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…
There is a tendency to imagine genius as smooth and uninterrupted. As if the great thinkers moved from one insight to the next without pause. Albert Einstein does not quite fit that picture. For all his breakthroughs, he often spoke openly about mistakes, blind spots, and ideas that refused to behave. Some of those missteps…
Image credit: European Space Agency As you travel from the middle of Mars toward its northern regions, the landscape changes dramatically. In an area called Coloe Fossae, long shallow grooves stretch across deep valleys, scattered craters, and rocky terrain: evidence that this part of Mars was once shaped by ice.According to ‘Science Daily’, these features…
Artificial intelligence is easily the most deceptive technological innovation of the 21st century. Its ease of use and the lightning-fast reflexes with which it spits out responses belie its enormous appetite for water and energy.ChatGPT took the world by storm when it launched in late 2023, signalling an era of intelligence demand marked by seamless,…
Isro Chairman V Narayanan (File photo) BENGALURU: India’s space programme is beginning to look beyond rockets and orbits to a quieter, less visible frontier: data processing in space.Isro is studying the feasibility of establishing physical data centres in orbit for on-board processing and storage of satellite and communication data, the department of space (DoS) has…
Mice have remained the focal point for life sciences research for the past several decades. Their universality in biomedicine lies in the fact that they present unparalleled insights into human biology. Their applicability to biomedicine can be attributed to genetic and anatomical similarities with the human body. Mice have played an invaluable role in translating…
Life on Earth relies upon an astonishingly short list of elements. Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen compose the essential structure of all living things, trace amounts of metals like iron and calcium serving specific biological roles. But gold certainly cannot be one of them. This is why scientists were left aghast by the discovery of minute…
Some nights ask very little of you. You step outside, maybe for air or quiet, and something brighter than expected is already there. This January, that something is Jupiter. It does not flicker like a star or hurry across the sky. It sits, steady and pale, often close enough to the Moon to make people…
Neil deGrasse Tyson rejected moon-landing denial, citing physics, Saturn V calculations, and decades of independently studied lunar samples/ Screengrab YouTube Moon-landing denial remains a recurring feature of online culture, resurfacing whenever distrust in institutions collides with viral media. That dynamic played out again during a recent episode of the Impaulsive, where astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson…
Lightning sits at the boundary between routine weather and sudden hazard. It appears briefly, illuminates a landscape, and vanishes before the eye adjusts, yet its physical effects persist in scarred trees, damaged wiring, and recorded injuries. Advances in detection now allow individual discharges to be tracked across wide regions, revealing patterns that were once invisible….
People sometimes ask what would happen if the Sun suddenly exploded, often after seeing a dramatic film or picture online. It is an understandable question, especially for children, because the Sun feels permanent, like something that has always been there. Each morning it rises, warms the planet, and quietly shapes life without much attention. Yet…
There is a moment most people recognise. A phone battery dips into the red. A charger is reached for without much thought. Lithium sits quietly inside that habit. It powers mornings, commutes, work calls, and late-night scrolling, yet rarely earns attention of its own. Only when headlines mention shortages or mining protests does it briefly…
It is one of those small irritations that quietly follows people through supermarket aisles. A single cucumber, sealed in clear plastic, sits among piles of fruit that seem to manage just fine without it. The reaction is often immediate. This cannot be good for the environment. Plastic is everywhere already, in rivers, soil, and even…
Talk of Mars often jumps straight to rockets and boots on red soil, but much of the work happens quietly, long before any crew arrives. In meeting rooms, laboratories, and control centres, scientists are already using robotic missions in space to solve small, stubborn problems that humans will one day face. How much radiation reaches…
While the world slowly passed the first days of the year 2026, the astronauts aboard the International Space Station had already lived through the coming of the New Year in a way and a place few people would ever experience. While people on the planet celebrated the coming of the year 2026 once at midnight,…
For years, the future was imagined in clean lines and loud machines. Flying cars, metal suits, glowing weapons. None of it prepared many people for the idea that espionage might crawl rather than fly. And yet, in a small corner of Germany’s tech scene, insects have become part of a serious conversation about defence and…
