart-shaped’ lake glowing pink in Argentina ( Image Source – NASA) In the heat of the austral summer, a shallow salt lake in southern Argentina turns a muted shade of pink. The site, known as Salinas Las Barrancas, sits near the port city of Bahía Blanca. In January 2024, an astronaut aboard the…
Why you are taller in the morning and shorter at night If you have ever measured your height early in the morning and then again at night, the numbers may not match. Many people are surprised to learn that the human body is not the same height throughout the day. In fact, most people are…
BENGALURU: More than a year after the setback to its navigation satellite programme, Isro on Wednesday released the findings of an apex committee that investigated why the NVS-02 spacecraft failed to reach its intended orbit on Jan 29, 2025.The committee, it said, traced the anomaly to a failure in the spacecraft’s pyro system. According to…
A powerful telescope in Chile has captured a detailed new image of the centre of the Milky Way, released on Wednesday by the European Southern Observatory.The image focuses on a vast region of cold gas stretching more than 650 light-years across. The gas and dust clouds lie around the supermassive black hole at the centre…
A mother and daughter have discovered what is now considered the world’s largest known coral colony on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.Sophie Kalkowski-Pope and her mother, Jan Pope, found the massive coral late last year while surveying the reef as part of the Great Reef Census, reported CNN. The initiative brings together more than…
(Space.com and Wikipedia) Nambi Narayanan, a senior scientist at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), had his career turned upside down by a false espionage case in 1994. At the time, he was leading India’s cryogenic rocket engine programme and trying to get technology from Russia. The accusations led to his arrest and jail time….
Source: Chandra X-Ray Observatory Astronomers have spotted something unusual. A star, much like our own Sun when it was young, is blowing a bubble through space. The star, called HD 61005, lies about 120 light-years from Earth. It seems ordinary at first glance. Same mass as the Sun, similar temperature. But it’s only around 100…
Total lunar eclipse on March 3, 2026 A total lunar eclipse, also called a “Blood Moon,” will happen in the sky on March 3, 2026. During totality, the Moon can look reddish. When the Earth gets in the way of the Sun and the Moon, it blocks direct sunlight from reaching the Moon’s surface. This…
With a long background in drug development, Suma Krishnan emerged as one of the most influential innovators in modern biotechnology. In her late forties, she began questioning a basic assumption in gene therapy. Why did treatment always have to be injected into the body. She believed genetic medicine could be applied directly to the skin….
Elon Musk says SpaceX could launch Starship ‘every hour in 3 years’ (Source: The New York Times) SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk has said the company’s next-generation Starship rocket could launch as often as once every hour within three years. The comment came during a discussion on X about the company’s growing launch schedule in…
Bill Gates is building an ‘artificial sun’ that could replace coal in the US (AI-generated) The old coal plant is gone. Something very different is planned in its place. The twin smokestacks of the Bull Run Fossil Plant in Claxton, Tennessee, were demolished after more than six decades. That coal plant used fossil fuels to…
