Could this faint object be Planet Nine? Scientists find a 23-year-old infrared clue that may finally point toward the elusive world beyond NeptuneTerry Long Phan and a team at Taiwan’s National Tsing Hua University found a potential ninth planet by looking through archived space data....
08 Oct, 2026, 01.35 AM IST
Deepinder Goyal teases six colours for Temple, pre-orders may open next weekDeepinder Goyal has announced six color options for Temple, his upcoming health wearable device. Pre-orders for Temple are expected to star...
02 Oct, 2026, 11.03 PM IST
Dhruva, TakeMe2Space, SatLeo, EON technologies launch aboard SpaceX rideshare missionThe Falcon 9 mission lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California late Thursday. It carried Dhruva Space’s LEAP-2 platform and...
02 Oct, 2026, 05.16 PM IST
SatLEO to launch India’s first thermal payload TAPAS-1 aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9SatLeo cofounder Urmil Bakhai described the payload as a “thermometer for planet Earth”, which the company is looking to use across agricul...
30 Sep, 2026, 08.09 PM IST
LCA Mk2, AMCA first flight dates confirmed: Defence Secretary reveals timeline for India’s next-gen fighter jetsIndia's LCA Mk2 medium weight fighter prototype is expected to fly by September 2027. The country's Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft, or AMC...
28 Sep, 2026, 04.24 PM IST
In 2018, volunteers classified 55,000 candidate variable stars; 860,000 classifications helped flag one that became about 100 times fainterVariable Star Zoo represents a remarkable citizen-science project that rallied over a million volunteers to engage in star classification. ...
27 Sep, 2026, 01.30 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
ISRO satellite INSAT-3DS captures contrasting weather across India, here’s what the image showsThe September 24 INSAT-3DS image captured a notable contrast across India, with extensive cloud formations covering central and eastern are...
26 Sep, 2026, 05.10 PM IST
Your cells’ tiny power stations may be doing something quantum: scientists find a mysterious vibration that could influence how the body produces energyResearchers detected an unusual vibration within human and mouse cell mitochondria. This signal appeared in living samples but vanished whe...
20 Sep, 2026, 12.26 AM IST
Meet William LeFaivre, the young inventor who designed a sensor system to help skiers detect their alignment, earned a U.S. patent and then began developing medical-support technologyWilliam LeFaivre discovered an opportunity for invention while learning to ski as a third grader. Struggling to keep his skis parallel, he ...
17 Sep, 2026, 10.41 PM IST
In 2009, NASA started conducting the largest airborne survey of Earth's polar ice under Operation IceBridge to bridge the observational gap between ICESat and ICESat-2In 2009, NASA started conducting the largest airborne survey of Earth's polar ice under Operation IceBridge to bridge the observational gap...
13 Sep, 2026, 12.14 AM IST
Satellite imaging startup Pixxel bags $100 million from Temasek, othersPixxel has raised $100 million in the largest funding round in India’s spacetech sector, co-led by Temasek and Seraphim. The latest round t...
07 Sep, 2026, 09.16 AM IST
In 1996, Florida researchers whitened 7 shops in a Cocoa strip mall; roof surfaces fell by as much as 70°F, cooling energy dropped 25.3%, and peak demand dropped 40.3%In an innovative Florida trial, it was found that white roofs significantly decreased heat levels and energy usage. Traditionally, unpainte...
06 Sep, 2026, 12.30 PM IST
In 2006, NASA and French Space Agency CNES launched a satellite in a joint mission to probe the properties of Earth's thin clouds and aerosolsIn 2006, NASA and French Space Agency CNES launched a satellite in a joint mission to probe the properties of Earth's thin clouds and aeros...
02 Sep, 2026, 02.30 AM IST
NASA's Roman Space Telescope will see at least 100 times more sky at once than Hubble and James Webb, helping scientists study invisible dark matter, dark energy and search for thousands of exoplanetsNASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy, beginning a mission to survey vast areas of the univers...
31 Aug, 2026, 03.25 PM IST
In 2003, NASA launched a 34-inch infrared telescope called Spitzer. For 17 years, it looked through cosmic dust and revealed a hidden universeNASA's Spitzer Space Telescope ended its mission in 2020 after sixteen years. Its infrared observations pierced cosmic dust, revealing hidd...
27 Aug, 2026, 04.58 PM IST
Can NASA’s Pandora find water on alien worlds? The new mission is now watchingNASA's Pandora satellite has begun observing distant exoplanets to study their atmospheres. This mission aims to separate planetary atmosph...
26 Aug, 2026, 07.24 PM IST