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California-based SpaceX had hoped to resume Falcon 9 flights as early as November, then in mid-December, before pushing the date to January 2017.Science
SpaceX says fix underway for rocket turbine wheel cracking

SpaceX said it has qualified our engines to be robust to turbine wheel cracks.

3 Feb 2017 9:51 AM IST

The discovery was announced Thursday, exactly 75 years after the submarine was scuttled by its commander following a clash with the British destroyer HMS Westcott.Science
Nazi submarine found off Azores: German research team

German researchers say they have found a Nazi-era submarine that sunk in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II.

3 Feb 2017 9:20 AM IST

The 700 metre long space tether was due to be extended out from a Japanese cargo ship that was launched in December 2016. (Photo: NASA)Science
Japan 'space junk' collector in trouble

Over 100 million pieces of garbage are thought to be whizzing around the planet.

1 Feb 2017 7:37 AM IST

The material could be grafted onto prosthetic limbs to restore temperature sensing in amputees. (Representational Image)Science
Now, artificial skin can feel heat

New skin can be grafted onto prosthetic limbs to restore temperature sensing.

1 Feb 2017 6:01 AM IST

This computer generated image released shows a visualization of cosmic flows: blue streamlines converge on the Shapley Attractor, red streamlines trace back the velocity field to its divergent point. (Photo: AFP)Science
Push and pull: How the Milky Way flies

Astronomers said they had discovered a void in deep space that helps explain the direction in which we are headed, and...

31 Jan 2017 8:13 AM IST

In this photo, equipment measures the flow of water where water from the Gallatin Fossil Plant empties into the Cumberland River in Gallatin, Tennessee. (Photo: AP)Science
Coal-fired plant polluted river, utility faces trial

The environmental groups say toxins are being spread to groundwater and the river via numerous area sinkholes.

31 Jan 2017 6:23 AM IST

The scientists believe the discovery could also play a role in understanding the development of antibiotic-resistance in patients already suffering from TB.Science
Gene that stops TB from mutating found

TB, which is spread through the air, is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide, researchers said.

31 Jan 2017 6:20 AM IST

The challenge now is to untangle how many of the observed changes are specific to the physical demands of spaceflight - and how many might be simply due to natural variations. (Representational image)Science
Space travel may cause genetic changes: study

Scientists studied the genetic differences between astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent nearly a year in space, and his...

28 Jan 2017 3:57 PM IST

NASA astronauts Virgil \Gus\ Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee died when thick smoke filled the crew module of the Apollo 1 capsule on January 27, 1967.Science
NASA unveils spaceship hatch 50 years after fatal Apollo 1 fire

Apollo launchpad fire was the first deadly accident in the space agency's early days.

28 Jan 2017 3:17 PM IST

The object is in the Kuiper Belt, a distant region that surrounds the solar system and is filled with trillions of icy rocks that have yet to be explored.Science
NASA spacecraft to explore ancient object beyond Pluto

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is on its way to explore a small, ancient object located about 1.6 billion km beyond...

27 Jan 2017 7:58 AM IST

(Photo for representational purpose only)Science
Alien' insect discovered

Unusual, rare insect placed in new scientific order.

27 Jan 2017 4:09 AM IST

From left, astronauts Virgil Grissom , Edward White II, and Roger ChaffeeScience
NASA displays Apollo capsule hatch 50 years after fatal fire

A flash fire erupted inside the capsule during a countdown rehearsal, with the astronauts atop the rocket.

26 Jan 2017 9:23 AM IST

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