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The appearance of criteria and emerging pollutants in water is a modern theme that has caused the scientific community to research new solutions and alternatives. (Representative Image)

New material found to eliminate organic pollutants in water

A study suggests two new absorbent materials have shown the capability of eliminating organic pollutants in solution in...

8 Jun 2018 1:25 PM IST

The deposition rates for viruses were nine to 461 times greater than the rates for bacteria. (Photo: Pixabay)

Scientists map genetic codes of 3,000 dangerous bacteria

The DNA of deadly strains of plague, dysentery and cholera were also decoded as they appear to be the world's most...

8 Jun 2018 1:17 PM IST

NASAs Curiosity rover captures image of ancient warrior on Mars. (Photo: Pixabay)

NASA rover data shows Mars had the ingredients needed for life

New findings released have marked some of the strongest evidence ever that Earth's neighbour may have harboured life.

8 Jun 2018 12:50 PM IST

NASAs Curiosity rover captures image of ancient warrior on Mars. (Photo: Pixabay)

NASA's mini-satellites successfully steer towards Mars

Over the last week, two CubeSats called MarCO-A and MarCO-B have been firing their propulsion systems to guide...

4 Jun 2018 6:28 PM IST

Agni-5 lifts off during a successful test-fire from a mobile launch pad in Odisha on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Agni-5 nuclear-capable ballistic missile with China in its range...

India on Sunday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Long Range Ballistic Missile Agni-5.

4 Jun 2018 1:05 AM IST

The problem with the satellites advanced imager cropped up during routine testing several weeks after liftoff. (Photo: NASA via AP)

Ailing weather satellite produces sharp snapshot of Earth

GOES-17's critical infrared sensors in the main instrument were not staying cold enough.

2 Jun 2018 9:55 AM IST

The methane ice-rich surface on Pluto may be sublimating away into the atmosphere, exposing a layer of water-ice underneath (Photo: NASA)

Pluto's dunes are made of grains of frozen methane

The dunes cover about 775 square miles (2,000 square km), roughly the size of Tokyo.

1 Jun 2018 11:43 AM IST

At least 75 homes most of them in Leilani Estates have been devoured by streams of red-hot molten rock creeping from about two dozen large volcanic vents, or fissures, that have opened in the ground since Kilauea rumbled back to life four weeks ago. (Photo: AP)

Hawaii mandatory evacuation: Volcanic eruption hits four-week mark

The mandatory evacuation zone lies within a slightly larger area that was already under a voluntary evacuation and...

1 Jun 2018 9:57 AM IST

Virgin Galactic says that brings the company closer to its goal of being able to fly its spacecraft more frequently than has been typical for human spaceflight. (Photo: Virgin Galactic)

VSS Unity flies again after 2 months, reaches 114,500 feet on its own

VSS Unity fired its rocket motor for 31 seconds and climbed to an altitude of 114,500 feet.

30 May 2018 8:07 AM IST

On its website, NASA explains that it does use the materials for wind experiments launched on sounding rockets to the upper atmosphere.

This is why a NASA camera melted during SpaceX launch

During a SpaceX rocket launch on May 22, a high-end Canon camera suffered disastrously.

29 May 2018 4:00 PM IST

Jeff Bezos details lunar manufacturing plans

Jeff Bezos details lunar manufacturing plans

At a Space Development Conference in Los Angeles, Bezos talked about his idea of colonising Moon by making it a centre...

29 May 2018 3:48 PM IST

Volcanic smog, or air pollution, is created by vapour, carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide gas released from Kilauea. (Photo: AP)

Hawaii volcano is pumping out vog'

Higher sulphur dioxide emissions recorded at the volcano's summit are creating the potential for heavier than usual vog,...

28 May 2018 8:50 AM IST