In a thrilling revelation for space enthusiasts and researchers alike, NASA’s Perseverance rover has recorded what appears to be the sound of lightning on Mars, adding a captivating layer to our understanding of the Martian atmosphere. Published in Nature, the...
What if the cosmos isn’t the orderly masterpiece we imagine, but a cheeky trickster rewriting its own rules?For decades, we’ve pictured galaxies as elegant spirals or neat elliptical systems, rotating in harmony like cosmic ballet dancers. Then astronomers spot a...
25 years ago, humans took the plunge into a new frontier by making the International Space Station (ISS) their home among the stars. This milestone was not achieved in isolation; it is a testament to the work of previous manned stations like Salyut, Skylab, and Mir,...
Astronomers at South Africa’s MeerKAT radio telescope have detected the first radio waves emanating from the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. While this discovery may initially spark excitement about the possibility of extraterrestrial life, the reality is far less...
On this day, November 7, in 1867, the world welcomed Marie Curie, a true trailblazer in science whose brilliance continues to illuminate our path. As the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to take home Nobel honours in two different scientific fields...
