Science Stories
How Indian satellite ‘Drishti’ could change the way the world sees Earth
Unlike traditional Earth observation systems that rely on either optical or radar imaging, Mission Drishti combines both to deliver clear, real-time insights in any condition — day, night, or bad weather. Here’s why it matters.
- Rajesh SharmaBansri Shah
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Why India's Fast Breeder Reactor going critical is so important
A reactor that makes more fuel than it burns has just come to life at Kalpakkam on India’s southeastern coast, and it could help reshape the country’s energy future
Artemis Shows It’s No Time To Be Moony
As Artemis II sends four humans towards lunar orbit for the first time in 53 years, the question for New Delhi is no longer whether to dream big in space – but whether it is moving fast enough
Why astronauts are heading to the Moon after 50 years—and how India made it happen
How Chandrayaan-1, fitted with a key Nasa instrument, helped revive crewed lunar programme
Dead Atomic Clock In Space … Scary Thing On Ground
From Kargil War to Op Sindoor, India has learned that an indigenous navigation system is critical for its security. But the four-satellite constellation needed for this, is now down to three. NavIC needs urgent medicine
A stunning new comet may be visible in the day... if it survives our Sun
Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) is diving towards a fiery date with our star but could become a spectacular sight in the evening sky in early April, if it survives.
Fireflies throw new light on cancer
Discovery that glow worms of same species emit different lights redefines bioluminescence
- U Tejonmayam
- TNN
Why 3 setbacks in a year have hurt ISRO's confidence
A difficult year has dented confidence, but there’s also chance for the space agency to pause, fix what went wrong, and come back stronger
Why a 12-billion-year-old spiral galaxy has stunned astronomers
Located 12 billion light years away, the Alaknanda galaxy looks strikingly like the Milky Way. Its orderly spiral structure is now forcing astronomers to confront how and when cosmic order truly emerges
Ordering A Baby Who’ll Grow Up Smart & Tall. Is That A Problem?
Steven Pinker recently noted, children born with specs desired by parents are now a scientific possibility. Should this be left only for mum-and-dad to decide? Some ethicists say yes
Explained: The Ethiopia volcano eruption that reached Indian skies
A rare Ethiopian eruption sent an ash plume sweeping across India, dimming skies and revealing the restless geology beneath a shifting continent
How India plans to build its own home 300km above Earth
India’s space story is just taking off, with missions charted for decades ahead. From human spaceflight to lunar habitats that will serve as stepping stones for Mars, here’s what’s in store for our space programme, as discussed during a recent closed-door meet of the Department of Space
Scientists discover how chocolate gets its fine taste. Why it's a key breakthrough
A new study claims to have cracked how to make consistently fine-flavoured chocolate – a special mix of microbes is helping researchers recreate flavours of Colombian cocoa in a lab
‘Blue Economy Is Our Frontier Of Green Growth’
Science minister Jitendra Singh writes about harnessing the full power of India’s oceans
A step closer to Samudrayaan – How two Indians reached 5,000m deep in Atlantic
A deep-sea expedition was completed recently by marine scientist Raju Ramesh and former Navy officer Jatinder Pal Singh in a French submersible, ahead of India’s Samudrayaan mission, which aims to send three aquanauts to a depth of 6,000 metres by 2027 in an indigenous underwater vehicle
- Bhavika Jain
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
‘Group Captain Shukla’s flight was historic on many counts’
Rajya Sabha member & ex-foreign secy writes what an Indian abroad ISS means for India’s space ambitions as well as its diplomacy.
The Bond effect: How 007's gadgets jumped from the screen into real life
Jetpacks, smartwatches, laser weapons, DNA-targeting techniques: 007’s toys tread a fine line between fiction and foreshadowing. Many futuristic, real-life innovations have been, directly or otherwise, inspired by James Bond
- Vijay Anand
- TNN
Why NASA wants to place a car-sized nuclear reactor on the moon
The Moon’s first nuclear reactor will be more than an engineering feat — it will be a test case for powering Mars missions and deep-space travel in the decades to come
Now, a spectacle-mounted device to detect early signs of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s
A homegrown device is in the works that could determine you brain's health in quite literally the blink of an eye by transforming how doctors diagnose and monitor neurological disorders
How Earth’s largest camera will sweep the sky like never before
The Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile is set to create a colossal map of space with new galaxies, dangerous asteroids; may even see signs of alien life