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Video released by Nasa on Wednesday captures glowing green ribbons of aurora lighting up Earth from space. The timelapse footage, taken from the International Space Station, shows the lights shimmering across the planet as a thin orange line traces the edge of Earth’s atmosphere.The striking visuals come as the Sun continues a period of increased…

Imagine a jet of energy so powerful that it makes even Star Wars’ Death Star look tiny. That’s reportedly what astronomers are seeing from a supermassive black hole 665 million light-years away. The jet, nicknamed Jetty McJetface, is moving at almost the speed of light and is made from the remains of a star torn…

NASA maps how Earth’s glaciers speed up and slow down through the year Glaciers have never been still. They move again and again often in step with the seasons. Scientists have known this for a long time, mostly by watching individual glaciers or small regions. What has been harder to see is how this behaviour…

NASA’s internship programs reportedly give students a chance to experience real space science. You don’t need to be a seasoned astronaut or even have graduated yet. It’s not just about dreaming of rockets or Mars; you might actually get hands-on with real projects. These internships are open to college-level students, and it seems they’re not…

Jupiter is slightly smaller than scientists believed for decades: NASA’s Juno mission finally explains why (Image Source – NASA) Jupiter has long been described as a swollen, fast-spinning giant, but its exact dimensions have rested on ageing measurements. For decades, scientists relied on radio signals gathered briefly by Voyager and Pioneer spacecraft in the late…

For centuries, people all over the world have told stories about ghosts. In many cultures, the dead are believed to come back in spirit form. Some believe ghosts live in old houses. Others think they appear near cemeteries or old battlefields. These stories have been passed down for generations. They make for good campfire tales…

A lake born from the sky. That’s how Lonar Crater Lake is often described, and once you see it, the phrase makes sense. Hidden in Maharashtra’s Buldhana district, the lake looks calm and ordinary at first. Almost too calm. Trees circle the water, old temples sit quietly along the rim, and birds move across the…

At first glance, it looks like something generated by AI or photoshopped for social media: a single tree bursting into dozens of differently coloured blossoms and, months later, yielding an improbable mix of peaches, plums, cherries, apricots, and more. But the so-called “Tree of 40 Fruit” is entirely real. It is the result of a…

As talk of Mars colonisation and permanent lunar bases accelerates, scientists are issuing a stark warning: human reproduction in space is nowhere near safe enough to even be considered.Despite decades of spaceflight, reproduction beyond Earth has never been attempted, and experts say the biological risks involved could endanger not just astronauts, but future generations. A…

A promising pancreatic cancer therapy developed by Spanish scientist Mariano Barbacid has sparked global attention for its striking results in mice. Beyond the scientific breakthrough, the project is also making headlines for the unusual way it is being funded. After preclinical success, the research has encountered a familiar obstacle: securing the substantial funding required to…