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NASA plans a mission to study the Sun’s magnetic heart and its hidden storms NASA has selected a proposed solar mission for further study as part of its Small Explorer programme, extending early design work rather than approving a launch. The mission, known as the Chromospheric Magnetism Explorer, or CMEx, will now move into an…

Oceanographers studying the Atlantic Ocean are revisiting an old assumption using newer data and slower, more detailed analysis. For decades, researchers believed the Atlantic lacked a true equatorial water mass, unlike the Pacific and Indian oceans. Instead, water in this zone was thought to be an extension of South Atlantic Central Water. Using temperature and…

This screengrab from video provided by NASA TV shows the SpaceX Dragon departing from the ISS Nasa began its first-ever medical evacuation from the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, bringing back an astronaut in need of medical care along with three crewmates. The four astronauts, from the US, Russia, and Japan, are scheduled to…

Ancient Roman wine has long been seen as a simpler, rougher version of what we drink today. But new research suggests the opposite. By studying how Romans fermented and stored wine in massive clay jars called dolia, archaeologists now believe Roman wine could have been more complex, stable and flavourful than previously assumed. The study,…

The Konya Basin, situated in Central Anatolia, Turkey, is exhibiting signs of rapid ground subsidence, despite being part of a broader region that has been uplifting for millions of years. New research based on satellite and ground measurements confirms that the basin surface is actively sinking, even as the surrounding Anatolian Plateau remains elevated. Scientists…

Historians and archaeologists long considered that the origins of organised whaling lay in the Arctic region of the Earth. A recent discovery in southern Brazil disproves this hypothesis. In the region of Babitonga Bay, in the state of Santa Catarina, it has been found that the local native tribes practised the organised hunting of large…

‘This Was A Return-To-Flight Mission, Bar Was Set Much Higher’ BENGALURU: Determined to leave nothing to chance, Isro put the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) through an unusually rigorous preparation cycle ahead of its Jan 12 mission, its first since the setback that grounded the workhorse launcher on May 18, 2025.“Instead of the usual number…

Archaeologists in Spain have brought back the voice of the Neolithic by successfully playing ancient shells that had been buried for around 6,000 years. The instruments, made from large marine snail shells and discovered across several prehistoric sites in Catalonia, produced powerful, stable notes that researchers say were loud enough to carry across valleys and…

In tropical forests across Central and South America, a quiet tree hides one of the most violent forms of seed dispersal found in nature. Known to scientists as Hura crepitans and to locals as the dynamite tree, it earns its name not through myth but through sound and force. When its fruit reaches maturity, it…

The International Space Station on Monday witnessed the change of command with outgoing Crew 11 handing over the charge to Roscosmos.The ceremony, broadcasted live, was necessitated early after one of the astronauts of Crew 11 faced medical issues, the details of which the space agency hasn’t revealed. Nasa‘s Mike Fincke turned the station over to…