Top
Home » Science

Science - Page 169

This celestial event is a solar eclipse in which the moon passes between the sun and Earth and blocks all or part of the sun for up to about three hours, from beginning to end, as viewed from a given location. (Image: Pixabay)Science
A complete guide to the Total Solar Eclipse on August 21

Anyone within the path of totality can see one of nature's most awe-inspiring sights - a total solar eclipse.

7 Aug 2017 2:01 PM IST

Increasing pain in the joints and bones usually denotes that you might be suffering from arthritis, mainly, inflammatory arthritis.Science
IIT scientists develop silk mats that could treat arthritis

Left untreated, it can cause severe pain, swelling, and eventually limited range of movement.

7 Aug 2017 12:42 PM IST

On August 21, 2017, the Earth will cross the shadow of the moon, creating the first US coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in nearly 100 years.Science
US in rare bull's-eye for total solar eclipse on Aug. 21

Satellites and ground telescopes will also aim at the sun and at the moon's shadow cutting a swath some 97 to 113 kms ...

7 Aug 2017 8:17 AM IST

The phenomenon is similar to what happens with fireworks, which get their colours from chemicals emitting light. (Image: University of Exeter)Science
Hubble detects Exoplanet with glowing water atmosphere

Scientists have found the strongest evidence to date for a stratosphere on an enormous planet outside our solar system.

6 Aug 2017 8:25 AM IST

The two-tonne satellite, now called \South Asian Satellite\ and its launch by GSLV (Geo-Stationary Satellite Launch Vehicle) Mk-II, would cost Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) about Rs 500 crores.Science
Next Isro PSLV flight by month-end

Mr. Sivan was here on Saturday to participate in the convocation day function of Sona College of Technology' in Salem

6 Aug 2017 6:22 AM IST

Curiosity has been taking pictures and tracking the weather, but doing little else for the past two weeks. (Photo: NASA)Science
NASA's Curiosity rover marks 5 years of Mars exploration

Curiosity, which landed near Mount Sharp five years ago, is examining clues on that mountain about long-ago lakes on...

5 Aug 2017 3:53 PM IST

Ned Molter from University of California, Berkeley in the US observed the storm getting much brighter between June 26 and July 2.Science
Massive Earth-sized storm spotted on Neptune

The massive storm system is about 9,000 kilometres in length, or one-third the size of Neptune's radius

5 Aug 2017 1:28 PM IST

The Large Underground Xenon (LUX) dark matter experiment operates at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in the Black Hills of South DakotaScience
Scientists make most accurate measurement of elusive dark matter

he new results from the Dark Energy Survey (DES) collaboration is close to -"forecasts-" made from Planck measurements...

5 Aug 2017 12:35 PM IST

Image of the letter wrote by a 9-year-old Jack Davis to NASA for the role of planetary protection officer.Science
Guardian of the Galaxy: Little boy writes adorable job letter to NASA

Jack Davis a fourth-grader wrote the letter to NASA following its announcement for the planetary protection officer's...

5 Aug 2017 11:16 AM IST

The new creature dubbed Capinatator praetor missus is so different that scientists said the fossils represent not only a new species but a new genus - a larger grouping of life - as well.Science
Scientists discover ancient sea worm fossils

Capinatator which means grasping swimmer lived 500 million years ago at a time when creatures started getting bigger...

4 Aug 2017 4:47 PM IST

The information will be transmitted by the satellite twice a day, which will help Africa towards disaster prevention.Science
'Desi' GPS closer to becoming a reality?

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is expected to sign a MoU with CSIR-National Physical Laboratory (NPL) on...

4 Aug 2017 11:28 AM IST

The planet orbits closely to its host star, located in the constellation of Puppis, about 900 light years away from Earth. (Photo: NASA)Science
Giant exoplanet with glowing water atmosphere discovered

This is the first evidence of an exoplanet stratosphere - the layer of atmosphere where temperature increases with...

4 Aug 2017 8:53 AM IST

X