India has unveiled plans to build two new optical-infrared telescopes and a dedicated solar telescope in the Himalayan desert region of Ladakh. The three new facilities, expected to cost INR 35bn ...
A faint flash of infrared light in the Andromeda galaxy was emitted at the birth of a stellar-mass black hole – according to a team of astronomers in the US. Kishalay De at Columbia University and the ...
Gears have been around for thousands of years, with the first records dating back to 3000 BC. While they have advanced over ...
The green hydrogen and ammonia project would have increased light pollution at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile’s Atacama ...
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Researchers use directed evolution to create magneto-sensitive fluorescent proteins that can interact with magnetic fields and radio waves ...
The Duke of Edinburgh visited the headquarters of the Institute of Physics (IOP) in central London on 5 February to learn about the role that physics plays in supporting the green economy.
Merger of two neutron stars in the aftermath of a supernova may have been observed for the first time, though questions ...
A major upgrade to the LHCb experiment at CERN is under threat after the UK cancelled its contribution towards it. The decision by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) to defund the ...
Unusual isotopic ratio in samples brought back by Chang'e-6 reveals clues about the early history of Earth's satellite ...
Below, some of the winners of the 2025 top-cited paper award from India and North America outline their tips for early-career ...
Cosmic web Created using data from the JWST, this map shows how dark matter acts as the hidden framework on which visible ...