NASA has unveiled new insights into dark matter, the mysterious substance that makes up 85% of the universe’s mass yet remains invisible. Using cutting-edge space telescopes and gravitational lensing, scientists are finally piecing together how this ghostly framework holds galaxies together—and what it means for our understanding of reality.
A groundbreaking new study has turned our understanding of distant exoplanets on its head. Planets once believed to harbor vast, life-supporting oceans may instead be terrifying worlds of molten rock, with deep, global magma oceans hidden beneath their surfaces.
Archaeologists in Tamil Nadu have uncovered an astonishing 8-foot-long iron spear—the longest ever found from India’s Iron Age—at the Thirumalapuram burial site. Alongside a shorter spear and rare gold artifacts, this find could rewrite our understanding of ancient South Indian metallurgy, warfare, and social hierarchy.
A sharp political clash has erupted over the Padma Shri awarded to IIT Madras director V. Kamakoti, after Congress made a dismissive ‘gomutra’ comment. Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu defended the honor, calling out a ‘colonial mindset’—sparking a national debate on science, tradition, and respect.
For centuries, the question of how Neolithic people transported massive 25-tonne sarsen stones to build Stonehenge has baffled archaeologists. Now, a new scientific study may have finally cracked the code—revealing a route and method that rewrites our understanding of ancient engineering.
Freshly awarded the Ashok Chakra, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla humbly credits the nation—not just himself—for the honor, vowing to advance India’s space ambitions with renewed purpose.