Did alien signals reach Earth? If they did why have they gone undetected For more than six decades, astronomers have listened for possible signals from extraterrestrial civilisations, with no confirmed detection to date. A new statistical study considers a narrower and more uncomfortable possibility. It asks whether one or more alien signals may already have…
Sunita Williams back to Earth after spending months in space Nasa has sharply criticised Boeing’s Starliner programme following an investigation into the spacecraft’s troubled 2024 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), that led to astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore being stuck in space for months. The agency blamed both technical flaws and management…
First wooden satellite developed by Japan aims to reduce space debris and prevent it from re-entering Earth (Credit: Kyoto University) Wood has entered low Earth orbit in a form rarely seen before. In December 2024, five CubeSats were released from the International Space Station, including LignoSat, a small satellite built largely from magnolia timber. The…
Alexander Graham Bell (Image source: Wikipedia) People know Alexander Graham Bell as the man who invented the phone. But he also thought a lot about what work and success mean. Bell was born in Scotland in 1847. He spent most of his life working on communication technology, teaching, and doing experiments. His work changed how…
NEW DELHI: India’s human spaceflight programme marked a significant milestone after the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted a qualification-level load test of the drogue parachute for the Gaganyaan mission.The test was carried out on Thursday at the Rail Track Rocket Sled (RTRS) facility of DRDO’s Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory in Chandigarh. The…
UAE’s Hope Probe Extended to 2028: What More Will We Learn About Mars? The United Arab Emirates Space Agency has announced a major extension of its Emirates Mars Mission (EMM), known widely as the Hope Probe, extending operations all the way through 2028, three years beyond its original mission timeline. The announcement was made by…
NASA Warns: Thousands of City-Killing Asteroids Untracked, Earth Vulnerable In a stark and widely reported warning, NASA’s planetary defence chief has revealed that Earth currently has no reliable way to stop thousands of “city-killing” asteroids that could one day strike our planet, raising emergency concerns in the scientific community and beyond. These insights come from…
Why some people sneeze when they look at the sun For a lot of people, going outside into the bright sun makes them feel warm or clear. For some, it makes them sneeze out of nowhere. Doctors and scientists have been trying to figure out this strange reaction for decades. A person walks from a…
The Worm Moon is one of those quiet wonders of early spring. It rises around March, just when the nights are still long but the days are hinting at warmth. The name comes from earthworms, which start appearing as the ground thaws. It’s the third full Moon of 2026, set to rise on 3 March….
Can humans cause earthquakes and can they ever be prevented Earthquakes are usually linked to natural movements along faults deep inside the Earth, but in certain situations, human activity can also produce measurable seismic events. Scientists distinguish natural tectonic earthquakes and vibrations or quakes triggered by human actions such as mining, reservoir filling, or the…
