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- In 2025, over 1,000 volunteers searched telescope images for galaxies that bend light; they helped find 497 possible cosmic lenses
Volunteers from around the world are actively participating in the Space Warps project to analyze galaxy images. They help identify rare gr...
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...
What are 'ghost particles' that pass through your body every second? Francis Halzen wins Physics Nobel for catching them in South Pole iceFrancis Halzen has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his groundbreaking work on the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. This obser...
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...
In 2019, 11,482 Hubble Asteroid Hunter volunteers helped train an AI that scanned 37,000 Hubble images; the combined effort uncovered 1,701 asteroid trails, including 1,031 unknown objectsCitizen scientists helped astronomers find over one thousand new asteroids. These faint objects were previously missed by earlier surveys a...
Quote of the Day by Isaac Asimov: “If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can...” — Timeless life lesson from an inspiring quote on knowledge, wisdom, responsibility, critical thinking, growth and why understanding difficult truths can lead to better decisions and meaningful changeQuote of the Day by Isaac Asimov teaches a simple but important lesson: knowledge may create difficult problems, but ignorance cannot solve...
A hidden black hole stayed invisible until it destroyed a passing star, revealing a cosmic mysteryAstronomers have identified a dormant supermassive black hole far from its galaxy's center. This hidden object revealed itself by tearing a...
In 132 AD, China built a machine that could detect earthquakes hundreds of miles away: How Zhang Heng created the world's first earthquake detection device?In 132 AD, China built a machine that could detect earthquakes hundreds of miles away through a device created by Chinese scientist Zhang H...
How Artificial Intelligence Is Rewriting Planet HuntingAstronomers are now leveraging artificial intelligence to sift through vast amounts of exoplanet data, a task impossible for humans alone. ...
Italy and India partners in physics: Discuss quantum, astronomy & new materialsThe Indo-Italian Workshop in Physics, held from February 26–28 in New Delhi and organized by the Embassy of Italy in collaboration with IIT...
Quote of the day by Leonardo da Vinci: 'Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in'Leonardo da Vinci’s reflection, “Study without desire spoils the memory,” anchors a gentle exploration of why genuine curiosity matters mor...
Draft UG maths curriculum has grave defects: Over 900 researchers, mathematicians tell UGCOver 900 researchers have petitioned the UGC to withdraw its draft undergraduate mathematics curriculum, citing grave defects and inadequat...
Astronomers find the brightest object of known universe that eats 'just over a Sun per day', and its still growingAstronomers have discovered the brightest black hole in the known universe, named J0529-4351, using the European Southern Observatory’s Ver...
22 Indian-origin scientists to take up collaborative research with institutes in countryThe Ministry of Science and Technology also made an offer to top scientists Arogyaswami J Paulraj and Prof. Jitendra Malik to take up colla...
Researchers discover new planet outside solar system with help of AI: What we know so farResearchers from the University of Georgia confirmed the presence of a planet outside our solar system.
Professor Somak Raychaudhury appointed Vice-Chancellor of Ashoka UniversityPramath Raj Sinha, Chairman, Board of Trustees, said “Professor Raychaudhury brings stellar academic stature and strong administrative expe...
- AI helps track down mysterious cosmic radio bursts
New York, Sep 11 (IANS) Researchers have used machine learning to discover 72 new fast radio bursts from a mysterious source some 3 billion...
'Super Earth' that may host alien life identifiedThe dataset used by Cloutier and other researchers came from the High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS) using the ESO's 3.6-...
Niki: Now book a cab, pay bills, recharge and much more with this chat-based botNiki has 1,700 users, whose use of this one app eliminates the need for several other ecommerce apps to be downloaded on the phone.
Visiting Greenwich: A rendevous with memories of another timeNothing can be more wonderful than actually seeing something which you had read about as a child and had never dreamt of being able to actu...