Science & Space

Euclid’s Quick Data Release 2 catalogues 60 million stars near the Galactic Centre, built to sharpen exoplanet mass measurements through microlensing.

A July 29, 2026 study led by Pierluigi Rinaldi proposes that Webb little red dots are not a unique galaxy population but a temporary, obscured phase of active supermassive black hole growth. Here is the evidence, the open questions, and what would confirm it.

More than 1,166 U.S. dairy herds have now tested positive for H5N1 since 2024. Here’s what CDC and USDA data show about human risk and the controls in place.

Brazil’s INPE satellite data shows Amazon deforestation at a 10-year low for the first half of 2026. Here’s what’s driving the decline and what the numbers don’t capture.

Western Europe just recorded its hottest June ever, and excess-mortality data shows the human toll was severe. Here’s what Copernicus, EuroMOMO, and wire-service reporting reveal.

Approved by India’s Union Cabinet with a ₹2,104-crore budget, Chandrayaan-4 aims to be India’s first lunar sample-return mission. Here’s how it will work and when it could launch.

NASA’s February 2026 decision means Artemis III will no longer land on the Moon. Here’s the new timeline, the reasons behind the delay, and what could still go wrong before Artemis IV in 2028.

The July 2026 SpaceX Starship flight test deployed operational Starlink satellites and nailed an in-space engine relight, key steps toward NASA’s Artemis moon missions.