Prehistory otters roamed Earth nearly 6 million years ago
Believed to be one of the largest otter species, scientists claim to have discovered 6.24-million-year-old fossils of these prehistoric species.
Jan 25, 2017, 16:01 PM IST
Rare meteorites challenge solar system's history
After analysing minerals from 43 rare meteorites that landed on Earth 470 million years ago, a team of scientists proposes to revise the current understanding of the history and development of the solar system.
Jan 24, 2017, 13:59 PM IST
NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite sends first images of Earth from orbit – See pics
The full-disk image,created using several of the ABI’s 16 spectral channels, offers an example the satellite’s advanced technology.
Jan 24, 2017, 10:03 AM IST
Expedition 50 astronaut shares spectacular view of Budapest from space!
French astronaut Thomas Pesquet has shared a breathtaking view of Budapest from the space station.
Jan 23, 2017, 22:47 PM IST
Spotted - Dark, contorted sunspot nearly twice the diameter of Earth (See pic)
Researchers including those from European Southern Observatory (ESO), produced the images as a demonstration of ALMA’s ability to study solar activity at longer wavelengths of light than are typically available to solar observatories on Earth.
Jan 23, 2017, 11:33 AM IST
Scientists spot 'dark' sunspot centre twice the size of Earth
However, to achieve a fuller understanding, astronomers need to study it across the entire electromagnetic spectrum, including the millimetre and submillimetre portion that ALMA can observe.
Jan 21, 2017, 13:57 PM IST
French astronaut Thomas Pesquet shares breathtaking view of Geneva and its lake from ISS!
Thanks to all the astronauts, who are aboard the International Space Station (ISS) that we are able to witness beautiful images of our planet, Earth.
Jan 20, 2017, 23:14 PM IST
Is Wolf 1061c exoplanet next Earth?
In an attempt to search for life outside Earth, an astronomer has studied an exoplanet called Wolf 1061 and found the celestial body could be habitable in the future.
Jan 20, 2017, 21:20 PM IST
Sulphuric acid clouds caused darkness, cold, killing dinosaurs
It took the climate about 30 years to recover, the scientists found.
Jan 15, 2017, 16:52 PM IST
Revealed: Moon's actual age, and it's older than we thought!
The moon is at least 4.51 billion years old -- 40-140 million years older than previously thought and not long after Earth,
Jan 13, 2017, 14:00 PM IST
This is how Earth, our home planet, is changing – Take a look (Pics inside)
These NASA images demonstrate how the face of the world has changed over time, with periods ranging from centuries to years.
Jan 11, 2017, 10:15 AM IST
NASA's Hubble spots exocomets taking plunge onto young star
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered exocomets -- comets outside our solar system -- plunging onto a young star that resides 95 light-years from Earth.
Jan 07, 2017, 23:52 PM IST
NASA shares beautiful view of Earth and its Moon, as seen from Mars
The US space agency NASA has released a very beautiful image of our planet, Earth and its Moon, as seen from the red planet.
Jan 07, 2017, 00:43 AM IST
Not just Earth but Pluto too receives snowfall!
Penitentes are snow and ice features formed by erosion that, on the Earth, are characterised by bowl-shaped depressions with blade-like spires around the edge that rise up to several metres.
Jan 05, 2017, 15:53 PM IST
White clouds on brown rocks looks mesmerizing from space station!
French astronaut Thomas Pesquet has shared a breathtaking view of the Earth taken from space station.
Jan 03, 2017, 23:33 PM IST
Mesmerising unseen footage of Earth captured by Jeff Williams tells us that he's equally in awe of its beauty!
Every astronaut who has been a part of the ISS, we're sure, has a different story, a different feeling when they saw the Earth for the first time and how their perspective changed and evolved when they saw our home planet in a different light every day.
Jan 03, 2017, 14:44 PM IST
For the first time, rare comet will be visible from Earth, says NASA
The US space agency NASA has revealed that a rare comet will be visible from the planet Earth for the first time.
Jan 03, 2017, 00:43 AM IST
Take a closer look at the sand dunes! French astronaut Thomas Pesquet shares the pic from ISS
French astronaut Thomas Pesquesthas shared a closer and clear picture of the sand dunes from the space station
Jan 02, 2017, 23:16 PM IST
Scientists discover dark matter lost since birth of universe
Scientists, for the first time, have been able to measure the amount of dark matter the Universe has lost since the Big Bang some 13.7 billion years ago.
Dec 31, 2016, 08:24 AM IST
This year will last a second longer than usual
For welcoming the New Year, you will have to wait a little longer than usual as timekeepers will add a "leap second" to the final minute of 2016.
Dec 29, 2016, 14:30 PM IST
