Latest Science News & Discoveries
The latest science news covering space, health, physics, and new research discoveries. Also read our analysis: A Visitor From Another Star System Just Taught Us Something New About Chemistry in Deep Space.
Today's science news reflects India's expanding ambitions across multiple frontiers, from advances in space exploration and technology to fundamental scientific discoveries. ISRO's progress on the Gaganyaan mission and upcoming satellite launches, combined with growing momentum in the private space sector, underscore the nation's intensifying focus on space capabilities, while simultaneously an Indian research team has identified a rare astronomical phenomenon billions of light-years away. Meanwhile, developments ranging from synthetic biology breakthroughs to investigations into space-based cancer treatment demonstrate how scientific inquiry continues to push boundaries in both biological engineering and medicine.
Gaganyaan mission: ISRO successfully conducts first SOLVE ground test
ISRO is developing a solid motor based SOLVE as a test platform to carry out Integrated Parachute Tests for validation of deceleration system of Gaganyaan’s Crew Module under various test conditions.
New synthetic cell can eat, grow, divide
The team ‘started’ the cell as a liposome, a small bubble made of fats. Inside was a protein-making system called PURE, which contained all the necessary ‘machinery’ for the cell to turn DNA into proteins
Dolly, the sheep that stands as an icon for cloning
On July 5, 1996, Dolly the sheep was born. The existence of Dolly – the first mammal to have been successfully cloned from an adult cell – wasn’t revealed to the world until February 22 the following year. Thirty years on after Dolly’s birth, A.S.Ganesh tells you some secrets abo
World’s largest science machine faces tough question: after the Higgs boson, what next?
As the Large Hadron Collider switches off its beams for a four-year overhaul, the question is no longer what it has found but whether anything bigger is worth building
Science Snapshots: July 5, 2026
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As monsoon rains falter, Wayanad farmers in Kerala fear poor harvest
In Wayanad, rainfall deficit has adversely affected agriculture. The district received only 270.23 mm of rain in June, the lowest for the month in the past five years, according to Hume Centre for Ecology and Wildlife Biology
Could this asteroid be a piece of the moon? A Chinese spacecraft is about to find out
In May 2025, the China National Space Administration launched a scientific probe, Tianwen-2, an ambitious mission to study the asteroid 469219 Kamo’oalewa at close range and return samples to earth
Watch: The science and strides of India’s solar powerhouse
Solar energy is outperforming coal and revolutionising the global power grid. In this episode, The Scope explores the technology behind PV cells and how India is leading the charge towards a sustainable, renewable future.
Obaid Siddiqi lectures to commence in Bengaluru this July
The lectures will be delivered by Dr Samira Sheikh, a historian of South Asia and Associate Professor of History at Vanderbilt University, currently the fifth Obaid Siddiqi Chair at the Archives at NCBS.
Six sluggish months later, ISRO looks to reset with satellite launches
India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket is all set for its maiden launch
Vikram-1 launch will be great boost for India’s private space sector: Skyroot Aerospace co-founder & CEO Pawan Kumar Chandana
The Vikram-1 launch vehicle is India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket designed to carry small satellites weighing up to 350 kg to Low Earth Orbit
Can space oncology revolutionise cancer treatment?
Space oncology is a rapidly emerging field, investigating how microgravity and cosmic radiation impact cancer progression and treatment. Space-based environments are studied to accelerate tumour modelling and drug discovery
Indian team discovers rare ‘bow and arrow’ radio galaxy two billion light years from Earth
The RAD-BAARG may be one of the clearest known radio signatures of a giant bow shock generated by a galaxy falling supersonically into a cluster environment, the researchers say
India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket Vikram-1 set for launch
The launch window for Vikram-1’s first test flight, named Misson Aagaman, is between July 12 and August 4
Data analysis finds a common cricket wisdom may be a myth
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Science Quiz: Diseases that changed history
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