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BENGALURU: A new study led by astronomers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) has revealed how supermassive black holes and the powerful jets they emit can work together to regulate the growth of galaxies by suppressing star formation.The study, published in The Astrophysical Journal, shows that both radiation from the surroundings of black holes…

For the first time, scientists have tracked the real-time brain activity of mammals freely navigating in their natural environment. Ina study published in the journal Science, researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science discovered that fruit bats possess an internal compass that helps them map their surroundings, functioning much like a living GPS. The bats…

Does alien life truly exist? This question has always fascinated humans for varied centuries whether there is alien life existing or it’s just the matter of unusual cosmic mystery. But now, according to the renowned theoretical physicist Dr Michio Kaku, the cosmic mystery may ends soon. According to the prediction, by 29 or 30 October…

SECRET. CRD/I (S) Proposal to Establish a Lunar Outpost” reads the first line of a now declassified document from the US dated March 20, 1957. Belonging to the time of the Space Race (between the US and the erstwhile USSR), it referred to Project Horizon.The US never built that lunar outpost. But the ambition of…

Astronomers across the world are turning their telescopes toward one of the most mysterious objects ever detected in space 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1). The Minor Planet Centre has launched a large-scale global campaign, running from 27 November 2025 to 27 January 2026, to study this rare interstellar object that has entered our solar system from beyond.Led…

What drives a scientist to pursue a discovery that almost everyone else believes is impossible? For Japan’s 2025 Chemistry Nobel Prize winner, Professor Susumu Kitagawa, the answer lies in a mindset passed down through generations of Japanese researchers. In a conversation recorded just a day after his Nobel win, he laughingly summed it up in…

We have all grown up learning about reflection, bending light with shiny surfaces, or even mischievously flashing sunlight into someone’s eyes with a hand-held mirror. Films often magnify that magic: In The Mummy, a single reflected beam unlocks a hidden chamber deep underground. Mirrors have always fuelled science, stories and adventure.But now, an American start-up…

Solar storm that devastated Venus could hit Earth next The Sun has been busy again, and this time, its outburst struck Venus first. A powerful solar storm recently slammed into the planet, shaking its thin atmosphere and sending ripples through space. While Earth escaped the direct hit, experts say it’s a sign of what might…

New ‘Super-Earth’ just 18 light-years away sparks hope for life beyond our solar system Imagine looking up at the night sky and knowing that somewhere among those distant pinpoints of light, another world might hold the conditions for life. Astronomers have long searched for planets like ours, and now, a new discovery brings that dream…

A newly identified asteroid, 2025 SC79, is drawing global attention from astronomers due to its unusual orbit and size. Roughly 700 metres across, this fast-moving space rock completes a full circuit around the Sun in just 128 days, ranking it as the second-fastest known asteroid in the Solar System. Uniquely, it travels inside Venus’s orbit,…