Cosmologists are literally over the moon at the prospect of listening to the universe telling its story like never before. At the heart of this excitement is a small satellite named CosmoCube, which scientists from the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) plan to send to the far side of the moon, which permanently faces away from...
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September 8, 2026September 8, 2026Science & Tech
International Space Summit set to be held in Paris amidst calls for Europe’s strategic autonomy in space
Around 2,000 participants from 120 countries, including a high-level delegation from India, are expected to take part in the International Space Summit, which will take place in Paris, France on September 9 and 10. The summit will focus on four pillars — defence and security, space economy, space regulation, and space and scientific research. Speaking...
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September 8, 2026September 8, 2026Science & Tech
The incongruity of caste and science
All humans must be treated equally. That is a moral and constitutional position. It is not a scientific position because science does not carry moral or constitutional authority. The normative system laid out in the ‘Manusmriti’ expresses the ‘principle’ that the birth of a person says something essential about who that person is supposed to...
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September 7, 2026September 7, 2026Science & Tech
We have complete trust in our Indian partners: French National Space Agency
The French space agency Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) said that it is not perturbed with the back-to-back failures of Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO)’s workhorse rocket, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), and has complete trust in its Indian partner. The PSLV is scheduled to launch the Indo-French TRISHNA (Thermal Infra-Red Imaging Satellite for...
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September 7, 2026September 7, 2026Science & Tech
Ground control: On ISRO, policy and and its focus
The irony was evident: on the day the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) had its greatest success of the year — the launch of its first geosynchronous imaging satellite (EOS-05) on a temperamental GSLV — its employee organisations demanded clarity on its long-term plans. But this grievance was long in the making. Since the Indian...
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September 7, 2026September 7, 2026Science & Tech
Why do we sometimes wake up a few minutes before our alarm rings?
— Dev The human body has a built-in timekeeping system called the circadian rhythm. It is governed by a group of cells in the brain, centred on the suprachiasmatic nucleus, which uses signals such as daylight to keep the body’s roughly 24-hour cycle aligned with the outside world. When you wake up at the same...
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September 7, 2026September 7, 2026Science & Tech
India can cut steel emissions before new coal plants lock them in
A slew of announcements over the last few months from the Indian government have placed steel sector decarbonisation high on the agenda of the country’s steelmakers, including a ₹5,000-crore scheme announced last year to accelerate steel sector decarbonisation in the country that is set to launch in the coming months. India’s steelmaking emissions are among...
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September 7, 2026September 7, 2026Science & Tech
Science Snapshots: September 6, 2026
Ten-sided wave undulates around Saturn’s south pole Saturn’s north pole is famous for its long-lasting hexagonal wave; now, scientists have for the first time found a decagonal wave around its south pole. Using images from space and ground telescopes in 2023-2025, they found the wave slowly moving eastward. The decagon’s vertices move back and forth...
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September 7, 2026September 7, 2026Environment, Science & Tech
Rapid Himalayan erosion triggers hidden source of CO2: study
On August 26, devastating flash floods swept across Nepal’s mountains, killing over 1,300 and laying waste to whole towns and villages. As a warming climate destabilises Himalayan glaciers, the glaciers themselves are influencing how much carbon dioxide (CO2) is released into the atmosphere, driving global warming. The Indian plate continues to push into the Eurasian...
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September 6, 2026September 6, 2026Science & Tech
ISRO won’t be ‘diminished’, says IN-SPACe chairman
The role of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was “by no means diminishing”, said IN-SPACe chairman Pawan Kumar Goenka on Sunday (September 6, 2026), responding to a joint letter from nine ISRO employee associations seeking written clarification on whether the government intends to transfer the agency’s launch-vehicle and satellite manufacturing to private firms. “ISRO...
