How a broke, outgunned nation turned cheap drones into the most feared weapon on EarthDrone warfare: Russia-Ukraine war has reached extreme intensity with nearly 10,000 drones used daily across frontlines. This rapid drone wa...
19 May, 2026, 10.58 PM IST
Video, satellite photos show Iran war oil spill on Persian Gulf islandA recent attack on an Iranian oil refinery has led to a devastating oil spill impacting Shidvar Island, a vital wildlife breeding ground in...
19 May, 2026, 06.45 PM IST
A Canadian lake shaped like an emoji suddenly drained dry in a geological event rarely seen on EarthLake Rouge in Quebec catastrophically drained in May 2025 due to a landslide and outburst flood, leaving a barren crater. This rare event w...
18 May, 2026, 02.48 PM IST
Iran war ceasefire grows increasingly shaky after Trump rejects Tehran's latest proposalTensions remain high between Iran and the United States as a fragile ceasefire falters. Both nations are locked in a standoff over Iran's n...
11 May, 2026, 06.03 PM IST
Something is going seriously wrong with the US Navy: After the USS Gerald Ford fire comes another crisis — Navy warship Higgins goes dark for hoursAfter the Gerald Ford Fire, the USS Higgins goes dark, and the US Navy's crisis deepens. A guided-missile destroyer loses all power and pro...
01 May, 2026, 10.31 PM IST
What are fibre-optic drones, and how do they work? Hezbollah deploys cable-guided attack drones to evade Israeli air defencesWhat are fibre-optic drones, and how do they work? Fibre-optic drones are cable-guided attack drones used by Hezbollah against Israeli troo...
01 May, 2026, 12.43 AM IST
Russia's Nobel Prize-winning rights group Memorial branded 'extremist'Russia's Supreme Court has declared the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights group Memorial an extremist organization. This move intensif...
09 Apr, 2026, 05.56 PM IST
World War III's first shots will be fired in spaceThe next global conflict may start in space. Nations are developing advanced weapons to target satellites. This includes jamming, lasers, a...
30 Mar, 2026, 03.33 PM IST
Scientists thought they found a 'zombie' in space. Turns out, it was something even strangerAstronomers in Western Australia detected a powerful radio burst, initially mistaking it for a new astronomical object or a rare fast radio...
01 Jul, 2025, 12.46 AM IST
Russian satellite breaks up into 100 pieces; Here is what it means for Boeing and Sunita William's space projectA defunct Russian Earth observation satellite, the RESURS-P1, has fragmented into over 100 pieces of space debris. This event necessitated ...
29 Jun, 2024, 12.21 PM IST
Starlink launches satellite to connect mobile phones, but can’t compete with terrestrial networks: MuskThe latest developments come when Starlink is poised to receive a GMPCS permit soon from the government to launch satellite broadband servi...
03 Jan, 2024, 11.02 AM IST
1st ever dead satellite gets assisted reentry to Earth to avoid space debrisThe European Space Agency's (ESA) Aeolus has become the first ever dead satellite that was assisted back to earth in a bid to avoid space d...
30 Jul, 2023, 03.52 PM IST
Centre proposes Rs 33 crore to protect Indian satellites from space debrisIn Sep, India launched the early warning system Netra (Network for Space Objects, Tracking, and Analysis) to secure its satellites and othe...
08 Dec, 2019, 08.16 PM IST
In a 1st, ISRO will make dead rocket come ‘alive’ in spaceK Sivan said that “India is the only country in the world that is working on this new technology”.
16 Dec, 2018, 10.59 AM IST
GSAT-6A setback may delay other Isro projectsFor Isro, this will be the second setback in seven months after a replacement satellite for Navic, the country’s navigation system failed i...
02 Apr, 2018, 07.53 AM IST
Amazon forests soak up more carbon than they emit, new Nasa study findsA long-standing debate was resolved yesterday when a new Nasa-led study confirmed that natural forests in the Amazon remove more carbon dio...
19 Mar, 2014, 11.35 AM IST
- Huge defunct satellite may fall on Earth this week: NASA
According to NASA's latest projections, the bus-size Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite will likely plummet down to Earth sometime around ...
20 Sep, 2011, 04.01 PM IST