Nobel Prize in Physics 2026 awarded to Francis Halzen for work on ghost-like cosmic messengersFrancis Halzen has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his pioneering work on the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of hig...
06 Oct, 2026, 03.35 PM IST
Nobel Prize 2026 winners list: Check all laureates, categories and what they wonThe 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to three scientists for their groundbreaking discoveries. Karl Deisseroth, ...
06 Oct, 2026, 03.21 PM IST
A ghost particle hit Antarctica, and led scientists to a hidden galaxy 11 billion light-years awayHidden galaxy 11 billion light-years away: Scientists have identified a distant, dust-shrouded galaxy, nicknamed "Shadow Blaster," as the m...
30 Jun, 2026, 04.20 AM IST
A tiny particle that landed in Antarctica led scientists to a hidden galaxy 11 billion light-years awayA ghost particle from Antarctica has led scientists to a hidden galaxy 11 billion light-years away, pointing to a new kind of cosmic neutri...
27 Jun, 2026, 10.05 PM IST
Scientists may have solved 50-year mystery of the ‘Eye of Sauron,’ a galaxy billions of light-years away that seemed too slow to shine so brightFor over fifty years, the blazar PKS 1424+240 puzzled astronomers. Now, a fifteen-year study reveals its secrets. Researchers at the Max Pl...
20 Aug, 2025, 02.27 PM IST
Alien whispers from below? Mysterious Antarctic radio waves leave scientists scrambling for answersA mysterious discovery under Antarctica’s ice is shaking up physics. Researchers using ANITA detected unexplained radio waves rising from d...
16 Jun, 2025, 06.12 PM IST
The ghost particle’s secret: Physicists edge close to unlocking mystery of elusive neutrino’s massThe KATRIN experiment in Germany has set a new upper limit on the neutrino’s mass at just 0.45 electron volts, marking a major leap in unde...
16 Apr, 2025, 01.19 AM IST
Nuclear scientist Sekhar Basu dies of COVID-19A mechanical engineer, Dr Basu is revered for his contributions to the country's atomic energy programme. He was awarded Padma Shri in 2014...
24 Sep, 2020, 09.20 PM IST
Low-mass supernova triggered birth of solar system: StudyAbout 4.6 billion years ago, a cloud of gas and dust that eventually formed our solar system was disturbed.
29 Nov, 2016, 05.27 PM IST
MGK Menon: Remarkable polymath scientist leaves behind big voidA hidden nugget in his long-career was Menon's tightrope diplomacy that saved the tropical rainforests of Silent Valley in Kerala, that wer...
27 Nov, 2016, 09.16 AM IST
China plans to build world's most powerful particle colliderThe facility, designed to smash subatomic particles together at enormous speed, will reportedly be at least twice the size of CERN.
29 Oct, 2015, 12.45 PM IST
Scientists confirm the existence of cosmic neutrinosA team of Antarctic scientists has just verified the existence of cosmic neutrinos - tiny, energetic particles that might hail from far rea...
21 Aug, 2015, 02.23 PM IST
Physicists hoping to see exotic stuff when the Large Hadron Collider wakes up from slumberIn 2012, inside the LHC under the Alps Mountains, physicists raised the temperature to 5.5 trillion degrees centigrade by smashing together...
31 Jan, 2015, 03.56 AM IST
China breaks ground for second underground neutrino labChina has laid foundation stone for an underground laboratory which will be equipped with liquid scintillation detector for neutrino experi...
11 Jan, 2015, 06.47 PM IST
Cabinet Committee approves high-end Neutrino projectThe project will be funded jointly by Department of Science and Technology and Atomic Energy, while the infrastructure will be created with...
07 Jan, 2015, 02.56 AM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh outlines science R&D projects with an outlay of Rs 9000 crorePM today announced projects including a National Mission on High Performance Computing and a Neutrino-based Observatory in TN with an outla...
03 Feb, 2014, 05.45 PM IST
SAIL to supply 50,000 tonne steel for CERN-like Neutrino ObservatoryThe Steel Authority of India will supply 50,000 tonne of special steels for building a CERN-like underground detector for the India-based N...
12 Jul, 2012, 05.07 AM IST