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Infinity War: Star Wars' Mark Hamill's thoughtful advice to this Avenger

Avengers: Infinity War surpassed the opening weekend collections of Star Wars: The Force Awakens' to become the highest opening weekend grosser of all time. In the wake of the achievement, LucasFilms sent Marvel Studios a special congratulatory note.

May 2, 2018

Jupiter moon Ganymede's environment unique: NASA probe

NASA's Galileo spacecraft spent eight years orbiting Jupiter. During that time, the hearty spacecraft sent back spates of discoveries on the gas giant's moons, including the observation of a magnetic environment around Ganymede that was distinct from Jupiter's own magnetic field.

May 2, 2018

If an advanced species populated Earth before humans, could we have identified them?

Earth has been around for billions of years and humans have been around for less than half a million years. What if there were an ancient, industrialized, intelligent, spacefaring species that lived and died on Earth before we ended up here? How will we find them?

May 1, 2018

Longest possible straight-line boat ride in the world connects Pakistan to Russia

If you start at the southern beaches of Pakistan and travel in a straight line between Africa and Madagascar, a perfectly straight line through the globe would take you to Russia in a journey that is over 32,000 km long.

May 1, 2018

No, the Earth's geomagnetic field is not going to flip, only weaken

The Earth's magnetic field is weakening and this has led scientists to speculate that the field is undergoing a complete reversal. However, previous extreme events and their patterns show that this time, the magnetic field will wobble, but recover without too much harm done.

May 1, 2018

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy - most powerful still operational rocket, 'too small' says Boeing

Boeing has made some tall claims regarding their SLS rockets. They say that it will be far more capable than SpaceX's Falcon Heavy which is right now the most powerful rocket in operation.

May 1, 2018

Honda to launch 2 SUVs based on new Amaze platform in India

Buoyed by the huge response for the WR-V, Honda seems to be banking on SUVs for growth in India. The 2018 Honda Amaze's 2UA platform is expected to be the base for both new SUVs under consideration.

Apr 30, 2018

Shape of brain, not its size helped early humans replace the Neanderthals

Neanderthals had smaller cerebellums when compared to modern humans and that meant they could not adapt to the changing environment as well as modern human invasion.

Apr 30, 2018

Abhishek Bachchan shares adorable pout selfie with dad Amitabh Bachchan [photo]

102 Not Out is based on a Gujarati play written by Saumya Joshi. Amitabh Bachchan plays the role of a cheerful and energetic 102-year-old-father, who decides to become the oldest living person on earth. Rishi Kapoor plays the role of his 75-year-old-son.

Apr 30, 2018

NASA's InSight lander attached to Atlas V, launch set for May 5

On May 5 NASA will launch its next Mars mission that will offer a look into the deep interior structure of Mars- this will be the first time that a mission is concentrating on the interior of the planet.

Apr 30, 2018

Bezos' Blue Origin makes highest test flight to date, nails the landing

Blue Origin is building a rocket to specifically carry a small group of 6 people to space and back and this test flight is the second one with a used rocket. The rocket reached an altitude of about 106 km then proceeded to reach its landing pad.

Apr 30, 2018

Galaxy clusters formed within 2 billion years after Big Bang observed mid-merge

Galaxy clusters are massive structures made as a result of several galaxies merging into one massive galaxial feature. The ALMA telescope has just seen one that is mid-merge that happened more than 12 billion years back.

Apr 29, 2018

Earth will be hit by a civilization-ending asteroid with 100% certainty

Astronomers believe that it has happened several times since the birth of Earth and that at least once, it has ended the reign of dinosaurs and made way for mammals to grow, there's nothing stopping it happening again.

Apr 29, 2018

Scientists find new way to produce hydrogen fuel from sunlight

The hydrogen can then be used as a fuel, with the potential to power everyday items such as homes and vehicles. Hydrogen is considered to be a promising alternative fuel source that is clean -- its only by-product is water -- and is capable of replacing fossil fuels.

Apr 29, 2018

Scientists in shock as NASA junks first-ever robotic mission to Moon

NASA pulled the plug on Resource Prospector that aimed to be the first mining expedition on another world. NASA issued a statement, saying that "some of the instruments from the Resource Prospector mission would be used in other missions that would land on the moon later".

Apr 28, 2018

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Search Results for: earth

Infinity War: Star Wars' Mark Hamill's thoughtful advice to this Avenger

Jupiter moon Ganymede's environment unique: NASA probe

If an advanced species populated Earth before humans, could we have identified them?

Longest possible straight-line boat ride in the world connects Pakistan to Russia

No, the Earth's geomagnetic field is not going to flip, only weaken

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy - most powerful still operational rocket, 'too small' says Boeing

Honda to launch 2 SUVs based on new Amaze platform in India

Shape of brain, not its size helped early humans replace the Neanderthals

Abhishek Bachchan shares adorable pout selfie with dad Amitabh Bachchan [photo]

NASA's InSight lander attached to Atlas V, launch set for May 5

Bezos' Blue Origin makes highest test flight to date, nails the landing

Galaxy clusters formed within 2 billion years after Big Bang observed mid-merge

Earth will be hit by a civilization-ending asteroid with 100% certainty

Scientists find new way to produce hydrogen fuel from sunlight

Scientists in shock as NASA junks first-ever robotic mission to Moon

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]