Skywatchers and astronomy enthusiasts are set for a celestial event on September 21, 2025, when a partial solar eclipse will grace the skies of the Southern Hemisphere. Solar eclipses occur when the Moon aligns between the Earth and the Sun, partially or fully blocking sunlight. While this particular event will not be visible from India,…
As human space travel moves closer to long-duration missions to Mars and beyond, an intriguing and complex question emerges: could a baby be conceived, carried, and delivered in space? While it may sound like science fiction, researchers are beginning to seriously investigate what pregnancy and birth would look like in the extreme environment of outer…
TOI explains: How Nisar was built & why it’ll take 90 days before any data comes in NEW DELHI: The India-US Earth observation satellite, Nasa-Isro Synthetic Aperture Radar (Nisar), is set for launch on July 30 from Isro’s spaceport in Sriharikota aboard the GSLV-F16 rocket. But the mission’s real work begins after it enters orbit….
Skywatchers are in for a rare celestial spectacle as two meteor showers—the Southern Delta Aquariids and the Alpha Capricornids—are set to peak on July 29–30, 2025. With an expected 25 meteors per hour and a moonless sky ensuring perfect visibility, this year’s event promises breathtaking views for both astronomy enthusiasts and casual stargazers. Best viewed…
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, has called orbital refueling as the next major engineering hurdle for the company’s ambitious Starship rocket. Speaking at an event, Musk emphasized the complexity of developing a system that allows two massive spacecraft to dock in orbit and transfer propellant—something no one has achieved before. He framed the challenge as…
Earth is about to witness a close celestial visitor as asteroid 2025 OL1 approaches our planet. Roughly the size of a small aircraft, measuring about 110 feet in diameter, this space rock will make its closest pass on July 30, 2025. Travelling at an impressive speed of 16,904 miles per hour, it will safely skim…
Built By Isro & Nasa, This Satellite Could Become Our Planet’s Early Warning System For Floods, Crop Loss, Coastal ErosionOur planet is constantly changing. The ground shifts, often unnoticed. Glaciers inch forward, coastlines retreat and forests thin or thicken with the seasons. Some of these changes unfold slowly. Others strike without warning.On Wednesday, July 30,…
Nearly 20% of NASA’s workforce — approximately 3,870 employees — have exited the agency following major funding cuts under the Trump administration’s plan to downsize federal agencies. The layoffs stem from the Deferred Resignation Program, with officials describing the move as an effort to make NASA “leaner and more efficient.” The decision has triggered widespread…
TIRUCHIRAPALLI: The Nisar mission, jointly developed by Isro and the national aeronautics and space administration (Nasa), would significantly benefit the global community in earth observation, Isro chairman V Narayanan said here on Saturday.The GSLV-F16/Nisar Mission is the result of over a decade of robust technical cooperation between the two teams of Isro and Nasa-jet propulsion…
For decades, scientists believed the universe would expand forever, driven endlessly outward by a mysterious force known as dark energy. But a new study has upended that view with a provocative idea: the cosmos may one day stop expanding and instead collapse in on itself in a cataclysmic event called the “Big Crunch.” According to…
