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In 2019 alone, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) claimed 1.27 million lives, with nearly 5 million deaths associated with drug-resistant infections.

Updated : Apr 04, 2025

Sweet twist: Artificial sweetener saccharin found to kill deadly drug-resistant bacteria and boost antibiotic power

Antibiotic resistance, a mounting crisis in global health, emerges when bacteria evolve to survive treatments meant to eliminate them. This makes once-manageable infections difficult — and sometimes impossible — to treat.

Updated : Apr 03, 2025

Blue Origin to fly all-women crew with Katy Perry, Gayle King in a 10-minute space trip on April 14

The Jeff Bezos-led company will launch the all-female crew aboard its New Shepard rocket on April 14, 2025, from Launch Site One in West Texas

The nearest one completes an orbit in just over two Earth days, while the farthest loops around in under a week. (Representative Image/Unsplash)

Updated : Apr 03, 2025

Smallest rocky exoplanets: NASA spots Earth-like planets circling Barnard’s Star, but there's a catch

The quartet of planets — named b, c, d and e — are some of the smallest rocky worlds ever detected. NASA says each has a mass between just 20 percent and 30 percent that of Earth, identified using the radial velocity method.

The new study provides scientists with valuable insights that could lead to more effective, less toxic cancer treatments. (Representational photo)

Updated : Apr 03, 2025

Breakthrough in cancer treatment: Study reveals DNA repair protein structure, paving way for targeted cancer drugs

RAD52 has already shown promise as a drug target. Inhibitors of the protein can selectively kill cancerous cells while sparing healthy ones, reducing the collateral damage typically caused by radiation and chemotherapy.

Williams expressed excitement about NASA's forthcoming Axiom mission, which notably includes Subhanshu Shukla, an Indian Air Force test pilot.

Updated : Apr 01, 2025

'Amazing, just amazing': Sunita Williams on how India looks from space; has THIS to say on Himalayas, Mumbai

During her mission, Williams had the opportunity to observe the Indian subcontinent extensively.

Conventional tools fail against heavily armored undersea cables.

Updated : Mar 29, 2025

Strategic shockwave: World's deepest cable-cutter gives China stealth edge, shifts balance in maritime warfare

This is the first time any nation has officially acknowledged possessing a device with such capabilities — one that can target the arteries of global communication and energy grids.

This new finding strengthens the case for a Mars Sample Return mission, which could bring Martian soil and rock samples back to Earth for further analysis.

Updated : Mar 28, 2025

Groundbreaking discovery: NASA's Curiosity rover uncovers largest organic molecules on Mars, hinting at potential life

Though this discovery doesn’t constitute definitive proof of life, the complexity of these molecules is significant. The presence of long carbon chains — especially those longer than 12 atoms — is unusual in non-biological processes.

These asteroids are ancient rubble — leftovers from the solar system’s creation. Most failed to become planets and have been orbiting ever since.

Updated : Mar 27, 2025

Dodging dinosaurs’ fate: NASA’s $1.4 billion asteroid hunter will launch in 2027 to track city-killing space rocks

Ground telescopes have offered our best asteroid data so far, but spotting dark, tumbling rocks from Earth is like finding ink blots in the night sky. That changes with infrared: sun-warmed asteroids glow like red Christmas lights, and the NEO Surveyor is designed to detect them.

Researchers said the impact of these toxins could be amplified by Mars’ microgravity and radiation levels.

Updated : Mar 27, 2025

Human landings on Mars face a new risk: Study reveals one toxic threat that could be the biggest danger

The study comes just when NASA’s Curiosity rover detected the largest organic compounds ever found on Mars. But while that breakthrough fuels hopes of uncovering signs of ancient life; the new problem shifts the focus to a more immediate concern — keeping astronauts safe.

Sunita Williams, Kalpana Chawla, Sirisha Bandla, Raja Chari

Updated : Mar 21, 2025

Indian-origin stars: How Sunita Williams, Kalpana Chawla, Raja Chari and Sirisha Bandla propelled space missions forward

From small towns in India to the vast expanse of space, there Indian-origin astronauts have orbited the Earth, conducted spacewalks, and returned with stories that continue to inspire generations.

In 2023, DESI researchers noticed a potential shift in Dark Energy’s force — an anomaly many initially dismissed as a data glitch.

Updated : Mar 20, 2025

A cosmic shake-up? New data suggests Dark Energy isn’t constant—astronomers brace for a major revelation

The discovery of Dark Energy in 1998 was a shock. Before then, scientists believed the Universe’s expansion, triggered by the Big Bang, would gradually slow due to gravity. Instead, astronomers found that expansion was accelerating.

Former ISRO chief S Somanath calls for commercial applications of space tech

Updated : Mar 20, 2025

‘Serving limited domain’: Former ISRO chief Somanath says application of space tech is very small

“We have been able to predict the presence of fish schools using ocean satellites, but this information is mostly disseminated through government channels. Has it made an economic impact? Not really," said former ISRO chief.

If an asteroid of this size were to collide with Earth, the consequences would be devastating.

Updated : Mar 20, 2025

'Twice the size of the Taj Mahal': NASA warns of massive asteroid hurtling toward Earth

According to NASA, the asteroid will make its closest approach on March 26, 2025, at 5:04 PM IST, coming within 5 million kilometers of Earth—more than 13 times the Earth-Moon distance.

The SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying Sunita Williams undocked from the space station on Tuesday and splashed down off the coast of Florida early Wednesday.

Updated : Mar 19, 2025

With Crew-9 back home, Musk plans his next mission: Building self-sustaining civilization on Mars in 20-30 years

Elon Musk reveals SpaceX's timeline for Mars missions, targeting human landings in the coming decades, amidst recent astronaut return from ISS.

The record global temperatures seen in 2023 and broken in 2024 were mainly due to the ongoing rise in greenhouse gas emissions, coupled with a shift from a cooling La Niña to warming El Niño event.

Updated : Mar 19, 2025

2024 was the warmest year in the 175-year record: WMO

Tropical cyclones, floods, droughts, and other hazards in 2024 led to the highest number of new displacements recorded for the past 16 years, contributed to worsening food crises, causing massive economic losses

Watch: SpaceX capsule carrying Sunita Williams and Crew-9 lands safely after prolonged mission

Updated : Mar 19, 2025

Watch: Sunita Williams’ dramatic return on Earth as Crew-9 splashes down off Florida coast

The return of Sunita Williams and Crew-9 after nine months in space was met with cheers in NASA’s control room and lakhs tuning in to the YouTube livestream

Sunita Williams coming out of the Dragon capsule.

Updated : Mar 19, 2025

Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore return to Earth after nine months in space: This is what happens next

The two NASA astronauts splashed down off Florida’s coast on Tuesday at 5:57 p.m. ET (Wednesday, 3:27 a.m. India time) as part of the Crew-9 rotation mission

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon takes approximately 17 hours due to its gradual descent and orbital realignment requirements

Updated : Mar 18, 2025

From 8 days to 9 months: How a planned flight kept Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore in space for 286 days

The Crew Dragon capsule carrying the two astronauts undocked from the ISS and is expected to splash down off the coast of Florida at 3:27 am IST on March 19

Sunita Williams' return: PM Modi writes letter to one of India's 'most illustrious daughters'

Updated : Mar 18, 2025

‘Looking forward to seeing you in India’: PM Modi writes to Sunita Williams

PM Modi recalled his meeting with Sunita Williams’ father, Deepak Pandya, during his 2016 visit to the US, and also invited her to visit India.

ISRO chief: ‘Chandrayaan-5 approved, mission to be carried out with Japan’

Updated : Mar 18, 2025

Chandrayaan-5 approved: ISRO to send heavier rover than Chandrayaan-3 to study Moon's surface

The Chandrayaan series has been crucial to India’s lunar exploration efforts. The first mission, Chandrayaan-1 (2008), conducted chemical, mineralogical, and photo-geologic mapping of the Moon.

Sunita Williams and Butch Willmore have been on the ISS since June last year, following the maiden crewed mission of the Boeing Starliner spacecraft. (Photo: Reuters)

Updated : Mar 18, 2025

Sunita Williams to begin return home journey today as NASA astronauts end unexpected 9-month space mission

Williams and Wilmore launched on June 5, 2024, aboard Boeing’s Starliner for its first crewed test flight. However, technical issues their spacecraft turned out to be unsafe for their return journey

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Sweet twist: Artificial sweetener saccharin found to kill deadly drug-resistant bacteria and boost antibiotic power

Blue Origin to fly all-women crew with Katy Perry, Gayle King in a 10-minute space trip on April 14

Smallest rocky exoplanets: NASA spots Earth-like planets circling Barnard’s Star, but there's a catch

Breakthrough in cancer treatment: Study reveals DNA repair protein structure, paving way for targeted cancer drugs

'Amazing, just amazing': Sunita Williams on how India looks from space; has THIS to say on Himalayas, Mumbai

Strategic shockwave: World's deepest cable-cutter gives China stealth edge, shifts balance in maritime warfare

Groundbreaking discovery: NASA's Curiosity rover uncovers largest organic molecules on Mars, hinting at potential life

Dodging dinosaurs’ fate: NASA’s $1.4 billion asteroid hunter will launch in 2027 to track city-killing space rocks

Human landings on Mars face a new risk: Study reveals one toxic threat that could be the biggest danger

Indian-origin stars: How Sunita Williams, Kalpana Chawla, Raja Chari and Sirisha Bandla propelled space missions forward

A cosmic shake-up? New data suggests Dark Energy isn’t constant—astronomers brace for a major revelation

‘Serving limited domain’: Former ISRO chief Somanath says application of space tech is very small

'Twice the size of the Taj Mahal': NASA warns of massive asteroid hurtling toward Earth

With Crew-9 back home, Musk plans his next mission: Building self-sustaining civilization on Mars in 20-30 years

2024 was the warmest year in the 175-year record: WMO

Watch: Sunita Williams’ dramatic return on Earth as Crew-9 splashes down off Florida coast

Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore return to Earth after nine months in space: This is what happens next

From 8 days to 9 months: How a planned flight kept Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore in space for 286 days

‘Looking forward to seeing you in India’: PM Modi writes to Sunita Williams

Chandrayaan-5 approved: ISRO to send heavier rover than Chandrayaan-3 to study Moon's surface

Sunita Williams to begin return home journey today as NASA astronauts end unexpected 9-month space mission

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