The ISRO successfully sent the Mangalyaan probe to Mars on the first time of trying, but what has it done and seen since its been there?

Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse. Why were you dimming? Scientists may have finally come up with the answer thanks to data from Hubble.

What new findings have we discovered about our favourite little world, Pluto?

The Mystery of the Gruithuisen Domes on the Moon.

In 2017, Cassini ended its mission by disintegrating in Saturn's atmosphere. What were the final images it ever took?

Saturn's moon, Titan, is the only other body in the solar system that can support liquid on its surface. But not liquid water, liquid methane. What did NASA's Cassini discover about the methane lakes of Saturn's moon, Titan?

The UAE has joined the space race, skipping the Moon altogether and going straight for Mars. What will the Hope Emirates Mars Mission investigate while in orbit around the red planet?

There is an exoplanet, discovered by ESO's VLT, where it rains iron. But WASP-67b is 690 light years away, how could we possibly know that?

Supralateral arcs, ice pillars and sun pillars.

How do scientists plan to get astronauts to Mars when space radiation is so strong? What can be done about it? Astrum Answers!

Red Sprites, Blue Jets, Gigantic Jets and Elves!

Hubble doesn't just look at distant nebula and galaxies, but has also observed celestial bodies and events in our own solar system. So what has it seen? Images from Hubble / NASA / ESA.

The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano's eruption in January 2022 was one of the largest ever captured on camera, with a massive ash cloud, over 200,000 lightning strikes, and a shockwave that traveled around the globe. The eruption had...

While the sun seems yellow to you from childhood, in reality, it is white. The reason why the sun appears yellow is because of the Earth’s atmosphere. When sunlight hits atmospheric particles, it causes electrons and protons to vibrate...

How do rockets work? What is the science behind a rocket launch? How does a rocket go into space? In this short and simple video, we discuss the science of how rockets work. It is a short animated video for kids and laymen to understand...

If a nuke exploded in space, gamma rays and X-rays would be emitted and would expand to light up the sky. On the surface of the planet, auroras of light would be seen for thousands of miles within minutes of the blast. The explosion...

Light pillars are optical phenomena that occur in extremely cold atmospheres, when flat ice crystals form close to the ground. They reflect natural and artificial light in columns that extend through the sky. This captivating spectacle...

Jumping from space is considered to be quite a task. And with good reason! Because no one has ever done it, or even attempted it. Red bulls sponsored a high-altitude jump performed by Felix Baumgartner, and it was famously called a...

Without a spacesuit, there is no chance of surviving in the scary cosmic void. In science fiction movies, we often see peoples heads exploding or being frozen by the apparent pressure differential or lack of heat, respectively. As long...

The term climate change is used to denote the long-term changes in the weather patterns in a given region. Another term often interchanged with climate change is global warming. Global warming is formally defined as a rise in Earth's...

Asteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the sun, just like the rest of the planets and celestial bodies in our solar system. Although asteroids are present throughout the solar system, most of them live in the asteroid belt—a...

The song name is displayed on the radio with the help of a specific communications protocol called the Radio Data System, which embeds small bits of information in FM broadcast signals. RDS allows broadcasters to send much more than just...

The Moon's proximity to Earth and geological similarity make it an enticing target for colonization. At just three days away, communication delays would be mere seconds. Its surface may also contain frozen water and oxygen extracted from...

An increase in Earths rotational speed could have various impacts on life: ranging from increased earthquakes and tsunamis to a shortening of the length of the day. People could be floating in central Africa while the polar ice might...