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Ten more cases of swine flu confirmed in the city on Saturday, taking the total number of cases this year to 180.

Swine flu virus has coat for cold

An outer coating helps the swine flu virus beat the cold.

19 Feb 2017 6:53 AM IST

The TeamIndus campus across 45,000 square feet beside Jakkur Airfield, houses 100 engineers and two dozen retired ISRO scientists, who work towards predicting and simulating every eventuality to reduce risks during the launch of their lunar mission.

Isro boost to student satellite

An eight-member Isro scientist team reached Indore in MP on Friday to train the group which is making the...

19 Feb 2017 3:18 AM IST

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, in a horizontal position (Photo: Reuters)

SpaceX rocket launch aborted due to technical difficulties

The launch has been rescheduled for Sunday morning.

18 Feb 2017 10:21 PM IST

The agency says the volcano, which is about 4.4 miles in diameter, has had 40 known eruptions and is one of the most consistently active volcanoes in the Aleutian arc. (Representational Image, Photo: AP)

India's only live volcano active again: National Institute of...

NIO has said the volcano was revisited in the early hours of January 26, 2017 again.

18 Feb 2017 6:22 PM IST

This Oct. 26, 2016 photo provided by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research shows the new supercomputer named Cheyenne at the National Center.

New supercomputer aids climate research in top coal state

The $30 million, house-sized supercomputer named Cheyenne belongs to a federally funded research center.

18 Feb 2017 2:24 PM IST

Space Xs Falcon 9 rocket is prepared for launch to the International Space Station at the Kennedy Space Center, on renovated Space Shuttle launch pads

SpaceX poised to launch cargo from historic NASA pad

The launch of the Dragon cargo ship is scheduled for 10:01 am (1501 GMT) from Cape Canaveral's launchpad 39A.

18 Feb 2017 12:48 PM IST

NASAs ISS cameras stream a real-time live view of the Earth from multiple cameras onboard. Click on the video below to see the Earth from the ISS in real time.

Video | Peep at Earth from ISS's cameras in real time, daily

The video comes from NASA HDEV cameras allowing for hd streaming from space!

18 Feb 2017 11:47 AM IST

SpaceX is poised for a high stakes launch, after a pair of accidents including an explosion in June 2015 two minutes after liftoff. (Photo: AFP)

Watch live | SpaceX Falcon 9 to take off from NASA's historic launch...

The launchpad, originally built for the 1960s Apollo moon program, has not been used since the final space shuttle...

18 Feb 2017 8:13 AM IST

This is a landmark development for Isro. We have achieved the complete realisation of cryogenic stage for GSLV-Mk III rocket in our very first attempt A.S. Kiran Kumar, Isro chairman.

Isro adds another feather to its cap

Cryogenic engine-D stage test conducted.

18 Feb 2017 1:49 AM IST

Indian Army has placed an order for the manufacture of 200 robots to defuse explosives. (Representational image)

Robot probes show Japan reactor cleanup worse than expected

The original duration planned for the robot was 10 hours, or 100 Sievert per hour.

17 Feb 2017 8:24 PM IST

Photo Credit: CSIRO

Scientists use soybean to make world's strongest material graphene

Graphene is a carbon material that is one atom thick.

17 Feb 2017 5:43 PM IST

Winners of Space Poop Challenge receive $30,000

The challenge sought solutions to address how to collect and route human waste away from the body while wearing a...

17 Feb 2017 3:19 PM IST