Science & Health

Moon Express: Private firm hopes to be the first one to put a robot on the moon; sets sights on 2017 mission

Naveen Jain, a tech entrepreneur as well as co-founder and chairman of Moon Express, expressed his hopes of lowering space travel prices and leading the way to the colonization on moon, followed by Mars

Jan 18, 2017

A giant turtle-shaped sunspot has been discovered by ALMA during its first solar observation

It was the first time ALMA attempted to make a solar observation and measure emissions from our closest star, along with its partner ESO.

Jan 18, 2017

A massive gravitational 'patch' has been found on Venus!

The atmosphere of Venus comprises dense sulphuric clouds and rotates much faster than the planet itself, a phenomenon discovered in the 1960s, and known as 'super-rotation'

Jan 17, 2017

Saying goodbye to Gene Cernan also means letting go of our purest dreams

The moon itself, however, no longer captures the imagination the way it did in the 1950s and 60s. It's the solar system's 'meh'

Jan 17, 2017

Asteroid Hunting: Delay in NASA's NEOCam launch worries astronomers

NASA's Discovery Program recently declared that two of its space missions would be launched in the 2020s and they will fly by asteroids.

Jan 17, 2017

Here's why killer whales go through menopause too!

So far only three species are known to go through menopause, humans, killer whales and short-finned pilot whales.

Jan 17, 2017

Practo raises $55M in fresh funding: Aims to invest in international ops, integrated platform

The series D funding was led by China's Tencent.

Jan 17, 2017

Mysterious pillars of light spotted in Canada's night sky [VIDEO]

A mesmerizing phenomenon was observed in Ontario, Canada, when strange light pillars decorated the night sky.

Jan 17, 2017

NASA's Juno spacecraft : Citizen scientist recreates this half-lit image of Jupiter

At the time of orbital insertion, Nasa fired Juno's main rocket in reverse to stabilise spacecraft and settle into an orbit.

Jan 16, 2017

Mysterious dark streaks on Venus may hint at the possibility of life

The Venera-D probe is likely to be launched in 2025. The probe will help Roscosmos and NASA to look for alien life on Venus.

Jan 16, 2017

In US, you can pay $8,000 and be infused with young people's blood

The study aims to observe the effect of young plasma on 100 biomarkers in older people.

Jan 16, 2017

Watch International Space Station astronauts conduct second spacewalk in 2017 to upgrade power system

Astronauts on board the International Space Station completed their second spacewalk of 2017. Shane Kimbrough and Thomas Pesquet went outside to upgrade batteries connecting the power system. They ventured into space for six hours.

Jan 14, 2017

US conservatives take judicial way to get Obamacare repealed after most other ways failed

The US House of Representatives on Friday voted to take the first steps that would lead to the repealing of Obamacare.

Jan 14, 2017

Milky Way eats up stars of other galaxies: Study

The Sagittarius dwarf weighed about one percent of the Milky Way's mass at the beginning of the simulation.

Jan 13, 2017

US woman dies after picking up 'nightmare' superbug in India that no American antibiotic could kill

The woman's infection was resistant to every single type of antibiotics available to doctors in the US, and has alarmed the Centre for Disease Control

Jan 13, 2017