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By the time Williams returns to Earth in two weeks to close out his latest half-year trip, he will have logged 534 days off the

Astronaut breaks US record: 521 days in space and counting

Williams will be No. 14 on the world's most-time-in-space list, behind 13 Russians, by the time he lands.

26 Aug 2016 10:49 AM IST

An artist’s impression of Proxima b

Proxima b: A planet so Earth-like, and so close

The search for life outside our solar system just got a whole lot closer.

26 Aug 2016 6:17 AM IST

Mythbuster: False health ‘facts’

No, this is a list of all those health “facts” we’re raised with, which are actually false. Passing...

24 Aug 2016 11:14 PM IST

Chinas latest manned space mission is due in October and is aiming for a manned moon landing by 2036. (Photo: China Daily)

China shows first images of Mars rover, aims for 2020 mission

China in 2003 became the third country to put a man in space with its own rocket after the former Soviet Union and the...

24 Aug 2016 4:25 PM IST

The new film is edible, biodegradable and works 500 times more efficiently in keeping oxygen out.

Edible milk-based film an answer to plastic wraps

Researchers at the US Department of Agriculture have pioneered an efficient covering to keep your food safe and fresh,...

23 Aug 2016 6:59 PM IST

NASA has hinted its intentions to turn over the International Space Station to a private enterprise in the next decade.

International Space Station to become a private enterprise: NASA

The agency is planning collaboration with commercial spaceflight companies such as SpaceX.

23 Aug 2016 1:08 PM IST

The disappearing tropical glaciers of South America

The disappearing tropical glaciers of South America

A group of tourists walk by the Tuco glacier in the Huascaran National Park, in a tour called ‘Route of climate...

22 Aug 2016 6:19 AM IST

Wanted: Volunteers willing to be infected with Zika virus

Wanted: Volunteers willing to be infected with Zika virus

Dallas County Mosquito Lab microbiologist Spencer Lockwood sorts mosquitoes collected in a trap in Hutchins, Texas, that...

22 Aug 2016 6:18 AM IST

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SpaceVR to launch world’s first virtual reality camera satellite...

SpaceVR, a company founded by Ryan Holmes in 2015, is the world’s first virtual-reality platform.

19 Aug 2016 9:41 AM IST

Extinction events: The rumbling giants

Some weeks ago, geologists inspecting the beautiful Araku valley hill-station, which neighbours Vishakhapatnam city,...

18 Aug 2016 8:09 PM IST

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NASA: Last month was Earth's hottest in recorded history

Earth just broiled to its hottest month in recorded history, according to NASA.

16 Aug 2016 10:21 AM IST

Replace one calorie drink with water

Replacing just one calorie-laden, sugary drink with water may help shed extra kilos, as well as improve overall health,...

16 Aug 2016 6:33 AM IST