Space View
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New Nasa image shows how climate change has altered the face of the ‘Blue Marble’
The space agency has released a new image of Earth taken from its Deep Space Climate Observatory approximately 1.5 million km away.
Robert Poole, The Conversation, Nick Pepin, The Conversation & Oliver Gruner, The Conversation
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Enormous collision in space leads astronomers to discover the most massive black hole yet
It merged with a smaller companion billions of years ago and emitted gravitational waves that were recently detected on earth.
Ilya Mandel, The Conversation
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An asteroid just zipped past Earth and scientists barely noticed it in time
The pyramid-sized 2019 OK nearly hit Earth on July 25.
Michael JI Brown, The Conversation
Trending
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Memoir: A journalist remembers the 1960s and how the Naxal movement was portrayed in books and films
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‘What does it take / to let go?’: There’s a new anthology of English haikus written by Indian poets
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Mumbai principal sacked after being targeted by Hindutva website; says she is mulling legal action
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Congress moves Madras HC seeking Election Commission action against Modi for propagating hate speech
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What did Vinayak Damodar Savarkar think about Dalits praying in temples and eating with Brahmins?
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Project Eagle: How Nasa and a top game studio built an interactive base on Mars
What will a human colony on the Red Planet look like in 2117? Art and science are collaborating to find out.
Paul Dean
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‘The Cow’ explosion: How astronomers are cracking one of the greatest new mysteries of the sky
An odd event could be explained by a star being ripped apart by a black hole.
Paul M Kuin, The Conversation
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How can we build a tower as high as outer space? The clue may lie in the human body
Proposals are circulating for a free-standing tower or ‘space elevator’, but structural integrity has proved to be a challenge.
Dan Popescu, Aeon & Sean Sun, Aeon
Video
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Asteroid expected to pass near earth early on Saturday, says NASA
The NASA-funded Catalina Sky Survey discovered it on February 4.
Scroll Staff
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Why the 2017 solar eclipse is generating so much excitement in the US
The eclipse will be one of the most digitally recorded events ever.
Robert William Walsh, The Conversation
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How beautiful is the universe? Watch these stunning views of Saturn from NASA’s spacecraft Cassini
The spacecraft will end 13 years of exploration by plunging into the planet.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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How the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ heavily influenced Telugu cinema
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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A chain of telescopes will to try to capture the first ever picture of the black hole in April
Black holes are regions of space inside which the pull of gravity is so strong that nothing – not even light – can escape.
Carole Mundell, The Conversation
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Better than R-Day Parade: The sights and sounds from ISRO’s record launch in Sriharikota
The launch lasted just two minutes, yet it was an enthralling experience.
Pankti Mehta Kadakia
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Get ready for the biggest ‘supermoon’ in nearly six decades
The full moon is stunning – it is larger than normal. Do make it a reason to embrace the darkness and have a look.
Chris North, The Conversation
The Field
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IPL 2024: Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma lead Hyderabad to crushing 10-wicket win over Lucknow
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Badminton: India to host World Junior Badminton Championships 2025 in Guwahati
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to compete in India for first time since Tokyo Olympics
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals stay in playoff hunt with win over Rajasthan Royals in high-scoring clash
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Paris Olympic-bound Preeti among seven gold medallists for India