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Moon-bound again: 4 astronauts will fly farther than anyone since 1970s

AI image (Picture credit: OpenAI via ChatGPT) Four Artemis-II astronauts will return for a 10-day deep-space mission that’ll test new spacecraft, new partnerships and a new approach to lunar exploration“As I take man’s last step from the surface, back home for some time to come – but we believe not too long into the future […]

Will Earth lose gravity in 2026? Viral ‘Project Anchor’ claim sparks panic, NASA responds |

Will Earth Lose Gravity in 2026? Viral Claim Sparks Panic, NASA Responds/ AI rendered Image A viral claim warning of catastrophic consequences if Earth were to “lose gravity” for seven seconds in August 2026 has spread rapidly across social media, drawing millions of views and fuelling speculation about hidden NASA projects and impending global disaster. […]

The world’s largest and deepest gravity hole sits in the Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean holds the lowest gravity anomaly on Earth, a vast and subtle depression in the planet’s gravitational field located south of Sri Lanka. Known as the Indian Ocean geoid low, it causes sea level in the region to sit more than 100 metres lower than the global average, even though the ocean surface […]

End of an era: Sunita Williams retires at 60; Indian-origin Nasa astronaut leaves behind legacy of records

File photo: Nasa astronaut Sunita Williams (Picture credit: PTI) Nasa astronaut Sunita Williams has retired after a distinguished 27-year career with the US space agency, with her retirement taking effect at the end of December 2025, Nasa announced on Wednesday (Tuesday in the US). Williams, who is now 60 years old, completed three missions aboard […]

Here’s what NASA wants you to know about galaxy clusters |

A galaxy cluster is a set of the most extensive cosmic gravitational systems, consisting of three hundred to a thousand galaxies, an enormous volume of highly heated gas, and a large quantity of dark matter. With these cosmic titans, scientists get to know the evolution of galaxies, stars, and black holes, and the expansion of […]

3I/ATLAS is carrying ‘key’ingredients to life, NASA scientist finds |

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope reobserved interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS Nov. 30, with its Wide Field Camera 3 instrument Ever since 3I/ATLAS was first spotted in July, it’s been the space object everyone argues about. It’s only the third interstellar visitor ever found passing through our Solar System, it refused to sit neatly in the “just another […]

3I/ATLAS is carrying life-building chemicals, NASA scientist finds |

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope reobserved interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS Nov. 30, with its Wide Field Camera 3 instrument Ever since 3I/ATLAS was first spotted in July, it’s been the space object everyone argues about. It’s only the third interstellar visitor ever found passing through our Solar System, it refused to sit neatly in the “just another […]

What was the first vegetable to ever grow in space |

The quest to grow food beyond Earth has fascinated scientists and space agencies for decades, not only as a matter of survival, but as a critical strategy to sustain life on long-duration missions and future interplanetary exploration. Although many imagine leafy greens in space, the first vegetable ever to take root in microgravity was the […]

NASA warns of a growing South Atlantic Anomaly weakening Earth’s magnetic shield |

Earth’s magnetic field acts like a protective cocoon, shielding the planet from harmful charged particles racing in from the Sun and deep space. But over the South Atlantic, that shield has developed an unusually weak patch known as the South Atlantic Anomaly. Recent observations show that this anomaly is not only expanding but also shifting, […]

NASA spots weird rock on Mars that should not exist, scientists stunned |

There are moments in space exploration when a single picture forces scientists to pause, rethink and question everything they know. That is precisely what happened when NASA’s Perseverance rover captured a strange boulder sitting alone in the Jezero Crater region. Its texture, colour and placement immediately stood out. This was not the sort of rock […]