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The partial eclipse will end at 12:48 am, while the penumbral eclipse will end at 2:20 am on August 8. (represenational image0

Rains, overcast sky mar lunar eclipse viewing in capital

The penumbral part of the lunar eclipse, which is difficult to discern, began at 9:20 pm.

8 Aug 2017 7:42 AM IST

This celestial event is a solar eclipse in which the moon passes between the sun and Earth and blocks all or part of the sun for up to about three hours, from beginning to end, as viewed from a given location. (Image: Pixabay)

All you need to know about the Total Solar Eclipse of August 21

Check out the complete guide to the Total Solar Eclipse scheduled to take place August 21.

7 Aug 2017 2:06 PM IST

The disease most commonly affects joints in the knees, hips, hands, feet, and spine and is marked by the breakdown of joint cartilage and underlying bones.

IIT scientists develop silk mats that could treat arthritis

Left untreated, it can cause severe pain, swelling, and eventually limited range of movement.

7 Aug 2017 12:43 PM IST

Total solar eclipses occur somewhere on Earth every year or so, but most cast their shadow over oceans or remote land. (representational image

US in rare bull's-eye for total solar eclipse on Aug. 21

Satellites and ground telescopes will also aim at the sun and at the moon's shadow cutting a swath some 97 to 113 kms...

7 Aug 2017 8:33 AM IST

Curiosity has been taking pictures and tracking the weather, but doing little else for the past two weeks. (Photo: NASA)

NASA's Curiosity rover marks 5 years of Mars exploration

Curiosity, which landed near Mount Sharp five years ago, is examining clues on that mountain about long-ago lakes on...

5 Aug 2017 3:53 PM IST

Ned Molter from University of California, Berkeley in the US observed the storm getting much brighter between June 26 and July 2.

Massive Earth-sized storm spotted on Neptune

The massive storm system is about 9,000 kilometres in length, or one-third the size of Neptune's radius

5 Aug 2017 1:28 PM IST

Image of Jack Daviss letter to NASA for the planetarty protection officer job

9-year-old boy applies for planetary protection officer job at NASA

Jack Davis a fourth-grader wrote the letter to NASA following its announcent for the post.

5 Aug 2017 12:25 PM IST

The new creature dubbed Capinatator praetor missus is so different that scientists said the fossils represent not only a new species but a new genus - a larger grouping of life - as well.

Scientists ID tiny prehistoric sea worm with 50 head spines

Capinatator which means grasping swimmer lived 500 million years ago at a time when creatures started getting bigger...

4 Aug 2017 4:47 PM IST

Illustrated image of the exoplanet (Photo: NASA)

In breakthrough, Scientists discover giant exoplanet with glowing...

This is the first evidence of an exoplanet stratosphere - the layer of atmosphere where temperature increases with...

4 Aug 2017 9:18 AM IST

Scientists discovered DNA switch that can turn off our reactions to allergies.

Scientists correct disease-causing mutation from genes in human...

US scientists have succeeded in altering the genes of a human embryo to correct a disease-causing mutation.

3 Aug 2017 8:38 AM IST

The discovery will involve findings from the Hubble Space Telescope and NASAs Cassini spacecraft, which is orbiting Saturn.

Nasa offers Rs 1 cr to stop alien invasion'

The concern also works the other way, most imminently for Mars.

3 Aug 2017 6:14 AM IST

The CO molecule works by binding to the bacteria, preventing them from producing energy.

New self-destructing materials may lead to vanishing ink

The secret behind self-destructing molecules is that they would require a tiny input of energy to stay in their useful...

2 Aug 2017 5:51 PM IST