A team led by the Astronomers have discovered a stray black hole is lurking in the corner of our Milky Way galaxy, while the scientists in Japan examining a molecular cloud with enigmatic motion. Though it is difficult to find black holes as even light can’t escape them that they are completely black. But in some times black holes...
The Hubble Telescope has been in space since 1990. It has throughout its lifetime captured some amazing space phenomena. It has also helped in answering some unanswered questions of Astronomy as well brought forward some new ones. The Hubble captured a rare moment, when it captured a death of a star.
The Hubble Telescope has been in space since 1990....
Solar storms may be the reason why marine animals lose their way, leaving them stranded on beaches across the world, say scientists at NASA.
Marine animals such as dolphins, whales, and porpoises navigate their way around the oceans using magnetic field sensing. The experts opine that intense solar storms affect the Earth’s magnetic field, which may confuse the creatures, causing...
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Volcanic activity found on Mars; Martian meteors make stunning revelations
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Mars again makes it to the top news with new dimension about the life on the planet. Meteors found in Mars make stunning revelations about the volcanic activity in the planet.
Scientists have found several evidences that support the argument that at least 2 billion years of volcanic activity existed in Mars. The largest Martian volcano, Olympus Mons, is about 27.3...
Two leopard cubs were rescued and reunited with their mother at Somatwadi village near Pune, and the entire rescue operation had been filmed.
Farmers found the two cubs, barely three weeks old, while working in the sugarcane fields at Junnar. They contacted forest officials, who moved the leopard cubs away from the site to avoid any incident of the mother...
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is the high-tech space research centre in India that has tons of achievements to its list. There have been historical launches that have made the world look up to the country. ISRO is once again set to prove its valour with the satellite launch scheduled on February 15th.
The historical launch would bear a...
In what seems to be a convergence of science and fashion, graphene has entered the world of fashion. The revolutionary material in the form of a black dress has been unveiled in Manchester.
This would be the world’s most technically advanced dress, with tiny LED lights that change colour in sync with the wearer’s breathing.
The LED lights, positioned across the...
Aliens are one of the most fascinating concepts, with many movies portraying the extraterrestrial. While many theories exists to support and disprove the existence of aliens, this new alien-like insect identified, is increasing the curiosity.
Dr. George Poinar, professor of entomology at Oregon State University (OSU), is heading the team of researches and he detailed on this newly found organism....
Eating breakfasts with overcooked chips, burnt toast and well-browned roast potatoes that is more than lightly grilled, could raise the risk of cancer, according to a public health campaign urging people to change their cooking and eating habits. On Monday, The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) launched a public warning campaign called "Go for Gold" to embolden people to...
The Google Lunar XPRIZE foundation has announced the five shortlisted teams, who have secured contracts to launch their spacecrafts on the Moon.
The five teams who have entered the final phase of the competition are SpaceIL (Israel), Moon Express (US), Synergy Moon (International), Team Indus (India), and Hakuto (Japan).
The competition worth $30 Million requires the privately-owned space companies to successfully land their robots on the lunar surface, exploring at...