Gravity

Why do astronomers believe dark matter exits even though they have not seen it?

The Sun orbits at 230km per second despite being 26,700 light-years away from our galaxy’s centre.

Physics scientist Thanu Padmanabhan receives M P Birla Memorial Award in cosmology

In his memorial lecture, 'Gravity and the Cosmos', he spoke about the role gravity has played in shaping the Universe.

Ad Astra: Brad Pitt asks NASA astronaut if he spotted Chandrayaan-2 lander Vikram

Brad Pitt in a televised call chatted with NASA astronaut Nick Hague for around 20 minutes.

Piyush Goyal's Newton-Einstein gaffe: Twitterati mocks 'new Pappu'; Union minister's justification hardly helps

Piyush Goyal's remark crediting Einstein for Newton's discovery didn't go unnoticed by netizens. Twitterati massively trolled Goyal for the comment, which came days after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman sparked a controversy by claiming the "millenial mindset" was behind the slowdown in the auto industry.

Forget Avengers: Endgame, cost of Statue of Unity alone could have funded three Chandrayaan 2 missions

On Monday afternoon — after having been delayed due to technical snags, India's second unmanned moon mission, Chandrayaan 2, was successfully launched to a major outpouring of rightfully deserved and thunderous applause

Moon rocks from Apollo missions could help predict volcanic eruptions on Earth

NASA loaned 18 rock samples for the study and they came from the Apollo 12 and 15 missions.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe successfully completes its first flyby of Venus

Parker Solar Probe, NASA's historic small car-sized probe will journey steadily closer to the Sun.

Moon's surface is pretty cracked up, getting worse with time and meteor impacts

The Moon is far less dense & has way more deep fissures than scientists thought it did.

How a siege in 18th-century British-occupied Calcutta gave us the term 'black hole'

While Einstein is credited with its discovery, the term 'black hole' has an interesting origin story of its own.

NASA finds Mercury's inner solid core to be nearly the same size as Earth’s core

Some scientists compare Mercury to a 'cannonball' as its metal core fills nearly 85% of the volume.