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To get the situation under control, the Indian government announced it would temporarily shut down construction sites and a coal-fired power station. (photo: FIle)

As another smog season looms, India must act soon to keep Delhi from...

Experts said that crop burning in neighbouring Haryana and Punjab states, car emissions, construction and use of...

21 July 2017 9:26 AM IST

The billionaire said that combining three Falcon 9 rockets together had multiplied vibrations throughout the vehicle making it difficult to test without a launch. (Photo: AFP)

Elon Musk says successful maiden flight for Falcon Heavy unlikely

SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk has downplayed the chances of a successful inaugural flight for his Falcon Heavy space...

21 July 2017 8:39 AM IST

The Apollo 11 Contingency Lunar Sample Return Bag, used by Neil Armstrong on Apollo 11 to bring back the very first pieces of the moon ever collected, is displayed during a media preview for Space Exploration auction in New York. (Photo: AFP)

Neil Armstrong moon bag sells for $1.8mn in New York

The outer decontamination bag was sold on the 48th anniversary of the first moon landing in 1969.

21 July 2017 8:18 AM IST

Mikhail Kornienko

Amidst the galaxies

Celebrated Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko, who is in Chennai, speaks with us about his adventurous career and his...

21 July 2017 12:14 AM IST

Scientists are hopeful the new maps will give their community greater insight into oceans. (Photo: screengrab from AFPs YouTube video)

MH370 search reveals hidden undersea world in southern Indian Ocean

Two shipwrecks were discovered during the search but no trace of the plane, deepening one the most enduring mysteries of...

20 July 2017 1:04 PM IST

Moments after turning the vessel back over to NASA after 45-days inside, the HERA XIII crew is given their mission patch to place on the door. Credits: NASA

Goodbye HERA, Hello Sleep: NASA's HERA XIII crew returns home

This mission was the first of its kind to last 45 days, as well as incorporate sleep reduction for research purposes.

20 July 2017 10:50 AM IST

The mystery has gripped the internet as speculation mounts about the potential for a discovery of alien life on the red dwarf star known as Ross 128 -- despite the best attempts of astronomers to put such rumors to rest. (Photo: AFP)

'Peculiar' radio signals emerge from nearby star

Some very 'peculiar signals' have been noticed coming from a star just 11 light-years away, according to scientists in...

19 July 2017 8:20 AM IST

A little mouse made for a big delay on a British Airways flight from London to San Francisco.

Miniature human hearts created from rat hearts

Researchers used the 4-Flow cannulation technique to carry out this activity.

18 July 2017 9:38 AM IST

The risk is growing that Earth will be hit by an asteroid from a meteor stream known as the Taurids, Czech astronomers said. (Photo: AFP)

Earth may have had muddy origins

Scientists believe that certain planets were built from balls of warm mud.

18 July 2017 9:34 AM IST

Data will keep coming from Mars to Earth, although loss or corruption of some bits is anticipated and the data will be retransmitted later.

NASA to refrain sending commands to Mars orbiters, here's why

Data will keep coming from Mars to Earth, although loss or corruption of some bits is anticipated and the data will be...

18 July 2017 9:27 AM IST

The puppy was genetically engineered by deleting a gene called myostatin, giving it double the muscle mass of a normal beagle.

China creates muscular super dogs'

New development takes Beijing a step closer to developing super-humans.

18 July 2017 6:40 AM IST

500 kg of plastic can produce 400 litres of fuel.

Hyderabad: Techie recycles plastics into fuel

Satish Kumar has been using end life plastic, which can't be recycled further to produce synthetic fuels.

18 July 2017 2:02 AM IST