A bridge too far-fetched

Wholesome find

Ozone hole over Antarctica is smaller in size this year due to atmospheric conditions

Is there anybody out there?

An amino acid's discovery in deep space raises hope of finding life forms there

Techno rainbird

NASA develops computer model to track origins of rain

More space for soyabeans

A recent find raises hope for further space invasion

The back up man

BOOK>> MAGNIFICENT DESOLATION, THE LONG JOURNEY HOME FROM THE MOON • by Buzz Aldrin and Ken Abraham • Bloomsbury • Rs 750

One of the world's largest radio telescope being set up near Pune will look for incontrovertible evidence for the Big Bang theory on the origin …

Trapping solar energy in space

Can solar power ever become a major source of energy?

Disappearing fields

Urbanisation takes its toll on farmlands

Celestial explorers

Book>> Voyager, seeking newer worlds in the third great age of discovery • by Stephen J Pyne • Viking • Rs 1,000

Space mirror "illumines" Europe by night

A Russian attempt to light up the night by using sunlight reflected from a huge space-based mirror failed to come up to expectations but could …

Black China

Soot particles are causing intensive droughts and floods in China

Houston, we've a tumour

Docking a space shuttle and detecting tumours -- NASA's new neural network does both with aplomb

Smart alien's relentless strike

SARS motivates researchers to redefine space invasion

35 kg too heavy?

Code of conduct for space

EU drafts law to govern space activities as countries increase explorations

Unearthing a duplicate

Discovery of a new planet raises hopes of finding planets similar to the Earth

Particles of significance

The newfound character of neutrinos is revolutionary

Disaster intimation

Satellite control

Has forest cover really increased?

The provisional figures for India's forest cover are now ready, and Down To Earth has managed to acquire a copy. The figures, when compared to …

Little to show for crores of rupees spent

Inefficient use funds, not lack of resources, is responsible for the failure of scientific departments to meet their targets, says a recent CAG …

Universally changing

A recent research throws light on the possibility that the laws of physics were different in the past

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Common man's access to space

Small satellites are providing cost-effective and reliable means of space exploration