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GSLV mission is significant for India as Isro had been depending on foreign launchers for orbiting communication satellites weighing more than 2,300 kg.

GSLV Mk III: launchpad for space

Experts said the government would have to allocate Rs 11,000 crore for taking the manned space mission.

13 Jun 2017 1:49 AM IST

A team led by the University of Washington (UW) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US has for the first time discovered magnetism in the 2D world of monolayers. (representaional image)

Scientists discover rare two-dimensional magnets

Scientists have for the first time discovered two-dimensional magnets that are formed by a single layer of atoms.

12 Jun 2017 2:33 PM IST

NASAs Curiosity Mars rover examined a mudstone outcrop area called â€œPahrump Hillsâ€on lower Mount Sharp, in 2014 and 2015. This view shows locations of some targets the rover studied there. The blue dots indicate where drilled samples of powdered rock were collected for analysis. (NASA Image)

NASA Curiosity digs up evidence of diverse environment on Mars

NASA scientists have found a wide diversity of minerals in the initial samples of rocks collected by the Curiosity...

12 Jun 2017 11:18 AM IST

A high-flying science experiment may colour the skies above the US mid-Atlantic coast with bluish green and red clouds. (Photo: NASA)

NASA experiment to colour the skies over the US East Coast

Scientists want to learn more about how the ionosphere interacts with other layers of the atmosphere.

12 Jun 2017 10:47 AM IST

Hours after CRS-11 lifted off, this flight-proven booster rolled into the hangar at 39A; targeting June 17 launch of BulgariaSat-1. (Photo: SpaceX/Twitter)

SpaceX prepares to launch used Flacon 9 rocket for second time

The rocket was first used in January for carrying 10 communication satellites to low-Earth orbit for the Virginia-based...

12 Jun 2017 10:32 AM IST

The head of a double-headed worm was amputated on both sides.

Amputated worm grows 2 heads in space

Study has implications for regenerative and bioengineering science.

12 Jun 2017 6:35 AM IST

The Automotive Research Association of India has successfully tested the lithiumion batteries developed by ISRO and this is expected to provide a push to electric vehicles in the country.

Isro raises orbit of GSAT-19

The GSAT-19 is India's heaviest communication satellite.

12 Jun 2017 12:48 AM IST

Dr. DAgostino conducts his research and development of metabolic-based therapies at the USF Hyperbaric Biomedical Research Laboratory.

USF researcher joins NASA deep-sea mission

Dr. D'Agostino is an associate professor in Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology and a certified diver.

11 Jun 2017 8:55 AM IST

The Science Express, which arrived at the station for a two-day exhibition, saw a crowd of over 50,000 visitors in a matter of two to three hours.

Science Exp chugs in amid chaos

Being a day off for schools, colleges and offices, it seemed like a large number of science enthusiasts had the same...

11 Jun 2017 4:59 AM IST

Ask forest officials and they say around eight crocodiles have been relocated from the dry Krishna to Almatti backwaters.

Over 66-million-year-old crocodile fossil found in China

A 1.5-meter-long crocodile fossil was found on June 1, researchers said. The fossil was well preserved from head to...

9 Jun 2017 9:26 PM IST

A European Space Agency artists impression of the debris field in low-Earth orbit (Photo: AFP)

Major breakthrough: Space might hold the key to beating cancer

Researchers are growing lung cancer cells with gold in space, which might hold the key to beating cancer.

9 Jun 2017 1:10 PM IST

Photo Credit: Roscosmos

Russia's first Proton rocket launch deemed successful

-"All the phases went off as scheduled,-" an official statement said.

9 Jun 2017 10:33 AM IST