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The mystery has gripped the internet as speculation mounts about the potential for a discovery of alien life on the red dwarf star known as Ross 128 -- despite the best attempts of astronomers to put such rumors to rest. (Photo: AFP)

Atmospheric seasons could signal alien life

It's a tricky business, since biosignatures based on single measurements of atmospheric gases could be misleading.

10 May 2018 8:41 PM IST

This image is assembled from a series of January 2018 photos of Mars made by the Mars Curiosity rover. (AP File Photo, NASA)

Can we live in space? Can humans live on moon or Mars colony?

Tucked away in high-tech laboratories, a team of 30 researchers are studying new ways to keep humans alive on a...

30 March 2018 1:03 PM IST

This Nov. 16image made with the Hubble Space Telescope shows the diffuse galaxy NGC 1052-DF2, lighter area in center. Several other galaxies can be seen through it. The unusual galaxys stars are speeding around with no apparent influence from dark matter, according to a study published on Wednesday in the journal Nature. (Photo: AP)

Astronomers discover galaxy without dark matter

The discovery could revise or even upend theories of how galaxies are formed.

29 March 2018 9:46 AM IST

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Chimps, other primates on verge of mass extinction

Primates live in tropical and subtropical areas and are mainly found in regions of Africa, South America, Madagascar and...

20 Jun 2018 6:02 PM IST

The country had on 24 September 2014 successfully placed the Mars Orbiter Mission spacecraft in the orbit around the red plane.

Mars valleys were created by run-off rainwater: study

The atmosphere on Mars may have been much denser about 3.6 to 3.8 billion years ago than it is today.

30 Jun 2018 4:13 PM IST

The computer graphics image provided by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) shows asteroid explorer Hayabusa2 landing on a crater that it made. (Photo: AP)

Japan space explorer makes it to asteroid for collecting samples

The unmanned Hayabusa2 spacecraft reached its base of operations about 20KM from the asteroid and some 280 million KM...

27 Jun 2018 9:29 AM IST

Between 3.7 and 4.5 billion years ago, the Earth was being bombarded by meteors, at a rate about eight to 11 times higher than today. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here are 3 ways human civilisation could go extinct

According to researchers, humanity could go through a soft landing, a gradual die off or full blown collapse.

1 Jun 2018 3:06 PM IST

All three asteroids were discovered through the Catalina Sky Survey near Tucson, Arizona. (Photo: Youtube)

Boulder-size asteroid disintegrated harmlessly over Africa

All three asteroids were discovered through the Catalina Sky Survey near Tucson, Arizona.

5 Jun 2018 2:45 PM IST

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Contribute consciously to save the environment

Contribute to the environment by consciously making small efforts.

4 Jun 2018 5:51 PM IST

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Can bacteria species go extinct? Yes, they do

New study contradicts widely held scientific thinking that microbe taxa, because of their very large populations, rarely...

1 Aug 2018 12:42 PM IST

The loss of ozone is weakening protection from UV rays on the planet and CFC-11 is also a powerful greenhouse gas causing global warming (Photo: AFP)

Earth risks tipping into 'hothouse' state: study

The risk of tipping cascades could be significant at a 2 C temperature rise, and could increase sharply beyond that...

7 Aug 2018 7:29 PM IST

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NASA set to launch space laser to track Earth's melting ice

NASA will measure the changes in the heights of Earth's polar ice in unprecedented detail.

31 Aug 2018 12:59 PM IST