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Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three crewmates returned safely to Earth in the Dragon ‘Grace’ capsule after an 18-day ISS stay. They splashed down near San Diego, ending a 22.5-hour journey and beginning recovery after weightlessness in space

Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is returning to Earth on July 15 after 18 days on the ISS. His mission included key experiments for India’s Gaganyaan project, earning praise from leaders across parties as a proud national achievement

The project, titled Space Selfie, runs under the umbrella of Rober's company CrunchLabs and was a $5 million personal investment of his. The satellite, lovably nicknamed SAT GUS, was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base on January 14, 2025. The mission is meant to mix in some public engagement with space tech in a fun, interactive manner.

As the Sun positions itself directly overhead, its rays fall vertically, causing shadows from upright objects to vanish momentarily. This phenomenon, known as Zero Shadow Day, happens due to the Earth's axial tilt and the Sun’s apparent motion across the sky.

The short answer to “Why are there ants everywhere?” is simply this: We live on a planet where ants outnumber us by an almost unimaginable margin

Earthquakes occur when the rock on one side of a fault slips relative to the other. The fault surface can be vertical, horizontal or at an angle

As warming temperatures melt glaciers, the ice loss has repercussions for climate and water cycles. This in turn has significant impact on landscapes, rivers, ecosystems people and economies

Wildlife includes all living things that exist naturally without human interference, from majestic creatures like Tigers, Lions and colourful birds to tiny insects and giant trees. These creatures play a key role in keeping nature balanced.

Scientists worldwide had dubbed asteroid YR 4 as a ‘city killer’ due to its estimated size that ranged between 40 meters and 90 meters.

The journey of Earth towards a colourful world began with the evolution of vision, which initially developed to distinguish light from dark over 600 million years ago

Williams and Wilmore have been stuck in space since June last year due to technical problems with Boeing's Starliner which took them to ISS

For the first time, scientists worldwide may need to seriously explore a deflection strategy to counter the threat of asteroid YR4, which, according to NASA, now carries a 2.3 percent chance of colliding with Earth on December 22, 2032.

Since 1984, when satellite record-keeping of ocean temperatures started, every year has been warmer than the previous one

The quasar, named APM 08279 5255, contains water vapour equating to 140 trillion times the volume of Earth’s oceans

News of a likely second year of record heat comes a day after Republican Donald Trump, who called climate change a "hoax" and promised to boost oil drilling and production

A coronal mass ejection (CME) erupted from the sun on Tuesday evening, reaching Earth by Thursday at 11:15 a.m. Eastern Time, traveling at nearly 1.5 million miles per hour (2.4 million km per hour), according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC).

Gravity pulls us down towards the Earth's centre due to the nature of gravitational force and the mass of the Earth.

CNN reported that Steve Stich, NASA's Commercial Crew Program manager, mentioned that the US space agency is contemplating extending Starliner's mission duration from 45 days to 90 days.

It’s time for nations to stop treating space as a garbage dump and clean up the Earth’s near orbit

We will not be gauged solely by material wealth or tech advancements, but by the purity of the air we pass on