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What is ‘hybrid solar eclipse’? Rare celestial event for the century

Published on Apr 20, 2023 08:40 am IST

During the hybrid solar eclipse, people witness the sun forming a ring shape -‘ring of fire’- for a few seconds around the moon. (File Photo / Reuters)

Why Elon Musk's Starship, world's biggest rocket, failed to take off

The SpaceX Starship rocket on the launchpad ahead of its scheduled launch from the SpaceX Starbase in Boca Chica as seen from South Padre Island, Texas on April 17, 2023. (AFP)

Updated on Apr 17, 2023 07:12 pm IST

World's biggest rocket Starship set for first test flight on Monday

A view of SpaceX's Starship the day before it launches from the Starbase launchpad on an orbital test mission(REUTERS)

Updated on Apr 17, 2023 11:38 am IST

How did Earth get its water? Missing link found!

How water appeared on Earth remains a curious case for scientists to study.(Photo by NASA on Unsplash)

Updated on Apr 18, 2023 09:58 am IST

Rapid droughts coming on faster over majority of world. Will it impact India?

The study was conducted by analysing soil moisture data from around the world from 1951 to 2014.(AP)

Published on Apr 15, 2023 04:15 pm IST

Tomatoes grown in space to reach Earth today

In its tweet, NASA announced that SpaceX's CRS-27, a cargo resupply spacecraft will ferry the tomatoes.(NASA)

Updated on Apr 15, 2023 04:05 pm IST

Kenya launches first operational satellite into space onboard SpaceX rocket

The Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Taifa-1 satellite, took off at about 0648 GMT without incident from Vandenberg Base in California, after three postponements due to bad weather.(AP/ Representative image )

Published on Apr 15, 2023 02:40 pm IST

In search of aliens, ESA set to launch JUICE mission to Jupiter. Know about it

Jupiter, the ‘king’ of the solar system in a pic by Nasa.(Instagram/@nasawebb)

Published on Apr 13, 2023 12:59 pm IST

From rooms to red sand, NASA unveils 'Mars' habitat on Earth

Instruments are seen inside the Mars landscape simulation area at Mars Dune Alpha, NASA's simulated Mars habitat.(Reuters)

Published on Apr 12, 2023 08:47 am IST

Researchers found new frog species in Meghalaya's Siju cave

The frog that was discovered from Siju cave in Meghalaya's South Garo Hills district. (PTI Photo)

Published on Apr 11, 2023 12:00 pm IST

This US scientist decided to live underwater for record-breaking 100 days. Why?

Dituri's decision to live under extreme water pressure is part of his research. (University of South Florida)

Published on Apr 09, 2023 05:34 pm IST

NASA's Hubble captures massive black hole creating trail of new stars

This is an artist's impression of a runaway supermassive black hole.(NASA)

Published on Apr 08, 2023 08:29 am IST

Fascinating ring of red-light flashes in Italy. What is it?

A view of the massive red light disk formed in Italy's sky on March 27. (Valter Binotto/ Instagram )

Published on Apr 07, 2023 11:13 pm IST

Who is Rayyanah Barnawi, first Saudi woman to voyage in space?

A file photo of Rayyanah Barnawi, the first Saudi woman to go on a space trip.(NASA)

Updated on May 23, 2023 07:22 pm IST

Sultan Alneyadi, set to make history as first Arab astronaut to do spacewalk

Sultan AlNeyadi will be the first Arab astronaut to perform a spacewalk on the International Space Station.(Twitter)

Published on Apr 07, 2023 05:34 pm IST

11 teams to represent India at NASA Rover Challenge 2023 this month. Details

Team members of the Odisha-based Young Tinker Educational Foundation - one of the participating teams in the contest.(NASA)

Published on Apr 07, 2023 03:36 pm IST

Earth had second-warmest March on record: Report

Global warming is causing sea ice to decline and sea levels to rise, raising warnings that dangerous tipping points could be reached.(Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published on Apr 06, 2023 02:51 pm IST

Professor to live 100 days in underwater hotel, effects on human body discussed

Dituri conducts research into the effects of hyperbaric pressure – when air pressure is greater than it would be at sea level – on the human body.(Twitter)

Updated on Apr 04, 2023 08:20 pm IST

Arctic scientists in race to save ‘ice memory’. Here's why

A view of mountains near Longyearbyen, located on Spitsbergen island, in Svalbard Archipelago, northern Norway. (AFP)

Updated on Apr 04, 2023 05:30 am IST

Men perform ‘Garba’ under aurora: Know all about these ‘northern lights’

In the video, four men can be seen dressed in warm winter clothing, dancing to the hit track

Published on Apr 03, 2023 08:58 pm IST

NASA to unveil much awaited astronaut crew for Artemis II lunar flyby mission

NASA, Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US. (REUTERS)

Published on Apr 03, 2023 04:44 pm IST

What!! Mice born to two biological fathers in Japan: Report

The technique may also be useful in treating severe forms of infertility.(Representational Image)(AFP)

Published on Apr 02, 2023 07:42 pm IST

ISRO successfully conducts ‘Reusable Launch Vehicle' test from Karnataka

Published on Apr 02, 2023 11:37 am IST

IISc researchers design supercapacitor for storing enormous electric charge

Current capacitors typically use metal oxide-based electrodes, but they are limited by poor electron mobility.

Published on Apr 01, 2023 11:43 am IST

Do plants ‘scream’ under stress? Study says…

Plants are “sessile” organisms. They can’t run away from stressors such as herbivores or drought. (Representative)

Published on Mar 31, 2023 01:45 pm IST

Astronomers discover one of biggest black holes ever recorded

The study was published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society on Tuesday.(Representative image/ File)

Published on Mar 29, 2023 06:21 pm IST

Researchers reveal how some skin cancer resist treatment

Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer.(Shutterstock)

Published on Mar 29, 2023 01:28 pm IST

A supermassive blackhole is directly facing Earth: Scientists

A supermassive blackhole with a jet streaming outward at nearly the speed of light.(Representative image/ Royal Astronomical Society)

Published on Mar 27, 2023 03:32 pm IST

Do you live near a busy road? Know its effect on blood pressure as study shows…

people who had high exposure to both traffic noise and air pollution had the highest hypertension risk, showing that air pollution plays a role as well.(Hindustan Times)

Published on Mar 26, 2023 04:17 pm IST

‘City killer’ asteroid to pass harmlessly between Earth and Moon

Asteroid 2023 DZ2 to flyby near Earth-Moon(Representaion Image/ Twitter)

Updated on Mar 25, 2023 01:40 pm IST

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