The Nobel prize in chemistry 2026 has been awarded to two scientists for discoveries that showed how chemical reactions can produce an overwhelming excess of one of two mirror image forms of a molecule.
Henri B Kagan at Paris-Sud University in France and Kensō Soai at Tokyo University of Science in Japan have been awarded the prize “for the discovery of nonlinear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis”.
Nobel Prize in Physics 2026
Awarded to Francis Halzen for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.
To understand how the brain forms memories, feelings and behaviours has long been a dream for researchers. Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries leading to optogenetics, which makes it possible to switch on, or off, the activity of individual nerve cells in a living brain. This method is now being used in laboratories around the world to reveal the brain’s mysteries.
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In October, Saturn reaches opposition,
Draconids occur under very dark skies
New Moon on October 10 creates a useful dark-sky window.
STAR GAZE
Saturn — Saturn at opposition October 4, visible for most or all of the night
Draconid Meteor Shower, Peak: October 8–9
New Moon — October 10
Orionid Meteor Shower, Peak: October 21–22, 10–20 meteors per hour at the peak
Full Moon — October 26
Best skywatching
October 4: Saturn night
October 8–9: Draconid meteor watching
October 10–12: Best dark-sky period
October 21–22: Orionid meteor watching
October 26: Full Moon / lunar observing
Easy viewing guide
Evening: 7:00–10:00 pm
The actual evening sky map should be set for approximately 8:00 pm IST, Mumbai, with West on the right, North at the top, showing Saturn, Venus/Mercury, the Moon for the selected date, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Pegasus, Andromeda, Taurus and the rising Orion
