Science & Health

India's First Cryogenic Satellite GSLV-D5 Set For Lift-Off

The 29-hour countdown for the ₹200-crore satellite project will end at 4.50 pm on Monday, when India will launch the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-D5 (GSLV-D5), carrying a communications satellite GSAT-14.

Aug 19, 2013

Perseid Meteor Shower 2013: Stargazers Capture Stunning Images of Shooting Stars [PHOTOS+VIDEOS]

Thousands of sky watchers and amateur photographers have caught on camera the annual Perseid meteor shower or shooting stars that were on its peak on 11-12 August across the world.

Aug 14, 2013

20 More Chelyabinsk-Like Meteors Headed for Earth?

In a recent study, scientists discovered the source of meteor which struck the Russian city of Chelyabinsk earlier this year and have detected about 20 more such types of gigantic meteors which could pose a possible threat for the planet in the near future.

Aug 14, 2013

Mystery Baby: 3-Month-Old Boy Catches Fire; What is Spontaneous Human Combustion?

The mystery surrounding a two-and-half-month-old boy, who caught fire as many as four times since he was born, is expected to be unraveled when the test results are out on Monday.

Aug 12, 2013

Perseid Meteor Shower: Where to Watch 'Shooting Stars' Live Online

Stargazers will treated with the annual Perseid meteor shower that is expected to peak on 11 and 12 August. Meteors, also called as shooting stars, are bright streaks of light that shoot across the sky.

Aug 11, 2013

UFO Sightings: Mysterious Lights Spotted in Tucson and Kansas City Skies [PHOTOS+VIDEOS]

In what believed to be the Unidentified Flying Object (UFO), strange lights spotted over the skies of Tucson, Ariz. and Kansas City on 27 th July, Saturday night.

Aug 4, 2013

Mistaken Identity: Indian Army Spends 6 Months Tracking 'Chinese Spy Drones', But Finds They Were Planets

The Indian army has reportedly spent six months tracking what they thought was Chinese spy drones, but later found out they were just celestial objects - Jupiter and Venus.

Jul 29, 2013

INSAT-3D: India's Advanced Weather Satellite Inches Closer to Final Orbit

India's advanced weather satellite INSAT-3D, which was launched successfully on 26 July, is inching closer to the final orbit.

Jul 29, 2013

Indian Leaders Insensitive Towards Poverty? ₹1 Per Meal Considered Absurd

In a shocking revelation of Indian leaders' apathy towards the gruesome problem faced by a big chunk of the country's population, politicians are making claims that meals cost from ₹1 to ₹12 in India, forgetting the fact that 42 percent of children in the country are malnourished.

Jul 26, 2013

Asteroid 2003 DZ15 to Pass by Earth on Monday; Where to Watch Online

A 152-metre long asteroid will pass by Earth on Monday Night, according to reports.

Jul 26, 2013

India's Advanced Weather Satellite INSAT-3D Successfully Launched

India's advanced weather satellite INSAT-3D was successfully launched in the early hours of Friday from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana.

Jul 26, 2013

NASA's Cassini and Messenger Spacecraft Capture Stunning Images of Earth [PHOTOS]

Two of NASA's interplanetary spacecraft have beamed back images of the Earth and the moon from billions of kilometres away.

Jul 23, 2013

Custom Officials Seize Over 10,000 Exotic Turtles at Kolkata Airport; Suspected Smugglers Detained

The baby turtles that were seized from Kolkata airport have been identified as red-eared sliders that are native to southern America and Mexico.

Jul 20, 2013

NASA's Hubble Discovers Neptune's 14th Moon [PHOTOS]

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a new moon orbiting around the gas giant Neptune.

Jul 16, 2013

UFO Sightings: Colourful Shape-Changing UFO Spotted Hovering Over Empire Bay [VIDEO]

Drew Ryan, a photographer and UFO enthusiast, snapped several images of the object he had seen. Interestingly, the sighting coincided with World UFO Day. The video showed the celestial object undergoing a myriad of changes in colour and shape while in the sky.

Jul 15, 2013