Science & Health

Uranus experienced a 'cataclysmic collision' billions of years ago and got its rings in return

The massive impact might have also been responsible for the molten ice and lopsided lumps of rock inside the planet. The event also explains the planet's off-center magnetic field.

Jul 4, 2018

ISRO's eye captures image of galaxy cluster 800 million light years away

The three merging clusters have more than 500 galaxies and almost 100 times larger and more than 1,500 times massive as compared to our own Milky Way Galaxy.

Jul 4, 2018

Hardworking women need to relax a bit: Long work hours linked to type 2 diabetes

The results found were shocking. Men working long hours did not face an increase in the risk of diabetes while working more than 45 hours boosted a woman's risk by 63 percent.

Jul 3, 2018

NASA wants to create a real life 'Prime Directive' to protect planets from humans

Planetary Protection Policies are out of date and need to be updated before humans start setting foot on other planets and bringing back samples to Earth.

Jul 3, 2018

PSLV breaks into Australian space market, to launch satellite from Down Under this year

PSLV has launched 237 satellites, nearly half of them from the United States and 27 other countries since its first commercial launch in 1999.

Jul 3, 2018

NASA to test their quiet supersonic aircraft tech over populated areas

NASA is working on tech that can reduce sonic booms to a level that will make it possible to fly over land and residential areas at Mach speeds. Testing begins in November.

Jul 3, 2018

Beam of light from neutron star merger seen for first time

Binary neutron stars GW170817 merged about 130 million light years away in the galaxy NGC 4993 and a beam of light and particles was seen peeking out from behind the Sun.

Jul 3, 2018

Can drinking six cups of coffee a day slash early death risk?

Drinking six to seven cups of coffee per day could extend your life by as much as 16 percent, a new study has revealed.

Jul 3, 2018

First ever image of a newborn planet caught by the ESO Very Large Telescope

The young planet is many times as big as Jupiter and has a surface temperature of over 1,000 degrees C.

Jul 3, 2018

Is 2018 Blood Moon which will appear over Jerusalem a sign of apocalypse? Paul Begley says yes

Christian preacher Paul Begley has sensationally claimed that the blood moon which will appear over Jerusalem this month is the sign of an imminent apocalypse

Jul 3, 2018

New revolutionary treatment of noninvasive radiation beam for the heart

A new treatment enables noninvasive mapping of cardiac arrhythmias with electrocardiographic imaging and noninvasive delivery of precise ablative radiation therapy.

Jul 3, 2018

July 2018: You can see Mars without a telescope throughout this month - how to identify the red planet

Take a good look at Mars as it comes ever so close to Earth this month. Mars will be closest to Earth on July 31 and this will not happen for the next 17 years,

Jul 2, 2018

Does parent-child therapy help depressed young children?

Early intervention supports kids in processing emotions. Interactive therapy between parent and kids help reduce depression rates.

Jul 2, 2018

Michigan woman captures massive image of unexplained shelf cloud over Lake Superior resort

A Michigan woman has captured the eerie sighting of shelf clouds in the skies during the time of a mild storm

Jul 2, 2018

Rattled by sonar noise off US coast, NOAA sends submarine to find strange rocks

Instead of finding sunken gold coins of the shipwreck, the submarine crew discovered a massive rock formation with various marine creatures.

Jul 2, 2018