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Gravitional waves (Image Courtesy: Ligo)

Ripples in space time: Gravitational waves ‘seen’ from...

Small ripples in space and time that dash across the universe at the speed of light is gravitational waves.

12 Feb 2016 11:46 AM IST

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Gravitational waves: Indian institutes pitched in with research

India is also one of countries where an advanced gravitational laboratory is being set up.

12 Feb 2016 11:32 AM IST

Sound of gravity, a middle C, vindicates Albert Einstein

Sound of gravity, a middle C, vindicates Albert Einstein

Scientists said on Thursday they have for the first time detected gravitational waves, ripples in space and time...

12 Feb 2016 2:19 AM IST

Bowling ball, feather are dropped together in vacuum chamber, watch what happens

Bowling ball, feather are dropped together in vacuum chamber, watch...

British physicist Brian Cox wanted to put Galileo’s theory to test himself.

10 Feb 2016 2:26 PM IST

SLS is the most powerful rocket NASA has ever built. (Photo: NASA)

NASA's most powerful rocket to send 13 satellites into space

The first flight of the Space Launch System will carry 13 CubeSats to test innovative ideas along with an uncrewed Orion...

3 Feb 2016 3:11 PM IST

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Knowing all the angles: Ancient Babylonians used tricky geometry

The methods were similar to those employed by 14th century scholars at University of Oxford's Merton College.

29 Jan 2016 10:38 AM IST

US remembers astronauts killed, pledges to reach Mars

The space shuttle program was formally ended in 2011 after three decades of ferrying astronauts to and from low-Earth...

28 Jan 2016 10:54 AM IST

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Doomsday Clock stays unchanged at three minutes to midnight

The clock is widely recognized as an indicator of the world's vulnerability to catastrophe.

28 Jan 2016 10:12 AM IST

Internet traffic may soon travel at the speed of light

Soon internet traffic may travel at the speed of light

The research introduces concepts of open source optical internet enabled by optical white box and software defined...

28 Jan 2016 10:10 AM IST

Space junk could start conflicts

The increasingly crowded space in Earth’s low orbit could set the stage for an international armed conflict, says...

26 Jan 2016 9:42 PM IST

NASA’s R5 robot is NASAs newest humanoid robot (Photo: NASA)

NASA working on humanoid robots for future space missions

The US space agency is considering ushering new humanoid robots that could offer astronauts a helping hand in future...

26 Jan 2016 10:16 AM IST

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India to build satellite tracking station in Vietnam that offers eye...

New Delhi: India will set up a satellite tracking and imaging centre in southern Vietnam that will give Hanoi access to...

25 Jan 2016 1:08 PM IST