'NASA's drone-like quadcopter may explore Titan'
The craft is modelled after drones on Earth, and would have four pairs of stacked rotors that would enable it to zip across Titan geography that has intrigued and mystified scientists for decades.
Feb 26, 2018, 17:34 PM IST'Happy space suits' to prevent depression in astronauts in the offing
The eventual product will incorporate the wireless sensors into astronaut clothing so that physicians on Earth can also monitor the person?s pulse rate, blood pressure, and joint angles.
Feb 26, 2018, 17:29 PM ISTMost massive black holes ever in the Universe discovered
At the center of each of these galaxies – like virtually every other galaxy – lies a supermassive black hole, an area of space with an exceptionally high gravitational field.
Feb 26, 2018, 15:24 PM ISTHidden ocean under Jupiter's icy moon Europa's crust could host life: Scientists
Celestial bodies in the solar system with rocky cores share the same radioactive materials, ejected in space by the Supernova explosion that originated the Sun and the planets.
Feb 25, 2018, 12:19 PM ISTMore UFO sightings? Mysterious objects seen hovering over Mount Everest and Norway – See pics
The search for alien life has been going on for years and those involved in alien hunting or UFO hunting have many a time, come close enough to provide evidence justifying it.
Feb 24, 2018, 16:41 PM ISTMoon's water may be widely distributed across its surface, says study
The findings could help researchers understand the origin of the Moon's water and how easy it would be to use as a resource.
Feb 24, 2018, 11:59 AM ISTNASA's new spacesuits may be equipped with built-in toilets
While Orion will certainly be equipped with a toilet, the new spacesuit is being designed to help astronauts survive in case of emergencies for up to six days.
Feb 21, 2018, 17:02 PM ISTAstronomers discover oldest supernova ever detected and it happened 10.5 billion years ago
The light from the explosion has taken 10.5 billion years to reach Earth, making it the oldest supernova ever discovered and studied.
Feb 21, 2018, 10:13 AM ISTEarth's atmosphere may hold key to detecting alien life, says study
The new findings on how life evolves in different atmospheres could lay the foundation for scientists to interpret early biosignatures and signs of life on Earth-size exoplanets.
Feb 20, 2018, 17:25 PM ISTChandrayaan-II: India's second moon mission cheaper than Hollywood movie 'Interstellar'
The cost of Chandrayaan-II is INR 800 crore – much cheaper than the cost of Hollywood's 2014 sci-fi blockbuster 'Interstellar', that cost a whopping INR 1,062 crore ($165 million).
Feb 20, 2018, 16:09 PM ISTJupiter's iconic 'Great Red Spot' is shrinking; may fade away within a decade: Scientist
The Great Red Spot is a giant oval of crimson-colored clouds in Jupiter's southern hemisphere that race counterclockwise around the oval's perimeter with wind speeds greater than any storm on Earth.
Feb 20, 2018, 13:37 PM ISTSix-member team of Israeli researchers completes mock Mars mission in Negev desert
The participants were investigating various fields relevant to a future Mars mission, including satellite communications, the psychological effects of isolation, radiation measurements and searching for life signs in the soil.
Feb 20, 2018, 10:16 AM ISTWill Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster collide with Earth or Venus?
After running a series of simulations using sophisticated software that can track the motion of objects in space, scientists determined the probability of it colliding with Earth and Venus over the next one million years to be 6 percent and 2.5 percent, respectively.
Feb 19, 2018, 17:42 PM ISTNASA's Opportunity observes 'rock stripes' on Mars that may suggest actions of water
Opportunity was planned as a 90-sol mission as NASA did not expect the rover to survive through a Martian winter.
Feb 19, 2018, 11:02 AM ISTSpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch postponed for February 21
Earlier scheduled for February 17, SpaceX delayed the launch, saying more time was needed for final checks of the Falcon 9 rocket's upgraded payload fairing.
Feb 19, 2018, 10:18 AM ISTSix-year-old girl urges NASA to 'make Pluto a planet again'
In a letter to the space agency, Cara O'Connor has asked NASA to 'fix this problem' for her and 'make Pluto a planet again.'
Feb 19, 2018, 09:48 AM ISTChandrayaan-II set for April launch; rover to aim for moon's south pole: Jitendra Singh
While this is not India's first mission to the Moon, it is certainly the Indian government’s most ambitious Moon research project till date.
Feb 16, 2018, 17:36 PM ISTScientists confirm existence of 100 new planets beyond our solar system
After analyzing hundreds of signals of potential exoplanets, scientists determined which signals were created by exoplanets and which were caused by other sources.
Feb 16, 2018, 14:53 PM ISTMysterious shrinking storms of Neptune spotted by NASA's Hubble
Similar to Jupiter's Great Red Spot (GRS), Neptune's storm swirls in an anti-cyclonic direction and is dredging up material from deep inside the ice giant planet’s atmosphere.
Feb 16, 2018, 12:47 PM ISTIn a first, scientists directly observe electrons behind colorful auroras
Among a variety of auroras, pulsating auroral patches appearing at dawn are common but the physical mechanisms driving this auroral pulsation had so far not been verified through observation.
Feb 15, 2018, 18:31 PM IST