London: The team responsible for the stunning visual effects in filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s epic film “Interstellar” has turned science fiction into facts by providing new insights into the powerful effects of black holes. The team described an innovative computer code … read more
Washington: Scientists have found that the Earth’s inner core has its own smaller core within it, a discovery that may shed light on how our planet has evolved. The discovery was made possible after a novel application of earthquake-reading technology … read more
Washington: NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured the rare occurrence of three of Jupiter’s largest moons – Europa, Callisto and Io – racing across the banded face of the gas-giant planet. These so-called Galilean moons, named after the 17th century … read more
Washington: Faint plumes extending from the first known spiral galaxy M51a, also called the “Whirlpool Galaxy” was captured by a team of astronomers recently. The team of astronomers from Case Western Reserve University have delved deep into the space to … read more
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Friday, once again delayed the launch of SMAP to space. The space agency’s Soil Moisture Active Passive satellite (SMAP) mission will now make another attempt to blast off atop a United Launch Alliance … read more