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ISRO on February 15 successfully launched a record 104 satellites on a single rocket from the Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh. (Photo: Videograb)

China to develop space rockets to launch from planes

The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology has designed a solid-fuel rocket.

7 March 2017 8:58 PM IST

The worlds smallest rocket SS-520 carrying a mini satellite for observation of the Earths surface is launched from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agencys Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, on January 15, 2017.

China to develop space rockets to launch from planes

The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology has designed a solid-fuel rocket that could carry a 100 kg payload into...

7 March 2017 3:09 PM IST

$In this December 2016 photo provided by the Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne researchers wring out an \Oleo Sponge\ pad to extract adsorbed crude oil obtained during tests at a seawater tank facility in Leonardo, N.J. Both the oil and the pad can be reused after this process. (Mark Lopez/Argonne National Laboratory via AP)$ Science

Scientists tweak seat cushion material to clean oil spills

Other oil spill sponges are already on the market, and modifying polyurethane foam for this purpose is not a new idea.

7 March 2017 10:28 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, congratulates the first woman in space, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, on her 80th birthday in Moscow, Russia, Monday, March 6, 2017. (Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

World's first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova, turns 80

Tereshkova first spoke about a technical glitch that could have left her stranded in space.

7 March 2017 10:23 AM IST

In this mage provided by NOAA shows some of the first images from its new satellite that maps lightning. A new U.S. satellite is mapping lightning flashes worldwide from above, which should provide better warning about dangerous strikes. NOAA released the first images from a satellite launched last November that had the first lightning detector in geostationary orbit. It includes bright flashes from a storm that spawned tornadoes and hail in the Houston region on Valentines Day. (NOAA via AP)

Zap Map: Satellite tracks lightning for better heads up

Earth gets about 45 lightning flashes a second, but 80 percent stay in clouds.

7 March 2017 10:14 AM IST

Waiting for the water to freeze (Photo: AFP)

Is Arctic sea ice doomed to disappear?

There's good news and bad news for polar bears

7 March 2017 7:52 AM 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)

Giant magnetic shield could make Mars habitable: NASA

About 4.2 billion years ago, the magnetic field of Mars suddenly disappeared, which caused it's atmosphere to slowly be...

6 March 2017 8:48 PM IST

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Organ-on-a-chip model offers clues to rare ageing condition

Using a progeria-on-a-chip model, investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital have developed way to recapitulate...

6 March 2017 2:46 PM IST

Scientists have discovered a jetstream within the Earths molten iron core. (Representational image)

Earth's mantle 60 degrees hotter than thought: study

The peridotite rock that makes up the upper mantle is known to contain a small amount of water.

6 March 2017 8:23 AM IST

Elon Musk was a founder of payments company PayPal, electric carmaker Tesla Motors and SpaceX, maker and launcher of rockets and spacecraft. (Photo: AFP)

Elon Musk: tech dreamer reaching for sun, moon and stars

In a sector where entrepreneurs often speak of -"moonshots,-" Musk is one of the biggest dreamers.

6 March 2017 7:49 AM IST

In the simplest view, creation of new super heavy elements, with the advancement of scientific methods, is just the fusion of two nuclei of smaller elemental atoms.

Science talk: Do we really need to find new elements?

We recently discovered four new elements. Here's why they could help us in the future.

6 March 2017 4:17 AM IST

PhD student Lindsay Blackstock (left) and her supervisor, Xing-Fang Li, found telltale signs of urine in public swimming pools by looking for traces of artificial sweetener. (Image: University of Alberta)

Science proves it: People pee in the pool

Health benefits of swimming far outweigh health risks of pee in public pools.

5 March 2017 9:19 AM IST