Science & Health

NASA New Horizons Spacecraft Survives Pluto Encounter, Phones Home

New Horizons phoned home, signaling that it had survived its 31,000 miles per hour(49,000 km per hour) blitz through the Pluto system.

Jul 15, 2015

One of the final images taken before New Horizons made its closest approach to Pluto on 14 July 2015.

NASA's Pluto Surface Sneak-Peek Debuts Exclusively on Instagram

The image has been clicked by NASA owned The New Horizon Spacecraft which has travelled more than 9 years and more than 3 billion miles

Jul 14, 2015

New Horizons Historic Pluto Plunge: Flyby Timing, Live Stream Links – What to Expect

NASA is live streaming the entire programme at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland.

Jul 14, 2015

Photo of Mars taken by NASA's Curiosity Rover

Curiosity Finds Rocks Similar to Earth's Crust on Mars

The discovery comes amid growing evidence that, in the past, Mars may have been much more similar to the ancient Earth than scientists had thought.

Jul 14, 2015

New Horizons spacecraft nears historic flyby of Pluto

Nearing the end of a 9-1/2-year journey to the solar systems unexplored outer reaches, scientists said they were excited about the new images of Pluto being received by the New horizons spacecraft on 12 July.

Jul 13, 2015

NASA Selects Sunita Williams to Pilot Commercial Flights into Space for Boeing and SpaceX

Sunita Williams will be trained for commercial spaceflights that will return American launches to US soil

Jul 12, 2015

ISRO Launches Five British Satellites

It was the heaviest commercial mission for the PSLV rocket till date though its total carrying capacity for such a mission is around 1,750 kg.

Jul 11, 2015

India to Launch 28 Foreign Satellites

The 28 foreign satellites will be a mix of nano, micro and normal satellites.

Jul 11, 2015

Jellyfish-shapped object caught in Holland

UFO Sightings: Government Asked to Give Details of Alien Spaceships Spotted at Cardiff Airport

In a new development that could expose evidences of extra terrestrial life, Welsh Government has been asked to provide details of UFO (unidentified flying objects) sightings at Cardiff Airport.

Jul 10, 2015

New dinosaur called Wendiceratops discovered in Canada

Scientists announced the discovery of Wendiceratops on 8 July, a 20ft, two-tonne beast with a prominent, upright horn atop its nose and a series of short, forward-curling hooks adorning a bony, shield-like frill at the back of its head.

Jul 10, 2015

Mumbai: 12 People Die of Leptospirosis in Last 7 Days

Leptospirosis is an infection that affects people when they walk through flood waters infested with urine of infected rats and other animals.

Jul 9, 2015

Amateur video shows tornado tear through Venice

One person killed and another thirty injured after storm hits northern Italy.

Jul 9, 2015

Heart-shaped Feature Viewed on Pluto's Surface

The image shows a large, heart-shaped feature on the dwarf planet's surface that measures about 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometres) wide.

Jul 9, 2015

South Korea: First MERS Death After 8 Days; Toll Reaches 34

A total of 33 patients are under treatment at present. Nine among them are in critical condition.

Jul 8, 2015

ISRO to Launch Five British Satellites on Friday

the four stage/engine PSLV rocket in XL variant is slated to blast off at 9.58 p.m. on Friday and the 62.5-hour countdown is expected to start at 7.28 a.m. on Wednesday.

Jul 8, 2015