From ancient rock carvings to Einstein: How eclipses changed human historyAncient civilizations meticulously recorded eclipses through carvings and writings, capturing the mysterious vanishing act of the Sun. Chin...
12 Aug, 2026, 06.46 PM IST
Aurora in Indian Today Time: Here's how, when and where to watch dancing light as solar storm hits Earth tonightAurora India Time: A powerful solar storm is heading towards Earth, bringing a rare chance to see the Northern Lights in northern India. Th...
08 Jun, 2026, 02.19 PM IST
Is Earth's Magnetic Shield Failing? Scientists Warn of Solar Storm DangersOur planet's magnetic shield, the magnetosphere, actively responds to powerful solar events. These cosmic storms can compress and reshape t...
27 Feb, 2026, 04.23 PM IST
The Sun’s 11-Year Cycle Is Intensifying: What That Means for UsOur Sun's activity is ramping up faster than expected in its 11-year cycle, bringing more sunspots and powerful flares. This intensified so...
25 Feb, 2026, 04.51 PM IST
Sunspot the size of a giant: Scientists say it could rival history’s most powerful solar stormSunspot: A massive sunspot cluster, almost as big as the one from the 1859 Carrington Event, now faces Earth. Scientists assure the public ...
10 Dec, 2025, 12.00 AM IST
Elon Musk wants AI satellite constellation to prevent sunlight from warming Earth; netizens wonder what could go wrongElon Musk proposed a solar-powered AI satellite constellation to regulate Earth's solar energy intake and combat global warming. However, t...
03 Nov, 2025, 03.59 PM IST
NASA sounds alarm: Solar flare hits Earth, more expected; What to expectA powerful solar storm is sweeping toward Earth, raising the risk of blackouts, GPS disruption, and dazzling auroras. NASA has warned that ...
20 May, 2025, 11.21 AM IST
Aurora alert: Solar storms set to light up skies across US tonightMinor geomagnetic storms on January 24 and 25 may bring stunning Northern Lights as far south as New York and Idaho. Space enthusiasts shou...
24 Jan, 2025, 07.21 PM IST
Northern lights visible across the US due to solar storm: Here's when and where to watch itA significant solar eruption is moving towards Earth, likely resulting in a rare and extended view of the northern lights across the northe...
11 Oct, 2024, 07.45 AM IST
"Another feather in ISRO's cap": EAM Jaishankar on successful launch of Aditya -L1India's External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar, congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on the successful launch of In...
02 Sep, 2023, 06.07 PM IST
India's tireless scientific efforts will continue: PM Modi congratulates ISRO on Aditya-L1 launchMajor objectives of India's solar mission include the study of the physics of solar corona and its heating mechanism, the solar wind accele...
02 Sep, 2023, 06.06 PM IST
Solar exploration: A sunrace of significant global missionsProba-2 is the second of the Proba series, building on nearly eight years of successful Proba-1 experience, even as Proba-1 was not a solar...
02 Sep, 2023, 05.09 PM IST
First earth-bound firing to raise Aditya-L1 orbit tomorrow: ISROThe Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced that the first earth-bound firing to raise the Aditya-L1 orbit is scheduled for...
02 Sep, 2023, 04.46 PM IST
After Chandrayaan-3, ISRO getting ready for Sun mission ADITYA-L1. Key things to knowISRO sun mission: The spacecraft will take about four months to reach its orbit and will carry seven payloads to observe the photosphere, c...
24 Jul, 2023, 02.04 PM IST
Novel technique for tracking eruptions from sun to be used in India's first solar missionA software named Computer Aided CME Tracking Software based on a computer vision algorithm was so far used to detect and characterise such ...
01 Apr, 2021, 06.08 PM IST
Solar storms trigger Jupiter's 'Northern Lights'It is the first time that Jupiter's X-ray aurora has been studied when a giant storm from the Sun arrived at the planet, researchers said.
28 Mar, 2016, 02.12 PM IST
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover captures sunspotsScientists temporarily have no other resource providing views of the Sun from the opposite side of the solar system from Earth.
13 Jul, 2015, 02.01 PM IST