James Webb Telescope traces radio burst 11 billion light-years away — What can this ancient signal reveal about the early universe?Astronomers have detected the most distant Fast Radio Burst ever recorded. Known as FRB 20240304B, this brief flash of radio waves traveled...
09 Oct, 2026, 08.28 PM IST
India’s Nobel kept on ice?Challenges in India’s research ecosystem hinder the development of scientific talent and innovation. Stable funding and support for researc...
07 Oct, 2026, 08.25 AM IST
Type One Energy raises $200 million to develop world’s first commercial fusion reactorThe Series-B round, which takes total funding to-date to more than $400 million, is the third-biggest sector Series B raise over the last f...
06 Oct, 2026, 05.13 PM IST
Defence stocks: Time to change strategy in a bearish market? An ecosystem with down and upside potential of -39% to plus 37%The current fall is both at the level of the indices and the broader market. And when the selling is this broad, almost every sector is aff...
04 Oct, 2026, 07.04 AM IST
Earth’s inner core may be deforming within years — scientists say its hidden movements could change the length of our daysEarth's rotation experiences slight variations in day length due to interactions within its inner core and mantle. Researchers have develop...
29 Sep, 2026, 10.01 PM IST
There wasn’t much to Xi: A red carpet, a fragile truce and the search for US-China stabilityDuring Xi Jinping's state visit to Washington, leaders announced modest tariff cuts and a new dialogue on AI safety. The ongoing US-Iran wa...
27 Sep, 2026, 10.43 PM IST
This atomic clock is so precise it can detect how gravity changes time. Scientists now want to take it outside the lab and measure tiny shifts across EarthResearchers at Singapore's Centre for Quantum Technologies have developed a highly accurate lutetium-based atomic clock. This clock has a r...
24 Sep, 2026, 11.01 PM IST
Strange radio signals detected from exoplanet almost 63 light-years from EarthResearchers have observed unusual radio signals from Beta Pictoris b, an exoplanet located 63 light-years away. These signals, detected usi...
23 Sep, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
A planet 63 light-years away is sending repeating radio bursts, and scientists can read them for the first time. Here’s what it reveals about the alien worldAstronomers detected repeating radio bursts from exoplanet Beta Pictoris b. These emissions originate from powerful auroras on the distant ...
22 Sep, 2026, 08.38 PM IST
For investors who know and accept that bears can roam the street longer: 5 mid-cap stocks with upside potential of up to 29%It is when the market displays the kind of sentiment it is doing now that most investors develop a strong desire to just get out. That’s qu...
16 Sep, 2026, 02.25 PM IST
In 1962, the US detonated a 1.4-megaton nuclear bomb in space that knocked out streetlights and triggered burglar alarms in Hawaii. 64 years later, it says weapons are already in orbitThe United States has acknowledged its possession of orbital space-control weapons, a declaration echoing a 1962 nuclear test that generate...
15 Sep, 2026, 09.36 PM IST
A newly discovered solar phenomenon could help scientists predict the Sun’s next powerful outburst and solar flareNew solar telescope observations reveal swirling plasma movements on the Sun's surface. This phenomenon, known as Kelvin-Helmholtz instabil...
11 Sep, 2026, 07.02 PM IST
Northern Lights: Visual treat likely for 20 US states tonight; here's how to get the best viewThe northern lights, or aurora borealis, that recently illuminated skies over North Dakota, Canada and Iceland followed geomagnetic storms ...
10 Sep, 2026, 12.04 PM IST
Scientists made gravity act on an atom in a quantum superposition — the surprising result could bring Einstein’s theory and quantum physics closer togetherPhysicists have directly linked quantum mechanics and Einstein's gravity theory. An experiment used ultracold atoms in quantum superpositio...
09 Sep, 2026, 12.47 AM IST
This 12-year-old Massachusetts student asked why energy from walking goes to waste; he built a system to turn movement into electricityDriven by a young mind's fascinating inquiry into wasted bodily energy, VERDA was born. This groundbreaking technology harnesses mechanical...
07 Sep, 2026, 12.42 AM IST
AI has taken on a big challenge — it can detect warning signs of plasma instabilities & predict them before they disrupt the extreme conditions needed for fusion energyResearchers developed an AI system called PACMAN for fusion energy experiments. This framework analyzes plasma conditions and sends control...
06 Sep, 2026, 07.39 PM IST
Scientists finally observe a strange effect predicted by Einstein in a falling quantum object — what it means for the future of physicsPhysicists observed a quantum state change in ultracold atoms. This change matched Einstein's equivalence principle for a freely falling ob...
03 Sep, 2026, 06.42 PM IST