Science News
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Exomoons may be home to alien life: Study
Jun 07, 2019, 01:34 PM ISTGravitational forces between all particles were calculated and used to update the positions, velocities and accelerations in the computer models of the planet and its ring system.
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SpaceX creates history by launching 60 Starlink satellites
May 24, 2019, 10:20 AM ISTIt was the third flight for this particular booster, marking just the second time SpaceX has flown a Falcon 9 first stage more than twice.
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Scientists devise wireless movement-tracking system for collecting health data
May 09, 2019, 06:39 PM ISTScientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have devised a wireless movement-tracking system that uses radio frequency signals -- flowing around us and bouncing off our bodies -- and helps collect health and behavioural data.
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Scientists create artificial 'Venus flytrap' plant to capture small objects in response to environmental cues
Jan 16, 2019, 12:13 PM ISTOther potential applications could include sensors in remote, harsh environments, such as deserts, mountains, or even other planets.
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PSLV-C42 launches 2 UK satellites successfully, PM lauds ISRO for demonstrating India's prowess
Sep 16, 2018, 11:34 PM ISTThe launch will take place from the First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota.
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Scientists discover solar system’s first interstellar immigrant
May 24, 2018, 11:36 PM ISTScientists have discovered the first known permanent immigrant to the solar system – an asteroid, currently nestling in Jupiter’s orbit, that migrated from another star system.
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NASA's planet-hunter satellite launched on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
Apr 19, 2018, 12:28 PM ISTNASA's next planet-hunter, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (Tess) successfully launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
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Dark matter making us blind to signals from alien life, says study
Apr 11, 2018, 04:26 PM ISTOur limited understanding of dark matter and energy may be making us blind to signals from intelligent alien life, which possibly exist in dimensions that humans cannot perceive.
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SpaceX to launch its 14th resupply mission to ISS on Tuesday
Apr 02, 2018, 05:31 PM ISTSpaceX is planning to launch in the wee hours of Tuesday its 14th resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
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Aliens could destroy life on Earth with just a ‘killer message’, says research
Feb 19, 2018, 09:02 PM ISTIn a surprising research, scientists at the University of Hawaii and Germany’s Sonneberg Observatory have warned that aliens could destroy Earth, and that too with a single message.
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Meteorites brought water to Earth in first two million years: Study
Jan 21, 2018, 01:03 PM ISTA recent study has found that water may have been brought to Earth by meteorites during the first two million years of birth of the solar system.
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Mistook as 'meteor', 'very large rock' turns out to be human waste
India | Jan 21, 2018, 11:15 AM ISTAs the word spread, crowd gathered on the field to look, with many of them terming it a ‘meteor’ that shooted from the sky.
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Bigger black holes turn off star formation in galaxies earlier
Jan 04, 2018, 04:53 PM ISTYoung galaxies blaze with bright new stars forming at a rapid rate, but star formation eventually shuts down as a galaxy evolves.
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NASA-inspired 'speed-breeding' technique boosts wheat production by three times
Jan 03, 2018, 01:26 PM ISTAustralian scientists have developed the world's first 'speed breeding' technique that can boost the production of the crop by up to three times.
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India to launch 31 satellites simultaneously including Cartosat-2 Earth observatory on Jan 10
Jan 02, 2018, 12:46 PM ISTIndia will launch 31 satellites, including the Earth observation spacecraft Cartosat on January 10, from its spaceport at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
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In a first, NASA scientists identify unknown microbes in space
Jan 02, 2018, 12:20 PM ISTFor the first time, astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have identified microbes in space without having to samples back to Earth for tests.
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Skywatchers in for treat as Geminid meteor shower set to peak this week
Dec 10, 2017, 02:28 PM ISTThe annual Geminid meteor shower has arrived and it will put on a dazzling show for skywatchers when it peaks overnight on December 13-14, NASA has said.
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Skywatchers in for treat as ‘supermoon’ to brighten up skies tonight
Dec 03, 2017, 04:58 PM ISTStargazers are in for a treat on Sunday as they could catch a glimpse of a so-called “supermoon” – when the Moon appears larger and brighter in the sky as it moves closer to Earth.
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For first time in nation’s history, India set to land on Moon with Chandrayaan-II
Dec 02, 2017, 11:41 PM ISTIt will be launched using a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV Mk II) which includes a lunar orbiter, lander and rover, all made in India.
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NASA to launch 'sensor' to measure orbital debris around International Space Station
Nov 27, 2017, 04:16 PM ISTNASA is set to launch a sensor that will measure space debris around the International Space Station (ISS), which could help reduce the risk to human life.