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Nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile (Photo: DRDO)Science
India successfully test fires nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile in...

The Prithvi-II missile is capable of carrying 500 kg to 1,000 kg of warheads and is thrusted by liquid propulsion twin...

2 Jun 2017 3:09 PM IST

MAVEN, with an elliptical orbit around Mars, has an orbit that crosses those of other spacecraft and the moon Phobos many times over the course of a year. (Photo: ANI)Science
Satellite spots “strange spots†in Mars; What's inside it?

New image from the Hi-RISE instrument reveals strange circular formation in Mars' southern hemisphere.

2 Jun 2017 11:19 AM IST

GBM is the most aggressive cancer that begins within the brain. (Representational Image)Science
Video | Neuroscientists predict the age of human brain

Neuroscientists from Imperial College London and the University of Edinburgh say they've found a way to measure...

2 Jun 2017 10:01 AM IST

The third event was produced by the merger of two black holes, 31 and 19 times as massive as the Sun, forming a larger black hole of about 49 solar masses.Science
Scientists detect gravity waves for the third time, could unravel how...

The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) made another successful detection of gravitational waves.

2 Jun 2017 9:07 AM IST

Astronaut Thomas Pesquet has spent half a year in orbit -- a time, he says, that has made him acutely aware of how fragile our planet is. (Photo: AFP)Science
Astronauts set to return after marathon ISS mission

Pesquet, 39, and Novitskiy, 45, are due to quit the ISS on today morning for a Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft.

2 Jun 2017 8:18 AM IST

Cancer tissues from patients are needed for research, These are obtained by the doctors at the hospital. But they are not giving the tissues, which has led to acrimony between the doctors and the researchers.Science
New app to help improve lives of dementia patients

The app developed by researchers at University of Stirling in the UK will address physical aspects of design

1 Jun 2017 8:45 PM IST

\We are excited to announce that SpaceX has been approached to fly two private citizens on a trip around the moon late next year,\ said a statement by CEO Elon Musk.Science
NASA discovers new evidence of frost on Moon

New evidence comes from an analysis that combined surface temperatures with information about how much light is...

1 Jun 2017 4:57 PM IST

The unmanned spacecraft will fly directly into the suns atmosphere called corona.Science
NASA's historic mission to Sun: All you need to know

The unmanned spacecraft will liftoff from Kennedy Space Center in Florida in July 2018.

1 Jun 2017 3:30 PM IST

A comet is an icy small Solar System body that, when passing close to the Sun, heats up and begins to outgas, displaying a visible atmosphere or coma, and sometimes also a tail.Science
New discovery may prove Einstein's theory wrong

A fifth force of nature is found in the heart of our galaxy seems to be governing our universe.

1 Jun 2017 2:30 PM IST

The Parker Solar Probe is set to orbit within 3.9 million miles of the suns surface, where temperatures exceed 2,500 Fahrenheit (1,377 Celsius) (Photo: AFP)Science
NASA reveals details about its first mission to 'Touch the Sun'

The probe will liftoff from Kennedy Space Center in Florida in July 2018

1 Jun 2017 7:47 AM IST

(Image: NASA/Screen grab)Science
NASA to fly probe into Sun's surface

The last time a spacecraft came close to the stars surface was in 1976.

1 Jun 2017 1:52 AM IST

NASAs Cassini spacecraft is shown diving through the gap between Saturn and its rings in this artists depiction. Credit: NASA/JPL-CaltechScience
Saturn's moon Enceladus may have tipped over: study

Researchers found evidence that the moon's spin axis - the line through the north and south poles - has reoriented.

31 May 2017 2:08 PM IST

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