The first launch of SpaceX’s pre-flown Dragon cargo capsule has been delayed due to lightening. The lightning strike occurred just 25 minutes before the slated launch time on June 1. The launch is now expected to take place on Saturday (June 3). The Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-11) was scheduled to launch atop a […]
Researchers Recover Ancient DNA from Egyptian Mummies
A team of researchers has succeeded in recovering ancient DNA from Egyptian mummies dating from 1400 BCE to 400 CE. This international team of researchers is led by researchers at the University of Tübingen and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena, Germany. According to the team, they have been […]
Blood Samples of Sea Turtles on Great Barrier Reef Found to have Pesticides and Medications
Researchers taking part in a project led by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have found pesticides, medications, and a variety of other industrial chemicals in blood samples of sea turtles in Great Barrier Reef. In this study, researchers collected blood samples of turtles from different locations including Cleveland Bay in Townsville, Upstart Bay at […]
French Astronaut Thomas Pesquet to Return to Earth after 196-day Trip
French astronaut Thomas Pesquet is returning to Earth on Friday. Pesquet will return after completing a long 196-day trip on International Space Station (ISS). Thomas Pesquet, 39, is a French aerospace engineer and pilot, who was born in Rouen, France. He holds a black belt in judo. He was selected by European Space Agency (ESA) […]
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Helps Scientists find Evidence of Frost on Earth’s Moon
NASA scientists have found evidence of frost on Earth’s moon. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, helped scientists find this evidence by identifying bright areas in craters near south pole of the moon. According to scientists, these areas are so cold that could be having frost present on the surface. In their research, scientists analyzed […]
LIGO: Third Detection of Gravitational Waves
On Thursday, The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) announced that it has detected gravitational waves for third time. These waves were created with merging of two black holes about three billion light years away, and were detected by LIGO in the US on January 4, 2017. The latest detection of gravitational waves has been named […]
World’s Biggest Aeroplane Stratolaunch Unveiled by Microsoft Co-founder Paul Allen
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has unveiled the world’s largest aeroplane Stratolaunch that is bigger than a football pitch and has a wingspan of 385-foot. The plane left its hangar in the California desert for the first time on Wednesday. “We’re excited to announce that Stratolaunch aircraft has reached a major milestone in its journey toward […]
NASA Cassini Suggests Collision with Asteroid may have Tilted Saturn’s Mysterious Moon Enceladus
New data received from NASA’s Cassini probe suggests that Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus may have tilted or tipped over in the past after a collision with some other celestial body such as an asteroid. In the past, NASA had said that Enceladus had all the basic ingredients to support life. It has a warm subterranean […]
Australian Researchers Rediscover a ‘Faceless’ Fish that was Missing for More than 100 Years
Researchers from Museums Victoria and the Australian government’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) have discovered a ‘faceless’ deep-sea fish in Australia that was missing for more than 100 years. The fish, according to experts, had not been spotted in waters off Australia since 1873. These researchers are currently on a month-long mission off […]
Giant Crack in Antarctica’s Larsen C Ice Shelf Grew by 11 Miles in One Week
There has been a major turn in Antarctica’s big crack cutting across the Larsen C Ice Shelf. New updates from researchers from Swansea University and Aberystwyth University in Wales who are currently working with Project MIDAS show that the crack grew 11 miles in just 6 days between May 25 and May 31. These researchers […]
Japan Launches Second ‘Michibiki’ Navigation Satellite to Build a Homegrown, Precise Navigation System
Japan has launched its second ‘Michibiki’ satellite to build a homegrown precise geolocation system that will help boost accuracy of car navigation systems and smartphone maps. The satellite was launched through an H-IIA rocket that blasted off from the Tanegashima space centre in southern Japan. “The launch was a success,” a Cabinet Office spokeswoman […]
Dehradun’s Deepthi S is ISC Class 12 Uttarakhand Topper
S Deepthi is the topper of ISC Class 12 exam 2017 in Uttarakhand. She got 99% marks to get first rank in Uttarakhand and third rank at all-India level. S Deepthi missed the chance of repeating the story of 2014 All India Topper Bhuvanya Vijay by just 2 marks. Three years back, Bhuvanya Vijay, student […]
Uttarakhand to Develop New Tourist Destinations in All Districts
Uttarakhand government will now develop at least one new tourist destination in each district of Uttarakhand to prevent the migration of local people from the hilly regions of the state. Uttarakhand currently has 13 districts. CM Trivendra Singh Rawat wants more tourism based jobs for youths living in the hilly districts to enable them play […]
BSNL to Extend Satellite Phone Service to Public in 2019
BSNL is planning to introduce satellite phone service to public in 2019. Initially, the service will be offered only to Indian military, railway, state police, and other government agencies. The main feature of satellite phones is that they use communication satellites in Earth’s orbit to transmit and receive signals, and therefore offer secured and seamless […]
Work on Indira Market Redevelopment Plan in Dehradun to Start by June End
Dehradun: Authorities in Dehradun will start work on much-awaited Indira Market Redevelopment Plan by June end. During first phase of the plan, some shopkeepers in the Indira market will be shifted to temporary shops and construction work at the site will be started. Indira market is located in the heart of Dehradun city and one […]
Lightning Kills Three People in Chaainsheel Bugyal area in Uttarkashi
On Friday, three people were killed in the Chaainsheel Bugyal area in Mori block, Uttarkashi after lightning struck a tent. Seven people were also injured in this incident. Chaainsheel Bugyal is located at an altitude of 3,600 meters. On Saturday, authorities got success in bringing three injured out of the area. These individuals were admitted […]
Carcass of a 79-Foot Blue Whale Found Washed up at Agate Beach in Bolinas, California
Carcass of a 79-foot blue whale was found washed up on Friday at Agate Beach in Bolinas along the Marin County Coast, about 10 miles north of San Francisco, California. According to experts, the animal died to blunt force trauma following a collision with a large boat. Experts from the Marine Mammal Center also performed […]
European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT): Construction of the world’s largest optical telescope starts in Chile
[Image:ESO] On Friday, Michelle Bachelet, the President of Chile, inaugurated the construction of the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), the world’s largest optical telescope that will be located on mountain in the middle of the Atacama desert and will start operating in 2024. “What is being raised here is more than a telescope. Here we […]
Train Services at Dehradun Railway Station Returns to Normal
Train services at Dehradun railway station are finally coming back to normal. On Friday, railway officials announced that all trains that were partially cancelled and were rerouted to Haridwar since April 17 will now return to their normal schedule from Saturday. The announcement means railway passengers now won’t need to go to Haridwar to catch […]
Speedy Bike Kills Two Women in Dehradun
Two women died in Dehradun on Thursday after being knocked down by a speedy bike on EC Road near Bharat Heart Hospital. Both women were relatives, and were on their way to hospital where husband of one of the woman was admitted for heart operation. The accident occurred outside the Bharat Heart Hospital. Two victims […]
Uttarakhand’s Irrigation Department Gets Responsibility to Revive Naini Lake
Uttarakhand’s irrigation department will now have the responsibility to revive the Naini Lake in Nainital. Earlier, state’s Public Works Department was looking after the lake, but on Monday, state government took the decision to shift responsibility. In the past few days, many prominent personalities, including cricketer Mohammad Kaif, Atul Kasbekar and Pushpesh Pant, have […]
Uttarakhand Villages in Disaster Prone Areas will be Relocated
Dehradun: Uttarakhand government has identified several villages in disaster prone areas in the state and will soon relocate these villages. During the first phase, only two villages from each district will be located. According to the state government, a total of 352 villages lying in high seismic zones or facing flood threats have already been […]
India Offers Tax Concessions to Apple to Boost Local Production of Mobile Handset Components
India has offered Apple tax concessions to boost production in the country, according to a report published by Reuters. A few days back, Cupertino, California-based company started manufacturing iPhone SE at its Taiwanese contract manufacturer Wistron’s plant in Bengaluru, and now the Government of India has decided to offer Apple tax-free import of mobile handset […]
NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer Ready for Emergency Spacewalk outside ISS today
NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer are getting ready to perform the emergency spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday, May 23 to replace a relay box, known as a multiplexer-demultiplexer (MDM), that failed on May 21. There are two MDM devices installed outside ISS, and their job is to control exterior […]
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