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GBM is the most aggressive cancer that begins within the brain. (Representational Image)Science
New brain cells created from human skin

The finding marks an important step in the use of human (iPS) cells for potentially treating neurological diseases such...

26 April 2017 6:07 PM IST

SpacePharma says its miniature lab is a new way for researchers to work in microgravity for extended periods.Science
Researchers discover 11 'strange' signals using telescope

However, none of these signals are believed to be extraterrestrial life.

26 April 2017 3:08 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
China in talks with European Space Agency on human outpost on moon

China has ramped up its space program since its first manned spaceflight in 2003

26 April 2017 1:17 PM IST

This NASA handout image depicts the Cassini unmanned spacecraft above Saturns ringsScience
NASA's Cassini poised to plunge beneath Saturn's rings

Cassini is running low on fuel, and will make a death plunge into Saturn's surface on September 15.

26 April 2017 9:36 AM IST

The Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI) payload just prior to launch from Wanaka, New Zealand, on a NASA super pressure balloon in May 2016. (Photo:NASA)Science
NASA's Super Pressure Balloon successfully launched

The mission will run for 100 or more days floating at 33.5 km in the southern hemisphere's mid-latitude band.

25 April 2017 3:29 PM IST

Over time, energized particles in the solar wind stripped off Mars atmosphere, leaving a thin and still-shrinking envelope of gases around the planet (Photo: NASA)Science
Here's the map to Mars landing site for NASA's 2020 rover

Researchers from Brown University reveal map of Mars landing site for NASA's 2020 rover.

25 April 2017 1:17 PM IST

In this image made from video provided by NASA, US astronauts Peggy Whitson, above, and Shane Kimbrough work on the outside of the International Space Station on Thursday, March 30, 2017. An important piece of micrometeorite shielding was lost during the spacewalk. (Photo: NASA via AP)Science
Trump congratulates Whitson for breaking US space record

Trump impressed with astronauts for achieving breakthroughs in space, tired of politicians

25 April 2017 10:24 AM IST

An X-ray of a fossilised gas bubble containing 2.4- billion-year-old creatures (photo: AFP)Science
Fossils may be earliest known multicellular life: study

Fossils discovered in S. Africa are probably the oldest fungi ever found by a margin of 1.2 billion years

25 April 2017 8:05 AM IST

Planet VenusScience
Venus mission: ISRO invites proposals for space experiments

The Announcement of Opportunity (AO) is for space experiments by institutions in the country

25 April 2017 7:44 AM IST

Scientists have developed an ointment using plant extracts that may be effective in treating melanoma, the most aggressive form of skin cancer. (Photo: Instagram)Science
Blood pressure drug may help treat skin cancer: study

A drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure may protect against the sun-induced cell damage that leads to skin...

24 April 2017 8:30 PM IST

Peggy Whitson will be 56 when she rockets off the planet Thursday, and shell celebrate her 57th birthday in February on the International Space Station. (Photo:AP)Science
Astronaut breaks record for most time in space by American

The ISS commander surpassed the record of 534 days, two hours and 48 minutes for most accumulated time in orbit by an...

24 April 2017 7:45 PM IST

Space Fabric Links Fashion and Engineering Space Fabric Space Fabric folded over This metallic \space fabric\ was created using 3-D printed techniques that add different functionality to each side of the material. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-CaltechScience
NASA working on new, fashionable Space Fabric'

The prototypes that Polit Casillas and colleagues have created look like chain mail, with small silver squares strung...

24 April 2017 12:03 PM IST

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