Search Results for: Red planet

U R Rao: A portrait of the architect of India's space programme who stood up to the Russians and brooked no fools

U R Rao's decisiveness catapulted India into the big league of space. Rao was forthright in taking all the key decisions related to space and satellite development in the seventies and eighties.

Feb 7, 2017

Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan

Not Salman Khan or Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan calls himself the biggest star

Shah Rukh Khan said Raees might have earned less than Sultan or Dangal but he is the biggest star on the planet.

Feb 5, 2017

NASA's Juno Mission: Phenomenal Jupiter revealed in greater detail, and you too can be part of the mission!

JunoCam, the first interplanetary outreach camera, is now being guided with the assistance from the public -- people can participate by voting for what features on Jupiter should be imaged during each flyby

Feb 3, 2017

From walking on the Moon to walking the ramp at NYFW, astronaut Buzz Aldrin proves he's uber cool

Former Astronaut Buzz Aldrin created buzz making a surprise debut at New York Men's Fashion Week 2017 in a Mars-themed show.

Feb 3, 2017

Accident victims bleed to death on roads: Insensitive onlookers or unawareness about the Good Samaritan Law?

Despite laws to protect samaritans from legal hassles, incidents of onlookers refusing to help accident victims and rather photograph them are becoming a regular feature on Indian roads.

Feb 2, 2017

NASA's Cassini makes unprecedented discovery about Saturn!

This gas-giant has millions of "moonlets" or small moons orbiting it, and Cassini captured its most detailed images over a span of 13 years.

Feb 2, 2017

African meteorite shows Mars was volcanically active for two billion years

Mars was volcanically active for at least two billion years – almost half of the Red Planet’s history. By analysing a meteorite discovered in Africa in 2012, researchers have been able to show Mars has some of the longest-lived volcanoes in the entire solar system. The 200g meteorite, Northwest Africa 7635, was found in Algeria.

Feb 2, 2017

Earth just narrowly escaped being hit by an asteroid...AGAIN!

This asteroid is dubbed 2017 BH30, it is equal to a pickup truck's size and the closest encounter of the asteroid with Earth occurred at 0459 GMT on January 30, 2017 (2359 EST on January 29 2017)

Jan 31, 2017

Ben Affleck stepping back from directing the solo Batman film; how will it affect the movie?

Ben Affleck has opted out of directing the next stand-alone Batman movie.

Jan 31, 2017

Presence of methane and water discovered on exoplanet GJ 1132b, and you know what that means...cows!

Exoplanet GJ 1132b orbits an M-Class Red Dwarf star, which are common in in the Milky Way galaxy. This oven-hot exoplanet is 1.2 times the size of Earth and has a diameter 50% larger.

Jan 30, 2017

Will the world end in 2017? Here are hints that apocalypse could be near

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' Science and Security Board has moved the hands of Doomsday Clock ahead by 30 seconds.

Jan 30, 2017

Alien planets orbiting too close to their stars could find their moons going rogue!

More than 3,400 alien worlds have been discovered by researchers outside our solar system over two decades.

Jan 30, 2017

Human civilisation can thrive on Mars within a century, says Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki

Naoko Yamazaki, the second Japanese woman astronaut, speaks about space progress and human civilisation taking place in space.

Jan 28, 2017

Giant exoplanets may grow even larger with time, researchers reveal!

Hot Jupiters are exoplanets that orbit their parent star at a distance far closer than Mercury does with our Sun. Their size is comparable to the gas giants (Jupiter and Saturn) in our solar system.

Jan 28, 2017

Live Concerts February: Justin Bieber, Bryan Adams and others to perform on stage

Enrique Iglesias and Calvin Harris are among the singers to perform live on stage in February.

Jan 28, 2017

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Search Results for: Red planet

U R Rao: A portrait of the architect of India's space programme who stood up to the Russians and brooked no fools

Not Salman Khan or Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan calls himself the biggest star

NASA's Juno Mission: Phenomenal Jupiter revealed in greater detail, and you too can be part of the mission!

From walking on the Moon to walking the ramp at NYFW, astronaut Buzz Aldrin proves he's uber cool

Accident victims bleed to death on roads: Insensitive onlookers or unawareness about the Good Samaritan Law?

NASA's Cassini makes unprecedented discovery about Saturn!

African meteorite shows Mars was volcanically active for two billion years

Earth just narrowly escaped being hit by an asteroid...AGAIN!

Ben Affleck stepping back from directing the solo Batman film; how will it affect the movie?

Presence of methane and water discovered on exoplanet GJ 1132b, and you know what that means...cows!

Will the world end in 2017? Here are hints that apocalypse could be near

Alien planets orbiting too close to their stars could find their moons going rogue!

Human civilisation can thrive on Mars within a century, says Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki

Giant exoplanets may grow even larger with time, researchers reveal!

Live Concerts February: Justin Bieber, Bryan Adams and others to perform on stage

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]