‘James Webb Space Telescope will try to look at the first stars formed 13.5 billion years ago’

Scientist Jessy Jose on how James Webb Space Telescope is superior to Hubble & aims of its investigation

Algorithms workers can’t see are increasingly pulling the management strings

Giving self‐learning algorithms the responsibility to execute decisions affecting workers carries a host of risks in depersonalising management …

‘It will open up a new area of Mars exploration’

As NASA's Ingenuity touched down on Mars, Down To Earth spoke to Ingenuity’s chief engineer J (Bob) Balaram on the significance of the …

One in three large American rivers has changed colour in the last 34 years: Study

Most rivers in the United States appear green or yellow possibly due to human activities

Mangalyaan to have extended stay in Mars orbit

According to ISRO, there is enough fuel on board the spacecraft that would allow it to last longer in space

Chandrayaan 2 in Moon’s orbit, now gets ready for ‘15 minutes of terror’

On September 7, the lander will use its four thrusters and central engine to attempt to soft land on the lunar surface

Meet satellite Aeolus; it may better predict the next Fani

Josef Aschbacher of the European Space Agency talks about the only satellite dedicated to measuring wind speeds after localised winds made it …

How dust storms are adding to pollution woes of north India

Such storms lead to increase in surface ozone, particulate matter as well as harmful greenhouse gases

Scientists recreate building blocks of life

NASA researchers recreate amino acids in lab as it may have formed billions of years ago

Gravitational waves detection: Will this signal a new era in understanding the universe?

Detection of gravitational waves can explain why there was a sudden enlargement of the universe, called inflation, in the wee hours of the …

Houston, we've a tumour

Docking a space shuttle and detecting tumours -- NASA's new neural network does both with aplomb

Japan is about to land its first lunar probe. As more nations race to the Moon, how will we keep the peace?

Despite urgent recommendations from across the political spectrum to practice caution and avoid escalation, the world continues on a path towards …

Devastating Sudan flood: These NASA images show how bad the Nile overflow is

The Nile has breached its banks to the highest levels for the first time in a century

Russian spacecraft out of control, falling to Earth

The unmanned spacecraft was to dock with the International Space Station on April 30

Voyager 1 reaches interstellar space

Data on plasma, densest and slowest moving particles in space, used to back claim

ISRO launches XPoSat; here is what it is expected to do

The mission will study the origin of cosmic rays in the universe as well as the nature and role of black holes in the evolution of galaxies

Code of conduct for space

EU drafts law to govern space activities as countries increase explorations

Unearthing a duplicate

Discovery of a new planet raises hopes of finding planets similar to the Earth

Particles of significance

The newfound character of neutrinos is revolutionary

Disaster intimation

Satellite control

Do space laws need to be modified?

Laws on outer space should ensure that

Japan volcano that exploded in mid-August poses risk to ships, planes

Ash plume of Fukutoku-Okanoba higher than planes’ normal altitude; pumice blown by eruption poses hazards for ship hulls

A rapidly growing rocket industry could undo decades of work to save the ozone layer — unless we act now

The ozone layer is on track to heal within four decades, which can be undone by an upsurge in rocket launches 

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