Science
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Astronomers have discovered the most distant galaxy ever
Cambridge: An international team of astronomers has discovered the most distant astronomical object of all time: a galaxy. Shining only about 300 million years after the Big Bang, it may contain the…
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Sun spews intense solar flare, sparks radio blackout in Asia, Australia
New Delhi: The Sun has unleashed an intense solar flare, sparking radio blackouts in several parts of Asia and Australia. According to the US Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), the solar flare…
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Astronomers find first-ever slimmer type of red giant stars
Sydney: An Australian team of astronomers have found a slimmer type of red giant star for the first time. These stars have undergone dramatic weight loss, possibly due to the presence of…
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Researchers develop maps of bird species to protect biodiversity
Madison: Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison developed the maps at a fine-enough resolution to help conservation managers focus their efforts where they are most likely to help birds — in individual…
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Chinese astronauts return to Earth after record 6 months on space station
Beijing: Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth safely on Saturday after spending a record six months aboard China’s new space station, doubling the previous stay of the country’s longest single flight in…
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NASA again calls off wet dress rehearsal of moon rocket over fuel leak
Washington: NASA has for the third time halted Artemis 1 moon rocket’s “wet dress rehearsal” – this time over fuel leak. Wet dress rehearsal is an opportunity to refine the countdown procedures…
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Webb telescope’s instrument reaches coldest operating temperature
Washington: An instrument onboard the James Webb Space Telescope has reached its final operating temperature – minus 266 degrees Celsius, NASA officials have said. Along with three other instruments onboard Webb, Mid-Infrared…
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Agriculture will play important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions: Study
Columbus: A new study has suggested that agricultural and forestry sectors are some of the areas which can play a key role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The findings of the study…
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Private Ax-1 astronaut to make liquid telescope mirror in space
Washington: An astronaut, part of the recent private mission to the International Space Station (ISS) American space habitat company Axiom Space, is set to test the making of a liquid telescope mirror…
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Astronomers find rapid, unexpected changes in Neptune’s temperatures
London: Neptune, a very cold planet with average temperature reaching around minus 220 degrees Celsius, has seen rapid and unexpected temperature variations in the last two decades, scientists have found. Using ground-based…
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NASA again delays final Artemis 1 moon mission test to April 12
Washington: NASA has yet again delayed the final wet dress rehearsal of its Artemis 1 moon mission test to April 12, the US space agency officials said. Wet dress rehearsal is an…
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India has 217 space objects orbiting earth; working towards reducing space debris: Report
New Delhi: India has 103 active or defunct spacecraft and 114 objects categorised as ‘space debris’ in orbit and it has embarked on a research to reduce such fragments from outer space.…
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Study finds how plants protect themselves from pathogens in rain
Tokyo: A recent study has found that when plants are exposed to rain, hair-like structures on the leaf surface called trichomes recognise this rain as a risk factor for causing disease and…
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Researchers find vegetarian birds are more sociable than insect eaters
London: A new study has found that weaver birds that eat seeds flock together and nest in colonies more commonly than those species that eat insects. For the first time, the study…
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Ozone may be heating the planet more than we realize: Study
London: Ozone may be weakening one of the Earth’s most important cooling mechanisms, making it a more significant greenhouse gas than previously thought, recent research has found. The research by an international…
