NASA scientists have developed a model to estimate oxygen escape on planets around red dwarfs. Scientists usually focus on habitable zones around stars to search for life beyond Earth. Habitable zones are those regions around stars which are believed to have suitable conditions to allow liquid water to get pooled on the surface of a […]
Author: Y. K. Sharma
Huge Ancient Underwater Landslide that Occurred 300,000 Years Back Discovered on Great Barrier Reef
Queensland scientists have discovered a massive underwater landslide (Gloria Knolls Slide) on Great Barrier Reef. Scientists claim that this landslide occurred about 300,000 years ago and could have triggered a 27-meter-high tsunami wave in the ocean. The discovery was made unexpectedly when researchers from Marine National Facility were carrying out a three-dimensional mapping of the […]
Japanese High-Tech Space Junk Collector Fails in Its First Test
Japan’s experimental ‘space junk’ collector designed to drag space junk out of orbit has failed to accomplish its objective, according to Japanese scientists. The space junk collector was built and launched by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Scientists believe over 100 million garbage pieces, including pieces of rockets and cast-off equipment from old satellites, […]
Juno Sends New Images of Cyclone Swirls and White Oval storms on Jupiter
Last week, NASA’s Juno spacecraft successfully completed its fourth flyby of Jupiter and later sent some new stunning pictures of white oval storms and cyclone swirls on the planet. The new image clearly shows the cyclone swirls around the south polar region of Jupiter, and white oval storms near the edge of the planet. Juno’s […]
An Ancient Lost Continent Could be Hiding beneath Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, Say Scientists
A new study carried out by researchers from Johannesburg suggests that an ancient lost continent fragment might be hiding beneath Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Mauritius is a former British colony, located east of Madagascar and with a population of around 1.3 million. Sometime back, researchers in Mauritius had found 3-billion-year-old Zirconian crystals that […]
Thousands of Blue Blubber Jellyfish, Appearing Like a Wallpaper, Wash Up on Queensland’s Deception Bay in Australia
Creating an eye-popping sight for visitors and leaving them deceived by what lay in front of them, thousands of blue blubber jellyfish were found washed up and spread across the Deception Beach in Queensland, Australia. Charlotte Lawson – who first photographed the jellyfish carpet – told the BBC that the sight of blue jellyfish on […]
NASA Displays 70-Feet-Long Model of James Webb Space Telescope at the Super Bowl Live festival in Houston
A full-scale 70-feet long model of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has been displayed at the Super Bowl Live festival in Houston. NASA has plans to launch the 70 feet x 70 feet James Webb Space Telescope in 2018, and it is hoped that the device will further add to our knowledge of the universe. […]
Frog’s Tongue is Sticky due to Saliva that Switches from Thin and Watery to Thick and Sticky to Catch the Prey
The most amazing feature of a frog’s tongue is its stickiness, which allows the amphibian to catch passing insects without moving an inch towards them. There are more than 4,000 species of frogs and toads which can catch their prey faster than a human can blink. The tongues of frogs are so sticky that they […]
Bat Bot: An Advanced Robotic Bat which Mimics the Flexible Flight of Real Biological Bats
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Caltech have got success in developing an ultralight robotic bat – dubbed Bat Bot (B2) weighing just 93 grams – which can mimic the key flight mechanisms of a real biological bat. Researchers have given this robotic bat soft, articulated wings to mimic morphological properties of […]
March for Science to be Held in the US on Earth Day, April 22
In 1970, people in the United Stated had mobilized on first Earth Day to protest against policies thought to be devastating for the Earth. Now, almost 50 years after that protest, there is a new call for The March for Science to be held on April 22 in San Francisco, Washington D.C. and other cities […]
Space Travel Changes the Shape of Astronauts’ Brains, the University of Michigan Study Suggests
A new study carried out by researchers from the University of Michigan suggests that longer stay in space may cause changes in the shape of an astronaut’s brain. Researchers used magnetic resonance imaging (MRIs) technique to analyze the shape of the brains of 12 astronauts’ who had spent two weeks in space on Space Shuttle […]
Spaceflight may Shift Balance between Gut Bacteria in Astronauts, Study Suggests
A new study carried out by researchers from the Northwestern University suggests that space travel may shift the balance between gut bacteria in astronauts. The Northwestern team is one of 10 NASA-funded research groups that have been studying Scott and Mark Kelly, identical twin brothers and NASA astronauts, as part of a unique human study […]
Congressional Investigators Worried about SpaceX Rocket Engine Defect: WSJ
Congressional investigators are concerned about the safety of astronauts due to a newly discovered defect in SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets, the Wall Street Journal reports. The defect involves a pattern of cracking in turbine blades of the rocket. The main function of turbine blades is to drive the turbopumps that funnel propellant into the engines. […]
Harvard Scientists Create Metallic Hydrogen by Putting Intense Pressure on Hydrogen Gas
Scientists from Harvard University have got success in creating metallic hydrogen. The new material was formed when scientists squeezed hydrogen so intensely that it changed to attain a metallic form, which according to scientists, might work as highly efficient electricity conductor at room temperatures. In 1935, physicists Eugene Wigner and Hillard Bell Huntington had […]
NASA Develops New Technique – Based on Capillary Electrophoresis – to Find Signs of Life on Other Planets
NASA has developed a new technique to aid scientists in their search for life on other planets. The new technique works by analyzing amino acids—the structural building blocks of life on Earth. According to NASA, the new technique is 10,000 times more sensitive than the method currently used by Mars Curiosity rover. The new technique […]
Saccorhytus, a Bag-like Creature with Big Mouth, could be Our Oldest Ancestor
A new study carried out by researchers from Northwest University in China and the University of Cambridge in the UK suggests that a microscopic, bag-like sea creature, named Saccorhytus, was probably the earliest known prehistoric ancestor of humans. This creature lived about 540 million years ago and was found in China. According to researchers, Saccorhytus—named […]
Now Indians Can Send Their Name to Moon for Just Rs 500 through this Indian Space Startup
If you are an Indian and want to get your name fly to moon and be immortalized forever, here is what you need to do. Just pay Rs 500 to Team Indus— an India-based aerospace startup that is striving to be the first Indian private entity to soft-land their rover on moon. Team Indus is […]
Japanese High-Tech ‘Space Junk’ Collector Made of Thin Wires of Stainless Steel May be in Trouble
An experimental ‘space junk’ collector, built and launched by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), may be in trouble, according to Japanese scientists. It is believed that over 100 million garbage pieces, including pieces of rockets and cast-off equipment from old satellites, are orbiting the Earth. Scientists believe this space junk – generated in the […]
Westminster City Council Introducing Pilot Program to Trial Diesel-based Parking Surcharge in Marylebone, London
London’s Westminster City Council is planning to introduce a pilot program from April 3 this year to trial emissions-based charging for diesel cars parking in Marylebone area in London. With this pilot program, the Westminster will become the first council in the UK to charge extra money from the drivers of diesel vehicles to park […]
RSPB Calls People across the UK to Participate in Big Garden Birdwatch
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is calling all nature lovers in the UK to participate in Big Garden Birdwatch that will take place on 28, 29 and 30 January 2017. This will be the 38th year for the world’s largest garden wildlife survey, the results of which will be announced in […]
NASA’s Study of Astronaut Twin Brothers Suggests Space Travel may Cause Changes in Genes
A new study conducted by NASA suggests that space travel may cause changes in genes and other biological markers in astronauts. NASA scientists used Scott Kelly and Mark Kelly—two American astronauts and also identical twin brothers—in this study and observed genetic differences in them after completion of Scott Kelly’s space travel. In 2015–16, American astronaut […]
British Astronaut Tim Peake Meets Students from His Two Former Schools at Chichester
On Saturday, British astronaut Tim Peake was at his hometown in Chichester and surprised school children from his two former schools during a special appearance at the Novium Museum in Chichester. Most students from Westbourne Primary had no idea they are going to meet Maj Peake until the staff at the museum announced it. […]
Florida Hires Two Indian Snake Catchers to Catch Burmese Phython in the State
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is seeking the help of two Indian Snake catchers to catch Burmese Phython in the state. This snake has rapidly increased its population in Florida, and according to some estimates, there might be around 5,000 to 10,000 Burmese Pythons in Florida. Florida is the southernmost city of US, […]
Missing BARC Scientist Returns Mumbai, Says She was Given Only Paperwork in BARC
Babita Singh, a scientist from BARC who had gone missing from Mumbai and was later traced to the Aurobindo ashram at Puducherry has returned to Mumbai. She has now given statement to Nerul police, saying that she was handed only paperwork in BARC in the past five years and was never assigned any scientific research […]
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