Science & Health

Iceland: Police asked tourists to keep their eyes off the sky!

The cops believed that the tourists were drinking and driving while posing threat to others on the road, but that wasn't the case.

Feb 15, 2017

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope: A giant exoplanet and star spotted romancing for the first time!

The pulsation effect is an outcome of the size difference between the star and the exoplanet.

Feb 15, 2017

ISRO makes world record: How PM Modi, President Pranab Mukherjee, Amitabh Bachchan and others reacted to successful launch of 104 satellites

The launch by ISRO was lauded not just by the Centre but by people across the country.

Feb 15, 2017

ISRO satellite launch: India makes world record by launching 104 satellites in space

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

Feb 15, 2017

NASA: A peanut-shaped asteroid might bang Earth!

Dubbed as 2015 BN509, the asteroid is 200-metre (660ft) wide and 400-metre (1,310ft) long.

Feb 14, 2017

Violent beginnings of a supernova spotted by researchers for the first time!

The SN 2013fs was a normal type-II supernova, which is the commonest type of stellar blast which has a star 50 times massive than the Sun.

Feb 14, 2017

Are aliens living among us and observing our every move? Elon Musk gives his theory

It depends on how wild your imagination can run.

Feb 14, 2017

Isro set to create record on Feb 15 with launch of 104 satellites in one mission

Russia currently holds the record of launching the highest number of satellites (37) in 2014 while Isro's current record is 20 satellites launched in 2016.

Feb 14, 2017

Researchers discover more than 100 alien worlds and one of them could be our future home!

These alien planets, observed by the by HIRES (High Resolution Echelle Spectrometer) at Hawaii's Keck Observatory have been analyzed for 20 years, but have yet to be confirmed as exoplanets

Feb 14, 2017

NASA will hunt for alien life on Jupiter moon Europa

NASA's Science Definition Team (SDT) has revealed that a Europa Lander, which is presently under development, is likely to be launched with the Space Launch System by the early 2020s

Feb 14, 2017

BepiColombo: ESA and JAXA join hands to explore Mercury in 2018!

The spacecraft will reach Mercury over a span of seven years. It will fly by Earth in 2020 and Venus in 2021.

Feb 13, 2017

Researchers have found 10 faint galaxies that kick-started the whole universe!

This technique will help the researchers in better understanding of the cosmic history a billion years post Big Bang.

Feb 13, 2017

Haryana government to install smog-eating towers in Gurugram and Faridabad: Report

Just like in Beijing, the Haryana government will install smog-eating towers in the NCR to fight the smoggy winters. Rampant planting of trees and reducing crop burning are also part of this move to reduce air pollution.

Feb 13, 2017

Asha Kiran Home staff, inmates living in extremely unhygienic surroundings; 11 inmates dead in 2 months

The home is majorly short on staff due to which the staff members spend several hours with the inmates making them prone to diseases as well.

Feb 12, 2017

200 whales stranded in New Zealand on Saturday float themselves

Around 300 whales have already died in New Zealand's Farewell Spit due to mass strandings.

Feb 12, 2017