Space & Frontier Science
🚀 ISRO Completes Critical Cryogenic Engine Ground Test for Gaganyaan Human Spaceflight Mission
The CE-20 cryogenic engine that will power India's astronaut-bearing LVM3 rocket successfully completed a full-duration 720-second hot test at the Mahendragiri propulsion test complex.
🌌 James Webb Space Telescope Detects Vast Water Vapor and Organic Molecules in Habitable-Zone Exoplanet
Spectroscopic data from the James Webb Space Telescope has verified chemical fingerprints of atmospheric water vapor, methane, and dimethyl sulfide on an Earth-sized exoplanet 120 light-years away.
⚡ TIFR Mumbai Synthesizes Ambient-Pressure High-Temperature Superconducting Thin Film
Solid-state physicists at TIFR Mumbai have synthesized a nickel-based perovskite thin film exhibiting verified zero electrical resistance at 240 Kelvin under normal atmospheric pressure.
📡 Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope Discovers Ultra-Long Periodic Magnetar in Distant Galactic Plane
Astronomers utilizing the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) in Pune have discovered a mysterious magnetized neutron star emitting powerful radio bursts every 54 minutes.
🌾 ICAR National Gene Bank Archives 100,000 Climate-Resilient Indigenous Crop Varieties
The National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources has completed cryogenic preservation and high-throughput genomic sequencing for over 100,000 heirloom Indian crop varieties.