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NASA’s Curiosity rover may soon drill rocks on Mars again
PTI | May 21, 2018 2:56 PM
NASA’s Curiosity rover could soon be drilling rocks on Mars again, according to the US space agency.
Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius can save world’s species, study shows how
PTI | May 21, 2018 2:23 PM
Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius could save the vast majority of the world’s plant and animal species from climate change, a study has found.
Orbital ATK Antares rocket to launch cargo ship to ISS, says NASA
IANS | May 21, 2018 12:17 PM
The Antares will launch with the Cygnus spacecraft filled with 7,400 pounds of cargo for ISS, including science experiments, crew supplies and vehicle hardware.
Cornell University develops new 3D-battery can be charged within seconds
PTI | May 21, 2018 12:10 PM
The gyroidal thin films of carbon – the battery’s anode, generated by block copolymer self-assembly – featured thousands of periodic pores on the order of 40 nanometres wide.
China successfully launches satellite to explore dark side of Moon
PTI | May 21, 2018 3:55 PM
China successfully launched a relay satellite today to enable a rover to communicate with the Earth from the Moon’s mysterious far side, as part of the Communist giant’s ambitious goal of being the first country to send such a probe.
Wow! Scientists create world’s smallest house on just 300 square micrometres
PTI | May 20, 2018 12:59 PM
With this advancement, optical fibres as thin as human hair can be inserted into inaccessible locations like jet engines and blood vessels to detect radiation levels or viral molecules.
NASA should extend International Space Station life until at least 2028: US Senators
IANS | May 17, 2018 4:09 PM
NASA should extend the life of the International Space Station (ISS) until at least 2028, two US Senators said in a hearing to examine the future of the orbiting laboratory.
New device may increase smartphone battery life 100 times
PTI | May 17, 2018 1:54 PM
A team led by an Indian-origin scientist has developed a novel device that could increase the battery life of electronic devices, such as smartphones and laptops, by more than a hundred-fold.
First stars formed 250 million years after Big Bang: Study
PTI | May 17, 2018 12:44 PM
The earliest stars may have been forged just 250 million years after the Big Bang, say scientists who observed a galaxy at a record-setting distance of 13.28 billion light-years from Earth.
NASA astronauts successfully complete 6-hour spacewalk
PTI | May 17, 2018 12:20 PM
Two NASA astronauts have successfully completed the fifth spacewalk of this year aboard the International Space Station, spending 6 hours, 31 minutes to undertake maintenance operations on the orbital outpost.
US spacewalkers swap, check coolers ‘Leaky’ and ‘Frosty’
AFP | May 17, 2018 1:33 AM
A pair of American astronauts began a spacewalk outside the International Space Station today to swap and check on two external cooling boxes, nicknamed “Leaky” and “Frosty,” NASA said.
For first time, scientists develop flying robotic insects that could sniff out gas leaks
PTI | May 16, 2018 11:51 AM
For now, RoboFly can only take off and land. Once its photovoltaic cell is out of the direct line of sight of the laser, the robot runs out of power and lands
Scientists discover fastest-growing black hole of the universe
PTI | May 16, 2018 11:34 AM
Wolf said as these kinds of black holes shine, they can be used as beacons to see and study the formation of elements in the early galaxies of the universe.
NASA spacecraft provides new evidence of water plumes on Europa
PTI | May 15, 2018 4:48 PM
The result that emerged, with a simulated plume, was a match to the magnetic field and plasma signatures the team pulled from the Galileo data.
Artificial Intelligence robot can help people dress up
PTI | May 15, 2018 1:03 PM
The machine, a PR2, taught itself in one day, by analysing nearly 11,000 simulated examples of a robot putting a gown onto a human arm.
Scientists develop new DNA tool that can help catch criminals
PTI | May 15, 2018 12:48 PM
The tool is designed to be used when standard forensic DNA profiling is not helpful because no reference genetic data exists against which to compare the evidence sample.
Scientists successfully transfer memory between animals
PTI | May 15, 2018 12:38 PM
Scientists have successfully transferred a memory from one marine snail to another, an advance that could lead to new treatments for trauma due to painful events and diseases like Alzheimer’s.
Flexible, honey-comb like material could mop up pollution
PTI | May 13, 2018 3:24 PM
Scientists have developed a flexible, 3D porous material that mimics the shape of a honeycomb and could help filtering air to remove pollutants or viruses.
NASA to send helicopter to Mars in 2020. It weighs just 1.8 kg!
PTI | May 13, 2018 2:28 PM
NASA is planning to send the first unmanned helicopter to Mars in its mission scheduled to launch in 2020, to test the viability and potential of heavier-than-air vehicles on the red planet.
NASA sending autonomous helicopter to Mars with 2020 rover
IANS | May 12, 2018 10:09 AM
NASA has confirmed it is sending an autonomous helicopter to Red Planet that will travel with the Mars rover mission, currently scheduled to launch in July 2020.
SpaceX launches newly updated Falcon 9 rocket
IANS | May 12, 2018 7:39 AM
The vehicle, aiming to bring astronauts to the International Space Station in the future, came with many design changes to improve its reusability and reliability. Those changes may make engineers easier to refurbish its first stages for more flights.
How humans adjusted to changing atmosphere decoded
PTI | May 11, 2018 4:20 PM
Ancient microbes that thrive in some of the world’s most extreme environments have unveiled how humans adjusted to a changing atmosphere over billions of years, according to a study.
How lower temperature turns a baby turtle into a male
IANS | May 11, 2018 2:29 PM
Inching closer to cracking the 50-year-old puzzle of how temperature turns baby turtles male or female, researchers have uncovered a molecular link that connects temperature with sexual development.
White House cancels NASA program on greenhouse gas, says report
AFP | May 11, 2018 10:36 AM
The White House has “quietly killed” a USD 10-million per year NASA program that tracks carbon and methane, key greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming, the journal Science said.
SpaceX postpones first commercial launch of updated Falcon 9 rocket in Florida
Reuters | May 11, 2018 8:42 AM
A last-minute technical glitch prompted SpaceX on Thursday to postpone for at least 24 hours the first commercial flight of its updated Falcon 9 rocket, a launch vehicle tailored for eventual crewed missions into orbit.
Big move to promote innovation among students: 5,000 Atal Tinkering labs to be set up by March 2019
IANS | May 10, 2018 8:22 PM
To promote innovation among students, the NITI Aayog will set up 5,000 Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs) by March 2019 covering all districts in the country, NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar said on Thursday.
Moon mission a step forward to reach Mars, says NASA chief Jim Bridenstine
IANS | May 10, 2018 12:22 PM
NASA’s new head, Jim Bridenstine, has defended the new agency directive to return astronauts to the Moon, saying that the mission will not derail the US goal of becoming the first country to put humans on Mars.

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