NASA has postponed a planned spacewalk on the International Space Station after a medical concern arose involving a single member of the Crew-11 mission. In a statement issued Wednesday, NASA said the situation is stable but confirmed it is actively evaluating all options, including the possibility of ending the Crew-11 mission earlier than planned. The…
New findings about Jupiter’s moon is raising new doubts about life in space New findings about Jupiter’s moon is raising new doubts about life in spaceEuropa, one of Jupiter’s moons, has always sat a little to the side of the search for life. Not as loud as Mars, not as strange as Enceladus, but always…
For centuries, humans have gazed at the stars and wondered whether we are alone in the universe. The question of extraterrestrial life is one of science, philosophy, and pop culture’s most enduring mysteries. From cinematic portrayals to reported UFO sightings, speculation about aliens captivates the public imagination. Recently, Elon Musk, chief executive of Tesla and…
Scientist found a Saturn-sized planet drifting alone through the galaxy Somewhere between the stars, far from any sun, a planet is moving quietly through space. There is no orbit to trace and no glow to catch the eye, just a brief distortion when it passes in front of something brighter. That small moment has now…
NASA is sending humans around the Moon again after 50 years and here’s why it matters. (AI-generated) For years, the Moon has sat quietly in the background of space news, always present but rarely urgent. That has begun to change. In early 2026, NASA plans to send people around the Moon again, something that has…
February 2026 is expected to amaze astronomy enthusiasts with an annular solar eclipse, which appears as a spectacular “ring of fire.” This happens owing to the effect of the Moon coming between Earth and the Sun. Partially, in this case, the Moon will cover the Sun, and a bright ring of sunlight will blaze out…
When one considers the scientific study of space, one of the first things that comes to mind is not likely to be the botanical sciences. Yet it appears that in the study of one of the oldest tribes of flora to exist on the planet, the science team examining horsetails has been able to discern…
People often remember where they were for an eclipse, even years later. It is not always because they understood what was happening, but because the light changed and the world felt briefly unfamiliar. On August 2, 2027, a total solar eclipse will cross a long stretch of the Earth, moving quietly from the Atlantic across…
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to kick-start its year-long endeavours in 2026 with the PSLV-C62 satellite on January 12 at 10:17 am IST from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. The satellite is an exemplar of India’s increasing prowess in the field of satellite launching and international partnerships….
January nights do not always feel generous. The cold arrives early, clouds linger, and most evenings seem too quiet for spectacle. Still, the sky keeps moving, mostly unnoticed, offering small moments that reward patience rather than planning. This January, NASA highlights a handful of events that are easy to miss if you are not looking…
In late July, far from shore, off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, the ocean shifted after a powerful tremor, and something subtle moved through the air above it. NASA scientists noticed. An experimental system called GUARDIAN had just come online, almost by chance, and the event became its first serious trial. The tsunami itself caused limited damage,…
Sometimes progress in space science does not arrive with a flash. It comes quietly, through patient observation, and then settles into place. That is how this new result from NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarisation Explorer fits. For the first time, the mission has been used to study a white dwarf star, not as a distant point…
For a long time, the end of the Ice Age felt like a slow fading rather than a sharp break. Mammoths vanished. Old ways of living disappeared. The climate lurched colder again, without much warning. Archaeologists and geologists have argued over the cause for decades. Some blamed hunting. Others pointed to natural climate shifts. But…
Some discoveries arrive quietly, without fireworks or clean endings. Astronomers were watching a distant flare from a galaxy far away, the kind that appears when a star wanders too close to something it should not. The data looked strange, not wrong, just unsettled. Signals rose and fell when they normally stay steady. Over time, a…
Yellowstone National Park sits above one of the most extensively studied volcanic systems on Earth. Beneath its forests, geyser basins and river valleys lies a vast accumulation of partially molten rock, heat and fluids that has shaped the region for more than two million years. Scientific attention has intensified as analytical techniques have improved, allowing…
When astronomers first spotted a faint, fast-moving object racing through the outer Solar System in mid-2025, few expected it to challenge what we know about cosmic history. Now known as 3I/ATLAS, the object has become one of the most intriguing astronomical discoveries of the decade. Early observations suggest it did not form alongside our Sun,…
Crying in space sounds like a strange question until you realise how much of crying depends on gravity. On Earth, tears form and then quietly leave the face. Nobody thinks about that part. In orbit, gravity is missing, and suddenly something as small as a tear behaves in a way that feels unfamiliar even to…
A pearl does not begin as something precious. It begins as a problem. Inside an oyster, a tiny particle slips in and settles where it does not belong. It might be a parasite, a rough fragment, or debris carried by water. The oyster cannot force it out and cannot escape it either. Instead of reacting…
There is a tendency to picture computers as cold, precise things, sealed away in clean rooms and humming quietly under desks. Brains feel different. Messier. Slower in places. Yet far more efficient overall. That contrast has been bothering computer scientists for years, especially as artificial intelligence grows more demanding. The human brain runs on very…
Astronomers have signalled the discovery of a planetary body roaming the Milky Way that is not gravitationally bound to the Sun or any other star. The entity is termed a free-floating planet, a class that embraces planetary mass bodies that are travelling in interstellar space independently. These bodies do not shine in a way that…
