Cassini begins series of Flybys with close-up of Saturn Moon Enceladus
California, Oct 14 (IBNS) NASA's Cassini spacecraft will wrap up its time in the region of Saturn's large, icy moons with a series of three close encounters with Enceladus starting Wednesday, Oct. 14.
Arts@CERN announces three new open calls, arrival of new artists in residence
Geneva, Oct 12 (IBNS): CERN on Monday announced three new open calls giving a chance to artists to immerse themselves in the research of particle physics and its community.
NASA releases plan outlining next steps in the journey to Mars
California, Oct 9 (IBNS) NASA is leading our nation and the world on a journey to Mars, and Thursday the agency released a detailed outline of that plan in its report, "NASA's Journey to Mars: Pioneering Next Steps in Space Exploration."
New Horizons finds blue skies and water ice on Pluto
California, Oct 9 (IBNS): The first color images of Pluto’s atmospheric hazes, returned by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft last week, reveal that the hazes are blue.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Tomas Lindahl , Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar
London, Oct 7 (IBNS) The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Wednesday announced to award Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2015 to Tomas Lindahl , Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar.
Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Takaaki Kajita, Arthur B. McDonald
London, Oct 6 (IBNS) The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Tuesday awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for the year 2015 to Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald.
International Space Station partners release major update to docking standard
California, Oct 6 (IBNS) The International Space Station Multilateral Coordination Board (MCB) has approved a major update to the station docking system standard.
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015 awarded to three scientists
London. Oct 5 (IBNS): The Nobel Prize 2015 in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to William C. Campbell and Satoshi ÅŒmura and Youyou Tu for their contributions in the sector.
NASA Selects Investigations for Future Key Planetary Mission
Washington, Oct 1 (IBNS) NASA on Thursday selected five science investigations for refinement during the next year as a first step in choosing one or two missions for flight opportunities as early as 2020. The submitted proposals would study Venus, near-Earth objects and a variety of asteroids.
Australia launches satellite to tackle slow internet speed
Sydney, Oct 1 (IBNS) The Australian Government on Thursday launched a new satellite, Sky Muster, from South America to provide high speed internet service to its rural citizens.
NASA confirms evidence that liquid water flows on today’s Mars
California, Sept 29 (IBNS) New findings from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) provide the strongest evidence yet that liquid water flows intermittently on present-day Mars.
PSLV successfully launches India's Multi Wavelength Space Observatory ASTROSAT
Bangalore, Sept 28 (IBNS) In its thirty first flight (PSLV-C30) India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on Monday successfully launched ASTROSAT, the country's Multi Wavelength Space Observatory along with six foreign customer satellites into a 644.6 X 651.5 km orbit inclined at an angle of 6 deg to the equator.
World waits to see supermoon eclipse tonight
New Delhi, Sept 27 (IBNS): Several nations are all set to witness another rare view on the sky- supermoon eclipse - on Sunday night and Monday.
NASA technology aims to save commercial airlines fuel, time
Washington, Sept 23 (IBNS) Two passenger airlines soon will test NASA-developed software designed to help air carriers save time and reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions.
Dow AgroSciences wins Agrow Awards for Best Industry collaboration with GVK Biosciences
Kolkata, Sept 21 (IBNS): Dow AgroSciences, a company focused on the development of new technologies and sustainable solutions for modern agriculture, has won the 2015 edition of the prestigious Agrow Awards under the category of Best Industry collaboration with GVK Biosciences (GVK BIO)-Asia's leading Discovery Research and Development organization based out of Hyderabad, India.