Australian researchers have launched a search for Tasmanian tiger—a species that is believed to have gone extinct about 80 years ago—after “plausible” possible sightings of the animal in north Queensland. Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine as it is scientifically known, was the largest known carnivorous marsupial of modern times and was native to continental Australia, New […]
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GATE 2017 Results Declared, Check Your Result at This Link
The result of GATE 2017 exam has been declared by IIT Roorkee. This year, IIT Roorkee had organized the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2017 exam in February, and the answer keys were uploaded in March for candidates to verify their answers. The results of the GATE 2017 can be checked at the official […]
Trump Signs NASA Transition Authorization Act to Send Manned Mission to Mars
American President Donald Trump has signed the NASA Transition Authorization Act that sets a goal for NASA to send manned missions to Mars by 2033. The legislation authorizes $19.5 billion budget for NASA for the fiscal year 2018, and asks NASA to chalk out a plan to send a “crewed mission to Mars in the […]
NASA Working on Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) Technology to Provide High-Speed Internet in Space
NASA has said that it is working on Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) technology that, according to the American space agency, could become the high-speed ‘internet’ of the sky. The LCRD technology would enable much higher data rates for connections between Earth and spacecraft, for example, scientific data downlink and astronaut communications. “LCRD is the […]
Oppo Launches Oppo F3 Plus in India
Chinese mobile company Oppo has launched its new Oppo F3 Plus smartphone in India for selfie lovers. The phone is part of Oppo’s Selfie Expert series focusing on front facing camera performance. Oppo F3 Plus comes with a unibody aluminum design with a six-string antenna pattern. On the front is the dual front facing camera […]
UK Parliament Shoot-out: Man who Stabbed Cop Killed by Police
The London Police has killed the man who stabbed a cop. The BBC said the Palace of Westminster was in lockdown after reports of shots being fired outside the British Parliament in London. According to the witnesses, people were being treated for injuries. They also said they saw a man with a knife in the […]
Munster Regional Final of Irish Restaurant Awards 2017 Held at Limerick Strand Hotel
Top Cork restaurants were announced at Munster Regional Final (third of the four regional finals) of 2017 Irish Restaurant Awards that was held at Stand Hotel Limerick on Tuesday night. During the ceremony, 60 awards were presented to leading restaurants, pubs and chefs of Ireland. The event was attended by over 600 people, according […]
Kerry’s Skellig Coast Opens Its Own and Ireland’s Longest Skywalk Rope Bridge
Kerry’s Skellig Coast has opened its own 112-foot long skywalk rope bridge, which is being claimed to be the longest rope bridge in Ireland. The bridge straddles the River Delligeenagh at Kells Bay House & Gardens. Recently, Billy Alexander of Kells Bay House and Gardens walked on the rope bridge with some pupils from Filemore […]
NASA Says Next-generation Atomic Clock will be Sent to Space Later This Year
NASA has revealed its plan to send a next-generation atomic clock into space later this year. The Deep Space Atomic Clock has been developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory with an aim to assist in safe navigation of spacecraft during future deep space missions. According to NASA, the new atomic clock is the most advanced […]
Rosetta Spacecraft Recorded Landslide Occurring at Aswan Cliff on Comet 67P/ Churyumov–Gerasimenko
For the first time, astronomers have provided details of a landslide that occurred on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko and was captured by Rosetta spacecraft. The images captured by the spacecraft, before and after landslide, revealed how a 100 meter-long Aswan cliff on the comet collapsed dramatically, creating a 70 m x 1 m fracture at the […]
Really? Team Indus Wants to Brew Beer on the Moon
Team Indus, an aerospace startup based in Bengaluru, India, is planning to brew beer on moon to see whether yeast can survive in space and, if yes, then for how much time. This information was revealed by Mr. Jitendra Singh, the minister of state in the Prime Minister’s Office, in Loksabha. He was responding to […]
Wow! 1.6-billion-year Old Algae Fossil Found in India Could be the World’s Oldest Plant-like Life
A new study carried out by a team of scientists at the Swedish Museum of Natural History suggests that a pair of 1.6-billion-year-old fossils discovered in India could be the oldest plant-like life discovered on Earth. This fossil contained red algae, according to scientists. The oldest known red algae, until now, was about 1.2 […]
US Criminal Profiler Says Madeleine McCann was Not Abducted and Died 10 Years Ago
US crime agency owner Ms. Pat Brown believes UK Police is “wasting time and money” on the search for Madeleine, and insisted that “Madeleine is dead.” Ms. Brown’s accusation comes less than 24 hours after Portuguese crime expert Moita Flores voiced similar unfounded claims, stating that he believes the missing British child Madeleine McCann, actually […]
UNSW Researchers Discover Fish Species Evolving to Survive on Land on South Pacific Island of Rarotonga
A new study carried out by a team of researchers from Australia suggests that four species of blennies fish on the South Pacific island of Rarotonga have developed the ability to survive out of water to escape predators in the ocean. This study was carried out by researchers from the University of South Wales (UNSW) […]
Amazing! Spiders Consume about 400 – 800 Million Tons of Insects Each Year
These figures may appear astonishing, but they are true, as claimed by a new study, which reveals that about 27 million tons of spiders eat up nearly 440 – 880 million tons of bugs, insects, springtails, and other invertebrates on an annual basis. Spiders are arthropods found in almost every part of the world, […]
U.S. Air Force Awards SpaceX Contract for GPS III Satellite Launch
The United States Air Force has announced that it has awarded a $96.5 million contract to Elon Musk’s SpaceX for launching GPS III satellite. SpaceX beat the rival United Launch Alliance—a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Corp. and Boeing Co.—to win the contract. This is the second contract awarded by the Air Force to SpaceX […]
Live: Assembly Election Results 2017 and Leads – Uttar Pradesh (UP), Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa, Manipur
The counting of votes for Uttar Pradesh (UP), Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur assembly elections 2017 has started. Uttar Pradesh (UP) has 403 seats in assembly and any alliance need 202 seats to form government in the state. Final Results Uttar Pradesh (403/403) Bahujan Samaj Party 19 Bharatiya Janata Party 312 Indian National Congress […]
India’s Lost Lunar Spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 is Still Orbiting the Moon, Says NASA
NASA has announced that it has found the India’s lost lunar spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 that is still orbiting the moon. Chandrayaan-1 was launched by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on October 22, 2008 from the Satish Dhawan space centre at Sriharikota, about 100 km from Chennai. The spacecraft was launched using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) […]
Tragic Dublin Teenage Girl had ‘Reached Helicopter Door’ but then Fell Back into the Sea, Report Says
Tragic teenage girl Aoife Winterlich from Walkinstown had actually reached the rescue helicopter door, before she fell 45m back into the sea, an Air Accident and Investigation Unit Ireland (AAIU) report has revealed. Aoife was on a weekend scouting trip on December 6, 2015 when the incident occurred. Aoife, from Walkinstown in Dublin, was walking […]
NASA is About to Conduct Orion Capsule Parachute Assembly System Drop Test Today
NASA is going to carry out a test of the Orion human space capsule’s parachute system today at the U.S. Army’s Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. Orion Capsule Parachute Assembly System (CPAS) drop test will take place at 7:30 a.m. local time (9:30 a.m. EST/1430 GMT) and will involve dropping a model of Orion from […]
The UK Advertising Standards Authority Finds Jaguar Advert Irresponsible and Encouraging Dangerous Driving Practices
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has criticized Jaguar over an “irresponsible” newspaper advert, which ASA says encourages dangerous driving practices. The advertorial, published in the Guardian on 24 September 2016, highlighted how the features of XE model’s interior allow executives to work on the move. The headline of the advertorial was: “Drive time is […]
Tiny Frog Discovered in the Peruvian Andes Named after David Attenborough
In the past decades, a large number of living and extinct wildlife species, including reptiles, mammals, invertebrates and plants have been named after Sir David Attenborough— the world famous British broadcaster, naturalist and host of the BBC Natural History’s Life series. However, for the first time, a new species of fleshbelly frog discovered in the […]
China Planning to Launch Lunar Space Probe by the End of the Year
China has said that it is working to launch a lunar space probe, Chang’e-5, before the end of the year. The mission aims to bring back samples from the moon. The state media of China is being described as China’s reply to U.S. President Donald Trump’s ambitions to revitalize U.S. space exploration. According to government […]
Gorgeous! Juno Sends a High-Resolution Image of Jupiter’s Cloudscape
Juno spacecraft has sent a high-resolution, close-up image of Jupiter, showing the turbulent region just west of the Great Red Spot in the South Equatorial Belt. The image was captured with JunoCam citizen science instrument on Dec 11, 2016, when Juno was flying at an altitude of just 8,700 kilometers above Jupiter’s cloudtops. With help […]
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