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Nasas EM drive propulsion tech will propel us to the Moon in four hours. And to Mars in 70 days.

Five teams vying for Google prize to land spacecraft on the moon

Google's parent company, Alphabet has produced a documentary series about Lunar XPrize competition.

25 Jan 2017 7:39 AM IST

A file photo of the Horseshoe Bend Treatment Plant on the far shore of the Berkeley Pit in Butte, Montana. US officials plan to pump toxic water into the plant starting in 2023 to keep it below a critical level and prevent it from escaping the pit. (Photo: AP)

Brimming toxic pit nears critical level

Residents of Butte, Montana, say the snow goose deaths this fall were a wake-up call that raises broader questions about...

24 Jan 2017 6:25 AM IST

Daphnis, measuring just eight kilometres across, orbits within the 42-kilometre wide area known as the Keeler Gap. (Photo: NASA)

NASA's Saturn probe beams back image of wavemaker moon Daphnis

The little moon's gravity raises waves in the edges of the gap in both the horizontal and vertical directions.

23 Jan 2017 7:57 AM IST

The Sahara Desert was home to hunter-gatherers who made their living off the animals and plants in the regions savannahs and wooded grasslands, researchers said. (Representational image)

Sahara Desert was 10 times as wet as today: study

Annual rainfall in the Sahara now ranges from about four inches to less than one inch.

22 Jan 2017 12:40 PM IST

Six carefully selected scientists have entered a man-made dome on a remote Hawaii volcano as part of a human-behaviour study. (Photo: University of Hawaii via AP)

Nasa drill to test possibility for Mars stay

Nasa hopes to send humans to an asteroid in the 2020s and Mars by the 2030s.

22 Jan 2017 4:47 AM IST

The participants will not be confined but will wear spacesuits whenever they step outside for geological expeditions, mapping studies or other tasks.

Freeze-dried food and 1 bathroom: 6 simulate Mars in dome

Crammed into a dome with one bathroom, six scientists will spend eight months munching on mostly freeze-dried foods.

21 Jan 2017 9:51 AM IST

Joshua Ehrlich, Laura Lark, Sam Payler, Brian Ramos, Jay Bevington, Ansley Barnard In this photo provided by the University of Hawaii, scientists Joshua Ehrlich, from left, Laura Lark, Sam Payler, Brian Ramos, Jay Bevington and Ansley Barnard, pose for a photo before they enter a geodesic dome called Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation, or HI-SEAS located 8,200 feet above sea level on Mauna Loa on the island of Hawaii, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. The four men and two women moved into their new simulated space home Thursday afternoon, as part of a human-behavior study that could help NASA as it draws up plans for sending astronauts on long missions to Mars.(AP)

Scientists enter Hawaii dome in eight-month Mars space mission study

Scientists enter Hawaii dome in eight-month Mars space mission study

21 Jan 2017 9:42 AM IST

Scientists will return to their duties at the research center once winter has passed. (Photo: NASA)

Antarctic ice floe crack forces UK scientists to leave

There are currently 88 scientists stationed at the Halley VI research centre, which monitors climate data.

18 Jan 2017 8:01 AM IST

Michael Snyder, professor and chair of genetics at the Stanford University School of Medicine, sports wearable gadgets. (Photo: AP)

Wearable sensors as check engine' light for health?

Blood oxygen levels decrease with rising altitudes during plane flights, in turn triggering fatigue.

17 Jan 2017 6:33 AM IST

Marijuana grows at a medical marijuana cultivation centre in Albion, Illinois. (Photo: AP )

The need to know risks and benefits of marijuana

The current lack of scientific information poses a public health risk.

17 Jan 2017 2:14 AM IST

The worlds smallest rocket SS-520 carrying a mini satellite for observation of the Earths surface is launched from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agencys Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, on January 15, 2017. (Photo: AFP)

Japan aborts mini-rocket mission shortly after liftoff

The rocket was carrying 3Kg TRICOM-1 observation satellite.

16 Jan 2017 7:52 AM IST

The infection was caused by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, a multidrug-resistant organism associated with high mortality. (Photo: Pixabay)

Superbug from India beats all antibiotics

American woman dies after contracting infection resistant to antimicrobial drugs.

16 Jan 2017 4:37 AM IST