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The satellite was launched in 2011 and has exceeded its initially expected useful life of about three years. (Photo: UPI)Science
Russian attempt to control orbiting radio telescope fails

The Spektr-R satellite is continuing to transmit signals, but scientists have been unable to control the satellite.

16 Jan 2019 12:33 PM IST

The Change-4 probe carried the seeds of cotton, rape, potato and arabidopsis, as well as eggs of the fruit fly and some yeast, to form a simple mini biosphere. (Photo: EPA-EFE)Science
China to collect samples from moon this year

The Chang'e-4 lunar probe landed on Jan. 3 and transmitted the first-ever “close range” image of the far side of the...

15 Jan 2019 3:47 PM IST

They found the ice loss to be accelerating dramaticallyScience
Antarctica is losing ice 6 times faster today than in 1980s

Antarctica is melting more than six times faster than it did in the 1980s, a new study shows

15 Jan 2019 1:01 PM IST

Scientists have created a DNA tool that can accurately identify ancient populations, and may be used to test an individuals similarity to ancient people who once roamed the earth.Science
Novel DNA tool lets trace ancestry

A group of mutations to help identify ancient populations.

15 Jan 2019 2:28 AM IST

The eighth and final launch of the USD 3 billion Iridium NEXT project completed delivery of 75 new satellites to orbit. (Photo: AP)Science
SpaceX launches 10 more Iridium Communications satellites

The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base and arced over the Pacific west of Los Angeles.

14 Jan 2019 5:52 PM IST

SpaceX is working on a crew capsule that could carry humans into orbit as early as next year. (Photo: AFP)Science
SpaceX to lay off 10 percent of workforce

The company said it will “part ways” with some of its manpower, citing “extraordinarily difficult challenges...

13 Jan 2019 11:42 AM IST

Solar storms result from an accumulation of magnetic energy in some places. (Photo: AFP)Science
Earth's shifting north magnetic pole: Unprecedented navigation fixes...

The Earth's magnetic pole is moving at about 50 km (30 miles) a year.

12 Jan 2019 10:01 AM IST

Treating babies with severe combined immunodeficiency. (Photo: Pixabay)Science
Chinese scientist criticized for risking 'gene-edited' babies' lives

He believed his gene editing would help protect the girls from infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

8 Jan 2019 10:25 AM IST

Legendary physicist Albert Einstein. (Photo: AFP)Science
Indian scientists protest congress speakers discrediting works of...

Scientists in Kolkata and five other cities carried placards and held silent demonstrations against the comments.

8 Jan 2019 10:23 AM IST

This artists illustration obtained from NASA on December 21, 2018 shows the New Horizons spacecraft encountering 2014 MU69 nicknamed “Ultima Thule” a Kuiper Belt object that orbits one billion miles beyond Pluto. (Photo: AFP)Science
After historic flyby, New Horizons probe treks deeper on hunt for...

The piano-sized probe is travelling deep into the ring of celestial bodies known as the Kuiper Belt.

4 Jan 2019 6:22 PM IST

The landing “lifted the mysterious veil” of the far side of the moon and “opened a new chapter in human lunar exploration.”Science
China 'lifts mysterious veil' by landing probe on moon's dark side

The Chang'e-4 lunar probe made the “soft landing” at 0226 GMT and transmitted the first-ever “close range”...

3 Jan 2019 2:12 PM IST

Scientists had not discovered Ultima Thule when the probe was launched. (Photo: SpaceNews)Science
NASA says faraway world Ultima Thule shaped like 'snowman'

Ultima Thule's surface reflects light about as much as -"garden variety dirt.”

3 Jan 2019 8:27 AM IST

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