New York, March 7 (IANS) In a never-seen-before incident in the asteroid belt, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has recorded break-up of an asteroid into as many as 10 smaller pieces. “This is a rock, and seeing it fall apart before our eyes is pretty amazing,” said David Jewitt of the University of California at Los Angeles. […]
Washington, March 7 (IANS) The NASA scientists have discovered how dense particles near earth can send a plume up through space to help protect against incoming solar particles during certain space weather events. In certain circumstances, a pool of dense particles normally circling earth, deep inside the magnetosphere, can extend a long arm out to meet […]
Toronto, March 7 (IANS) Do you purchase energy drinks for growing children as these claim to increase alertness, improve mood and enhance mental and physical energy? Think again. A new report finds that consumption of energy drinks among teenagers may be linked with poor mental health and substance abuse. The paper also found that high-school students […]
Washington, March 7 (IANS) Astronomers said Thursday they have witnessed for the first time the break-up of an asteroid, disintegrating into as many as 10 smaller pieces at a “leisurely” speed. The crumbling asteroid, designated P/2013 R3, was first noticed as an unusual, fuzzy-looking object by ground-based telescopes in Arizona September 15, 2013, the researchers […]
Washington, March 5 (IANS) A single injection of an experimental drug may someday protect people from infection with the AIDS virus for up to three months, a US study said Tuesday. The study, published in the US journal Science, showed that the drug called GSK 744LA can protect macaque monkeys from repeated intrarectal infections with the […]
Washington, March 4 (IANS) Researchers have discovered a potentially clean and inexpensive way to convert carbon dioxide to methanol, a key ingredient to produce plastics, adhesives and solvents – and a promising fuel for transportation. Scientists from the Stanford University, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Technical University of Denmark combined theory and experimentation to identify a […]
Tokyo, March 3 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale jolted a part of Japan Sunday evening, the US Geological Survey said. No tsunami, however, was predicted. The temblor struck 110km NNW of Nago, a city located in the northern part of Okinawa Island, at 8.11 GMT Sunday, Xinhua reported. The quake’s epicentre, having […]
India and Russia are close to resolving their differences over the nuclear liability law that has held up agreement on construction of units 3 and 4 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP), Rosatom, the plant’s Russian bulder, said Friday. “Russia and India are nearing resolution of disagreements on the issue of application of the […]
The Indian space agency will take its first step towards a manned space mission by testing its third generation Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) and also the crew module this year, said a top official. K. Radhakrishnan, chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), said end of May or beginning of June would see the experimental flight […]
Mobile handset company Karbonn Friday announced the launch of a “Kochadaiiyaan” Signature Phone Series to bring Rajinikanth’s magic closer to his fans. The series, based on the forthcoming Tamil period drama, includes the Android-based Karbonn A36, the Karbonn A6+ and the flagship Titanium S5i along with two feature phones – the Legend 2.4 and the […]