Yash Pal Abrol, pioneer in nitrogen research, dies at 84

His most recent contribution was the Indian Nitrogen Assessment in 2017, which led India to pilot the first ever UN resolution on sustainable …

On 3 decades of Pale Blue Dot, Nasa cleans up iconic image

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory of Nasa published a new version of image taken by Voyager 1 on its 30th anniversary 

Scientists provide new insight into bipolar disorder

Researchers find that patients carry some residual impairment in terms of processing of information even in their normal phases

Space Race 2.0: Are we ready to stay in outer space?

Habitation designs and technologies are almost ready to make life possible on other planets

Say hello to hachimoji: Scientists just doubled the genetic alphabet

Research results hold potential to look for different forms of life existing elsewhere in the universe

Discovered: More than 300,000 new galaxies

200 astronomers from 18 countries analyse results of low frequency telescope in radio survey of northern hemisphere

Four volcanic hotspots in the Solar System

Venus is far from the only world beyond Earth to exhibit signs of volcanic activity

Five space exploration missions to look out for in 2023

Jupiter's icy moons, asteroid exploration on the cards

NASA offers insight on supernova that may have been alluded to in ‘Hamlet’

450-year-old supernova’s shockwave still apparent; was visible to humans on Earth in 1572  

Science and technology to get over Rs 16,000 crore in Budget 2023-24, experts say not enough

Slight jump over last year’s allocation of Rs 14,217 crore; does not account for inflation or foster research ecosystem

Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope in Pune helps detect atomic hydrogen from far-away galaxy

Finding opens up exciting new possibilities for probing the cosmic evolution of neutral gas with low-frequency radio telescopes

What is Mastodon and why it won’t be a new Twitter

A social media expert explains how the ‘federated’ network works and its drawbacks

World Cities Day: How humans and robots can co-exist in cities

Robots are taking on more tasks in the world’s cities but create more challenges for policymakers

Bullseye! NASA’s DART hits the mark, successfully alters asteroid path

Spacecraft hit Dimorphos in planetary defence test, shortened space rock's orbit time by 32 minutes

Researchers find what happens when the sun goes to sleep

Magnetic activity stays low during grand solar minima phases, which can last decades to centuries  

South America’s High Andes may pay for the world’s ‘green’ electric vehicle switch

Global rush to decarbonising cars is overlooking lithium mining techniques, which might dry out the region

Countries bet big on nuclear energy to explore deep space

From fuel to outer space power plants, the world is developing different usages of nuclear energy to explore space 

WHO launches global facility for pathogen storage, sharing and analysis

The sharing of pathogens is currently done bilaterally between countries; WHO BioHub will expedite the process 

In search of ancient life: NASA Perseverance lands on Mars

The rover will now begin its two-year-long investigation to assess the geology and past climate of the Red planet

Geospatial tech can fast-track sustainable development beyond COVID-19: UNESCAP

But re-skilling youth and investments to strengthen their technological skills will be essential  

Why the Scientific American endorses Joe Biden

The magazine’s editors explain why they have decided to break a tradition of never backing a presidential candidate in its 175-year history

Astronomers detect biggest collision of ‘impossible’ black holes

The mammoth collision of two black holes formed another one 150 times the mass of the sun

If we can change our mindsets, let’s make a heaven here… Why go elsewhere?

Wing Commander (retired) Rakesh Sharma recently completed 35 years of being the first Indian to have ever set foot in space. He talked to Down To …

Does a year in space make you older or younger?

How space travel and long-duration missions might change the human body, and whether those changes are permanent or reversible once astronauts …

Success of Mission Shakti a culmination of efforts made over two decades

India had been working on weapon systems to intercept space objects to be able to secure its own for a long time