How NASA space tech has made it to the Oscars
In 2016, Epner's reputation for durable and brilliant gold coatings, built in part through its many years working for NASA, brought a new client -- the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Mar 05, 2018, 18:22 PM IST
AI-based floating head to assist ISS astronauts
Airbus, an aeronautics company based in the Netherlands, is developing CIMON (Crew Interactive MObile CompanioN), an AI-based space assistant for Germany's DLR Space Administration.
Mar 05, 2018, 15:00 PM IST
Signal from Universe's first stars detected using a radio antenna
Models of the early universe predict such stars were massive, blue and short-lived.
Mar 02, 2018, 16:11 PM IST
Study reveals how the moon formed and it wasn't because of a collision
Tests have shown that the Moon is far less abundant in many volatile elements – such as potassium, sodium and copper – that are relatively common on Earth.
Mar 01, 2018, 14:55 PM IST
National Science Day: Seven Indian scientists who changed the world
To honour those brilliant minds who have helped and are helping the nation progress scientifically, February 28 is celebrated as National Science Day in India.
Feb 28, 2018, 13:51 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets scientists on National Science Day
Referring to the National Science Day in his monthly 'Mann ki Baat' radio address on Sunday, the PM had said that the relentless quest to ask questions for knowing the truth is very important.
Feb 28, 2018, 10:33 AM IST
Humans to meet aliens within next century but they may not be friendly, predicts physicist
The search for alien life has been going on for years and those involved in alien hunting or UFO hunting have many a time, come close enough to provide evidence justifying it.
Feb 27, 2018, 12:21 PM IST
Molecule shaped like Olympic rings created
The first olympicene molecule was unveiled by British chemists in anticipation of the 2012 London Olympics.
Feb 21, 2018, 17:10 PM IST
Mumbai man drinks entire bottle of ketchup, sets world record – Watch
A video posted on Guinness World Records' official YouTube channel shows Upadhayaya drinking the 500-gram bottle of ketchup through a straw.
Feb 19, 2018, 11:29 AM IST
Experts discover lock of George Washington's hair in old library book
The last thing one would ever expect to come across on opening an old library book is a lock of hair - especially one belonging to the first President of the United States of America.
Feb 15, 2018, 18:49 PM IST
45-year-old US telescope to help scientists solve mystery of dark matter
The new instrument would begin a five-year observing run at Kitt Peak National Observatory after its installation next year.
Feb 13, 2018, 10:58 AM IST
Scientists solve mystery of when flowers originated
The study shows that flowering plants are neither as old as suggested by previous molecular studies, nor as young as a literal interpretation of their fossil record.
Feb 05, 2018, 18:25 PM IST
Rare 200 million-year-old fossil discovered
The new discovery, published in the journal Geological Journal, is from a time known as the Triassic-Jurassic boundary, right after a worldwide mass extinction.
Feb 02, 2018, 18:38 PM IST
Did aliens make an appearance during the Super Blue Blood Moon? - Watch
The video was shared on YouTube by the alien-hunting channel called 'UFOmania' and managed to fetch more than 40,000 views in just 24 hours.
Feb 02, 2018, 17:25 PM IST
Did aliens visit us in the past? Artefacts unearthed in Mexico is a sign, claim theorists - Watch
Alien buffs believe that the artefacts are approximately 5000-years-old and claim that no creature existed on Earth that had a similar appearance to the newly discovered artefacts.
Jan 28, 2018, 17:06 PM IST
10,000-year-old crayon found in Britain
An ochre pebble was found at another site on the opposite side of the lake.
Jan 27, 2018, 16:16 PM IST
Gen-next smart solar windows could produce electricity
The scientists made the discovery while investigating the phase transition of the material, an inorganic perovskite.
Jan 24, 2018, 18:57 PM IST
Pentagon made of microbes older than dinosaurs: Study
Different types of oolitic limestones have formed in all geological periods and have been found around the world, including in the US, the UK, Germany, the Bahamas, China and at Shark Bay in Western Australia.
Jan 22, 2018, 13:07 PM IST
Fossils of 'iridescent' dinosaurs with rainbow feathers discovered
Aside from making Jurassic ecosystems of 161 million years ago more colourful, the dinosaur is interesting because it has features that are both ancient and modern.
Jan 16, 2018, 17:23 PM IST
World's fifth largest diamond worth USD 40 million discovered in Lesotho
Ben Davis, a mining analyst at Liberum Capital, speculated in a research note to investors that the diamond could be worth as much as USD 40 million (33 million euros).
Jan 15, 2018, 18:29 PM IST
