A small and once-overlooked spider has left scientists baffled with a novel method of killing that goes against the spider’s grain. The feather-legged lace weaver spider doesn’t...
A decades-old pursuit to explore for life beyond Earth has received new impetus with a recent discovery that promises to simplify and make routine the task of...
Axiom-4 mission, which will carry India’s Shubhanshu Shukla to the International Space Station (ISS) has now been delayed for the sixth time. The spacecraft is now...
Found almost 80 years ago in the cliffs bordering the Dead Sea, the Scrolls remain among the most stunning discoveries of the 20th century. Found in 11...
The mysterious culture of Xiaohe of the Tarim Basin depicts a fascinating glance into ancient funeral traditions. The Xiaohe’s boat-shaped burials and symbolic artefacts make it...
Earth’s ancient climate was influenced by unexplained ‘mystery particles’ from outer space. Explosive stellar events may be forecasted by analysing iron isotopes in interstellar dust. New research indicates...
Astrophotographer Greg Meyer has released a stunning image of two of the Milky Way’s most recognisable star-birthing natal areas — the Lagoon and Trifid nebulas — shining...
In a new study using the NSF’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST), scientists captured the sharpest-ever views of the Sun’s surface, revealing ultra-narrow bright and...
NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than June 19 for the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. The Axiom Mission 4...
The oceans of Earth are in worse condition than it was, thought, said the scientists. This is because of the increased acidity levels that led the...
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has detected an enormous X-ray jet from quasar J1610+1811, observed at a distance of about 11.6 billion light-years (roughly 3 billion years...
Pluto and its moon Charon are shown with a thin haze of organic particles covering Pluto’s sunlit side. The haze both cools Pluto’s upper atmosphere by...
Elon Musk’s Neuralink Corp. used a brain implant to enable a monkey to see something that wasn’t physically there, according to an engineer, as it moves...
SpaceX just aced another launch of its Starlink internet satellites. On Thursday night (June 12), the company launched 26 new Starlink spacecraft to join its ever-growing...
A rare display in the night sky could be visible to skywatchers in the U.S., as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued a geomagnetic...
Russian scientists have confirmed a brand-new island in the northern Caspian Sea. Satellite imagery from late 2024 first hinted at a sandbank breaking the surface, and...
The European Space Agency has released an image showing the south pole of the Sun. This image was taken on March 23, 2025, but was revealed...
The latest Hubble Space Telescope observations reveal a twist in the story of Uranus’s moons. Rather than the expected radiation “sunburn,” the moons Ariel, Umbriel, Titania...
A recent effort to do away with singularities — the infinitely dense points believed to be at the heart of black holes — has reignited debate among...
The Axiom-4 mission, which will carry Indian payload specialist Shubhanshu Shukla, was delayed yet again due to a propellant leak in the Falcon 9 rocket. SpaceX,...