January 2026

Astronomers have created the sharpest map yet of dark matter using deep observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. By analysing the gravitational distortion of hundreds of thousands of distant galaxies, the team traced invisible dark matter across a large region of the sky. The results confirm that dark matter forms the scaffolding around which galaxies an…

New observations from ESA’s Solar Orbiter show that solar flares can be triggered by cascading magnetic disturbances. During a close solar pass, the spacecraft captured fine details of twisted magnetic fields repeatedly breaking and reconnecting, creating a magnetic “avalanche” that amplified a small instability into a powerful flare. The findings offer new insi…

NASA has resumed efforts to reestablish contact with the MAVEN spacecraft after Mars emerged from solar conjunction. Engineers are using the Deep Space Network and studying recovered data from December 6 to determine what caused the communication loss and assess the spacecraft’s condition.

Directed by T. Kittu, Salliyargal is a heartfelt war drama that highlights the lives of battlefield doctors during the final days of the Sri Lankan civil war. Set in a bunker hospital, the film follows Dr Satyadevi and her team as they save lives amid shortages, exhaustion, and constant danger. Salliyargal is now available on Aha Tamil. If you missed it in theaters, y…

NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has released an expanded source catalogue spanning 22 years of observations, covering around 400,000 cosmic X-ray sources. The dataset captures high-energy events across the universe, from black holes to stellar remnants, and can be combined with Hubble and James Webb data. Scientists say it offers an unprecedented, long-term record …

Space Gen–Chandrayaan is a professional drama that traces India’s moon mission through the eyes of ISRO scientists. Set against failures, budget cuts, political pressure, and COVID-19 disruptions, the series follows Arjun, Yamini, Ramaiah, and Mohanty as they work towards Chandrayaan-3 after the setback of Chandrayaan-2. Space Gen- Chandrayaan has landed on JioHot…