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  China unveils experiment for landing on Mars

  November 14, 2019 11:42 IST

  China plans to launch the Mars probe in 2020, aiming to complete orbiting, landing and roving in one mission, an unprecedented achievement, according to the China National Space Administration.

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  Chandrayaan-2's Terrain Camera captures 3D view of crater on Moon

  November 13, 2019 23:53 IST

  ​Chandrayaan-2's Terrain Mapping Camera has captured a three-dimensional (3D) view of a crater on the Moon. The imaged 3D view was posted by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday.

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  Mineral capable of preserving life's signatures found on Mars: Study

  November 13, 2019 15:02 IST

  The study noted that the minerals may have formed in the discovered region, and may represent the bottom layer of the delta deposit.    

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  NASA's Mars 2020 rover will hunt for signs of past ancient life

  November 13, 2019 14:39 IST

  NASA's scientists have discovered what may be one of the best places to look for signs of ancient life in Jezero Crater, where the Mars 2020 rover will land on February 18, 2021. The agency which is set to send its rover next year to the Mar has found that Jezero Crater, where the rover will land on February 18, 2021; can show some signs of ancient life, according to a paper published in the journal Icarus.

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  Beetle trapped in amber provides earliest evidence of insect pollination

  November 12, 2019 12:31 IST

  The first known instance of an insect pollinating a flower happened 99 million years ago, according to a study which pushes the earliest documented instance of the process back by at least 50 million years than previously thought

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  SpaceX launches 60 mini satellites for cheaper global Internet

  November 12, 2019 10:45 IST

  Since the most recent launch of Starlink satellites in May, SpaceX has increased spectrum capacity for the end-user through upgrades in design that maximise the use of both Ka and Ku bands.

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  Human heart cells behave differently in space: Study

  November 11, 2019 15:47 IST

  Human heart muscle cells show changes in the way they operate in space, although they behave normally within 10 days after returning to the Earth.

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  NASA captures record-setting X-ray burst from outer space

  November 11, 2019 12:36 IST

  NASA has detected a massive thermonuclear explosion coming from outer space, caused by a massive thermonuclear flash on the surface of a pulsar -- the crushed remains of a star that long ago exploded as a supernova.

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  In rare sky show, Mercury to pass through Sun today

  November 11, 2019 11:15 IST

  A transit of Mercury across the Sun takes place when the planet Mercury passes directly (transits) between the Sun and a superior planet, becoming visible against (and hence obscuring a small portion of) the solar disk. Transits of Mercury occur in May or November.

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  Rare celestial show: Mercury to glide across the Sun on November 11

  November 09, 2019 18:03 IST

    Planet Mercury will pass directly between Earth and the Sun on November 11, staging a rare celestial show. During the transit, Mercury will look like a tiny black dot gliding across the Sun's face, NASA said in a blog this week, adding that the event will be widely visible from most of Earth, including the Americas, the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, New Zealand, Europe, Africa, and western Asia.

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  NASA showcases its first all-electric aircraft

  November 09, 2019 16:40 IST

  Unveiled on Friday, the Maxwell is NASA's first crewed X-plane in two decades. It is adapted from Italian Tecnam P2006T aircraft. NASA took delivery of its first all-electric experimental aircraft from Empirical Systems Aerospace (ESAero) of San Luis Obispo, California on October 2

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  New study shows mosquitoes flap wings not just to fly but also to flirt

  November 08, 2019 14:09 IST

  The study, published in the journal Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, noted that the male mosquito flaps its long, slender wings at high frequencies while also rotating them rapidly at the end of each stroke in order to connect with the low-frequency hum of a female.

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  Policies to cut rare genetic diseases ineffective without screening of newborns, say experts

  November 07, 2019 17:06 IST

  Radha Ramadevi, consultant at Sandor Life Sciences, Hyderabad, said early screening can also help in lowering expenses of poor patients who have fewer options once the disease is diagnosed at a later stage.  

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  NASA to study previously unopened Apollo sample

  November 07, 2019 14:07 IST

  The sample, opened on Tuesday, was collected on the Moon by Apollo 17 astronauts Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt, who drove a 4-cm-wide tube into the surface of the Moon to collect it and another sample scheduled to be opened in January 2020, NASA said in statement on Wednesday.

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  Amazon rainforest is drying up since 2 decades, says NASA

  November 07, 2019 8:34 IST

  The Amazon rainforest, also known in English as Amazonia or the Amazon Jungle, is a moist broadleaf tropical rainforest in the Amazon biome that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America. The study by NASA has revealed shocking facts about the drying up of the Amazon rainforest.

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  NASA's Voyager 2 becomes second spacecraft to reach interstellar space

  November 05, 2019 14:19 IST

  It is also similar to the plasma density jump experienced by Voyager 1 when it crossed into interstellar space, the researchers said.

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  Researchers develop theory behind Supernova, explosion of stars in space

  November 03, 2019 17:36 IST

  In a bid to know Supernova facts, researchers has put forth a theory that will help us understand how nuclear reactions trigger an explosion of stars and what happens during and after a supernova.

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  NASA wants space telescope to protect humanity from asteroid hit

  November 03, 2019 0:00 IST

  NASA is looking to send such a telescope that will be dedicated to hunting down rogue asteroids. NASA's internal committee has approved plans.

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  Definitely, ISRO chief on Vikram lander's second landing

  November 02, 2019 13:22 IST

  Replying to media's query if that if the ISRO would attempt another landing on Moon's south pole, Sivan replied, "Definitely". "We want to demonstrate the technology for Vikram lander landing, We are working on plan of action how to go ahead for Vikram Lander landing," the ISRO Chief informed media, who was in national capital to attend IIT-Delhi 50th convocation ceremony

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  ISRO chief hints at Vikram lander's second landing

  November 02, 2019 13:15 IST

  Replying to media's query if that if the ISRO would attempt another landing on Moon's south pole, Sivan replied, "Definitely".

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  Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter payload detects Argon-40 in lunar exosphere

  November 02, 2019 12:59 IST

  As part of its early operation, it has detected 40Ar in the lunar exosphere from an altitude of about100 km, capturing the day-night variations of concentration.

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  How malaria parasite prepares for infecting humans found

  November 01, 2019 15:01 IST

  The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, noted that the malaria parasite Plasmodium makes a blueprint of the proteins it needs to infect the liver while still living in the mosquito, well in advance of its life cycle stages in the human host.

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  How the Big Bang may have happened decoded

  November 01, 2019 14:18 IST

  "We defined the critical criteria where we can drive a flame to self-generate its own turbulence, spontaneously accelerate, and transition into detonation," said Kareem Ahmed, an assistant professor at the University of Central Florida in the US.  

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  'Green inhalers' may lower carbon footprint and med costs: Study

  October 31, 2019 12:07 IST

  Looking at the prescription data from England in 2017, researchers, including those from the University of Cambridge in the UK, collated the carbon footprint data on inhalers -- commonly used for conditions such as asthma -- and compared the financial and environmental costs of different inhalers.

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  Some plants may depend more on friendly fungi than own leaves: Study

  October 29, 2019 16:22 IST

  The researchers, including those from the University of Tennessee in the US, found that certain root-associated, or mycorrhizal, fungi that associate firmly with the cells in plant roots are one of the largest influences on plant tissue nutrient concentrations.

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  Satellite and drone images predicts how a tropical disease spreads

  October 29, 2019 15:07 IST

  According to Wood, once researchers know the association between snail presence and particular habitat features, they can use drone and satellite imagery to detect those habitat features.

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  New technology removes CO2 from the air at any concentration level

  October 28, 2019 16:01 IST

  The researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US said that while most methods of removing carbon dioxide from a stream of gas required higher concentrations -- such as those found in the flue emissions from fossil fuel-based power plants -- the new method could suck out the gas even when it was present in very low concentrations.

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  Asteroid or comet impact caused extinction during last ice-age: Study

  October 26, 2019 16:00 IST

  Archeologists continue to find evidence of an asteroid or comet impact pertaining to this time period, the study noted.