7+ hour, 42+ min ago   (453+ words) Several planetary systems across the galaxy have "super-Earths", which are rocky worlds slightly larger than our own planet. But our cosmic neighbourhood doesn't have a single one, leaving scientists wondering what the reason is. Now, a new study, published in…...

18+ hour, 26+ min ago   (236+ words) Scientists using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered a new class of objects that behave differently from anything they have seen before. The newly spotted objects give off unusually low-energy X-rays but intense ultraviolet radiation, and scientists believe they could…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (433+ words) A tiny space object, designation 2026 RW1, entered Earth's atmosphere off the coast of northwestern Australia on September 6, 2026. It burned up over the Indian Ocean. According to EarthSky, it was only the 13th time that scientists discovered an asteroid before impact. While small…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (178+ words) The next frontier of the US-China rivalry may not be on land, at sea, or even in the skies above us, but hundreds of kilometres above Earth. Washington and Beijing are rapidly developing new technologies that could change how wars…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (292+ words) After discovering the Higgs Boson — the particle that helps explain why matter has mass — CERN is preparing for its next major scientific challenge: understanding the universe’s mysterious dark matter. In an exclusive conversation with NDTV Science Editor Pallava Bagla, CERN…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1407+ words) The discovery of the Higgs boson, popularly known as the "God Particle", was one of the defining scientific breakthroughs of the 21st century. Announced by CERN in 2012, it confirmed a decades-old theory explaining how fundamental particles acquire mass and completed the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (375+ words) NDTV The next lunar eclipse will take place on 20 and 21 February 2027 and will be a penumbral lunar eclipse, according to NASA and Time and Date This comes after the deep partial lunar eclipse of 28 August 2026, which was widely seen across…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (184+ words) A southern right whale was filmed on Thursday against the full Moon in Puerto Madryn, in Argentinas Chubut province, in a striking natural scene recorded hours before the partial lunar eclipse that will be visible during the night. Recorded images…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (266+ words) According to Space.com, the eclipse will darken 96% of the full "Sturgeon Moon" as it will be submerged in Earth's dark inner shadow (umbra). This leaves only a tiny sliver lit by direct sunlight while the rest glows a deep…...