SPACE SCIENTIST

Scientists working with the James Webb Space Telescope have found hydrogen sulfide on an exoplanet known as HD 189733b. It is near Jupiter and about 64 light years from the Earth. It is the first time that this gas has been found outside our solar s...

The Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC) and Kerala Space Park (K Space) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Saturday in the presence of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Under the MoU, VSSC scientists will join K Space's advisory committees...

Ohio State University's Big Ear Radio Telescope detected a remarkable 72-second radio signal from the constellation Sagittarius, famously dubbed the "Wow!" signal by astronomer Jerry Ehman. Despite extensive investigation, its exact origin remains e...

A persistent conspiracy theory in the US claims the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing was faked, suggesting NASA staged photos and videos. Russian scientist Yury Borisov, head of Roscosmos, confirmed the authenticity of lunar soil samples provided by the ...

Any Indian citizen can enroll in the programme by paying a fee of $2.50 (Rs 207.5) to cover the costs of verification checks aimed at ensuring safe and fair voting. Joshua Skurla, cofounder, Space Exploration and Research Agency (SERA) told ET they ...

NASA has unveiled a stunning 3D visualization of the 'Pillars of Creation' located in the Eagle Nebula, combining images from the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes. These cosmic structures, first captured by Hubble in the 1990s, have fascinated...

National Aeronautics and Space Agency has asked Elon Musk-owned company SpaceX to develop the ‘US Deorbit Vehicle’ that will lead the US sections of the ISS to its death when its time is over. But why? It could leave it to burn up while making re-en...

China's space officials announced that scientists worldwide could apply to study lunar rock samples from the Chang'e 6 mission. Cooperation, however, excludes the U.S. due to the Wolf Amendment, which restricts direct bilateral collaboration with NA...

Scientists for the past few decades have been vehemently trying to detect and see dark matter but have been unable to do so, even after multiple experimentations and attempts. However, now, a few researchers have stumbled upon a new piece of data, t...

Gliese 12b, which is around the same size as Venus, orbits its sun every 12.8 days. The sun, called Gliese 12, is a cool red dwarf star located in the constellation Pisces.

NASA scientists are anticipating a cosmic nova explosion that will cause a dazzling spectacle and add a new bright star to the night sky in a few months, according to latest reports. The explosion itself will give new researchers a lot to explore ar...

A solar explosion caused the northern lights seen last month, and the sunspots are still there and another explosion is likely to take place, so another spectacle can not be ruled out.

NASA sScientists suggest that the Dinkinesh asteroid fractured, causing pieces to separate and form a disk of material. And some of this material then fell back to the surface. Scientists believe that part of this disk material coalesced into the mo...

If the Government of India decides to appoint a new National Security Adviser (NSA) in June, it should consider someone outside the traditional choices of diplomats or spymasters. The role of the NSA should be more like the American model, focusing ...

Space scientists have analyzed the images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope and have received the first-ever look at the light of ancient stars shining around some of the biggest, brightest, and oldest black holes in the universe.

Venus loses water due to hydrogen escape caused by molecule HCO+. Research explains the dryness, revealing Venus's water story. Future missions might unveil more about Venus's atmospheric mysteries.

Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of Naval Staff, highlighted India's space achievements at the Indian Defspace Symposium 2024. He emphasized the nation's growing space capabilities, upcoming investments, and successful missions to Mars and the moon. The ...

ISRO's S Somanath envisions a future where research scientists, physicists, and biology specialists from various fields will become astronauts, driving India's space exploration towards a planned moon landing by 2040.

All scientific ministries/departments presently implementing MFCS and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology shall initiate action for incorporating the provisions of the revised FCS by amending the provisions of relevant recruitment...