Chandrayaan 2 lunar landing: Isro loses contact with lander Vikram
Lander performed as planned up to 2.1 km above the lunar surface during its descent
Mobile app supported system to better manage people at risk of cardio-vascular disease
Missing gamma ray puzzle solved
The sources of highly energetic cosmic rays were a mystery until recently
NASA to shut down SOFIA telescope that found water on Moon
SOFIA also discovered the first molecule formed in the Universe
Neptune’s summer temperature drops dramatically. What may have caused this?
Scientists had expected the planet to slowly grow warmer, not colder
What to read and watch: Tortoise Under the Earth and other new releases
Two new books and two documentaries that caught our attention this week
What is the best mask for COVID-19? A mechanical engineer explains the science after 2 years of testing masks in his lab
What’s the difference between N95, surgical and cloth mask materials?
New clues in the search for the oldest galaxies in the universe
Galaxy cluster XLSSC 122 poses a mystery scientiststs are trying to resolve
Simply Put: 107th Indian Science Congress
A real-life deluminator for spotting exoplanets by reflected starlight
Understanding oceans: Why UNESCO wants to map 80% of the world‘s seabed
A total funding of $5 billion (over Rs 37,600 crore) will be required for the project.
How did the Red Sea part in Exodus? Medicane, storm surge, Rossby waves, suggests UK study
Whether a miraculous act of God or due to some of the unlikely, coincidental phenomena discussed in this paper, the chance of ‘parting’…
Chandrayaan-3: Science on the political agenda
While science is always definitive, its use is a political decision
Scientists from Gujarat institute develop biodegradable paper supercapacitor from seaweed
This supercapacitor can fully charge a device within 10 seconds
There’s a new way to reach untapped helium reserves that may solve supply shortage
Helium gas fields with no carbon footprint could be the solution
Saturn’s mysterious rings & extreme tilt: Former moon may be responsible
Saturn is unlikely to have had a tilt during its formation stages
Gorgosaurus: Sotheby’s all set to auction T-Rex’s cousin
10 years since 'god particle': How the world of physics has evolved
The Large Hadron Collider has been reignited recently with greater collision energy
Voyager at 45: What’s aboard the spacecrafts & the photos they took
Maths, physics not compulsory to study engineering: Experts differ with AICTE
Some are critical, while others believe the idea is not a bad one
Three medical innovations fuelled by COVID-19 that will outlast the pandemic
Gene-based vaccines had never been approved for humans before the coronavirus pandemic
Prime numbers, cicadas, online classes: How a lecturer brought them together in IIT-Bombay
Some cicada species mass-reproduce only at a prime-numbered gap
Wormholes may be lurking in the universe — and new studies are proposing ways of finding them
Nature may have found a way to create wormholes to keep the universe from expanding
How did the Rebels beat the Empire in Star Wars? The answer is closer to home than you think
The fate of the galaxy was decided not by light sabres — but by concrete
IISF 2019: Science should be inventive and innovative, says PM Modi
The four-day event began in Kolkata on November 5