Viral November 2026 solar storm theories: How risky is flying during extreme space weather, and what happened in 2025?Recent discussions have emerged about the looming threat of a catastrophic solar storm projected for November 13, 2026. Even though past so...
31 Oct, 2026, 08.53 PM IST
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has a surprising chemical link to icy worlds beyond Neptune? What James Webb discovered and what it reveals about planets around other starsA comet from another star system is giving scientists a fresh look at how planets form. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope found chemical si...
30 Oct, 2026, 12.07 AM IST
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, on its way out, surprises with something strange about our Solar SystemResearchers have made groundbreaking observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. This comet exhibi...
29 Oct, 2026, 11.08 AM IST
In 1982, NASA engineer George Alcorn invented an imaging spectrometer designed to analyze high-energy sourcesGeorge Edward Alcorn's groundbreaking invention of the X-ray imaging spectrometer has revolutionized the field of space exploration, allowi...
24 Oct, 2026, 03.30 PM IST
In 2015, a skull-shaped space rock passed Earth on Halloween; NASA said it might be a dead comet; here's what scientists foundOn October 31, 2015, an object designated 2015 TB145 passed Earth at a distance of around 486,000 kilometres. Radar images that were captur...
24 Oct, 2026, 02.09 AM IST
In 1965, NASA unfolded a 96 feet satellite in space to test what could puncture an Apollo spacecraftNASA’s Pegasus I, launched in 1965, opened wings 96 feet wide in orbit to count hits from particles too small to see. The readings helped e...
22 Oct, 2026, 11.42 AM IST
Orionids Meteor Shower Peak 2026 Best Time: When, where and how to watch Halley’s comet shooting stars in skyOrionids Meteor Shower (Google Trends): The Orionids meteor shower peaks on October 21–22, 2026. Here is the best time to watch Halley’s Co...
21 Oct, 2026, 05.02 PM IST
Hunter Moon 2026: Here's when you can get the best view of October Full Moon before the Halloween skyOctober’s Hunter Moon is approaching, bringing a seasonal spectacle ahead of Halloween. Its peak falls on different dates across U.S. time ...
20 Oct, 2026, 02.18 PM IST
NASA’s SPHEREx finds brown dwarfs with water and methane, they drift in darkness without a host star and heated entirely from withinNASA's SPHEREx telescope has opened a fascinating window into the realm of brown dwarfs, the enigmatic celestial bodies that sit between st...
15 Oct, 2026, 11.37 PM IST
Scientists exploring Superhabitable Worlds that could be twice as massive as Earth with more water and a cooler sunScientists are exploring superhabitable worlds, which could provide better conditions for life than Earth itself. These planets are believe...
14 Oct, 2026, 06.58 PM IST
A US spacecraft accidently found evidence of ice on moon while taking a complete look at lunar surface in 1994A US spacecraft known as Clementine was the first to get a complete view of the Moon and its pole regions. The ice on the bottom of a shado...
08 Oct, 2026, 10.23 PM IST
Jupiter Eclipse 2026: The moon is about to swallow the giant planet, when and where can you watch itJupiter will not disappear in an instant like a star. The planet appears large enough in the sky for the process to take about a minute. Wh...
05 Oct, 2026, 05.00 PM IST
For the first time in astronomy, scientists detect radio signal from a young planetAstronomers have discovered notable radio signals originating from the exoplanet Beta Pictoris b, located 64 light-years away from our sola...
03 Oct, 2026, 02.39 PM IST
Want to do NASA research? 24 new US projects backed by $23 million will let citizen scientists hunt comets, study space weather and explore Earth data — all you need to knowNASA has selected 24 organizations to partake in a new Science Activation portfolio aimed at public engagement. This initiative will provid...
02 Oct, 2026, 11.52 PM IST
By 2014, 16,000 volunteers had traced solar eruptions across spacecraft images; 38,000 hand-drawn tracks helped scientists catalog 144 coronal mass ejectionsSolar Stormwatch involved over 16,000 volunteers who tracked solar eruptions using images from NASA's STEREO spacecraft. Participants marke...
01 Oct, 2026, 06.40 PM IST
NASA’s $1.2 billion plan to explore the history and evolution of the universe enters Phase BNASA has progressed the PRIMA mission into Phase B, concentrating on the creation of essential technologies and designs. This innovative sp...
27 Sep, 2026, 12.36 AM IST
Mysterious radio bursts detected 63 light-years from Earth, well beyond our solar system: What scientists discovered about its sourceA newly reported radio signature from Beta Pictoris b is giving astronomers a rare way to investigate the magnetic environment of a planet ...
24 Sep, 2026, 01.14 AM IST