Can we be a star-maker? Budget 2026’s outlay for telescopes is big deal— it can spur India to be a global astronomy leaderIndia embarks on a journey to expand its celestial horizons through investments in advanced telescopes and observatories. This strategic sh...
21 Feb, 2026, 01.15 AM IST
No degree? No problem! Govt lets Gurukul scholars join India’s top institutions, including IITs, with fellowships up to Rs 65,000The Indian government's Setubandha Vidwan Yojana opens doors for gurukul scholars without formal degrees to pursue research fellowships at ...
29 Jul, 2025, 01.19 PM IST
For the First Time Ever: Scientists Watch Plant Cells Generate Cellulose and Build Cell Walls in Real Time!Cellulose, the most abundant biopolymer, is utilized to make a wide range of products like clothes and paper. Also, it helps in filtration ...
16 Apr, 2025, 11.29 PM IST
Ladakh gets world's highest MACE ObservatoryLadakh now hosts the Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment observatory, the world's highest imaging Cherenkov telescope, inaugurated by Dr...
10 Oct, 2024, 04.54 PM IST
Infosys Science Foundation honours six researchers with awardsThe winners came from diverse fields such as areas of accessible healthcare and diagnostics, inclusive economic and social policy design, a...
07 Jan, 2023, 09.44 PM IST
Meet the citizen astronomers who chase starsDespite many hurdles, India has a thriving citizen astronomy community — extremely tech savvy and motivated, says Vishal Upendran, a PhD sc...
08 Dec, 2019, 10.30 AM IST
Goan Jesuit finds Milky Way's long-lost siblingThis was recently discovered by a team of University of Michigan researchers led by Richard D’Souza from Pilerne.
29 Jul, 2018, 11.52 AM IST
Read what happened when NR Narayana Murthy and Kip Thorne got into a conversationElon Musk is more ambitious than Jeff Bezos (about going to Mars). Given his track record with Tesla, SpaceX, he just may succeed, Kip Thor...
11 Jan, 2018, 11.18 PM IST
- Deaths of massive stars may lead to birth of new generation
London, July 11 (IANS) Shedding new light on how stars are born, researchers have found evidence that death of massive stars, those more th...
11 Jul, 2017, 12.42 PM IST
Hot super-Earths stripped by host stars foundScientists using data from NASA's Kepler space telescope have discovered a class of extrasolar planets whose atmospheres..
11 Apr, 2016, 04.06 PM IST
US teen Ahmed Mohamed, arrested for clock bomb, now wants $15 million compensationThe incident caused "severe psychological trauma" to the teen, the letter said, adding that he and his family suffered physical and mental ...
24 Nov, 2015, 10.31 AM IST
Spacecraft for gravitational waves research ready for liftoffA team from the University of Glasgow's School of Physics and Astronomy played a key role in developing and building the LISA Pathfinder.
02 Sep, 2015, 12.58 PM IST
New food ingredient may lead to slower melting ice creamThe protein, known as BslA, binds together the air, fat and water in ice cream, creating a super-smooth consistency.
31 Aug, 2015, 01.36 PM IST
Galaxies have undergone major changes in their shapes after Big BangA large proportion of galaxies have undergone a major 'metamorphosis' since they were initially formed after the Big Bang.
28 Aug, 2015, 12.53 PM IST
Fastest rotating man-made object ever createdResearchers at the University of St Andrews managed to spin a tiny sphere of calcium carbonate 600 million revolutions per minute (rpm) usi...
30 Mar, 2015, 07.16 PM IST
Milky at least 50 per cent larger than commonly estimated: StudyMilky Way is at least 50% than commonly estimated, according to a new study which found that the galactic disk is contoured into several co...
12 Mar, 2015, 03.17 PM IST
Over 10,000 people sign up for online Peter Higgs courseThe free seven-week course, titled 'The Discovery of the Higgs boson', is being run by the University of Edinburgh in UK.
10 Feb, 2014, 02.01 PM IST