ISRO Chairman V Narayanan confirmed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's directive for an Indian-crewed lunar mission by Indians, by 2040. Further, He confirmed that India's first human spaceflight mission, 'Gaganyaan,' is also on track for launch in 2027. Narayanan also unveiled plans for Bharatiya Antriksh Station (BAS) by 2035, with initial modules expected as early as 2027.

A collaborative team at Scripps Research and Allen Institute has received the US NIH Director's Transformative Research Award to map the body's hidden sixth sense (interoception). The team will get $14.2 million (₹125 crore) over five years to study how the nervous system interprets the body's internal signals to keep vital functions stable.

US astronomer Jonathan McDowell has warned that an increasing number of Starlink satellites are falling to Earth, raising concerns about space safety and atmospheric pollution. With up to 5 satellites re-entering daily, experts fear long-term effects on upper atmosphere and growing orbital congestion, urging global cooperation to ensure the sustainability of expanding satellite megaconstellations.

Astrophotographer Brennan Gilmore captured a rare time-lapse of Comet Lemmon’s tail being ripped apart by solar wind. The event, filmed from Virginia on October 2, shows charged solar particles tearing off part of the comet’s glowing tail. Discovered in January, Comet Lemmon is nearing Earth and could soon be visible to the naked eye.

Scientists have discovered that the weak region in Earth's magnetic field over South Atlantic has exploded in size. Using 11 years of data from European Space Agency's Swarm satellite constellation, scientists found the South Atlantic Anomaly has grown by nearly half the size of continental Europe since 2014. The anomaly was first identified southeast of South America in 19th century.

A new study suggests that the famous 'Chicago Rat Hole' wasn’t made by a rat, but likely by a squirrel. The study, published in Biology Letters, found a 98.7% chance the imprint matched an eastern grey or fox squirrel. The hole, which went viral in 2024, became a quirky tourist spot before city officials removed it.

The IUCN has declared the slender-billed curlew and several Australian marsupials extinct in its latest Red List update. Once widespread across Europe and Asia, the curlew hasn’t been seen since 1995. Habitat loss and hunting are blamed for its decline. The update also notes green sea turtle recovery, but rising threats to seals and birds.

India’s wild elephant population has declined by 25% in eight years, according to the country’s first DNA-based elephant census. The 2025 All-India Synchronous Elephant Estimation pegs the population at 22,446, down from 29,964 in 2017. Conducted using DNA from 21,056 dung samples, the study highlights growing habitat loss and human-elephant conflict across India.

The Taurid meteor showers - Southern and Northern - are set to illuminate the skies in November with bright fireballs. The Southern Taurids, active since September 20, will peak on November 4-5, while the Northern Taurids will become the most visible on November 11-12. Originating from debris shed by comet 2P/Encke, these meteors can even outshine Venus.

A multidisciplinary team from Texas A&M Health has found that two forms of estrogen estradiol and estriol could aid in developing therapies for progressive multiple sclerosis (MS). Published in the Journal of Neuroimmunology, the study revealed that both hormones reduced spinal inflammation, with estradiol offering stronger protection to the myelin sheath, for MS treatment research.