Science & Health

In every picture we've taken, there exists a mysterious 'Planet Nine' beyond Pluto, say puzzled astronomers

'Every time we take a picture, there is this possibility that Planet Nine exists in the shot.'

Sep 3, 2018

NASA conducts test of stadium-sized huge balloon that reaches edge of space in 8 hours

The thickness of plastic sheeting that makes up the "Big 60" is far less than what you would find in a typical shopping bag, but can carry a small car to the edge of space easily.

Sep 3, 2018

Life on Mars does exist, insists Viking project veteran Gilbert Levin

The principal investigator of the Vikings' Labeled Release (LR) life-detection experiment had concluded in 1997 that the experiment had managed to spot life on the Red Planet

Sep 2, 2018

Earth could warm up as much in next 200 years as it did over 1000s of years, warns study

Researchers found out that although the climate change would have a devastating impact on the entire world, Arizona and the dry Southwest area would receive a huge blow

Sep 2, 2018

Sending humans back to moon won't require astronomical budget like Apollo, says NASA administrator

During the mid-1960s, when the Apollo program was at its peak, the American space agency had spent around 4.5% of the total federal budget

Sep 2, 2018

61-year-old swimmer punches shark to escape; Puzzled doctors conduct 6 life-saving surgeries

He was targeting the shark's gills. Although it wasn't very methodical, it did work.Now the researchers are trying to figure out why the shark encounters are increasing across the coast of Cape Cod

Sep 2, 2018

NASA: Hubble photographs rare, enigmatic star forming stellar cloud

NASA says that it appears to be a small, isolated region of star formation and the strange shapes that the gases have taken in the image could have happened because of fierce ultraviolet radiation spewed from bright and young stars in its vicinity.

Sep 2, 2018

Researchers 3D Print Prototype For Bionic Eye

Superhuman vision and cure for blindness could be here with this bionic eye

The new bionic eye is still far from human trial or even usage, but the technology is promising and new materials are being developed.

Sep 2, 2018

Black holes, known for eating stars, can also reignite dead stars to life, says study

Tides caused by black holes on dead stars can momentarily start it up and cause fission to take place momentarily.

Aug 31, 2018

NASA's Opportunity rover to finally receive sunlight as massive dust storm on Mars wanes

While NASA is hopeful that the rover will attempt to call home, the team is also prepared for an extended period of silence.

Aug 31, 2018

ISS suffers oxygen leak after hit by an asteroid; Astronauts use duct tape to seal it for now

Overnight and in the morning there was an abnormal situation - a pressure drop, an oxygen leak at the ISS, though crew are safe and unharmed by the breach to the exterior shell.

Aug 31, 2018

Crops lost to ravenous insects will be more damaging than standalone effects of climate change

On average, the impacts from insects add up to about a 2.5 percent reduction in crop yield for every degree Celsius increase in temperature.

Aug 31, 2018

NASA's New Horizons finds next target 100-million miles away, to flyby it soon

Ultima appears only as a bump on the side of a background star that's roughly 17 times brighter but Ultima will be getting brighter and easier to see as the spacecraft gets closer

Aug 31, 2018

First time in 50 years, astronaut trainee quits NASA midway, reason unknown

NASA had chosen this astronaut-in-training out of the 18,300 applicants and he became one of the students at the space agency's class of 2017

Aug 31, 2018

Even low exposure to toxic chemicals increases health risks, reveals study

Exposure to chemicals like lead, copper, arsenic, and cadmium cause very serious health risks, especially to the heart.

Aug 31, 2018

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Science & Health

In every picture we've taken, there exists a mysterious 'Planet Nine' beyond Pluto, say puzzled astronomers

NASA conducts test of stadium-sized huge balloon that reaches edge of space in 8 hours

Life on Mars does exist, insists Viking project veteran Gilbert Levin

Earth could warm up as much in next 200 years as it did over 1000s of years, warns study

Sending humans back to moon won't require astronomical budget like Apollo, says NASA administrator

61-year-old swimmer punches shark to escape; Puzzled doctors conduct 6 life-saving surgeries

NASA: Hubble photographs rare, enigmatic star forming stellar cloud

Superhuman vision and cure for blindness could be here with this bionic eye

Black holes, known for eating stars, can also reignite dead stars to life, says study

NASA's Opportunity rover to finally receive sunlight as massive dust storm on Mars wanes

ISS suffers oxygen leak after hit by an asteroid; Astronauts use duct tape to seal it for now

Crops lost to ravenous insects will be more damaging than standalone effects of climate change

NASA's New Horizons finds next target 100-million miles away, to flyby it soon

First time in 50 years, astronaut trainee quits NASA midway, reason unknown

Even low exposure to toxic chemicals increases health risks, reveals study

Cop's wife raped in Jammu's Bhalwal area; FIR lodged, manhunt launched [details]

"Botox overdose": Aishwarya Rai Bachchan attacked by trolls over Cannes look

KTR seeks Indian diaspora's support for development of T'gana as it is 4th largest contributor to India's economic growth