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SkyCools earlier prototype panel at the companys headquarters in Burlingame, California.

New technology could reinvent air conditioning

A radiative cooling technology could help cut energy consumption by nearly 70 per cent.

18 Sept 2017 10:20 AM IST

NASA data used to create global map of human-made CO2.

NASA space psychology subjects ending 8 months of isolation

The crew of four men and two women were quarantined on a vast plain below the summit of the world's largest active...

17 Sept 2017 8:14 AM IST

China launched the worlds first quantum-communication satellite called Micius.

India needs 75 new satellites in next 4 years: Isro scientist

Handrayan-2 mission to be launch in March 2018.

17 Sept 2017 6:22 AM IST

The crew of four men and two women were quarantined on a vast plain below the summit of the worlds largest active volcano in January.

Mars research subjects to emerge after 8 months of isolation

Their first order of business after subsisting on mostly freeze-dried and canned food.

16 Sept 2017 9:39 AM IST

This artists rendering shows Cassini as the spacecraft makes one of its final five dives through Saturns upper atmosphere in August and September 2017. (Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Cassini bids goodbye to the world after 13 years of Saturn exploration

Being low on fuel, NASA crashed it into Saturn to avoid any chance of it someday colliding with and contaminating nearby...

16 Sept 2017 9:19 AM IST

Birth anniversary of Sir M Visvesvaraya was celebrated at University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering in Bengaluru on Wednesday (Photo:DC)

ISRO back in orbit, PSLV set for November-December launch

Mr Kiran Kumar was optimistic that the workhorse rocket would resume flights within a couple of months.

16 Sept 2017 6:19 AM IST

This NASA handout image depicts the Cassini unmanned spacecraft above Saturns rings

NASA's Cassini spacecraft ends 20-year-long epic journey

The Cassini mission gave scientists an unprecedented view of the sixth planet from the Sun.

15 Sept 2017 6:08 PM IST

The number of vector borne diseases, including the cases of malaria, kalaazar, Japanese encephalitis, dengue, filaria and chikungunya rose to 9,750 from 4,845 in last one and a half month. (Representational image)

NASA satellite data can predict malaria outbreaks

The system will help predict malaria outbreaks at the household level months in advance, using data from NASA's...

14 Sept 2017 8:27 PM IST

Over time, energized particles in the solar wind stripped off Mars atmosphere, leaving a thin and still-shrinking envelope of gases around the planet (Photo: NASA)

NASA gravity map shows Mars has porous crust

The researchers mapped the density of the Martian crust, estimating the average density is 2,582 kilogrammes per cubic...

14 Sept 2017 8:02 PM IST

The Great Red Spot on Jupiter, taken by the Juno Spacecraft on its flyby over the storm on July 11, 2017 (photo:AFP)

Titanium oxide detected in 'hot Jupiter' atmosphere

Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have detected titanium oxide in the atmosphere of a Jupiter-like exoplanet...

14 Sept 2017 7:04 PM IST

NASAs Cassini spacecraft is shown diving through the plume of Saturns moon Enceladus, in 2015, in this photo illustration (Photo: NASA)

NASA's Cassini readies final plunge into Saturn

NASA's Cassini probe is counting its final hours before one last plunge into Saturn on Sept 15.

14 Sept 2017 7:53 AM IST

Summer Science Exhibition 2016: Cleaning up space junk. (Credit: Surrey Space Centre, University of Surrey)

Ultra-thin craft may wrap and destroy space junk

Scientists are developing an ultra-thin spacecraft that can remove space debris.

12 Sept 2017 8:05 AM IST