Only human deaths in space: How three cosmonauts died in just two minutes aboard Soyuz 11 |
The story of Soyuz 11 remains one of the most tragic and haunting episodes in human space exploration. On June...
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Nobel Prize in Physics 2025: John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis win award for breakthroughs in quantum tunnelling and energy quantisation – details
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John Clarke of the University of California, Berkeley, Michel H....
Scientists uncover evidence that Saturn’s moon Enceladus could have conditions suitable for life |
Far beyond Earth, Saturn’s small moon Enceladus has turned into one of the most intriguing worlds in our solar system....
NASA’s Artemis II mission: Orion spacecraft ‘Integrity’ named ahead of historic lunar flight in February 2026 |
NASA’s Artemis II mission is set to make history as the first crewed lunar flight in decades, with astronauts naming...
Artemis II 2026: NASA prepares first crewed mission to circle around the moon in 50 years, scheduled for February |
NASA is preparing for a historic ten-day mission around the Moon, targeting a launch as early as February 2026. This...
Did Earth’s oceans originate from an ancient near-Earth asteroid? Scientists find clues |
A recent study has uncovered that liquid water once flowed through the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu, overturning long-held beliefs about water...
Partial Solar Eclipse on 21 September 2025: Global visibility, essential do’s and don’ts, timings, and how to observe ‘Surya Grahan’ safely |
The year 2025 has been remarkable for celestial phenomena, beginning with the Blood Moon lunar eclipse on 7 September and...
Caught from space: NASA’s Guardian system warned 30 minutes before the Pacific tsunami landfall |
In late July 2025, a massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering a tsunami that raced across...
Spaceflight increases aging: NASA study finds blood-forming stem cells at risk |
New research shows that space travel may accelerate aging in the human body by impacting blood-forming stem cells, vital for...
Scientists tagged a whale with a camera; the footage left them speechless |
When researchers fixed a camera tag onto a humpback whale, they anticipated collecting data on movement and behaviour. What they...
