Science

Updated on May 03, 2024 03:01 PM IST

Chang'e 6 mission: Chinese mission is the first-ever attempt to obtain samples from far-side of moon.

China launches Chang'e 6 moon mission.(CGTN)

Pakistan's moon mission, aboard Chinese rocket, set for launch tomorrow

Chang'e 6, China's lunar sample return mission will also carrry Pakistan's miniature satellite ICUBE-QAMAR cubesat.

Pakistani payload will also be mounted on Chang'e 6 orbiter(ISTIslamabad)

Published on May 02, 2024 04:29 PM IST

Scientists find evidence of hidden water ice on Moon: ‘About 5-8 times larger’

The study underscores the importance of drilling on the Moon to extract or study this ice for future missions and potential long-term human presence.

ISRO study reveals significant water ice on Moon's poles(Unsplash)

Updated on May 01, 2024 03:54 PM IST

Why was Chandrayaan-3 lift-off delayed by 4 seconds? ISRO new report reveals…

Chandrayaan-3 made India the first nation to land near the lunar South Pole and only the fourth to achieve a controlled lunar landing.

People wave the national flag as they celebrate the launch of Chandrayaan-3 mission from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota.(ANI)

India News

Published on Apr 29, 2024 03:42 PM IST

From X3D Fritz to AlphaZero, what makes chess engines tick?

D Gukesh's unique approach to chess training, by largely avoiding engines, raises interesting questions about how chess engines can continue to challenge us

For all its might, chess engines alone do not a Grandmaster make.((Shutterstock))

Published on Apr 27, 2024 11:45 PM IST

ByNandita Jayaraj

New AI-based model predicts irregular heartbeat 30 minutes before onset

The AI-model, which gives early warnings, could be easily installed in smartphones to process the data recorded on smartwatches.

Researchers have developed a new AI-based model that can predict irregular heartbeat, or cardiac arrhythmia, about 30 minutes before its onset.(Twitter/PsychiatristCNS)

Published on Apr 24, 2024 04:36 PM IST

PTI |

How NASA scientists save Voyager 1, the farthest artificial object from Earth?

Voyager 1 and its twin, Voyager 2, are the only spacecraft to venture into interstellar space, the area between stars

Voyager 1 was launched on September 5, 1977.(Artistic expression/ NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Published on Apr 23, 2024 11:05 PM IST

Will ‘Pink Moon’ live up to its name? What you need to know

Pink Full Moon: Full moons typically occur when the moon is directly opposite the Sun from Earth's perspective.

A super pink moon, the biggest and brightest full moon of the year above India Gate in Delhi. (ANI) (File)

Published on Apr 23, 2024 04:31 PM IST

ByLingamgunta Nirmitha Rao

‘Lyrid meteor shower’ shadowed by ‘Pink Full Moon’ this year: How to Watch?

Lyrid meteor shower: This annual event typically occurs between April 15 and 29, with its peak around April 22 or 23, with this year's peak being on April 23.

The Lyrid meteor shower is seen over Burg on the Baltic Sea island of Fehmarn off Germany (File) (AP)

Published on Apr 23, 2024 04:12 PM IST

ByLingamgunta Nirmitha Rao

Nasa to overhaul mission returning samples from Mars – here’s why it must and will go ahead

Published on Apr 23, 2024 01:07 PM IST

PTI |

The science behind predicting heat waves

Forecast accuracy for severe weather events has increased by about 50% in the past decade. Heatwaves can now be predicted 24 hours earlier, with 88% accuracy

Heat wave forecasting by the agency has become significantly more accurate in the past few years.(PTI)

Updated on Apr 23, 2024 11:44 AM IST

ByNandita Jayaraj

NASA shares images of Jupiter's stormy weather, may last for centuries

The space agency shared a couple of pictures of the storms on Jupiter, saying that the stormy weather “can last for years, decades, or even centuries.”

The images were by the “Juno Mission,” a spacecraft dedicated to exploring the biggest planet in our solar system.

Published on Apr 22, 2024 03:17 PM IST

NASA says 280-foot asteroid set to approach Earth! Know how close it will get

This is Asteroid 2024 GM and it will get very close to our planet - some 4,450,000 miles.

Asteroid moonlet Dimorphos as seen by the DART spacecraft 11 seconds before impact in this image taken by DART’s on board DRACO imager from a distance of 68 kilometers, and released September 26, 2022.(via REUTERS)

Updated on Apr 20, 2024 10:18 PM IST

NASA shares stunning photo of Jupiter’s hellish moon Io

NASA's Juno mission spacecraft has taken an incredible detailed image of Jupiter's moon Io.

NASA shared this amazing image of Jupiter's moon Io taken by the Juno mission spacecraft.(NASA)

Updated on Apr 19, 2024 07:12 PM IST

Fossils found in Gujarat's Kutch may belong to largest snake ‘Vasuki’: Study

Vertebrae measurements indicate Vasuki Indicus likely had a broad, cylindrical body, inferred from lengths of 38-62mm and widths of 62-111mm.

The fossils were dated back to the Middle Eocene period, approximately 47 million years ago.(Source: Scientific Reports)

Published on Apr 19, 2024 03:45 PM IST

It’s Taken 100 Scientists Two Years to Rename Airborne Viruses After Covid Mistakes

Airborne viruses will be called “pathogens that transmit through the air” under new terminology the World Health Organization hopes will end a scientific rift that hampered the early response to Covid-19.

Published on Apr 19, 2024 11:57 AM IST

Bloomberg |

This amazing volcano is raining gold dust on Earth - 80 gms a day worth $6000

This volcano is raining a small fortune in gold on a daily basis, but there is no one to pick it from there. And a gold rush is unlikely either.

A volcano in Antarctica raining gold dust on its surroundings on a daily basis. (In pic: Mount Erebus)(NASA)

Updated on Apr 18, 2024 05:39 PM IST

ISRO’s moon missions to stay on course till this event finally comes to pass

ISRO will keep its moon missions going to ensure it achieves one big objective.

ISRO is all set to continue powering its Moon missions with one great objective in mind - landing an Indian on the lunar surface.(REUTERS)

Updated on Apr 18, 2024 01:25 AM IST

NASA's Mars helicopter says goodbye: Check Top 5 videos to relive its history

NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter intended for five test runs, completed a total of 72 flights.

NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter hovers above the surface of the planet during its second flight on April 22, 2021. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS via AP, File)

Published on Apr 17, 2024 11:08 PM IST

Bumblebees can survive days underwater, say scientists

The common eastern bumblebees used in the study are found in North America and are particularly hardy

Bumblebees can surprisingly withstand days underwater, according to a study published Wednesday(AFP)

Published on Apr 17, 2024 07:09 PM IST

AFP |

Real solar eclipse done and dusted, and coming soon, a man-made one

ESA is set to create an artificial solar eclipse with 2 spacecraft to study the Sun's corona and better predict geomagnetic solar storms

The European Space Agency (ESA) will create an artificial eclipse via these two satellites in order to better predict geomagnetic solar storms.

Updated on Apr 17, 2024 12:53 AM IST

Now, watch this asteroid with your telescope - it is a 2000-foot wide space rock

An asteroid that is 2000-foot wide can be seen through an ordinary telescope - that is how close it got to Earth!

An asteroid that is 2000 feet wide got very close to Earth. (Representational image)

Updated on Apr 17, 2024 12:05 AM IST

A black hole, 33 times the mass of the Sun, found hiding in Milky Way Galaxy

In a first, ESA’s Gaia mission researchers have discovered a huge black hole that is of stellar origin, hiding in plain sight in our very own Milky Way Galaxy.

ESA Gaia mission has found a black hole that defies explanation.(Representational Photo)

Updated on Apr 16, 2024 07:15 PM IST

India aims to achieve debris-free space missions by 2030: ISRO chief Somanath

Somanath said ISRO would look at the orbit where there are more space stations coming up in those ranges of orbits.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S Somanath (ANI)

Published on Apr 16, 2024 06:05 PM IST

PTI |

NASA reveals truth behind mystery object that crashed through Florida house

NASA revealed that the mystery object that crashed through the roof of a house in Florida was part of discarded equipment from the ISS.

International Space Station (ISS) (NASA)(Nasa)

Published on Apr 16, 2024 07:39 AM IST

AP |

NASA confirms space station debris hit Florida man's home

Published on Apr 16, 2024 02:48 AM IST

AFP |

NASA seeks faster, cheaper way to bring Mars rocks to Earth

Updated on Apr 16, 2024 02:04 AM IST

AFP |

Meet the boffins and buccaneers drilling for hydrogen

The search is on for a clean fuel that could one day replace oil

A woman searches for chrome from the scrap in Bulqiza, a city with one of the largest chromium reserves in Albania where a large amount of Hydrogen was recently discovered, in Bulqiza, Albania, March 31, 2024. REUTERS/Florion Goga(REUTERS)

Published on Apr 15, 2024 08:00 AM IST

The Economist

All you wanted to know about NASA’s Europa Clipper, soon to be bound for Jupiter

Here is all you wanted to know about NASA's Europa Clipper that is set to head toward Jupiter.

NASA's Europa Clipper will be bound for Jupiter and also do flybys of its moon Europa.

Updated on Apr 14, 2024 05:50 PM IST

Why it is so rare to see a total solar eclipse

The Great North American eclipse should be cherished, because total eclipses will not happen for ever

A total solar eclipse is seen from Arlington, Texas, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)(AP)