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  • Blood-red snow in Antarctica

    Antarctica's ice is bleeding, eerie photos show

    February 28, 2020 10:54 IST

    Gory images of blood-red ice in Antarctica shook the scientists at Ukraine's Vernadsky Research Base in Antarctica. Marine ecologist Andrey Zotov from the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, captured these images while conducting research at the Antarctic station. 

  • Biggest explosion in universe came from black hole

    Biggest explosion in universe came from black hole

    February 28, 2020 7:21 IST

    The first hint of this giant explosion actually came in 2016. Chandra images of the Ophiuchus galaxy cluster revealed an unusual curved edge, but scientists ruled out an eruption given the amount of energy that would have been needed to carve out such a large cavity in the gas.

  • 11 interesting facts about C.V. Raman: 'The greatest

    National Science Day: 11 interesting facts about CV Raman

    February 27, 2020 23:50 IST

    National Science Day 2020: Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, commonly known as C.V. Raman was one of the greatest physicists of India and the world. Born on November 7, 1888, in Tamil Nadu, CV Raman left a massive impression in the world of Physics by discovering what is known as the "Raman Effect".what is known as the Raman Effect.

  • This large exoplanet could have right conditions for life

    This large exoplanet could have right conditions for life

    February 27, 2020 21:12 IST

    Research led by an Indian-origin astronomer has found an exoplanet more than twice the size of Earth that could have the right conditions to sustain alien life.

  • Need to study plastic pollution in rivers: Researcher

    Need to study plastic pollution in rivers: Researcher

    February 27, 2020 17:15 IST

    Plastic pollution is an emerging environmental threat and a comprehensive study needs to be conducted on its accumulation in Indian rivers, estuaries and coastal waters, a senior researcher here said.

  • Noise-cancelling scales in moths help evade bats: Study

    Noise-cancelling scales in moths help evade bats: Study

    February 27, 2020 16:24 IST

    Some species of moths can absorb as much as 85 per cent of the sound that hunting bats pitch and reflect off the insects to locate them, according to a study which may lead to advanced, bio-inspired acoustic camouflage technology.

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    NASA Orion successfully tests critical launch abort system

    February 27, 2020 12:27 IST

    National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Thursday took to Twitter to announce that the final test of the Orion spacecraft’s attitude control motor (ACM) has been successful. NASA revealed that when the astronauts blast off for their voyage to the Moon on the Orion spacecraft during Artemis missions, they will have protection in the form of the launch abort system (LAS).

  • Earth has a new mini-moon

    Earth has a new mini-moon; and it's there since 3 years

    February 27, 2020 11:22 IST

    Our new moon is probably between 1.9 and 3.5 metres across, or roughly the size of a car, making it no match for Earth’s primary moon. It circles our planet about once every 47 days on a wide, oval-shaped orbit that mostly swoops far outside the larger moon’s path.

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    Why is NASA sending 'Dragonfly' to Titan? Here are five reasons

    February 26, 2020 17:06 IST

    Dragonfly, as the mission is called, will be capable of soaring across the skies of Titan and landing intermittently to take scientific measurements, studying the world’s mysterious atmosphere and topography while searching for hints of life on the only world other than Earth in our solar system with standing liquid on its surface.

  • Science News: Parasite, Henneguya salminicola, lives without oxygen

    Scientists find animal that doesn't breathe oxygen | Video

    February 27, 2020 13:52 IST

    A new discovery of an 'alien like' marine animal has left scientists baffled. As per reports, the new parasite that has been discovered by marine biologists does not breathe oxygen. Henneguya Salminicola, the tiny organism that resembles sperm cells, reportedly has two tails and 'alien like eyes'. All this is only visible under a microscope as the organism is very small, reports Live Science.

  • ISRO-NASA joint space mission on cards for 2022 launch; in Modi-Trump talks blueprint discussed

    ISRO-NASA joint space mission on cards for 2022 launch; blueprint discussed in Modi-Trump talks

    February 26, 2020 8:42 IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump met in New Delhi for bilateral talks when the US President embarked on his first state visit to India. Amongst other things, on agenda was a possible joint collaboration between Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on prospects like Mars exploration and commercial space cooperation.

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    NASA's InSight lander helps decode Martian weather

    February 25, 2020 13:07 IST

    InSight's onboard equipments included a seismometer for detecting Mars' quakes, sensors for gauging wind and air pressure, a magnetometer for measuring the planet's magnetic forces, and a probe designed to take the planet's temperature, the American space agency had said in a statement.

  • Exposure to alcohol advertising linked to teen drinking: Study

    Exposure to alcohol advertising linked to teen drinking: Study

    February 24, 2020 16:41 IST

    Exposure to alcohol advertising can change the attitudes of teens about the beverage, and can cause them to start drinking, according to a study which may lead to new policy recommendations for television commercials.

  • 25% climate change messages on Twitter written by bots: Study

    25% climate change messages on Twitter written by bots: Study

    February 22, 2020 23:37 IST

    A lot of messages denying the effects of global warming might actually have been written by bots as new research from Brown University in the US found that about 25 per cent of the tweets about climate change that they analysed were produced by automated accounts.

  • Australian fusion startup promises unlimited, safe energy

    Australian fusion startup promises unlimited, safe energy

    February 22, 2020 18:35 IST

    An Australian fusion startup called HB11 which is a spin-off from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, has secured patents for its ground-breaking, laser-driven technique for fusion energy generation that promises clear, safe energy.  

  • NASA discovers water in Jupiter's atmosphere

    NASA discovers water in Jupiter's atmosphere

    February 22, 2020 14:46 IST

      NASA scientists have recently discovered that Jupiters contain water in its atmosphere, albeit in a fractional amount. According to a statement on NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory's website, nearly 0.25 percent of Jupiter's atmosphere comprises of water, especially around the equatorial regions. 

  • 46,000-year-old frozen bird found in Siberia

    46,000-year-old frozen horned lark bird found in Siberia

    February 22, 2020 11:35 IST

    Scientists have recovered genetic material from the well-preserved remains of the bird horned lark, trapped in frozen Siberian soil, and have found that that the bird is 46,000-year-old, a finding that can help understand how the region transformed at the end of the last ice age when the Earth was largely covered in ice and snow.

  • MIT scientists use AI model to identify powerful new antibiotic

    MIT scientists use AI model to identify powerful new antibiotic

    February 21, 2020 23:20 IST

    US researchers used an artificial intelligence algorithm to identify a powerful new antibiotic compound, which could kill many of the world's most problematic disease-causing bacteria in lab tests.

  • Tiny prehistoric lizard sheds light on reptile evolution: Study

    Tiny prehistoric lizard sheds light on reptile evolution: Study

    February 21, 2020 14:16 IST

    Researchers have unearthed a new prehistoric reptile species which they claim to be an ancestor to modern-day lizards and snakes, a finding that sheds more light on the early evolution of four-legged creatures.

  • How newborn stars prepare for birth of planets

    How newborn stars prepare for birth of planets

    February 21, 2020 7:24 IST

    Astronomers want to know exactly when these disks start to form, and what they look like. But young stars are very faint, and there are dense clouds of dust and gas surrounding them in stellar nurseries. 

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