Every year, the ocean quietly reminds us of the damage we have done. On Mediterranean beaches, locals often find strange, fibrous balls of dried seagrass known as “Neptune balls.” At first glance, they look harmless, like tumbleweed from the sea, but hidden inside them is something far more concerning: fragments of plastic waste. These mysterious…
A powerful solar storm traveling at speeds of nearly 2.1 million km/h (21 lakh kmph) has struck Earth, triggered by a rare “cannibal” coronal mass ejection (CME) where one CME overtakes another and merges into a stronger burst. The event began on August 30, 2025, when sunspot region AR 4199 produced an M2.7-class solar flare,…
It wasn’t a glossy colour postcard or a carefully planned shot. Instead, it was a grainy black-and-white image, sent across space in 1966, that completely transformed how humanity saw itself. On August 23, 1966, NASA’s Lunar Orbiter 1 spacecraft snapped the very first photograph of Earth as seen from the Moon’s orbit. The picture, our…
The James Webb Space Telescope has made a groundbreaking discovery that may reshape our understanding of supermassive black holes. While analysing data from the COSMOS-Web survey, astronomers Pieter van Dokkum of Yale University and Gabriel Brammer of the University of Copenhagen identified a highly unusual galaxy, dubbed the Infinity Galaxy, according to NASA reports. Its…
Spinning in circles might be a fun childhood game for most, but for astronauts, it is a life-saving exercise that prepares them for the disorienting challenges of space travel. Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, India’s astronaut on Axiom Mission 4, recently gave space enthusiasts a behind-the-scenes look at NASA’s Multi-Axis Trainer, one of the most intense…
Image: South China Morning Post Luo Weiwei, a former NASA scientist with 15 years of experience in aerospace research, has become a pivotal figure in China’s semiconductor industry. After earning her doctorate in applied mathematics from Massey University in New Zealand, she joined NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama, where she advanced rocket fuel…
Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, is a magnificent spiral galaxy with a disc of stars spanning over 100,000 light-years, according to NASA reports. Earth is located within one of its spiral arms, about halfway from the galactic centre, and our solar system takes roughly 240 million years to complete a single orbit around it….
Image: Brooke Owens Fellowship Rose Ferreira’s life story reads like a tale of resilience against impossible odds. Born in one of the poorest neighbourhoods in the Dominican Republic, she grew up facing abuse, scarcity, and rigid gender expectations. At 16, she immigrated to the United States, only to endure nearly three years of homelessness on…
For decades, the idea of bringing dinosaurs back from extinction was confined to the realm of science fiction, popularized by films like Jurassic Park. Now, artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming this dream into a new reality, though not in the literal sense of living dinosaurs. Scientists are using AI to reconstruct fossils, generate realistic visuals,…
Turtles and tortoises, members of the order Testudines, have endured ice ages, continental shifts, and even the extinction of dinosaurs, embodying resilience and longevity. Yet, a recent global assessment published in Nature Communications paints a concerning picture: despite their evolutionary adaptability, these ancient reptiles are now highly vulnerable. Habitat destruction, climate change, pollution, and human…
