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Workers are expected to begin mining operations at the US nuclear waste dump in New Mexico for the first time in three years. (AP

US nuke waste repository in New Mexico will get more space

The work to carve out more disposal space from the ancient salt formation will begin later this fall and should be...

18 Oct 2017 10:44 AM IST

Deputy UN Ambassador Kim In Ryong told the General Assemblys committee on disarmament that the situation on the Korean peninsula has reached the touch-and-go point. (Photo: AP)

North Korea has plans for more satellites

North Korea accused the United States of trying to block its efforts to help peacefully develop outer space.

18 Oct 2017 10:09 AM IST

The scientists intend to develop an autonomous orbital vehicle (a spaceship) to transport a two-member crew to Orbit and return to Earth after a few orbits.

Parts of unmanned Russian spaceship burn up over Dubai

Parts of the spaceship streaked across the Dubai skyline behind the Burj Khalifa, drawing both stunned and anxious...

18 Oct 2017 8:52 AM IST

A rendering of a neutron star merger.

Astronomers witness huge cosmic crash, find origins of gold

Thousands of astronomers found the aftermath of the merger in the sky.

17 Oct 2017 9:55 AM IST

Planet Nine does exist, and may be 10 times the mass of the Earth and 20 times away from the Sun than Neptune, NASA scientists say

Ice giant Planet Nine a reality: NASA

Konstantin Batygin says there are now five different lines of observational evidence pointing to the existence of Planet...

16 Oct 2017 4:43 PM IST

Experts say the Emperor penguin should be listed as an endangered species.

Antarctic penguin chicks face mass die-off alarm researchers

Sea ice extent in the polar regions varies each year, but climate change has made the fluctuation more extreme.

16 Oct 2017 8:52 AM IST

These animals can also swiftly and reversibly morph their skin into a textured, three dimensional (3D) surface, giving the animal a ragged outline that mimics seaweed, coral, or other objects it detects and uses for camouflage.

Octopus skin inspires programmable camouflaging material

The pneumatically-activated material developed by researchers takes a cue from the 3D bumps, or papillae for dynamic...

15 Oct 2017 12:59 PM IST

Smoke from the wildfires north of San Francisco plunged air quality levels in the Bay Area.

Choking smoke over San Francisco causes delays, closures

The region has endured days of choking smoke and claimed at least 31 lives and demolished thousands of homes and...

14 Oct 2017 11:34 AM IST

The launch of Japans third geo-positioning satellite is part of its plan to build a version of the US global positioning system (GPS) to offer location information used for autopiloting and possible national security purposes.

Russia launches European atmosphere monitoring satellite

The mission will contribute to volcanic ash monitoring for aviation safety and for services that warn of high levels of...

14 Oct 2017 11:07 AM IST

Researchers from Princeton University in the US confirmed that the widely separated pair about 350 light years from Earth are in fact a binary pair. They also observed Kronos strikingly unusual chemical abundance pattern.

Scientists discover sun-like twin stars 350 light years from Earth

The twin star was named after Kronos' lesser-known brother Krios. Their official designations are HD 240430 and HD...

14 Oct 2017 8:41 AM IST

This NASA handout image depicts the Cassini unmanned spacecraft above Saturns rings

Cassini's last show was a spectacular one, suggests NASA

The Cassini spacecraft went into Saturn's atmosphere on 15 September after spending 20 years in deep space.

13 Oct 2017 2:32 PM IST

This photo taken December 21, 2016 shows the Bogoslof Volcano erupting in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. The active Alaska volcano, which has erupted 10 times since mid-December and is located about 850 miles southwest of Anchorage, erupted again on January 5, 2017, this time sending a cloud of ash and ice 35,000 feet in the air. (Photo:AP)

'RING OF FIRE' Volcanos remind Asia of seismic peril

More than 1,40,000 people fled Mount Agung on the Indonesian Island of Bali after its alert status was raised to the...

13 Oct 2017 2:26 PM IST