Fields on fire: Punjab, Haryana farmers start burning paddy stubble to make way for vegetables

NASA shows 222 incidents of stubble burning in September; Amritsar, Tarn Taran hotspots

New NASA device can give real-time, highly accurate air quality data from space for North America

Cutting-edge device will be essential for comprehending the primary air pollutants’ origins, distribution and effects

Life beyond Earth? NASA’s Perseverance rover finds diverse organic matter on Mars

A high possibility for past habitability exists at the rover’s landing site in Jezero Crater

Arctic ice is disappearing: How clouds interact with sea ice change

More heat and moisture is released through a large hole in sea ice called polynya, which fuels formation of more clouds, trapping heat in the …

Species dependant on snow layer at risk: Study

Some animal and plant species are dependant on the snow layer known as ‘subnivium’

JUICE mission to hunt for life in Jupiter launched successfully

The explorer will study the icy surfaces of the planet and its satellites to look for signs of liquid water

In a world first, NASA’s DART mission is about to smash into an asteroid. What will we learn?

The experiment could be used to plan planetary defence missions 

Indo-US satellite NISAR to study Earth’s cryospheric changes, will help in natural resource, hazard management

The satellite's all-weather capability is particularly beneficial for monitoring regions like the Himalayas, where cloud cover can hinder data …

NASA gets ready to say farewell to InSight spacecraft on Mars

Lander losing power after 4 years on the Red Planet as dust gathers over solar panels

Five space exploration missions to look out for in 2023

Jupiter's icy moons, asteroid exploration on the cards

A satellite data system will help detect, act on methane emissions

Methane Alert and Response System to help track major emission sources globally

Countries bet big on nuclear energy to explore deep space

From fuel to outer space power plants, the world is developing different usages of nuclear energy to explore space 

Food race: These space seeds can help grow climate-resilient crops

This is the first feasibility study by global agencies to determine the effect of cosmic radiation, microgravity and extreme

NASA offers insight on supernova that may have been alluded to in ‘Hamlet’

450-year-old supernova’s shockwave still apparent; was visible to humans on Earth in 1572  

Bullseye! NASA’s DART hits the mark, successfully alters asteroid path

Spacecraft hit Dimorphos in planetary defence test, shortened space rock's orbit time by 32 minutes

In search of ancient life: NASA Perseverance lands on Mars

The rover will now begin its two-year-long investigation to assess the geology and past climate of the Red planet

The afterglow of an explosive collision between giant planets may have been detected in a far-off star system

If confirmed, the observation will open a window into how planets form

Painting it red! Striking ‘Blood Moon’ to eclipse skies Nov 8

Next total lunar eclipse to happen in 2025 

A third of US reels under drought

Likely to experience dry spell till at least October 

NASA’s new tool makes it possible to see future sea level rise

The tool makes it possible to access details based on projections of IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report released August 9  

James Webb gets a close look at the Red Planet for the first time

Perseverance rover collects key rock samples, while Mars shows signatures of water, carbon dioxide in atmosphere 

Artemis set to take off soon: 5 things you need to know about this NASA mission

The next giant leap for mankind not alone; Joint plans by Russia-China for research station, India's Chandrayaan has lunar …

Researchers study microbial interactions in International Space Station

IIT Madras, NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab conduct study to help devise strategies for disinfection of space stations

2021 sixth warmest year since 1880

The January-December 2021 average global surface temperature was the sixth highest since global records began in 1880

NASA confirms water on moon’s sunlit surface: What does it mean for lunar science

Water distributed across surface of the moon; can help understand how the solar system evolved