Science & Health

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

NASA's Cassini to Take Picture of Earth and its Moon From Saturn

NASA's Cassini spacecraft is all set to take a picture of Earth from a distance of about 1.44 billion kilometres (898 million miles) in the orbit of Saturn, on 19/20 July.

Jul 14, 2013

Indonesian Police Accuse Malaysian Firm for Deadly Haze, Firm Denies Wrongdoing

Indonesian police authorities has blamed one of Malaysia's biggest palm-oil planters PT Adei Plantations, a unit of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad (KLK) of illegal fire which caused hazardous haze and engulfed parts of Southeast Asia in smog last month.

Jul 13, 2013

Watch Beautiful Venus, Moon Pairing on 10/11 July [Direction and Timings]

Sky watchers can witness a celestial event where planet Venus and Moon will appear to be closest to each other on Wednesday night (10 July).

Jul 10, 2013

Hrithik Roshan Bounces Back to Health, Posts Pictures from Hospital Bed [Photos]

Reaching out to his fans through social media forums, Bollywood heartthrob Hrithik Roshan said he is bouncing back to health after undergoing a brain surgery on Sunday.

Jul 10, 2013

NASA's 2020 Mars Rover to Look for Signs of Past Life, Collect Samples

The 2020 Mars rover mission would look for signs of past life and help in picking up samples that could possibly be returned to Earth by future missions, a science advisory group announced on Tuesday.

Jul 10, 2013

ISRO Readies for Mars Orbiter Launch; Mission to Take Off After 21 October

ISRO is readying itself to launch the ambitious Mars Orbiter mission between October and November this year.

Jul 8, 2013