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Monday, January 26, 2026
TopicOuter space

Topic: Outer space

Modi govt shouldn’t leave pvt sector to navigate outer space on its own. There is ISRO monopoly

Private sector would be interested in Low Earth Orbit satellites that have greater commercial utility value. But they will need to deal with UN office for outer space whose members are only govts.

NASA spacecraft to crash into asteroid as big as a football stadium, aims to alter its path

The mission marks the world's first planetary defense test, designed to prevent a doomsday collision with Earth.

Scientists decode why mice go bananas when they’re around the fruit

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Stone found in Sahara Desert is first proof of universe’s most energetic event, say researchers

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

On Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, shallow pools of underground salt water offer promise of life

While shallow water processes have been suspected on Europa, if findings of study are confirmed, it could mean they play bigger-than-expected role in shaping its surface features.

Devas fraud was a treacherous compromise with India’s security. SC verdict teaches many lessons

Supreme Court verdict upholding NCLT decision to wind up Devas has dented ISRO's credibility. But govt should not start treating every start-up with suspicion.

Death in space — here’s what would happen to our bodies

After death here on Earth the human body progresses through a number of stages of decomposition.

On Camera

Mark Tully made me a journalist. The profession was religion to him: Satish Jacob

The death of Mark Tully means that India has lost a good friend. That's the end of the chapter on journalism, as far as I'm concerned.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

From action near Myanmar to hand-to-hand combat in Kishtwar, meet this year’s gallantry award winners

Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.