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To understand how rainfall on Mars changed over time, the researchers had to consider how its atmosphere has changed.Science
Rains may have shaped Mars surface: study

The fourth planet from the Sun, Mars has geological features like the Earth and Moon

18 May 2017 8:14 AM IST

A trail of smoke can be seen from the 2013 eruption of the Pavlof volcano, which spewed an ash cloud 20,000 feet into the atmosphere that traveled southeastward over the North Pacific Ocean. The volcanos that may have contributed to snowball Earth spanned almost 2000 miles and erupted continuously for years. (Image courtesy of NASA)Science
NASA captures strange lights flashing from Earth

One million miles from Earth, a NASA camera is capturing unexpected flashes of light reflecting off our planet.

16 May 2017 2:35 PM IST

The most advanced weather satellite ever built rocketed into space Saturday night, part of an $11 billion effort to revolutionize forecasting and save lives. (Photo: AP)Science
SpaceX launches Inmarsat communications satellite

SpaceX did not attempt to bring the first stage of the rocket back to Earth following the launch, citing a heavy...

16 May 2017 8:09 AM IST

The small-brained hominim could have lived the same time as the first modern humans in Africa (Photo: AFP)Science
Early humans co-existed in Africa with human-like species 300,000...

These treasure troves, some 50 km northwest of Johannesburg, have yielded pieces of the puzzle of human evolution for...

16 May 2017 2:22 AM IST

The study used data for 88,504 people with HIV who started an-tiretroviral treatment between 1996 and 2010 from 18 European and North American studies. (Photo: AP)Science
Latest research ups HIV life expectancy

WHO now recommends antiretroviral therapy to be given as soon as possible after diagnosis to all people with HIV.

16 May 2017 2:16 AM IST

Christina Morrison presented her research at the 2017 Arizona Space Grant Symposium in Tempe. This fall she will begin graduate studies in environmental engineering at one of the several universities where she has been accepted. (Photo credit: Irma Perez)Science
Doing laundry in Outer Space? She's working on a solution for that

UA College of Engineering senior Christina Morrison is seeking answers to a Earth problem for space travelers: how to...

14 May 2017 8:44 PM IST

NASA astronaut Peggy WhitsonScience
US spacewalkers overcome glitch on 200th station outing

Two US astronauts overcame an early equipment glitch to complete an abbreviated spacewalk outside the International...

13 May 2017 8:25 AM IST

US Navy divers and other personnel practicing for recovery of Orion on its return from deep space missions, using a test version of the crew module (Photo: AFP)Science
NASA delays deep-space Orion test to 2019 due to costs

The first test flight of NASA's Orion capsule, designed to one day carry people to Mars, has been delayed until 2019

13 May 2017 7:40 AM IST

Scientists using Nasa telescopes have detected a strong water signature on Neptune-sized planet.Science
Signs of water spotted on Neptune-like planet

Finding can help understand birth of planetary systems.

13 May 2017 6:25 AM IST

A Long March 7 rocket just before blast off at Wenchang Space Launch Centre on April 20, 2017. Groups of volunteers will live in a sealed lab simulating a lunar-like environment as Beijing prepares for its long-term goal of putting humans on the moon (Photo:AFP)Science
China tests 'Lunar Palace' as it eyes moon mission

The volunteers will live in the sealed lab to simulate a long-term, self-contained space mission with no input from the...

12 May 2017 7:51 AM IST

Student volunteers inside the Lunar Palace 1, a laboratory simulating a lunar-like environment, in Beijing. (Photo: AFP )Science
China eyes Moon Mission, tests Lunar Palace'

The cabin represents the world's most advanced closed-loop life-support technology so far , state broadcaster CCTV...

12 May 2017 6:39 AM IST

Nasas EM drive propulsion tech will propel us to the Moon in four hours. And to Mars in 70 days.Science
China simulates extended moon stays amid space drive

China is testing the ability for future astronauts to stay on the moon for extended periods

11 May 2017 9:49 AM IST

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