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At Semicon India 2025 on Tuesday, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw showcased the 32-bit microprocessor ‘Vikram’. It is developed by ISRO and is India’s first fully indigenous 32-bit microprocessor. As per ISRO, Vikram is designed for launch vehicle operations and can withstand harsh environmental conditions. As per Vaishnaw, two other fabrication plants will als…

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Astronomers Propose Rectangular Telescope to Hunt Earth-Like Planets

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Astronomers are exploring a revolutionary space telescope design with a long, narrow primary mirror instead of a traditional circular one. A 20×1 m rectangular mirror concentrates resolution along its length, enabling it to separate Earth-like planets from their stars at ~30 light-years in infrared light. Rotating the telescope 90° captures planets in all orbital or…

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Scientists Discover Hidden Mantle Layer Beneath the Himalayas Challenging Century-Old Theory

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For decades, geologists believed the Himalayas were built on a double layer of continental crust. New research overturns that view, revealing that a dense slab of mantle rock actually wedges between India’s and Asia’s crusts beneath the range. This “mantle sandwich” better explains seismic data and how the mountains remain so stable while rising by about 1 cm …

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Cannibal Solar Storm May Trigger Auroras as Powerful Geomagnetic Storm to Hit Earth Soon

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Between Sept. 1–2, Earth will be struck by a powerful geomagnetic storm caused by a rare “cannibal” solar eruption. The event formed when a fast coronal mass ejection (CME) overtook and consumed an earlier one, creating a stronger, chaotic cloud. As this storm interacts with Earth’s magnetic field, it may produce vivid auroras visible far beyond their usual ra…

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