Universe colour is cosmic latte When you look up at the night sky, it seems deep black with bright stars scattered across it. That familiar view leads many to assume that the universe itself must be black. But astronomers have asked a different question: If all the light from every star and galaxy were combined…
Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of SpaceX, has suggested that the company is now prioritising the Moon over Mars, with plans to help build a self-growing city on the lunar surface in less than ten years. The idea sounds ambitious, even bold, but experts say the shift reflects practical realities as well as growing global…
If you laid Nasa’s Artemis II moon rocket on its side, it would stretch nearly the length of a football field. That’s because the Space Launch System (SLS) stands 322 feet tall — just a few yards shy of the 360-foot length of a standard gridiron, making it one of the tallest rockets ever built.The…
In Odisha’s protected Simlipal forest, scientists have uncovered biological wealth. Similipal National Park in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha the biosphere reserve, is known to be famous for its thick forests, tigers, elephants and clean environment. This park is regarded as a pollution-free park which is home to many plants and animals, now with 148…
Isro chief V Narayanan (PTI photo/file) BENGALURU: The Chandrayaan-4 Mission is at least two years away, but the Isro has identified a location in the South Polar region of Moon to land its lander.The union government has approved the Chandrayaan-4 mission, designed as a lunar sample-return mission and it will be India’s most complex lunar…
Long ago, dinosaurs ruled the Earth. Their gigantic size and immense strength allowed them to dominate land, sea and sky for millions of years. They travelled vast distances, reshaped ecosystems and sat unchallenged at the top of the food chain. Then nature took its own course. A mass extinction wiped them out, leaving behind only…
Is AI secretly increasing the world’s carbon footprint? Know the truth AI growth is often framed in terms of speed and scale. Less often discussed is what sits underneath it all, quietly drawing power. As artificial intelligence spreads across offices, factories and digital services, researchers are beginning to trace how those gains ripple through energy…
A familiar rivalry surfaced online this week, sparked by an image that seemed deliberately out of place. Jeff Bezos posted a picture of a large tortoise on social media, without explanation. The timing was notable. Elon Musk had been dominating headlines with fresh ideas tied to space, including orbiting data centres and long-term visions for…
Lake Erie, one of North America’s largest lakes, has surprised everyone this week. A massive crack formed in the ice, stretching so far that it can reportedly be seen from space. People on the north shore in Canada could reportedly spot it all the way down to Cleveland, Ohio. The crack grew over Saturday, pushed…
Beneath the ocean’s rolling surface, there are mountains. Not the snowy peaks you hike, but vast, underwater volcanoes rising from the seafloor. Some tower more than a kilometre high. Some even poke above the water as tiny islands. Scientists say there might be over 100,000 of these “seamounts” scattered across the globe, but fewer than…
