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Allegations that Musk broke the agreement by tweeting without company approval could renew a debate about whether he has become too reckless to continue as Teslas CEO. (Photo: AP)

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's security clearance under review over pot use:...

Musk has a security clearance as SpaceX provides satellite launch services to the US government.

8 March 2019 1:05 PM IST

The micro air abrasion technology, so far being used in the industrial sector for cleaning heavy machines, is a minimum invasive technique to preserve objects without causing any physical harm.

Goa to use micro air abrasion technology to clean antiques

The coastal state has a rich collection of old artefacts and antiques.

7 March 2019 11:10 AM IST

A hospital in Jordan has given a victim of Yemens war new hope for the future. (Representational Image by 3dman_eu on Pixabay)

3D printed prosthetics for war victims developed

So far, more than 20 limbs have been fitted to patients, from Gaza, Iraq, Syria and Yemen.

6 March 2019 9:57 AM IST

Unlike earlier preservation processes such as mummification, the permanent embalming pioneered by Soviet scientists kept the bodies flexible, with unblemished skin and a lifelike, if rather waxy, pallor.

How Russia is keeping North Korea's dead leaders looking fresh

Three leaders were originally preserved by a team of specialists from the so-called Lenin Lab in Moscow

6 March 2019 9:56 AM IST

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off early on Tuesday, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. AP

Unmanned US capsule onboard SpaceX rocket blasts off to ISS

The capsule successfully separated from the rocket about 11 minutes after the launch.

4 March 2019 9:02 AM IST

SpaceX launches astronaut capsule

SpaceX launches astronaut capsule

The first and second stages separated without incident, placing Dragon in Earth's orbit 11 minutes after take-off.

3 March 2019 1:12 AM IST

Summer Science Exhibition 2016: Cleaning up space junk. (Credit: Surrey Space Centre, University of Surrey)

Space junk spreads, Europe's satellites flying blind

For now, the threat from thousands of dead satellites that continue to circle the planet is manageable.

2 March 2019 9:39 AM IST

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket transporting the Tess satellite lifts off from launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, April 18, 2018. The satellite known as Tess will survey almost the entire sky, staring at the brightest, closest stars in an effort to find any planets that might be encircling them. (Photo: AP)

SpaceX all set to launch capsule to space station

Elon Musk tweeted a photo of the inside of Crew Dragon capsule with a mannequin nicknamed Ripley strapped inside.

2 March 2019 9:38 AM IST

ISRO has successfully launched the satellites from Sriharikota. (Photo: ANI)

Airbus, OneWeb launch first satellite

The growth in satellites will spur demand for rocket launch services.

28 Feb 2019 7:49 AM IST

Musk and engineers from his rocket company, SpaceX, built a small submarine and shipped it to Thailand to help with the rescue. (Photo: AP)

NASA clears SpaceX test flight to space station

The approval cleared a key hurdle for SpaceX in its quest to help NASA revive America's human spaceflight program.

25 Feb 2019 11:11 AM IST

With the engine shut down, Unity coasted upward to an apogee of 84,271 feet (25,686 meters). (Photo: Virgin Galactic)

Branson's Virgin Galactic takes another step toward space tourism

The reusable SpaceShipTwo craft previously flew to an altitude of more than 51 miles in December 2018.

24 Feb 2019 10:48 AM IST

The successful launch of a rocket from high-altitude balloon makes space more accessible to micro-satellites.

High-altitude balloon makes space more accessible to micro-satellites

The test launch of the rockoon in December was a success.

23 Feb 2019 11:40 AM IST