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The scientists created an animation a two-dimensional simulation of a possible cross-section of a band running through Europas ice shell.

Europa's ocean ascending to surface: NASA

Scientists focused on linear features called "bands" and "groove lanes" found on Jupiter's moons Europa and Ganymede.

9 July 2018 7:58 PM IST

Candidate HIV vaccine passes key early test

The candidate vaccine has now advanced to the next phase of the pre-approval trial process and will be tested in 2,600...

9 July 2018 5:05 PM IST

Non-healing chronic wounds are a significant medical problem. (Photo: Tufts University)

Novel smart bandages can monitor, treat chronic wounds

The research is aimed at transforming bandaging from a traditionally passive treatment into a more active paradigm.

9 July 2018 4:33 PM IST

Los Alamos lab has struggled with safety lapses involving the handling of plutonium and radioactive waste and was found responsible for a 2014 radiation release that forced the nations only underground nuclear waste repository to close for nearly three years. (Photo: AP)

New Mexico nuclear weapons laboratory marks 75 years

The lab marked its anniversary earlier this month with a day of speeches and activities.

9 July 2018 8:05 AM IST

In this photo, a new fissure erupts in Leilani Estates in Pahoa, Hawaii. Hawaiis erupting Kilauea volcano has destroyed homes and forced the evacuations of more than a thousand people. (U.S. Geological Survey via AP)

Scientists defy 'force of nature' to unlock secrets of Hawaii volcano

Scientists are trying to discover what warning signs may exist for future eruptions to better protect the Big Island's...

9 July 2018 7:42 AM IST

State-owned sovereign wealth funds are designed to invest their countries public money for the long term.

Six major wealth funds agree to encourage greener economy

The funds hope to send a signal that will impact the international financial system.

7 July 2018 8:46 AM IST

The 2,140-kg GSAT-6A rode piggyback on ISROs powerful geosynchronous rocket fitted with indigenous cryogenic engine at the third stage and was put into orbit successfully after the launch. (Photo: ANI/File)

India's first manned mission to space in the works, ISRO undertakes...

ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) has tested a capsule prototype which will be used to send a group of humans in...

5 July 2018 7:29 PM IST

In June, it reached its lowest orbit yet, skimming the surface from just 22 miles (35 kilometres) up. (Photo: NASA)

NASA spacecraft sending back close-ups of dwarf planet Ceres

The spacecraft has been circling Ceres since 2015.

4 July 2018 11:02 AM IST

With the help of an equipment named coronagraph, the scientists managed to get a clear picture.

New baby planet shot 370 light years away from Earth

The planet is actually being born around a star which, as per the cosmological timescale, is young with 5.4 million...

3 July 2018 5:03 PM IST

The photo provided by the European Southern Observatory ESO taken from the SPHERE instrument on ESOs Very Large Telescope is the first clear image of a planet caught in the very act of formation around the dwarf star PDS 70. The planet stands clearly out, visible as a bright point to the right of the centre of the image, which is blacked out by the coronagraph mask used to block the blinding light of the central star. (ESO via AP)

Astronomers report first image of baby planet being formed

Scientists said the planet appears as a bright spot in the snapshot taken using the ESO's very large Telescope in Chile.

2 July 2018 8:18 PM IST

This Nov. 16image made with the Hubble Space Telescope shows the diffuse galaxy NGC 1052-DF2, lighter area in center. Several other galaxies can be seen through it. The unusual galaxys stars are speeding around with no apparent influence from dark matter, according to a study published on Wednesday in the journal Nature. (Photo: AP)

Mysterious meteorite from the Pacific is NASA's next subject

The extraction will be carried by an exploration vehicle, making it the first instance of meteorite extraction from the...

2 July 2018 2:22 PM IST

The Met Office is also warning of potentially hazardous driving conditions in regions hit by the predicted storms. (Representative image/Source: Pixabay)

UK forecaster issues 1st ever thunderstorm alert

The official forecasters say torrential rain, hail and lightning are possible Sunday.

2 July 2018 1:51 PM IST