Science & Health

Amazon fire: The sky never goes dark while the rainforest blazes

Wildfires have surged 83% so far this year when compared to the same period in 2018, according to Brazil's space research agency INPE.

Aug 23, 2019

Merck invites applications for Young Scientist Award

Cash worth Rs 2,00,000 and travel incentives worth Rs 1,50,000 will be awarded to six winners.

Aug 21, 2019

All you need to know about Chandrayaan-2, India's second moon mission

ISRO's Chandrayaan-2 successfully enters lunar orbit; what next?

The Indian space agency has said the significant milestone was achieved after Chandrayaan 2's liquid engine was ignited for around 1738 seconds.

Aug 20, 2019

Here's how a UFO image shared by NASA misled alien enthusiasts

Conspiracy theorists strongly believe that NASA and ESA are covering up the real truth about alien existence.

Aug 20, 2019

Countering rising sea levels could cost S$100 billion, says Singapore Prime Minister

Singapore's has already taken action against climate change, including introducing a carbon tax and requiring future critical infrastructure like airport terminals and ports to be built on higher ground.

Aug 19, 2019

Why is earth at risk even though asteroids are traveling millions of miles away from us?

Experts believe that several factors in space could elevate the chances of the earth being hit by a rogue space body.

Aug 19, 2019

NASA discovers killer asteroid larger than Mt Everest on collision course, may wipe out half the life on earth by 2027

This asteroid discovered by NASA is larger than the Mount Everest, and an impact could cause massive devastation on a global scale

Aug 17, 2019

Deep ocean mission: India to test deep mining machine by October

India will be exploring potato-shaped polymetallic nodules or manganese nodules which is a source of nickel, cobalt, copper, manganese and iron.

Aug 17, 2019

Elon Musk planning to nuke Mars, but what compels him to do it?

Elon Musk had previously claimed that the future government that will be set up on Mars will be based on direct democracy.

Aug 16, 2019

Chandrayaan-2 set on course for tryst with the Moon

Chandrayaan-2 set on course to leave Earth orbit; put on risky lunar trajectory

India's Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was pushed out of the Earth's gravitational field early on Wednesday on a linear path; timing critical for spacecraft's arrival on lunar orbit on August 20.

Aug 14, 2019

Tension rises as Chandrayaan-2 lunar orbit transfer set to begin in few hours

India's second Moon mission Chandrayaan-2 will leave Earth's gravitational field early on Wednesday for the dangerous lunar orbit capture expected to take place on August 20.

Aug 13, 2019

Brace yourself as asteroid larger than Giza Pyramid hurls towards Earth

The asteroid that is 164 meters in diameter is hurtling towards Earth at a breathtaking speed of 64,800 kilometres per hour.

Aug 12, 2019

47 dead, 21 missing in China after Typhoon Lekima makes second landfall

Typhoon Lekima made a second landing at 8:50 pm on the coast of the popular tourist place of Qingdao in Shandong Province.

Aug 12, 2019

Video of meteoroid crashing on Jupiter goes viral, but why should we worry?

The meteoroid that crashed on Jupiter was so big, and it was the reason why the bright light of the impact became visible on the earth

Aug 11, 2019

It is just a matter of time before mega asteroid hits Earth: Top scientist

A top scientist at the Cardiff University's School of Earth and Ocean Sciences had earlier revealed that Earth will be once hit by a doomsday asteroid.

Aug 11, 2019