Science & Health

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

Are recurring floods a result of Kerala's failure to preserve the environment?

Unprecedented landslides destroy lives and property in hill areas while razing of environmentally fragile zones by construction and mining sharks continue.

Aug 10, 2019

Flat Earther Mad Mike back for the final cut, will launch himself 5000 feet up

Mad Mike will launch himself in a homemade rocket on Sunday, aiming to reach an altitude of 5000 feet.

Aug 10, 2019

13 dead, one million evacuated in China after Typhoon Lekima makes landfall

Chinese weather experts said that the combination of the six-magnitude earthquake a day before with the incessant rains has increased the risk of landslides in the region.

Aug 10, 2019

Book Karnataka, Maharashtra CMs for culpable homicide, says Congress

Senior Congress leader Nana Patole said failing to open the Almatti Dam in Karnataka in time resulted to the worsening flood situation in Maharashtra and could have saved many lives.

Aug 10, 2019

Romanian researcher develops disc-shaped flying saucer, conspiracy theorists say USAF built it years back

Razan Sabie revealed that he made this disc-shaped flying saucer after 20 years of rigorous research.

Aug 9, 2019

Is asteroid Apophis capable of triggering a tsunami in the US coast?

There is a 1 in 45,000 chance that asteroid Apophis will hit the earth on April 13, 2036, and if it happens devastation will be triggered in the affected area

Aug 6, 2019