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Quote of the Day by J. Robert Oppenheimer: ‘The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds; the pessimist fears…' – an sobering lesson on reality by Manhattan Project’s undisputed geniusQuote of the Day: J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, offered a profound insight into human progress. His words suggest t...
Area 51 secret revealed: NASA scientist answers what the mysterious restricted land is actually used for: 'I could tell you, but...'A new WIRED interview has shed light on the enduring mystery of Area 51. NASA astrobiologist David Grinspoon clarified that the Nevada base...
Meet Indian-origin scientist Dr Nikku Madhusudhan, who is leading the search for life on distant exoplanetsA team led by Indian-origin astrophysicist Dr Nikku Madhusudhan has detected potential signs of life on K2-18b, a distant exoplanet 120 lig...
Where are all the aliens? Fermi's Paradox explainedAstronomers raised hopes that humanity might not be alone in the universe by announcing on Thursday they have detected the most promising h...
When Elon Met Jack: Musings on Artificial Intelligence, Mars and the end of civilizationMa says he is betting on humans over machines, while Musk fears doomsday is coming.
Time to get cracking on other mysteriesFor centuries, the simple act of knuckle-cracking has not got the attention it deserved, considering its prevalence.
Most accurate measurement of elusive dark matter madeIn the first 400,000 years following the Big Bang, the universe was filled with a glowing gas, the light from which survives to this day.
Aliens may take 1,500 more years to contact Earth: Study"We haven't heard from aliens yet, as space is a big place - but that doesn't mean no one is out there," said Evan Solomonides, from the Co...
Scientists explain why there is no sign of aliensIn research aiming to understand how life might develop, the scientists realised new life would commonly die out due to runaway heating or ...
15 paradoxes that will make your head explodeIt's a crucial insight from one of the founders of Western philosophy: You should question everything you think you know.
Mangalyaan searching for Earth 2.0! 'Methane discovery' to give alien-seekers heartLife could exist on exoplanets (planets attached to stars other than our Sun). The Kepler spacecraft identified 3601 unconfirmed planetary ...
Paradox of LifeThere are billions of stars in the galaxies that are billions of years older. Surely, some of them would have Earth-like planets.
Hard work, initiative and hunger pushed Indians to scale heightsThe story of India's/Indian/Indian-American contribution to technology is not new; it goes back at least couple of decades, possibly more.
A technological leap of faithThe scientific search for extraterrestrial (ET) intelligence has all the makings of a new religion. Believers argue that while it’s true ou...
Using religion to sell scienceLeon Lederman said it made perfect sense to invoke the Almighty while re-naming the Higgs particle, because the mechanism that supposedly b...