Piers J. Sellers, a meteorologist and NASA astronaut, breathed his last on December 23, 2016 after having fought the battle against pancreatic cancer.
Piers John Seller was born on 11 April, 1995 in Crowborough of Sussex. He completed his Bachelor of Science in ecological science and a doctorate in bio-meteorology. He was well trained as Royal Air Force cadet, to...
The year of 2016 ends well for NASA as Dawn, Juno and Cassini, the prominent missions of NASA are revealing the secrets of Ceres, Jupiter and Saturn respectively.
Dawn with the dwarf
Dawn orbits the dwarf planet Ceres since March 2015. Carol Raymond, Dawn's deputy principal investigator, thanking it said, "Ceres has defied our expectations and surprised us in many ways, thanks...
Extraterrestrial intelligence has always been a topic of interest among the astronomers. Every day new theories are proposed regarding the possible existence of life outside the solar system. Recently, the detection of new waves of Fast Radio Burst (FRBs) has perplexed the research scientists.
FRB is a high-energy astrophysical phenomenon manifested as a transient radio pulse lasting only for a...
NASA's Cassini-Huygens spacecraft was sent to Saturn on October 15, 1997. The Cassini entered Saturn's orbit on July 1, 2004 and after almost 19 years, the spacecraft encountered the rings of the sixth planet in the solar system.
Cassini has yet again brought smiles in the faces of the scientists as it captured Pandora on December 18. Pandora is a...
Robots are no more some alien dream, or to be seen in sci-fi movies only. This dream has now come true. Exoskeletons are wearable robots designed to move or strengthen limbs.
Already, lower-body models help paralysis patients in clinics around the world. As long as the devices can continue to shed weight and cost, they should become common replacements for...
According to a recent French study issued by an international journal Thorax, consuming four servings of processed meat per week might cause deterioration in asthma symptoms.
"Regularly indulging in a bacon sandwich doubles the risk of an asthma attack," experts have warned. The research workers suspect it could be a food additive called nitrite used in meats such as ham,...
A new type of large, prehistoric bird has just been brought to light in the Canadian arctic. A team of geologists from the University of Rochester discovered the new species, which is approximately 90 million years old, and published their findings this week in the journal Scientific Reports . The discovery places the bird among the oldest avian records...
Women’s bodies undergo enormous change during pregnancy; it affects not only the body but also brain structure too. For the first time, scientists have found new evidence of specific and “long-lasting” physical changes in the brains of pregnant women. New research out this week suggests, during pregnancy women grow an entirely new organ (the placenta), researchers have revealed, suggesting...
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Or anything else? It is a image of the International Space Station passing in front of the Sun.
This stunning composite image was created by using ten different frames. It shows ISS transiting the sun at five miles per second on Saturday, Dec 17, 2016. Wow, what a remarkable image it is.
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Taking from search and rescue to inspections, security, surveillance, science and research, aerial photography, aerial video, surveying/GIS, animals' flight adaptations are helping scientists design better flying robots.
David Lentink says, "Understanding of animal flight has inspired the design of new aerial robots with more effective flight capacities through the process of biomimetics and bio-inspiration." Airborne drones and the animals they...
