Soyuz carrying humanoid robot aborts docking at ISS
Washington, Aug 25 (IANS) The unmanned Soyuz spacecraft carrying a humanoid robot astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS) will make a second docking attempt …
NASA astronaut says she did not hack her spouse’s data
Washington, Aug 25 (IANS) NASA astronaut Anne McClain has refuted allegations made by her estranged spouse that she accessed her emails and personal/bank details from …
NASA names Martian rock after ‘The Rolling Stones’
Washington, Aug 23 (IANS) The influence of “The Rolling Stones” has just extended from Earth to Mars, as the team behind NASA’s InSight lander has …
HPE-built supercomputer to help NASA land humans on Moon
San Francisco, Aug 23 (IANS) After entering into a four-year, multi-phase partnership with NASA, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has said it custom-designed a new supercomputer …
Researchers develop colour-changing ‘chameleon skin’
London, Aug 23 (IANS) Researchers have developed artificial ‘chameleon skin’ that changes colour when exposed to light and could be used in applications such as …
Fish oil pills won’t protect you from diabetes: Study
London, Aug 23 (IANS) If you are popping fish oil supplements to protect yourself against diabetes, you may be mistaken. According to the researchers, Omega-3 …
Russia launches humanoid robot into space
Moscow, Aug 22 (IANS) Russia launched its first humanoid robot astronaut into the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday. The launch took place from the …
Amazon rainforest fires may be record setting: NASA
Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) With fires in the Amazon rainforest filling the Brazilian sky with smoke, the number of fires in the region this year …
#Chandrayaan-2: Durex India wants you to buy ‘extra time’
Chennai, Aug 20 (IANS) As Chandrayaan-2 came nearer to its destination after entering the lunar orbit on Tuesday, condom brand Durex published a creative ad …
Wipro, IISc to jointly innovate in robotics, 5G
Bengaluru, Aug 20 (IANS) Global software major Wipro on Tuesday tied-up with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) for advanced research and innovation in autonomous …
A gene mutation can put you at alcoholism risk
New York, Aug 18 (IANS) A tiny genetic mutation can put people at a higher risk for alcohol or drug addiction, say researchers. COMT is …
Czech scientists find way to extract water from air
Prague, Aug 16 (IANS) A team of scientists from the Technical University in Prague have said they found a method of extracting water from air …
Jupiter still reeling from head-on collision 4.5bn years ago
New York, Aug 16 (IANS) A colossal, head-on collision between Jupiter and a still-forming planet in the early solar system, about 4.5 billion years ago, …
Researchers produce bone substitutes from eggshells
Hyderabad, Aug 14 (IANS) Researchers of Indian Institute of Technology (NIT) Hyderabad and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jalandhar have developed a …
Building city on Mars could cost up to $10 trillion: Elon Musk
San Francisco, Aug 14 (IANS) SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has not stopped at lofty talks of colonising Mars. He has even estimated the cost of …
NASA mission picks 4 sites for asteroid Bennu sample return
Washington, Aug 13 (IANS) After grappling with the rugged reality of asteroid Bennu’s surface, NASA, the US space agency, has finally selected four potential sites …
Israel plans to launch satellite to record black holes
Jerusalem, Aug 12 (IANS) Israel plans to launch into space in 2023 an “innovative” scientific satellite with a unique space telescope that will investigate and …
NASA’s water-powered spacecraft orbit Earth
Washington, Aug 10 (IANS) In a first, NASA has demonstrated the first coordinated manoeuvre between two tissue box-sized water-powered spacecraft in the low Earth orbit. …
‘Cloaked’ black hole discovered in early universe
Washington, Aug 9 (IANS) Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the ability of X-rays to pierce through the obscuring cloud, astronomers have discovered evidence of …
How NASA plans to shield astronauts from radiation on moon
Washington, Aug 8 (IANS) As NASA plans to return astronauts to the moon and ultimately send humans to Mars, teams across the space agency are …
NASA’s Mars 2020 rover undergoes ‘eye’ test
Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) NASA’s latest robotic mission to the Red Planet, the Mars 2020 rover which has an armada of imaging capabilities from wide-angle …
Moon may have more frozen water than previously thought
Washington, Aug 5 (IANS) Earth’s Moon and Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, may have far more water ice than previously thought, new evidence …
Elon Musk compares Queen Elizabeth II with Teletubbies
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Known for his quirky posts on Twitter, SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Sunday took to the microblogging …
We are tiny: Elon Musk to NASA
Washington, Aug 4 (IANS) Replying to NASA’s tweet about Jupiter’s massive size as compared to Earth, Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX which has partnered with …
Stem cell combo may help from heart attack damage: Study
London, Aug 4 (IANS) Researchers have found a combination of heart cells derived from human stem cells could help to recover from the damage caused …
AI helps identify new breast cancer types
London, Aug 3 (IANS) Using artificial intelligence (AI), researchers have distinguished five types of breast cancer, which were earlier lumped into one. Published in the …
Researchers find way to make immunotherapy work for lymphoma
New York, Aug 2 (IANS) Researchers have developed a novel way to use immunotherapy drugs against lymphoma by combining them with stem cell transplantation. The …
Bezos, Musk to help NASA land first woman and next man on Moon
Washington, July 31 (IANS) The US space agency has selected 13 firms — including Blue Origin of Jeff Bezos and SpaceX of Elon Musk — …
AI tool predicts cell behaviours during diseases, treatment
Berlin, July 30 (IANS) Researchers have developed — scGen — an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered tool which promises to reshape the way we study diseases and …
Computer can now reveal your fake facial expressions
London, July 30 (IANS) Real and fake smiles can be tricky to distinguish, but researchers have now developed a computer software that can spot false …
Underwater glaciers melting much faster than predicted
New York, July 27 (IANS) Underwater melting of tidewater glaciers is occurring much faster than was predicted, said researchers. They used a new approach to …
Manufacture in US or face tariffs, Trump warns Apple
Washington, July 27 (IANS) In a warning to Apple CEO Tim Cook, US President Donald Trump has threatened to slap tariffs on the components of …
Indian traditions followed religiously in ITER project
Cadarache (France), July 24 (IANS) The upcoming $25 billion plasma-based fusion reactor ITER, to which India is one of the partner nations, religiously follows Indian …
India’s crucial contribution in ITER hope for energy freedom
Cadarache (France), July 24 (IANS) The upcoming $25 billion plasma-based fusion reactor ITER, in which India is a partner, is the hope to energy freedom …
IIT Madras students win Elon Musk’s heart with HyperLoop Pod
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) They may not have won the competition, but they definitely won the hearts of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Virgin …
Apple updates operating systems for iPhones, Watches
San Francisco, July 23 (IANS) Apple has refreshed the operating systems of iPhones and Apple Watches with the release of updated iOS 12.4 and WatchOS …
Man who created NASA’s Mission Control dead
Washington, July 23 (IANS) Christopher Columbus Kraft Jr. — NASA flight director at some of the most iconic moments of space history — has died. …
NASA prepares to send ‘first woman and next man’ on Moon
Washington, July 22 (IANS) As the world marked the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing, the US space agency said it has doubled down …
NASA’s Orion crew vehicle ready for first flight
Washington, July 21 (IANS) NASA’s Orion crew capsule is ready for its first unmanned trip to Moon, US Vice President Mike Pence has announced marking …
Why virtual reality headsets failed to woo the masses
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Having been around for nearly five years now, Virtual Reality (VR) headsets are yet to find adoption among the masses. …
Facebook has no choice but to topple TikTok in India
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Chasing 15 seconds of fame, millions of Indians are hooked to TikTok and the success of the Chinese short video-sharing …