CIA issues “can’t confirm or deny” response on 3I/ATLAS nature When the interstellar object known as 3I/ATLAS was first detected in July last year, it quickly escaped the quiet, technical orbit usually reserved for distant comets. It was only the third confirmed visitor from outside the Solar System, but its behaviour invited far more attention…
Junco_hyemalis (Image Source – Wikipedia) For a brief period during the pandemic, cities slowed down in ways rarely seen. Streets emptied, food waste declined, and daily human presence dropped sharply. For wildlife living close to people, this shift created an unusual pause. New research now suggests that this moment left a physical mark on at…
Living on the Moon has usually belonged to long-range planning documents or speculative films, not booking forms. That line may now be thinning. A private company called Gru Space says it is preparing what it describes as the first hotel on the lunar surface, and it has begun taking early reservations. The proposal blends commercial…
For a long time, the idea of giant animals has mostly been tied to dinosaurs on land. Oceans feel different, quieter, even though they hide their own deep history. Fossils occasionally hint at creatures that once filled warm seas in ways that are hard to picture now. One such animal comes from scattered bones rather…
Earth’s orbiting satellites are commonly regarded as if they were suspended in mid-air. It is a fact that they actually experience a state of continuous free fall. This implies that they fall toward Earth continuously, but since they move at a very high speed, they never actually reach the ground.Nowadays, there are more than 13,000…
Some of China’s largest cities are wrapped in air that carries more than dust and exhaust. New research suggests that tiny plastic particles are present in the atmosphere at levels far higher than previously measured. These particles are too small to see, yet they drift above streets, buildings and people each day. Scientists analysing air…
Shri Kulkarni, an Indian-origin astronomer and one of the world’s leading figures in modern astrophysics, has been awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS). It is the highest honour conferred by the UK-based scientific body.Awarded annually since 1824, the RAS Gold Medal recognises exceptional contributions to astronomy and geophysics. Past recipients include…
SRIHARIKOTA: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Monday said that the PSLV-C62 mission encountered an anomaly during end of the PS3 stage and a detailed analysis has been initiated.“Today we have attempted the PSLV C62 / EOS – N1 Mission. The PSLV vehicle is a four stage vehicle with two solid stages and two…
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is becoming home to some aquatic species. AI-generated Plastic flows across the Pacific with no apparent speed. Some fragments have been moving for years, thinning and softening as the light and salt act on them. Far from land, where the sea normally provides nothing to cling to, those shards have…
Andre Yarham. (Pix via Samantha Fairbairn / SWNS) The UK’s youngest known dementia patient, Andre Yarham, has died aged 24, less than two years after being diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of the disease. Doctors had told his family that, despite his age, his brain showed degeneration comparable to that of a 70-year-old.According…
