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What is the Minor Planet Centre?
On July 29, 2011, the Cassini mission captured five of Saturn’s moons in a single frame with its narrow-angle camera….
Science Snapshots: March 22, 2026
Around 2.7 million years ago, the world’s oceans cooled by 2.5 C. | Photo Credit: Egle Sidaraviciute/Unsplash Oceans more than…
Cost concerns delay safer building codes despite Himalayan threats
Are the risks to structures in the Himalayas and north-eastern states from earthquakes overestimated? Scientists, structural engineers, representatives from several…
Science for All Newsletter: Some moons may have conditions suitable for the emergence of life
An artist’s impression of an exomoon. Dense hydrogen atmospheres and internal heating could keep these moons habitable for billions of…
Animals that show intentional communication is not just human
The elephant named Suvarna engages with her calf ‘Sudha’ at Bannerghatta National Park, 2020. | Photo Credit: File photo All…
Quantum test shows cause, effect need not follow a set order
Quantum systems like atoms or electrons can exist in superpositions: a particle can be in two states at once until…
ISRO’s Aditya-L1 decodes how solar storms affect earth’s magnetic field
An image released by ISRO showing the Sun as captured by Aditya-L1 during a solar storm in 2024. | Photo…
Losing the way: On ISRO and issues with its NavIC constellation
ISRO’s NavIC constellation, for which it has launched 11 satellites since 2013, is in operational distress. Only three satellites remain…
IIT Bombay scientists develop solar heat battery for freezing Himalayan homes
In a breakthrough that could reshape winter heating in India’s cold desert regions, such as snow-covered Leh, researchers at the…
Daily Quiz | On Theory of Evolution
This image is from an 1837 publication. | Source: First Notebook on Transmutation of Species. Published – March 19, 2026…