Redefining how we look at the early universe | James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

Two years ago, NASA launched the most advanced telescope that has been created so far

Spending time in space can harm the human body — but scientists are working to mitigate these risks

Space radiation can harm the nervous and cardiovascular systems including heart and arteries

How much life has ever existed on Earth?

A new study has looked at big questions like how much life will ever exist on Earth 

2023 in a blink: DTE’s reportage on global scientific research this year

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2023

Review: ‘The Space Shuttle That Fell to Earth’ inspires critical conversations about safety, accountability in science

BBC documentary offers viewers an inside look into NASA space shuttle crash in 2003, also known as Columbia disaster  

Brightest object in night sky not a star: BlueWalker 3 satellite for cellular broadband interferes with astronomical studies

The trend towards the launch of increasingly larger and brighter satellites continues to grow

Satellites are burning up in upper atmosphere — and we still don’t know what impact this will have on Earth’s climate

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has announced it will dispose of 100 Starlink satellites over the next six months

UN recommends new treaty to ensure peace & security in outer space

Currently, there is no agreed international framework on space resource exploration, exploitation & utilisation

NASA finds proof of carbon, water in asteroid Bennu samples

Material collected from the asteroid acts as a time capsule from the earliest days of our solar system

New AI tool may help discover extraterrestrial life, solve long-standing debates on Earth

It can tell difference between molecules that originate from life and those that come from non-living sources with 90% accuracy

Brightest, most distant radio signal detected till now has a rare source — a group of merging galaxies

A fast radio burst that occurred when the universe was just 5 billion years old was detected in 2022

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

Signs of life? Why astronomers are excited about carbon dioxide & methane in atmosphere of alien world

Chemical traces have been found in atmosphere of planet K2-18b, about 124 light-years from Earth