Cassini Spacecraft reveals 101 geysers and more on icy Saturn moon
Washington, July 29 (IBNS): Scientists using mission data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft have identified 101 distinct geysers erupting on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus.
CERN all set for the second edition of TEDxCERN
Geneva, July 28 (IBNS): Following the success of the first TEDxCERN event last year, CERN will be hosting a second TEDx conference on Sept 24 on the theme 'Forward: Charting the future with science'.
India preparing for GSLV-D6: Singh
New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS) Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ministry of Science and Technology, M/o Earth Sciences, D/o Atomic Energy and D/o Space Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said the GSLV project has successfully launched GSLV-D5 flight with indigenous Cryogenic engine and stage on Jan 5 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota and is currently preparing for the next flight GSLV namely, GSLV-D6.
NASA turns over next-generation air traffic management tool to Federal Aviation Administration
Washington, July 16 (IBNS) A new NASA-developed computer software tool designed to aid air traffic controllers was presented to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) during a ceremony Monday at the agency's headquarters in Washington.
ISRO launched 14 India, 15 foreign satellites in last 3 yrs
New Delhi, July 9 (IBNS): Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh on Wednesday informed the Lok Sabha that during the last three years and the current year, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched 14 Indian satellites and 15 foreign satellites
Indian, Aussie students "experience" Mars in South Australia outback
New Delhi, July 4 (IBNS) Indian and Australian space scientists and students are carrying out a range of experiments in the Flinders Range in South Australia, a rugged environment that simulates the planet Mars.
OCO-2 lifts off on Carbon-Counting Mission
California, July 2 (IBNS): A Delta II rocket blazed off the launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California early Wednesday morning to begin a landmark mission to survey carbon dioxide gas in Earth's atmosphere.
CERN, UNESCO celebrate the anniversary of CERN's signature Convention
Paris, July 1 (IBNS): CERN and UNESCO are commemorating the signature of the CERN Convention at UNESCO’s Headquarters in Paris and thereby celebrated 60 years of science for peace on Tuesday.
Sriharikota: PM visits first Launch Pad and GSLV Vehicle assembly building
Sriharikota, June 29 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited the first Launch Pad at Sriharikota where he was briefed about the PSLV C-23 Launch Vehicle Mission by senior scientists.
CERN supports new business incubation centre in Netherlands
Geneva, June 26 (IBNS): CERN along with Nikhef, the Dutch National Institute for Subatomic Physics, on Thursday announced the opening of a new Business Incubation Centre (BIC) hosted at the Amsterdam Science Park, where Nikhef is located.
India decides to open civilian nuclear programme to greater scrutiny
New Delhi, June 23 (IBNS):India on Monday said the Central government has decided to ratify an agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in order to expand oversight of the country's civilian nuclear programme.
CERN announces LHC restart schedule
Geneva, June 23 (IBNS) The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the largest and most powerful particle accelerator in the world, has started to get ready for its second three-year run.
CERN experiments report new Higgs boson measurements
Geneva, June 23 (IBNS). In a paper published in the journal Nature Physics on Monday, the CMS experiment at CERN reports new results on an important property of the Higgs particle, whose discovery was announced by the ATLAS and CMS experiments on 4 July 2012.
PSLV-C23 launch scheduled on June 30: ISRO
New Delhi, June 20 (IBNS): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday said the launch of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C23, is scheduled on June 30 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR at Sriharikota.
Spain to host international event on particle physics
Valencia, June 10 (IBNS): From July 3-9, around one thousand particle physicists will fly in from around the world to Valencia to take part in the 37th International Conference on High Energy Physics (ICHEP), organized by the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP), CERN informed.