Space may look empty and peaceful from Earth, but for the human body, it is an extreme environment. Astronauts face microgravity, isolation, disrupted sleep, and perhaps most importantly, higher exposure to space radiation. Scientists have therefore been asking a fascinating question: What happens to our DNA when we leave Earth? …
News that a NASA–SpaceX rocket stage crashed into the Moon left many people asking the same question: How can a rocket launched from Earth end up hitting the Moon? Even more puzzling, why wasn’t it brought back after completing its mission? The answer lies in a clever engineering concept called …
Stepping into space can make astronauts feel like they have received a surprise growth spurt. Within just a few days of reaching the International Space Station, many astronauts become 2 to 5 centimetres taller. It may sound like a scene from a science fiction movie, but it is pure science. …
A small engine can sometimes power a giant dream. India has now taken one such important step. On 22 July 2026, Hyderabad based Azad Engineering Limited handed over the country’s first fully indigenous expendable turbojet engine to the Gas Turbine Research Establishment, GTRE, under the Defence Research and Development Organization, …
The night sky has always been like a giant storybook, but many of its pages remained closed until the Hubble Space Telescope opened them. For more than 35 years, Hubble has acted like a tireless explorer, travelling without moving and showing us wonders hidden billions of light years away. It …
July 26, 2026 came and went like any other day. The Sun rose, people went to work, children went to school, and nobody noticed anything unusual. Yet our planet quietly completed one full spin about 0.65 milliseconds faster than the usual 86,400 seconds, making it the shortest day of the …
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