With the success of Chandrayaan-1, the country’s first moon mission, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning a manned space mission as a first step to manned moon mission.
“Sending man to moon is a very complicated mission. So, as a first step, we plan to develop an Indian spacecraft that will take [...]
A massive ball of fire that lit up the skies over two Western Canadian provinces on Thursday evening was likely among the biggest meteor events to be witnessed in Canada this year, one expert said.
The fireball, which streaked through the darkening skies over Alberta and Saskatchewan at about 5:30 p.m. Calgary time, likely weighed between [...]
A powerful earthquake struck an area off northern Sulawesi in Indonesia early on Monday, causing a brief tsunami warning and triggering panic among residents in parts of the island.
The magnitude 7.5 quake was at a depth of 21 km, with its epicenter 136 km (84 miles) northwest of the provincial capital of Gorontalo, the U.S. [...]
A rare fossilized dinosaur nest helps answer the conundrum of which came first, the chicken or the egg, two paleontologists say.
The small carnivorous dinosaur sat over her nest of eggs some 77 million years ago, along a sandy river beach. When water levels rose, Mom seems to have fled, leaving the unhatched offspring.
Researchers have now [...]
Scientists have successfully tested the tiniest solar cells ever built, which can act as a power source for even tinier microscopic machines for detecting dangerous chemicals and toxins.
In a new study, scientists have shed light on an inch-long array of 20 of these cells, each one about a quarter the size of a lowercase “o” [...]
High in the mist-shrouded Mushaki mountains, amid a drenching tropical storm, the rebel leader swept into the crumbling brick farmhouse, his sinewy frame swathed in a red-and-black shawl — dutifully followed by a pet lamb called Betty.
Gen. Laurent Nkunda, extolled by supporters as a gift from God, beamed a toothy smile as he shook hands [...]
The International Energy Agency has predicted a 6-degree Celsius rise in temperatures in the future, which is far more than what climate specialists say the environment can cope with.
European policy-makers have set themselves the goal of keeping temperature rises below 2 degree Celsius relative to what they were before the industrial revolution.
Last year, the Intergovernmental [...]
OPEC said Friday it will slash oil output by 1.5 million barrels a day from November 1 as it seeks to shore up crude prices, triggering a verbal backlash from recession-threatened Britain and the United States.
The White House denounced what it called OPEC’s “anti-market” decision to cut production following the cartel’s emergency meeting in Vienna [...]
Virgin Islands – St. Croix authorities were trying to contain oil spills after more than 40 boats sank or washed ashore during Hurricane Omar.
About half the vessels lost their anchors, including houseboats, catamarans and pricey yachts and sailboats owned by tourists. The other half were tied at marinas but broke loose, Carlos Fachette, enforcement director [...]
Weather permitting, Chandrayaan 1, India’s first mission to the moon, will lift off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh Oct 22, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman G. Madhavan Nair said Friday.
Addressing reporters on his arrival here, Nair said the countdown for the unmanned mission was proceeding on schedule.
“A final [...]