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Russia to launch new Moon probe in 2015

Written on 16 Jan, 2013 at 16:14 in Tech | viewed 185 times | 0 Comments

Moscow:Russia will launch an unmanned spacecraft to the Moon in 2015, as part of its plan to establish a fully robotic lunar station. The new Moon orbiter, called Luna-Glob will lift off from the Vostochny space port in Russia’s Far East... (Continue reading)

India’s first space weather reading centre in Kolkata

Written on 14 Jan, 2013 at 11:45 in Tech | viewed 165 times | 0 Comments

Kolkata:A centre of excellence specialising in reading space weather conditions to help air traffic on polar routes would come up here by the middle of this year, the first of its kind in the country. “It will be a centre of... (Continue reading)

Lined-up Sun, Moon give rise to ‘King tides’

Written on 13 Jan, 2013 at 18:03 in Tech | viewed 135 times | 0 Comments

New York: High tides are extra high around the world when the Sun and the Moon align and are very near to the Earth, giving rise to the phenomenon, experts say. Meteorologist Dan Satterfield reported on his blog hosted by the... (Continue reading)

NASA buys private inflatable room for ISS

Written on 13 Jan, 2013 at 17:16 in Tech | viewed 119 times | 0 Comments

New York: NASA has signed a USD 17.8 million deal to attach an inflatable private module to the International Space Station (ISS). NASA will pay the hefty amount to the Nevada-based private spaceflight firm Bigelow Aerospace for the company’s Bigelow Expandable... (Continue reading)

Largest cosmic structure in universe discovered

Written on 12 Jan, 2013 at 14:27 in Tech | viewed 143 times | 0 Comments

London: Astronomers have discovered the largest known structure in the universe – a cluster of galaxies that spans an astonishing four billion light years. The sprawling structure is known as a large quasar group (LQG), in which quasars powered by super-massive... (Continue reading)

NASA to send aircraft in stratosphere to study climate change

Written on 10 Jan, 2013 at 12:44 in Tech | viewed 129 times | 0 Comments

Washington:NASA will send a remotely piloted research aircraft 65,000 feet over the tropical Pacific Ocean this month to probe unexplored regions of the upper atmosphere and detect how a warming climate is changing Earth. The first flights of the Airborne Tropical... (Continue reading)

India test-fires manoeuvrable version of BrahMos

Written on 9 Jan, 2013 at 14:09 in Tech | viewed 146 times | 0 Comments

New Delhi: India today successfully test-fired a highly manoeuvrable version of the 290-km range supersonic cruise missile BrahMos from a naval warship off the coast of Vishakhapatnam in Bay of Bengal. “At 9.30 AM, the missile blasted off in a pre-designated... (Continue reading)

Updating Facebook status may make you feel less lonely

Written on 8 Jan, 2013 at 17:57 in Tech | viewed 153 times | 0 Comments

New York:Frequently updating your Facebook status can help you feel less lonely, according to a new study. College students who posted more status updates on the social networking site than they normally did felt less lonely over the course of a... (Continue reading)

Now, flexible ‘paper tablet’ that can be twisted and dropped

Written on 8 Jan, 2013 at 13:40 in Tech | viewed 125 times | 0 Comments

London: Researchers have developed a revolutionary tablet screen as thin as a sheet of paper that can be twisted and dropped without damage – and it could replace your laptop within five years. Developed by Queen’s University in Canada in collaboration... (Continue reading)

Soon, smart household appliances that text you

Written on 7 Jan, 2013 at 15:41 in Tech | viewed 188 times | 0 Comments

Washington: Leading manufacturers of household appliances have created smart devices that can send a text message when your clothes are dry or notify you when a power cut knocks out your fridge. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next... (Continue reading)