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Standard definitions of kilogram, Ampere, Kelvin and mole changed after 130 years

November 19, 2018 09:01 IST

This will assure the future stability of the SI and open the opportunity for the use of new technologies, including quantum technologies, to implement the definitions.

SpaceX scraps plan to upgrade Falcon 9 for more ‘reusability’Subscriber Only

November 18, 2018 13:43 IST

Instead of upgrading Falcon 9 for more reusability, SpaceX was now focusing on "accelerating BFR (Big Falcon Rocket)" which is being designed to take humans and supply to Mars

Ice Age asteroid crater discovered beneath Greenland glacierSubscriber Only

November 15, 2018 14:27 IST

The discovery could lead to insights into the ice age climate, and the effects on it from the eruption of debris that would have resulted from such a cataclysmic collision.

Cold ‘super-Earth’ exoplanet discovered orbiting nearby starSubscriber Only

November 15, 2018 13:25 IST

Barnard's star, which is just six light-years away, moves in Earth's night sky faster than any other star.

GSAT-29: Eye on moon, ISRO takes a leap with heaviest satelliteSubscriber Only

November 15, 2018 10:23 IST

The GSLV Mk III’s flight on Wednesday was its second developmental flight. It was earlier flown on one experimental and one developmental flight.

ISRO’s GSAT-29 launch a giant leap towards manned space mission in 2021

November 14, 2018 20:21 IST

India's latest communication satellite GSAT-29 was injected into a geosynchronous orbit by ISRO's heavy-lift rocket GSLV-MkIII-D2 16 minutes after it took flight at 5.08 pm from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

Purple bacteria may help harvest green fuel from wastewater

November 14, 2018 19:16 IST

Purple phototrophic bacteria capture energy from sunlight using a variety of pigments, which turn them shades of orange, red or brown -- as well as purple.

NASA probe beams back image of Jupiter’s swirling clouds

November 14, 2018 18:28 IST

JunoCam's raw images are available online for the public to peruse and process into image products.

NASA to invite designs for AI lunar robot

November 14, 2018 17:45 IST

NASA is planning to launch a challenge for the public and scientific community to design a self-assembling robot with artificial intelligence that can explore the surface of the Moon

Gene-edited food is coming, but will shoppers buy?

November 14, 2018 17:11 IST

The US National Academy of Sciences has declared gene editing one of the breakthroughs needed to improve food production

GSAT-29 launch successful: ISRO takes another step closer to country’s first manned mission

November 14, 2018 20:27 IST

GSAT-29 launch: The GSLV Mk III’s took flight as scheduled for 5.08 pm from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. It will be the third flight undertaken by ISRO’s most powerful rocket.

GSAT-29 launch today, key test for GSLV Mk III

November 14, 2018 07:19 IST

The GSLV Mk III rocket is expected to undergo 10 flights, including two in an unmanned human space launch vehicle form, prior to the human space mission scheduled at present for 2022.

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe: Five unique facts about the spacecraft reaching the SunSubscriber Only

November 18, 2018 14:17 IST

NASA Parker probe launch, mission objectives, duration and more: The Parker solar probe will be the first spcecraft sent to understand the nature and behaviour of stars.

ESA-Roscosmos Mars rover’s landing spot revealedSubscriber Only

November 13, 2018 15:10 IST

The rover will drill into the surface of the Red Planet to search for evidence of ancient life after it lands there in 2021.

India to launch GSAT-29 communication satellite on WednesdaySubscriber Only

November 13, 2018 11:59 IST

The launch is subject to weather conditions as cyclone Gaja is expected to cross the Tamil Nadu coast on November 15.

UFOs spotted near Irish coast, sighting under investigation: Report

November 14, 2018 08:40 IST

A British Airways pilot claimed to have spotted UFOs off the south-west coast of Ireland. The matter is currently under investigation with the Irish Aviation Authority.

ISRO calls for global proposals to carry experiments on Venus mission

November 12, 2018 16:14 IST

The broad areas of research that ISRO plans to explore in its Venus mission include surface, subsurface and atmosphere of the planet, as well as its interaction with the Sun.

Scientists convert data from Mars sunrise to musical piece

November 13, 2018 12:44 IST

Mars Soundscapes, created from images captured by NASA's Opportunity rover, will be presented at the Supercomputing SC18 Conference in Dallas on November 13.

Smart device may help glaucoma patients save eyesight

November 12, 2018 15:17 IST

The glaucoma drainage device is built with microactuators that vibrate when a magnetic field is introduced. The vibrations shake loose the biomaterials that have built up in the tube.

World’s largest brain-like supercomputer switched on for first time

November 11, 2018 19:42 IST

The SpiNNaker machine, designed and built in The University of Manchester in the UK, can model more biological neurons in real time than any other machine on the planet.

Parker Solar Probe ‘alive’ after being closest ever to Sun: NASASubscriber Only

November 12, 2018 08:45 IST

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has reached a top speed of 213,200 miles per hour, while reaching to a distance of 15 million miles from the Sun's surface.

NASA to send organs-on-chips to spaceSubscriber Only

November 10, 2018 19:44 IST

The US space agency is planning the investigations in collaboration with CASIS and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) at the National Institutes for Health (NIH).

Interstellar object Oumuamua may be alien probeSubscriber Only

November 10, 2018 09:18 IST

The first interstellar immigrant "Oumuamua" discovered in our solar system may have been an alien probe sent to investigate Earth, as per Harvard scientists

NASA’s Ralph set to visit Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids in 2021

November 8, 2018 16:48 IST

In 2021, NASA's Ralph is set to journey with the Lucy mission to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids

NASA conducts quiet sonic boom tests near Texas Gulf Coast

November 7, 2018 16:51 IST

NASA recruited about 500 volunteers from the Galveston area to give feedback and define the level at which they were able to hear the sonic booms from the F/A-18.