India’s first Gaganyatri, Shubhanshu Shukla, currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the Axiom-4 mission, spoke to ISRO Chairman Dr. V. Narayanan on the afternoon of July 6, 2025. During the telephonic conversation, Shukla thanked the Indian space agency for enabling his safe and successful journey to space, saying, “Salute to team…
A top a mountain in Chile, where the days are dry and nights are clear, a team of scientists and engineers is preparing for one of the most important astronomical missions in recent times. Among them is Kshitija Kelkar, whose life has taken an interesting turn.Twenty years ago in Pune, the city she’s originally from,…
Sprite captured by Nichole Ayers (Image credits: X @Astro_Ayers) While orbiting high above North America, NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured a rare sight- glowing red lights shimmering in Earth’s upper atmosphere. The phenomenon, known as a Transient Luminous Event (TLE) or “sprite,” appeared as a brief burst of red light above thunderstorms over Mexico and…
Swedish researchers have found that even as people age, the hippocampus, the part of the brain responsible for memory, continues to produce new cells. The team identified the early-stage cells that eventually develop into neurons by analyzing brain samples from individuals of all ages using sophisticated instruments.These discoveries support the idea that our brains are…
He may have witnessed more than a hundred sunrises and sunsets from orbit, but for Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, the first eight days aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have been a whirlwind of scientific discovery.While six of the seven Isro-led experiments are underway, tardigrades or “water bears” that travelled all the way from Bengaluru…
Have you ever felt fully present and aware of your surroundings? A groundbreaking 2022 study published in Science Advances suggests that what we perceive as the present moment may actually be an illusion. According to researchers, your brain could be showing you a visual representation that’s up to 15 seconds old. This surprising phenomenon, recently…
A space capsule carrying the ashes of 166 people, along with a collection of cannabis seeds, was lost after crashing into the Pacific Ocean during reentry. The capsule, part of a mission called “Mission Possible” by German aerospace start-up The Exploration Company (TEC), launched on June 23, 2025. Its cargo, arranged through Texas-based space burial…
Astronomers have identified a mysterious new object hurtling through our solar system, believed to have originated from interstellar space. First spotted on July 2, 2025, by the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile, the object — now officially named 3I/Atlas (C/2025 N1) — marks only the third known interstellar visitor after ‘Oumuamua in 2017 and comet…
An intergalactic comet that strayed into our backyard has been discovered by Nasa. Earlier this week, the space agency used Chile’s Atlas telescope to observe the swiftly moving object and verified that it was a comet from a different star system. It is not a threat to Earth and is officially the third known interstellar…
A rare and massive meteorite from Mars, known as NWA 16788, is poised to make headlines as it heads to auction with an estimated price of up to $4 million. Weighing 54 pounds (24.5 kilograms), it is the largest known piece of the Red Planet ever discovered on Earth, making it 70% larger than any…
