The Indian space agency Thursday successfully completed the orbit-raising activity of its communication satellite G-SAT14 for a third time since it was put in orbit Jan 5. According to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the third orbit-raising activity of GSAT-14 was completed, firing the satellite’s onboard motors. ISRO on its Facebook page said that as […]
DNA tests will be conducted on four unidentified bodies of the nine passengers who died in Wednesday’s Dehradun Express fire in Thane, near the Maharashtra-Gujarat border, an official said here Thursday. “Their bodies have been burnt beyond recognition and hence it has been decided to conduct DNA tests,” a Western Railway spokesperson told IANS. The […]
Super earths or massive terrestrial planets dotting our galaxy the Milky Way, may have more earth-like climate then scientists have ever thought. Regardless of mass, these ‘super earths’ store most of their water in the mantle and would have both oceans and exposed continents – enabling a stable climate such as earth’s, claimed researchers. “Our […]
In a ground-breaking discovery, researchers have crossed one of the largest barriers to produce cost-effective biofuels. Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a simple and effective technique for removing lignin – nature’s way of protecting plant cell walls – from the plant material used to make biofuels. This discovery may bring down the […]
Iran wants Japan to help it build nuclear power plants, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has said. The official said he believed Iran and Japan could work together to build facilities that generate electricity. The Japanese leaders are aware of the idea, and it will become one of the key issues linking the two […]
The Indian space agency Monday successfully completed the first orbit raising operations of its communication satellite GSAT-14. According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the first orbit raising operation of GSAT-14 was completed by firing the apogee motor for 3,134 seconds or 52 minutes. The realised orbit is 8,966 km perigee (nearest point from […]
Internet calling and messaging service Skype said that user data is safe after the Syrian Electronic Army momentarily took control of the company’s Twitter feed and Facebook page. The SEA, a group of hackers who support Syrian President Bashar Assad, launched a cyberattack Wednesday to protest against Skype owner Microsoft’s cooperation with the National Security […]
In your 40s and not been able to cut that extra flab? It could be the end of ‘good’ brown fat in the back of your neck. As we age, thermogenic activity of brown fat – good fat that helps burn bad white fat around our bellies – slows down, claimed a new study. To […]
Smartphones, often billed as distractors, can actually help enhance attention and mindfulness, claims an Indian-American researcher. Jasprit Singh, professor of electrical engineering and computer science at University of Michigan, has suggested that smartphones can enhance mindfulness, help users stay attentive and achieve particular goals while at work or home. “In our culture today, we often […]
The aliens didn’t know it was going to pour! But we did. Hold your breath. For the first time, astronomers have provided weather forecast for an alien planet. Using Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers from Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Chicago have characterised the atmosphere of a super-earth class planet orbiting another […]