Strange radio waves detected beneath Antarctica’s ice, scientists still searching for the source | – The Times of India

A team of researchers working in Antarctica has detected unusual radio signals emerging from deep beneath the ice. These waves were picked up during an experiment using the Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA), a NASA-funded project that searches for high-energy particles from space. The discovery was unexpected as the signals appeared to be coming from…

Meet the Indian designer embedding ‘India’s fingerprint in space’ with Axiom-4 mission badge for Shubhanshu Shukla | – The Times of India

India’s growing ambitions in space will soon be represented not just through technological feats, but also a powerful symbol of cultural pride. As Group Captain Subhanshu Shukla prepares for his journey aboard the Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station, he will wear a specially designed mission badge crafted by Indian designer Manish Tripathi. This…

NASA launching rockets to investigate mysterious ionospheric clouds disrupting global communication networks | – The Times of India

NASA is taking to the skies to solve a silent mystery that threatens global communications. In a groundbreaking effort, the agency is launching uncrewed rockets from the remote Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands as part of its Sporadic-E ElectroDynamics (SEED) mission. The goal is to investigate Sporadic-E layers of strange, cloud-like ionized structures in…

NASA postpones launch to investigate space station leaks, delaying Axiom-4 mission for crew safety checks: Report | – The Times of India

NASA Axiom 4 mission postponed: The launch of a private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) has been postponed by NASA as it continues to investigate the ongoing air leaks in collaboration with Roscosmos, the Russian Space Agency. The recent repairs to the Russian segment have shown some success, but a new pressure…

James Webb Space Telescope reveals first exoplanet with ‘sand rain’ and a growing ‘sandcastle’ companion, redefining planetary evolution | – The Times of India

NASA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has discovered something incredible. A far-off planetary system with gas giants that are packed with coarse silica, which is a space sand. The YSES-1 system, which surrounds a young star 300 light-years from Earth, consists of two planets, YSES-1 b and YSES-1 c, both of which have atmospheric sand…

NASA-approved space menu now includes grilled chicken, chocolate pudding and tomato basil soup; thanks to this Indian-origin scientist | – The Times of India

NASA-approved space menu now includes grilled chicken, chocolate pudding and tomato basil soup; thanks to this Indian-origin scientist At a time when space travel is no longer limited to elite astronauts but increasingly includes private tourists and international collaborations, the need for high-quality, nutritious, and palatable food has become more pressing than ever. Gone are…

NASA’s Chandra detects record-breaking black hole jet from the early universe | – The Times of India

NASA‘s Chandra X-ray Observatory has detected one of the most powerful black hole jets ever observed. The jets were emanating from a galaxy 11.6 billion light-years away from the earth. This jet is formed during the universe’s “cosmic noon” which is a period about three billion years after the Big Bang. At that time, galaxies…