Wormholes may be lurking in the universe — and new studies are proposing ways of finding them
Nature may have found a way to create wormholes to keep the universe from expanding
Cutting-edge tech at low cost behind India’s first private rocket
Down To Earth catches up with Pawan Kr Chandana, co-founder of Skyroot Aerospace, whose Vikram-S became the first privately made rocket to …
Japan’s space probe first to capture material beneath asteroid surface
Hayabusa2 made its first touchdown on Ryugu — a kilometre-wide asteriod, with a relatively dark surface and almost zero gravity — in …
India’s Chandrayaan-2 will facilitate an American’s return to the moon
Starting July 15, both India and the US will work out hectic lunar activities for the next five years
AstroSat peers into the heart of Jellyfish galaxy
According to the authors, this galaxy is unique as it provides direct evidence of internal and external mechanisms at work to halt the formation …
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
Pentagon report says UFOs can't be explained, and this admission is a big deal
The report does not, as many were hoping, conclude UFOs are alien spacecraft.
Outer space: Rwanda & Nigeria sign an accord for more responsible exploration — why this matters
It also enables the countries to participate in events where decisions on outer space are made
Are black holes time machines? Yes, but there’s a catch
Black hole is an extremely massive object that is typically formed when a dying star collapses in on itself
What’s the mysterious light up above? A supermassive black hole ripping a star apart
Halfway across the universe, this is brightest and farthest tidal disruption event ever detected
Fast radio bursts detected in the Milky Way for the first time
The superpower blasts of radio waves, ascribed to sources ranging from alien ships to colliding black holes, are actually generated by dead stars …
ISRO’s new space company gets its first order
American space rideshare company Spaceflight bought payload slot on the first commercial launch of ISRO’s newest rocket, Small Satellite …
Chandrayaan-2 in orbit, now focus on Sept 7 moon landing
The satellite will, in the next 23 days, burn its internal thrusters six times raising its height
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
Economic survey 2022: India saw 47 new space start-ups
At present, India accounts for only about 2% of global space economy
Mars: mounting evidence for subglacial lakes, but could they really host life?
Although the new findings make Mars even more interesting than before, they haven’t advanced its ranking in the list of solar system bodies …
Chandrayaan 2 launch called off due to technical snag
Isro to tell revised launch date later
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 rover ‘Perseverance’ captures eclipse involving Mars’ satellite ‘Phobos’
These observations can help scientists better understand Phobos’ orbit and how its gravity pulls on the Martian surface, ultimately shaping …
Life on Jupiter’s moon Europa? Discovery of table salt on the surface boosts hopes
Scientists believe that hydrothermal circulation within its ocean, possibly driven by hydrothermal vents might naturally enrich the ocean in …
Saturn gets crown back for most moons in solar system
Jupiter has once again ceded the title of “most known moons” to Saturn, after 62 new Saturnians moons were discovered, taking the grand total …
2022 too short, too far: DTE’s reportage on global scientific research
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022