Earth

June 18, 2023

Burning Mountain: The 6,000-Year-Old Eternal Flame Beneath Australia’s Surface

Burning Mountain, A.K.A Mount Wingen, is a geological marvel located in New South Wales, Australia. It is considered to be the longest burning fire in the world. Approximately, it has been ablaze

China·News·Science

China is Unearthing Earth’s Secrets by Digging a 10,000-Meter Hole

China is digging a 10,000-meter (32,808 feet) hole into the Earth’s crust. The groundbreaking project aims to test drilling technology and gain a deeper understanding of the planet’s underground structure. Led by the China National Petroleum Corp., the drilling is

June 15, 2023

Retired Solar Imaging Spacecraft RHESSI Predicted to Strike Earth: What We Know

Space

NASA has announced that a retired solar imaging spacecraft called the Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) is expected to reenter the

China’s Space Industry Expands with Space Pioneer’s Funding and New Liquid-Propellant Rocket

China·Space

Space Pioneer has announced new funding & will soon attempt to become China’s first privately-funded company to reach orbit with a liquid-propellant rocket. The

Mars and Deimos viewed by Hera's Hyperscout H.Photo Source:ESA

News·Space

Hera’s 1,000 km Deimos Flyby Unveils Moon’s Hidden Side

The European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft has taken unprecedented photos of Mars’ smaller moon Deimos during a carefully planned flyby on March 12, 2025. The mission, primarily aimed at studying asteroids for

Rahul Somvanshi

March 14, 2025

A telescope-captured view of space showing multiple stars or celestial objects. A particular object is highlighted with a green circle, which likely represents the asteroid 2024 YR4. Photo Source: NASA

Astronomy·Space

Asteroid 2024 YR4’s Earth Impact Risk Drops from 3.1% to Near Zero

A basketball court-sized asteroid that briefly ranked as the most dangerous near-Earth object on record now appears far less likely to hit our planet in 2032, scientists report. Asteroid 2024 YR4, discovered

Rahul Somvanshi

February 25, 2025

Space

U.S. Space Force Reveals First X-37B Orbit Photo and Fuel-Saving Move

The U.S. Space Force has just shared something unprecedented – the first public photo taken from its X-37B space plane while in orbit. The image shows Earth from space, with part of

Rahul Somvanshi

February 22, 2025

Representative image. Earth inner core. photo source: Argonne National Laboratory (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Climate

Earth’s Inner Core Is Slowing Down and Changing Shape, Seismic Data Reveals

One of the five elements worshipped by mankind is Mother Earth. While it carries oceans on its crust, there are deeper oceans inside its inner core. Now it is found that the

Govind Tekale

February 20, 2025

Strength of magnetic field at earth surface. Photo Source - European Space Agency

Science

Earth’s Magnetic Pole Races Toward Siberia as Ancient Tree Reveals 5% Field Strength Drop

Our planet’s magnetic north pole is moving. Since 1831, when explorers first found it in Canada’s Boothia Peninsula, it has traveled hundreds of kilometers through the Arctic Ocean and is now heading

Rahul Somvanshi

February 15, 2025

Science·Sustainability·Technology

Cool 75K Temperature Lift Achieved: HKUST’s Eco-Friendly Elastocaloric Cooling Hits 48% Efficiency Without Harmful Refrigerants

The age-old challenge of cooling without harming our planet just got a major boost at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). A team of engineers has cracked a technical barrier

Rahul Somvanshi

November 30, 2024

ESA’s Hera mission will be humankind's first mission to explore a binary asteroid system. The mission will perform a close-up survey of the Dimorphos asteroid, which has previously had its orbit shifted by kinetic impact with NASA's DART spacecraft.

Space

ESA’s Hera Mission: Two-Year Journey to Safeguard Earth from Asteroids – Does NASA’s DART Strategy Work?

The European Space Agency (ESA) has successfully launched its Hera mission, which is a pivotal step taken toward planetary defense, marking a new chapter in humanity’s efforts to protect Earth from potential

Rahul Somvanshi

October 10, 2024

The lander-ascender combination of Chang'e-6 probe before landing on the far side of the moon.

China·Space

China’s Chang’e-6 Mission Makes History with First-ever Samples from Moon’s Far Side After 53-Day Journey

The Chinese lunar probe Chang’e-6 successfully landed in the northern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia after a 53-day mission. This significant achievement made China the first country to bring back samples from

Rahul Somvanshi

June 25, 2024

Uncovered a fern with DNA 50 times that of humans.( Source: kew )

Nature·Science

Discover the Fern with a Genome 50 Times Larger Than Humans’—What Secrets Does It Hold?

The Guinness World Record for having the largest genome of any organism on Earth has been broken by a fern on a remote Pacific island. The complete set of genetic material present

Govind Tekale

June 2, 2024

UK's innovative thruster could potentially keep satellites operational indefinitely by utilizing only solar power and atmospheric air. {Photo Credit: University Of Surrey}

Space·Technology

UK’s New Thruster Could Extend Satellite Life Indefinitely Using Only Solar Power and Air

The British Space Agency has awarded scientists at the University of Surrey a grant of £250,000 to develop an extremely low orbit propulsion system that captures air in the highest layers of

Rahul Somvanshi

May 31, 2024

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