More than six months after its crewed test mission encountered significant technical challenges, uncertainty remains over Boeing’s Starliner astronaut capsule. The Crew Flight Test (CFT), launched on June 5, transported NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station (ISS) for an intended 10-day stay. However, helium leaks in the propulsion system…

Planets orbiting white dwarfs may have conditions suitable for life. While these stellar remnants no longer generate their energy, their rapidly shrinking habitable zones could still provide enough time and resources for biological processes to emerge. This challenges previous assumptions that planets in these systems would be inhospitable due to their dynamic temperature fluctuations. The…

The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope has released its first significant dataset, offering a deeper look into the universe’s large-scale structure. The mission, focused on investigating dark matter and dark energy, has already produced an extensive catalogue of cosmic observations. Over 26 million galaxies have been mapped within the first week of data collection,…

Traces of a rare radioactive element believed to originate from a violent cosmic explosion have been discovered in oceanic deposits. Researchers examining deep-sea sediments have identified a unique isotope of plutonium, suggesting remnants of a kilonova—a powerful event triggered by the collision of neutron stars—may have reached Earth approximately 10 million years ago. Scientists are…

Google X has introduced the Taara chip, a fingernail-sized silicon photonics device designed to transmit high-speed internet using light beams. This new development aims to provide fast, cable-free connectivity in areas where traditional fiber-optic infrastructure is impractical. Field tests have shown that the chip can achieve data transmission speeds of 10 gigabits per second (Gbps)…

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have inaugurated the S Ramakrishnan Centre of Excellence for Research in Fluid and Thermal Sciences. The centre is named in the honour of the late aerospace engineer and IIT Madras alumnus, Dr. S Ramakrishnan. The centre will focus on advancing thermal…

Fossilised feathers of a 30,000-year-old griffon vulture have been found in a remarkable state of preservation, with details unlike any previously recorded. The discovery, made in the Colli Albani volcanic complex near Rome, Italy, has intrigued scientists for decades. The remains, which include traces of the bird’s wing feathers and eyelids, were first unearthed in…

A UK-based company has announced plans for nuclear fusion-powered rockets that could reduce travel time across the solar system. Pulsar Fusion has been working on the project in secrecy for a decade and recently introduced the concept at the Space-Comm Expo in London. The company aims to test the technology this year and conduct an…

New research suggests that dark energy, the unknown force driving the accelerated expansion of the universe, may not be behaving as previously believed. Observations from a large-scale 3D map indicate that this force could be evolving over time, contradicting long-standing models of cosmology. The data, derived from extensive observations of millions of galaxies, provides fresh…

Realme GT 7, which had previously appeared on several certification and benchmarking websites, has now shown up in another new leak, which suggests that the handset may launch soon. The leak also hints at several key specifications of the phone. It is expected to join the Realme GT 7 Pro, which was unveiled in China in…