Updated: Jul 23rd, 2025 A solar eclipse happens when the Moon moves directly between the Earth and the Sun The world is set to witness the longest solar eclipse in 100 years on August 2, 2027. As per Metro, a British tabloid, the solar eclipse will take place in 10 countries where the Sun will...
7th planet, Uranus, has a companion In a research paper titled ‘A Minor Planet in an Outer Resonance with Uranus,’ scientists led by Daniel Bamberger from Norholt Branch Observatories, K Ly from the University of California, LA, Sam Deen from Deep Random Survey, and Elvis Oliveira Mendis from Instituto de Física, Brazil, have discovered a...
Updated: Jul 16th, 2025 NASA has discovered a new ‘Super Earth’ located around 154 light years from Earth, which is emitting a strange, repeating signal, as per reports. The planet, named TOI-1846 b, is reportedly about twice the width of Earth and nearly four times heavier, as per reports. The signal was first detected earlier...
Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, who scripted history by becoming the first from the country to reach the International Space Station, returns safely back home on Tuesday. SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft ‘Grace’ carrying IAF Group Captain Shukla and three other astronauts, part of the Axiom Space Mission-4 (Ax-4) splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast...
After spending 18 days on the International Space Station (ISS), Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla on Monday has begun his journey towards Earth. On June 26, Shukla became the first Indian to reach the orbital lab. He also became the second Indian astronaut to travel to space after Rakesh Sharma’s 1984 odyssey. The 14-day mission was...
Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, currently on board the International Space Station, is expected to begin his journey back to Earth on July 14, and reach on July 15, confirmed the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Shukla, along with three other crew members Peggy Whitson, Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, and Tibor Kapu will undock inside the SpaceX Dragon...
The Earth’s rotation is expected to speed up slightly in the coming weeks, leading to marginally shorter days, according to Science news website. Variations in the Moon’s position are predicted on July 22 and August 5 that will reportedly shorten the length of each day by approximately 1.51 milliseconds. The speed at which Earth rotates...
Updated: Jul 11th, 2025 Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, currently on board the International Space Station, is expected to begin his journey back to Earth on July 14, said Axiom Space on Friday. Shukla, along with three other crew members Peggy Whitson, Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, and Tibor Kapu will undock inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft from the...
Twitter co-founder and Bluesky founder Jack Dorsey announced a WhatsApp-like messenger on Monday, which is offline and relies on Bluetooth technology. Announcing the project, Dorsey wrote, “My weekend project to learn about Bluetooth mesh networks, relays, store and forward models, message encryption models, and a few other things – Bitchat: Bluetooth mesh chat.” Since it...
Updated: Jul 3rd, 2025 Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut on the International Space Station, is working to develop a brain-computer interface in the orbital lab, said NASA on Thursday. Shukla, part of the Axiom Space mission-4, used near-infrared technology to develop the interface in the Columbus laboratory module aboard the orbiting lab along with...