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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‘I’m a small man but my music is huge’: Wasifuddin Dagar on the AR Rahman plagiarism row
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Three Doordarshan-era anchors recall what a dignified era of television news looked like
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Are wrestlers giving up their protest? How a media narrative war has broken out
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Watch: Beyoncé was joined by her daughter Blue Ivy on stage for a dance routine during UK concert
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Now, Bangladesh objects to ‘Akhand Bharat’ mural in new Parliament
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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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Watch: Dense smoke and yellowish haze cover New York as a result of Canadian wildfires
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Watch: How this lone buffalo outwits a pride of lions to escape an attack
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Watch: Truck carrying cartons of beer overturns, passersby rush to steal bottles
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Watch: This version of Rema’s chart-topping hit ‘Calm Down’ has Tamil lyrics
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Watch: Dramatic sight of massive sandstorm enveloping western and northern parts of Rajasthan
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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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Pastel shades, tableau shots: Recreating the Wes Anderson aesthetic
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Watch: Trailer of ‘The Night Manager’ part two is out
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‘Satyaprem Ki Katha’ trailer: Romantic film stars Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani
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Tigmanshu Dhulia on Irrfan: ‘His observation of life was very surgical, very meticulous’
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Start the week with a film: ‘Charlie’s Country’ is a powerful portrait of defiance
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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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WTC Final, IND v AUS, Day 1: Ashwin’s exclusion to Head’s century, a look at three talking points
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Football: Lionel Messi says he’s headed to USA, signs up for David Beckham co-owned Inter Miami
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Hockey, FIH Pro League, India vs Netherlands as it happened: Holland win 4-1
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ISSF Junior World Cup: India win team silver, two individual medals in the Rapid Fire Pistol event
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Golf merger: How Saudi Arabia’s involvement influenced a new world order in the sport