A new multimillion-rand telescope in the Karoo will offer astronomers an unprecedented view of the stars. The MeerLICHT instrument in Sutherland will be specifically linked to the MeerKAT radio telescope array near Carnarvon in the Northern Cape. Unlike its bigger brother SALT (Southern African Large Telescope), the MeerLICHT is meant …
WASHINGTON, 22 OCT: A year after announcing the discovery of water molecules on the moon, Nasa scientists have now said the earth's satellite is not only rich in useful materials, it has a water cycle of its own. In fact, new studies suggest that there is a lot more water …
Washington: The universe and everything in it could end in less than 3.7 billion years from now, claims a new study. The universe, began in a Big Bang about 13.7 billion years ago, has been expanding at an ever accelerating rate ever since and according to standard cosmology models it …
Not Too Hot Or Cold, This World Could Just Be Habitable, Scientists Say Washington: Astronomers say they have for the first time spotted a planet beyond our own in what is sometimes called the Goldilocks zone for life: Not too hot, not too cold. Juuuust right. Not too far from …
London: Scientists have warned that a huge solar flare is due to erupt in 2013, which could paralyse Earth, causing blackouts and chaos. They fear that the giant explosion of energy from the Sun, a phenomenon which occurs only once every 100 years, could see power grids crash, communication systems …
Scien London, Sept. 21: Scientists have warned that a huge solar flare is due to erupt in 2013, which could paralyse earth, causing blackouts and chaos. They fear that the giant explosion of energy from the sun, a phenomenon which occurs only once every 100 years, could see power grids …
Johnson TA The second Indian space mission to the moon, Chandrayaan 2, scheduled for 2013, will have three new Indian payloads and will repeat two instruments from the 2008 Chandrayaan 1 mission that lead to the discovery of water in the form of ice near the North Pole of the …
Kumar Manish | TNNAhmedabad: ISRO will launch a dedicated satellite next year to observe the wavelength from ultra violet to X-ray emitted from celestial bodies. Speaking on the sidelines of an award function at Physical Research Laboratory, chairman, space commission, and chairman, ISRO, K Radhakrishnan told TOI,
Nasa’s Kepler space probe has found more than just 706 potential new planets — it may also have found five new solar systems. Buried in the deluge of data sent back by the probe are clear signs that at least five of the 150,000-plus stars it has studied may have …
PSLV Delivers 5 Satellites At One Go Chennai: In a flawless launch, five satellites, including the advanced high-resolution cartography satellite Cartosat-2B, were placed in orbit on Monday by India
London: The Earth is much younger than previously thought, a new study has suggested. Geologists at Cambridge University have calculated that the planet could have taken far longer to form following the birth of the solar system 4.567 billion years ago than it was previously believed. By comparing chemical isotopes …
Will pave way for predicting solar flares, space storms London, June 20 For the first time, astronomers have found that the magnetic field in the outer atmosphere of the Sun produces eerie musical harmonies
Washington: Moon has hundred times more water than was previously thought, and it could be widespread deep under its surface, planetary scientists have claimed. A US-led team has based its findings on an analysis of the mineral apatite in lunar rocks picked up by Apollo space missions and in lunar …
A team of scientists flew to the Australian Outback on Monday and recovered a Japanese space capsule that they hope contains asteroid samples providing clues into the evolution of the solar system. The Hayabusa explorer returned to Earth overnight after a seven-year, six-billion-km journey, burning apart on re-entry in a …
Ahuge, potentially life-giving sea likely covered more than a third of Mars some 3.5 billion years ago, according to a study released on Sunday. Spread over an area the size of the Atlantic Ocean, it would have straddled the north pole and contained the equivalent of a tenth of the …
