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The Old Farmer’s Almanac has survived for centuries, and its unusual mix of weather forecasts, folklore and gardening advice explains its lasting appealPublished in 1792, The Old Farmer’s Almanac provides a wealth of information about weather and agriculture. It serves as a reference for ga...- Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has 13 times more deuterium than a famous Solar System comet, hinting at its 7-billion-year-old origins before Sun was bornInterstellar object 3I/ATLAS may have formed more than 7 billion years before our Sun was born. A new study using NASA's James Webb Space T...
- Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS: 3I/ATLAS may have come from a star system older than our sun, James Webb Telescope observations suggestRecent findings from the James Webb Space Telescope have unveiled intriguing chemical signatures surrounding the interstellar object 3I/ATL...
- Did comets help start life on Earth? A new study questions the idea and scientists are baffledScientists have been researching for a long time whether comets brought important chemicals to early Earth. A new study has examined whethe...
- 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...
- 21 years after the discovery of the last dwarf planet, scientists may have found a sixth one beyond NeptuneVera Rubin Observatory may have identified a new dwarf planet called ED138, hidden beyond Pluto's orbit. Researchers are in the process of ...
- A Full Moon Before Halloween 2026: Will the Hunter’s Moon Make October’s Spooky Nights Brighter?The Hunter’s Moon will reach peak illumination on October 26, 2026, just days before Halloween. Discover why October’s Full Moon has its tr...
- BITS Pilani revamps UG curriculum to prepare students for AI era: Vice ChancellorBITS Pilani has revamped its undergraduate curriculum to prepare students for a future dominated by artificial intelligence. This innovativ...
- 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...
- Arjun Prajapati: This 5-year-old with Vadodara roots started reading before turning 2, has an IQ of 141, ranks in the top 2% and has read 3,000 booksFive-year-old Arjun Prajapati has drawn attention for his exceptional learning abilities, scoring 141 on an IQ test and qualifying for Mens...
- October Full Moon 2026: When to See the Hunter’s Moon Around the World and Is It a Supermoon?The Hunter’s Moon lights up the sky on October 26, 2026, bringing October’s Full Moon into view. Find out when it reaches its peak, check g...
- Forget the Moon’s south pole: 4 other lunar sites could help humans build a base and prepare for Mars, new report suggestsThe southernmost region of the Moon has emerged as a crucial focus for contemporary lunar exploration, particularly in the quest for water ...
- India-Pakistan Moon race: With China's help, Pakistan wants to send humans to Moon five years before IndiaPakistani astronaut on Moon: Pakistan has set a target of landing on the Moon by 2035 as it expands its space programme through cooperation...
- Astronomers find a ‘ghostly’ star glowing green and another possibly the reddest ever recordedAstronomers studying 151 stars near Earth found unusual colors in some white dwarfs. One white dwarf appeared green due to its atmospheric ...
- Because a hailstorm ruined his family’s 15 acres of oats, he couldn’t afford college; in less than two years, Illinois-born self-taught astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered PlutoClyde Tombaugh, after enduring financial trouble following a damaging hailstorm, sparked his passion for astronomy in 1928. He crafted a te...
- One solar eruption raced at 645 km/sec, another crawled at 145 km/sec: Bengaluru scientists uncover new clues about the SunA Bengaluru research team combined observations from India's Aditya-L1 and Europe's Proba-3 to study two solar eruptions. One CME travelled...
- US startup plans to sell sunlight at night with help from India's Skyroot AerospaceReflect Orbital is revolutionizing nighttime visibility by launching satellites to deliver on-demand sunlight. In collaboration with Skyroo...
- You can see the Andromeda Galaxy without a telescope this week, but you’ll need to escape the city lightsThe Andromeda Galaxy, also known as Messier 31 or M31, looks like a faint, blurry patch in the constellation Andromeda. It lies far beyond ...
- World Space Week 2026: Theme, history, how to celebrate and a special Pokémon twist- here's everything you need to knowWorld Space Week will occur from October 4 to October 10, 2026, themed 'Rocket Revolution'. This theme highlights advancements in rocket te...
- Tattoo that can vanish without being removed: Chemists develop multicolor ink that fades in sunlight and reappears with UV light in secondsA group of innovative chemists has developed a revolutionary tattoo ink named PhotoTat, which can respond to light exposure by changing col...
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