Birmingham scientists launch project to tackle global 'clean cold' challenge
Jan 05, 2017, at 03:12 am
Birmingham, Jan 4 (IBNS): Scientists from the University of Birmingham on Wednesday launched a major research project to investigate how 'clean cold' could help to achieve almost all of the United Nations' (UN) global Sustainable Development Goals.
NASA selects mission to study Black Holes, cosmic x-ray mysteries
Jan 04, 2017, at 02:56 pm
Washington, Jan 4 (IBNS): NASA has selected a science mission that will allow astronomers to explore, for the first time, the hidden details of some of the most extreme and exotic astronomical objects, such as stellar and supermassive black holes, neutron stars and pulsars.
Agni - IV flight test successfully held
Jan 03, 2017, at 12:19 am
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS): Agni-IV, the Long Range Surface to Surface Ballistic Missile with a range of 4,000 kms was successfully flight tested, once again proving the reliability and efficacy of the weapon system.
US astronomer and pioneer dark matter scientist Vera Rubin passes away
Dec 27, 2016, at 08:10 pm
New York, Dec 27 (IBNS): US astronomer Vera Rubin, 88, passed away on Sunday night, according to media reports.
Wind Tunnel testing underway for next, more powerful version of NASA's Space launch system
Dec 24, 2016, at 02:42 am
California, Dec 23 (IBNS): As engines are fired, software written and hardware welded to prepare for the first flight of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS), engineers are already running tests in supersonic wind tunnels to develop the next, more powerful version of the world's most advanced launch vehicle capable of carrying humans to deep space destinations.
NASA readies for major Orion milestones in 2017
Dec 22, 2016, at 02:29 pm
Washington, Dec 22 (IBNS): From the beginning of assembly work on the Orion crew module at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to testing a range of the spacecraft systems, engineers made headway in 2016 in advance of the spacecraft’s 2018 mission beyond the moon.
Small troughs growing on Mars may become 'Spiders'
Dec 21, 2016, at 03:35 pm
Washington, Dec 21 (IBNS): Erosion-carved troughs that grow and branch during multiple Martian years may be infant versions of larger features known as Martian "spiders," which are radially patterned channels found only in the south polar region of Mars.
Space Laser reveals Boom-and-Bust Cycle of Polar Ocean plants
Dec 21, 2016, at 03:23 pm
Washington, Dec 21 (IBNS): A new study using a NASA satellite instrument orbiting Earth has found that small, environmental changes in polar food webs significantly influence the boom-and-bust, or peak and decline, cycles of phytoplankton.
Governments make strong commitments to biodiversity at UN conference in Mexico
Dec 20, 2016, at 03:29 pm
New York, Dec 20 (Just Earth News):Countries attending the United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Mexico reached agreements on actions to integrate biodiversity in forestry, fisheries, agriculture, and tourism sectors and to achieve the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development.
ALPHA experiment observes light spectrum of antimatter for first time: CERN
Dec 20, 2016, at 04:26 am
Geneva, Dec 19 (IBNS): In a paper published on Monday in the journal Nature, the ALPHA collaboration reports the first ever measurement on the optical spectrum of an antimatter atom.
Revolutions in understanding the Ionosphere, Earth’s interface to space
Dec 15, 2016, at 01:53 pm
Washington , Dec 15 (IBNS): Scientists from NASA and three universities have presented new discoveries about the way heat and energy move and manifest in the ionosphere, a region of Earth’s atmosphere that reacts to changes from both space above and Earth below.
Dec 15, 2016, at 01:59 am
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and United States Geological Survey (USGS) for Cooperation in the exchange and use of U.S. Land Remote Sensing Satellite Data.
Dec 14, 2016, at 02:46 pm
New York, Dec 14 (Just Earth News): The United Nations announced on Tuesday at a meeting of the world’s top agricultural scientists, that in order to achieve world’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of defeating hunger and poverty by 2030, governments and the private sector must increase commitment to agricultural science and technology research.
Mars rock-ingredient stew seen as plus for habitability
Dec 14, 2016, at 01:56 pm
Washington, Dec 14 (IBNS): NASA's Curiosity rover is climbing a layered Martian mountain and finding evidence of how ancient lakes and wet underground environments changed, billions of years ago, creating more diverse chemical environments that affected their favorability for microbial life.
NASA Juno Mission prepares for Dec 11 Jupiter flyby
Dec 10, 2016, at 01:57 pm
Washington, Dec 10 (IBNS): On Sunday, December 11, at 9:04 a.m. PST (12:04 p.m. EST, 17:04 UTC) NASA’s Juno spacecraft will make its third science flyby of Jupiter.
Japanese cargo craft flying to station
Dec 10, 2016, at 01:47 pm
Tokyo, Dec 10 (IBNS): The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)’s H-IIB rocket launched at 8:26 a.m. EST (10:26 p.m. Japan time) on Friday, Dec. 9 from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan, read the NASA website.
Data from RESOURCESAT-2A launched by PSLV-C36 by will help in agri applications
Dec 07, 2016, at 09:22 pm
New Delhi/Sriharikota, Dec 7 (IBNS): Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has been lauded by various people for the the successful launch of the 1235 kg RESOURCESAT-2A Satellite by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) on Wednesday.
For the first time, scientists catch water molecules passing the proton baton
Dec 06, 2016, at 01:32 am
London, Dec 5 (IBNS): Water conducts electricity, but the process by which this familiar fluid passes along positive charges has puzzled scientists for decades.
Scientists probe mystery of Pluto’s icy heart
Dec 03, 2016, at 12:07 am
Washington, Nov 2 (IBNS): Scientists are offering several new scenarios to explain the formation of Pluto’s frozen heart-shaped feature, first spotted by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft in 2015.
Study reveals key role of mRNA's 'fifth nucleotide' in determining sex in fruit flies
Dec 02, 2016, at 04:56 am
Birmingham, Dec 1 (IBNS): A team of scientists led by the University of Birmingham has shown how a common mRNA modification, N6-methyladenosine (m6A), regulates gene expression to determine the sex of fruit flies.
Space food bars will keep orion weight off and crew weight on
Nov 24, 2016, at 06:00 pm
Washington, Nov 24 (IBNS): When astronauts in the Orion spacecraft travel beyond the moon to explore deep space destinations, they’ll need a robust diet to keep them healthy and sharp.
India to become Associate Member State of CERN
Nov 22, 2016, at 02:18 am
Geneva/Mumbai, Nov 21 (IBNS): CERN Director General, Fabiola Gianotti, and Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) of the Government of India, Sekhar Basu signed an Agreement on Monday admitting India to CERN as an Associate Member.
India becomes Associate Member of CERN
Nov 22, 2016, at 12:49 am
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IBNS): India and European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) signed an agreement today making India an Associate Member State of CERN. This follows CERN Council’s adoption of the resolution to this effect on Sept 15, the government said.
ATM keypads in New York City hold microbes from human skin, says study
Nov 20, 2016, at 02:51 am
Washington, Nov 19 (IBNS): Automated teller machine keypads in New York City hold microbes from human skin, household surfaces, or traces of food, a study by researchers at New York University has found.
NASA nears finish line of annual study of changing Antarctic Ice
Nov 19, 2016, at 10:15 pm
Washington, Nov 19 (IBNS): Operation IceBridge, NASA’s airborne survey of changes in polar ice, is closing in on the end of its eighth consecutive Antarctic deployment, and will likely tie its 2012 campaign record for the most research flights carried out during a single Antarctic season.
New crew launches to space station to continue scientific research
Nov 18, 2016, at 03:07 pm
New York, Nov 18 (IBNS): Three crew members representing the United States, Russia and France are on their way to the International Space Station after launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 3:20 p.m. EST Thursday, Nov. 17 (2:20 a.m. Nov. 18, Baikonur time).
Extremely warm 2015-’16 winter cyclone weakened Arctic Sea Ice Pack
Nov 15, 2016, at 01:35 pm
Washington, Nov 15 (IBNS): A large cyclone that crossed the Arctic in December 2015 brought so much heat and humidity to this otherwise frigid and dry environment that it thinned and shrunk the sea ice cover during a time of the year when the ice should have been growing thicker and stronger, a NASA study found.
November Supermoon a spectacular sight
Nov 13, 2016, at 09:16 pm
Washington, Nov 13 (IBNS):The moon is a familiar sight in our sky, brightening dark nights and reminding us of space exploration, past and present.
World Science Day for Peace and Development focuses on Science Museums
Nov 10, 2016, at 08:00 pm
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IBNS): World Science Day for Peace and Development is being celebrated around the world, including India, on Thursday, according to media reports.
NASA small satellites set to take a fresh look at Earth
Nov 08, 2016, at 11:56 pm
New York, Nov 8 (IBNS): Beginning this month, NASA is launching a suite of six next-generation, Earth-observing small satellite missions to demonstrate innovative new approaches for studying our changing planet.