Science and Technology - Briefs
Mars rover finds water
Images sent by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show dark streaks up to four metres wide running down the sides of some slopes on the …
Many-faced workers
A British inventor has come up with a concept which could lead to robots that can build cars, bridge rivers and even explore Mars
Catch a falling planet
...A recent discovery is the first confirmation of the long-held belief that planets such as Earth may exist in other parts of the universe
Universal law
A mathematical relationship between planets in our solar system holds astoundingly true even for 3 distant planets orbiting a pulsar
Cometary conundrum
Fresh data on the collision of shards of Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter last year has divided scientists on the size of the comet fragments
Chasing Mercury
Of all the planets in our solar system, Mercury has been the most elusive -- it took astronomers almost 14 centuries to predict its orbit …
Need for an overhaul
Scientific research and organisation must be completely re-oriented to a more balanced development of the planet.
Our kind of place?
we on earth have always had a special fascination for the other planets of the solar system. But there is more to the planets than meets the …
An ocean of life
A new ocean has been discovered, that too on one of jupiter's moons, opening up the possibility of extraterrestrial life
Luna's law
The discovery of water will make it possible to set up a colony on the Moon. But will there be a repeat of the East India Company?
Mars' water connection
Channels and valleys observed on the Martian surface and meteorites of Martian origin indicate that once there might have been water on the planet
Venus' volcanoes have lost their fire
Scientists in Arizona say the latest satellite images from Venus indicate very little volcanic activity has taken place on the planet after a …
Moon keeps Earth's tilt in check
Scientists say the Moon exerts a moderating influence on variations in the Earth's obliquity or tilt and this has a direct effect on our climate.
Stars of wonder
Stargazers feast their ey'es on what could be the event of the century - star births - as the Hubble photographs the phenomenon
The scars in the stars
Two European experiments performed with helium-3 uphold the theory of defect formation during phase transition, and clear some of the fog over …
Now, it is Jupiter's turn
Yet another discovery in a series of unfolding spatial dramas propels Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, into spotlight
Rocked!
On July 4, 1997, planet Mars will see robots crawling about, seeking more evidence of life there, egged on by the extraordinary find of 'life' in …
Mission: Planet Earth
NASA scientists have developed a new space-based imager with very high resolution which will help foresters, farmers and geologists, and lay the …
What's new about neutron stars
Astronomers on the lookout claim to be finally on target with their observation of what appears to be an old isolated neutron star. This …
United we stand
Various theories have attempted to explain the origin and positioning of the earth' continents. A new hypothesis now suggests that there, perhaps,…
Not more, not less
Oxygen is the component that sustains life on earth. Too much or too little of it could change the entire life scenario on the planet. How does …
Sparkling clues
Diamonds not only have glamour value; research reveals that they have helped solve a long-standing puzzle on recycling capabilities of the earth'…
Looking for life
The rightplace to look for extraterrestrial life is not planets of other solar systems but their moons
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