Immanuel Jotham

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Brain stimulation may help reduce violence, suggests new study

The brain seems to not only reduce willingness to commit violence, but also reduce the intent to think that way by introducing a moral angle to the scenario.

Jul 4, 2018

Asteroids and meteors result of a five-planet crash that annihilated whole worlds

The asteroid belt contains most of the remaining fragments of the rocks that could not become planets. Now there are about 200,000 asteroids in the region between Mars and Jupiter

Jul 4, 2018

Uranus experienced a 'cataclysmic collision' billions of years ago and got its rings in return

The massive impact might have also been responsible for the molten ice and lopsided lumps of rock inside the planet. The event also explains the planet's off-center magnetic field.

Jul 4, 2018

NASA wants to create a real life 'Prime Directive' to protect planets from humans

Planetary Protection Policies are out of date and need to be updated before humans start setting foot on other planets and bringing back samples to Earth.

Jul 3, 2018

NASA to test their quiet supersonic aircraft tech over populated areas

NASA is working on tech that can reduce sonic booms to a level that will make it possible to fly over land and residential areas at Mach speeds. Testing begins in November.

Jul 3, 2018

Beam of light from neutron star merger seen for first time

Binary neutron stars GW170817 merged about 130 million light years away in the galaxy NGC 4993 and a beam of light and particles was seen peeking out from behind the Sun.

Jul 3, 2018

First ever image of a newborn planet caught by the ESO Very Large Telescope

The young planet is many times as big as Jupiter and has a surface temperature of over 1,000 degrees C.

Jul 3, 2018

July 2018: You can see Mars without a telescope throughout this month - how to identify the red planet

Take a good look at Mars as it comes ever so close to Earth this month. Mars will be closest to Earth on July 31 and this will not happen for the next 17 years,

Jul 2, 2018

Transcend Air wants to cut travel time between cities using VTOL military tech

People can even buy VTOL aircraft from Transcend at a price of about $3.5m by 2024, says the company.

Jul 2, 2018

Fireball as seen on American Meteor Society site

NASA is on the hunt for strange meteorites that crashed into the Pacific Ocean

In March this year, a few meteors fell into the Pacific Ocean. They must be incredibly tough because they did not burn up in the atmosphere.

Jul 2, 2018

Air pollution behind 3.2 million new diabetes cases worldwide, finds study

Air pollution has contributed to about 3.2 million new cases of diabetes worldwide. Already there are over 30 million diabetic Americans and over 31.7 million diabetic Indians, and this number is expected to double by 2030.

Jul 2, 2018

Electricity on Mars? It is possible to harvest wind energy, says new study

Most other sources of power like thermoelectric or even solar might not be as effective in the long run and wind could be a way to supplement other sources of power on Mars.

Jun 29, 2018

NASA on Oumuamua: Everything we know and what we don't about the interstellar visitor

Oumuamua's trajectory changed recently, leading astronomers to conclude that it is a comet. Here are all the things that we know and what we still don't know about this interstellar traveller.

Jun 29, 2018

Project Blue: Mission to photograph Earth-like exoplanets where humans could live

The Kepler-186f, about 550 light years away was the first identified exoplanet that is potentially habitable and it has been found to be a lot more habitable than once believed.

Jun 29, 2018

Risk of death by old age reduces as people get older, says new study

Ageing is a topic that has seen much debate through most of human history. A new study has found that human longevity is actually increasing over time.

Jun 29, 2018

Milky Way galaxy is filled with carbon-rich, toxic 'space grease'

There are nearly 100 greasy carbon atoms for every million hydrogen atoms out there. That makes up for between a quarter and a half of all available carbon. In the Milky Way Galaxy alone, this makes up about 10 billion trillion, trillion tonnes of grease.

Jun 28, 2018

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Articles by Immanuel Jotham

Brain stimulation may help reduce violence, suggests new study

Asteroids and meteors result of a five-planet crash that annihilated whole worlds

Uranus experienced a 'cataclysmic collision' billions of years ago and got its rings in return

NASA wants to create a real life 'Prime Directive' to protect planets from humans

NASA to test their quiet supersonic aircraft tech over populated areas

Beam of light from neutron star merger seen for first time

First ever image of a newborn planet caught by the ESO Very Large Telescope

July 2018: You can see Mars without a telescope throughout this month - how to identify the red planet

Transcend Air wants to cut travel time between cities using VTOL military tech

NASA is on the hunt for strange meteorites that crashed into the Pacific Ocean

Air pollution behind 3.2 million new diabetes cases worldwide, finds study

Electricity on Mars? It is possible to harvest wind energy, says new study

NASA on Oumuamua: Everything we know and what we don't about the interstellar visitor

Project Blue: Mission to photograph Earth-like exoplanets where humans could live

Risk of death by old age reduces as people get older, says new study

Milky Way galaxy is filled with carbon-rich, toxic 'space grease'

China releases stunningly clear images taken on Moon surface by Chang'e-3 rover

Boeing is working on a hypersonic jet more than twice as fast as the Concorde

Alien life confirmed? All 'Critical requirements for life' met on Saturn's moon Enceladus

If aliens are found, would we even recognise? NASA-led team discusses what constitutes life

Ranveer Singh touches Sanjay Leela Bhansali's feet; Sara Ali Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari radiate in ethnic outfits at reception

Omar lambasts "arrogant" Congress after BJP's historic victory; Mehbooba reacts [details]

BJP leads in 53 seats, crosses majority mark in Chhattisgarh

Ranbir Kapoor's fans burst crackers inside theatres during Animal screening; fans say 'low budget Salman Khan' fans'