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77% of milennials believe that robotics will improve economic growth.

Virtual humans may help doctors learn empathy: study

Such intuitive interactions could help aspiring doctors better prepare for difficult and emotionally charged encounters

30 April 2017 7:53 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 selects instrument to mine Moon's surface

NASA reveals ShadowCam' that could be used to reveal deposits mined from the Moon's surface.

30 April 2017 10:19 AM IST

$Space Xs recycled Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Kennedy Space Center, cheered by experts as a \historic\ moment as companies scramble to lower space travel costs (Photo: AFP)$ Science

SpaceX reusable rocket to launch US Army payload on Sunday

The Falcon 9 rocket's first stage will fly itself back to earth and will be reused for another launch

29 April 2017 7:59 AM IST

The International Space Station.

China to have its own space station around 2020

China plans to conduct several manned space flights from 2019 to 2022, during which a 60-tonne space station will be...

28 April 2017 8:45 PM IST

India is saving up to Rs 15,000 crore every year by issuing alerts to fishermen about cyclones and when to venture out into the seas.

Isro's storm data helps save lives, catch fish

India is saving up to Rs 15,000 crore every year by issuing alerts to fishermen about cyclones.

28 April 2017 8:34 AM IST

The brick made using artificial Martian soil (Photo: AFP)

Home-made bricks for a habitat on Mars

Scientists have manufactured tiny bricks out of artificial Martian soil anticipating a day when humans may construct...

28 April 2017 8:25 AM IST

Saturns atmosphere seen closer than ever before was captured by NASAs Cassini spacecraft during its first Grand Finale dive past the planet on April 26 and released on April 27, 2017. (Photo: NASA)

NASA's Cassini shares first view from inside Saturn's rings

A stream of pictures showing Saturn's swirling clouds, massive hurricane and odd six-sided vortex weather system were...

28 April 2017 7:52 AM IST

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

Watch: This is how space junk is creating Earth's own ring

More than 75,000 fragments larger than a centimetre are believed to orbit Earth

27 April 2017 3:19 PM IST

NASA discovers Earth's icy twin

The newly-discovered iceball' planet has the same mass and orbit as Earth.

27 April 2017 12:27 PM IST

Expedition 48 crew members Kate Rubins and Jeff Williams (R) of NASA outfit spacesuits inside of the Quest airlock aboard the International Space Station in 2016 (Photo: AFP)

NASA spacesuits over budget, tight on timeline: audit

US space agency has spent lots of money and time on developing new spacesuits

27 April 2017 7:47 AM 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 makes first grand finale dive between Saturn and its...

Cassini was out of radio contact with Earth today as it became the first spacecraft to enter the gap between Saturn and...

26 April 2017 9:18 PM IST

Birds are known to carry the Cryptococcus neoformans fungus and their droppings are thought to be a source of human infection. (Photo: Pixabay)

'World's oldest fungus' discovered

The fossils suggest that fungus may have evolved from under the deep sea rather than land.

26 April 2017 6:12 PM IST