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The proposal came out of the European strategy for particle physics. (Photo: CERN)Science
Mega tube under Geneva enters race to succeed CERN collider

The existing collider, which started up in 2008, smashes protons together in a 27-km circuit beneath the Swiss-French...

17 Jan 2019 12:24 PM IST

A Falcon 9 SpaceX heavy rocket lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. The Falcon Heavy, has three first-stage boosters, strapped together with 27 engines in all. (Photo: AP)Science
SpaceX to build Mars spaceship in Texas, not Los Angeles

Test versions of its Starship and Super Heavy rocket will be assembled at its Texas launch facility in a move to...

17 Jan 2019 12:03 PM IST

Some of the satellites that have survived are closer to Mars and they did not have the full view. Our orbit is bigger and we are able to take the full view of the planet, he said. The imaging system is also able to map the topography through the dust clouds in Mars.Science
Florida rocket project: Firefly Aerospace is involved

Beginning around 2020, around 800 small satellites are expected to launch annually.

17 Jan 2019 10:07 AM IST

A Russian Soyuz-2 booster rocket takes off from the Plesetsk launch facility in northwestern Russia. (Photo: AP)Science
Boeing-Lockheed's Vulcan rocket design 'nearly fully mature'

The companies will conduct the final design review for its new flagship Vulcan rocket within months.

17 Jan 2019 10:00 AM IST

The satellite was launched in 2011 and has exceeded its initially expected useful life of about three years. (Photo: UPI)Science
Russian attempt to control orbiting radio telescope fails

The Spektr-R satellite is continuing to transmit signals, but scientists have been unable to control the satellite.

16 Jan 2019 12:33 PM IST

The Change-4 probe carried the seeds of cotton, rape, potato and arabidopsis, as well as eggs of the fruit fly and some yeast, to form a simple mini biosphere. (Photo: EPA-EFE)Science
China to collect samples from moon this year

The Chang'e-4 lunar probe landed on Jan. 3 and transmitted the first-ever “close range” image of the far side of the...

15 Jan 2019 3:47 PM IST

They found the ice loss to be accelerating dramaticallyScience
Antarctica is losing ice 6 times faster today than in 1980s

Antarctica is melting more than six times faster than it did in the 1980s, a new study shows

15 Jan 2019 1:01 PM IST

Scientists have created a DNA tool that can accurately identify ancient populations, and may be used to test an individuals similarity to ancient people who once roamed the earth.Science
Novel DNA tool lets trace ancestry

A group of mutations to help identify ancient populations.

15 Jan 2019 2:28 AM IST

The eighth and final launch of the USD 3 billion Iridium NEXT project completed delivery of 75 new satellites to orbit. (Photo: AP)Science
SpaceX launches 10 more Iridium Communications satellites

The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base and arced over the Pacific west of Los Angeles.

14 Jan 2019 5:52 PM IST

SpaceX is working on a crew capsule that could carry humans into orbit as early as next year. (Photo: AFP)Science
SpaceX to lay off 10 percent of workforce

The company said it will “part ways” with some of its manpower, citing “extraordinarily difficult challenges...

13 Jan 2019 11:42 AM IST

Solar storms result from an accumulation of magnetic energy in some places. (Photo: AFP)Science
Earth's shifting north magnetic pole: Unprecedented navigation fixes...

The Earth's magnetic pole is moving at about 50 km (30 miles) a year.

12 Jan 2019 10:01 AM IST

Treating babies with severe combined immunodeficiency. (Photo: Pixabay)Science
Chinese scientist criticized for risking 'gene-edited' babies' lives

He believed his gene editing would help protect the girls from infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

8 Jan 2019 10:25 AM IST

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