World’s largest iceberg A23A breaks apart in Antarctic death spiral, unlikely to survive past NovemberThe colossal iceberg A23A, once the world's largest, is undergoing a rapid disintegration after drifting from Antarctica. Fracturing into s...
05 Sep, 2025, 02.47 PM IST
Comet or alien spaceship? World's most powerful Hubble telescope captures stunning view of 3I/ATLAS traveling at 210,000 kmphComet 3I/ATLAS, a rare interstellar visitor, is racing through our Solar System at record speed, offering astronomers a rare chance to stud...
08 Aug, 2025, 08.34 AM IST
Why Israel seized the ceasefire: Calculating the costs of a prolonged war with IranA ceasefire has been reached between Iran and Israel after a 12-day conflict sparked by internal Israeli political issues and IAEA statemen...
25 Jun, 2025, 11.25 PM IST
Is the world's largest iceberg on verge of triggering an ecological catastrophe? Scientists sound alarm with penguins on the frontlineThe world’s largest iceberg, A23a, is now near the British island of South Georgia. The iceberg threatens the marine ecosystem by damaging ...
04 Mar, 2025, 08.30 PM IST
PierSight readies ‘Varuna’ for ocean surveillance opsThe demo satellite is intended to fly aboard the Indian Space Research Organisation’s PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM) platform in t...
20 Nov, 2024, 08.17 AM IST
Antarctic's ‘massive door’ viral image sparks wild theories, but scientists have a simple explanationAn image of what appears to be a “massive door” in Antarctica, spotted on Google Maps, has gone viral on Reddit, sparking theories about se...
16 Oct, 2024, 11.17 PM IST
World's biggest iceberg 'battered' by waves as it heads northExpedition leader Ian Strachan guided his ship through the snow and fog in the Antarctic seas to witness the majestic A23a iceberg. The ice...
20 Jan, 2024, 12.34 PM IST
A23a iceberg: All about the world's largest iceberg, three times the size of New York City that is on the move after 37 yearsIn the frigid expanses of the Southern Ocean, a colossal natural phenomenon has captured the attention of scientists, environmentalists, an...
25 Nov, 2023, 12.07 PM IST
New AI model can map giant icebergs 10,000 times faster than humans: studyThe team at the University of Leeds, UK, used an algorithm called U-net - a type of neural network -- to "train" a computer to accurately m...
09 Nov, 2023, 09.45 PM IST
Antarctica gives birth to world's largest icebergThe newly calved berg, designated A-76 by scientists, was spotted in recent satellite images captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission,...
20 May, 2021, 08.33 AM IST
View: Perpetually under-construction India must rethink building spreeVast sums are being spent on expensive West-type infrastructure, without any visible improvement in people’s lives. The Rs 600 billion Gold...
27 Sep, 2020, 05.42 PM IST
Indian scientists make the deepest radio image of the Sun – a big step towards predicting space weatherA team of scientists led by Dr Divya Oberoi at NCRA has made significant advances by making the deepest ever images of the Sun at radio wav...
15 Apr, 2019, 02.19 PM IST
Here's how technology is helping conservationists to document, restore and maintain our historyMost heritage sites and structures are so fragile that human intervention could do more harm than good.
16 Apr, 2017, 01.19 PM IST