In 1956, solar power was priced at about $1,865 per watt and survived largely because spacecraft needed lightweight power. Decades later, prices fell below 50 cents per watt and solar became the cheapest new electricitySolar power once cost a staggering $1,865 per watt in inflation-adjusted terms. Today, solar panels can cost only a fraction of a dollar pe...
16 Aug, 2026, 07.12 PM IST
Japan aims for the moons of MarsJapan's MMX mission will blast off soon to collect Martian moon samples. The spacecraft will orbit Mars for three years and land on Phobos....
16 Aug, 2026, 07.50 AM IST
In 2023, U.S. scientists created “cooling glass” that reflects 99% of solar energy and radiates building heat toward spaceA team of engineers at the University of Maryland has unveiled a revolutionary rooftop glass coating that offers remarkable cooling propert...
10 Aug, 2026, 05.29 PM IST
Are data centres uncool? Questions over AI's ecological trade-off are growing louder but solutions may be emergingAI's environmental strain from data centers and resource exploitation is causing growing public concern. Communities face water shortages a...
09 Jul, 2026, 11.37 PM IST
Elon Musk's Tesla, SpaceX launch Terafab chips project; here's all you need to knowThe project envisages setting up space-based AI computing, enabled by solar-powered satellites that could host data centres in orbit. From ...
22 Mar, 2026, 01.01 PM IST
Google plans to launch solar-powered AI data centres into space by 2027 - here’s how it’ll workGoogle AI data centres in space: Google is planning to launch AI datacenters into space with solar-powered satellites by early 2027, aiming...
12 Nov, 2025, 03.45 AM IST
How humanoid robots can pave the path for space explorationOne such robot is Valkyrie, currently tested at the Johnson Space Center, designed to navigate damaged or hazardous environments.
27 Dec, 2023, 07.51 PM IST
Solar exploration: A sunrace of significant global missionsProba-2 is the second of the Proba series, building on nearly eight years of successful Proba-1 experience, even as Proba-1 was not a solar...
02 Sep, 2023, 05.09 PM IST
Well being of environmentThe well-being of the environment has a bearing on our well- being. Being the human face of the environment, we have to restore its health ...
04 Jun, 2023, 11.28 PM IST
Could you grow plants on the moon? New study provides answersThis is not the first time that attempts have been made to grow plants in lunar regolith.
13 May, 2022, 07.34 PM IST
Novel technique for tracking eruptions from sun to be used in India's first solar missionA software named Computer Aided CME Tracking Software based on a computer vision algorithm was so far used to detect and characterise such ...
01 Apr, 2021, 06.08 PM IST
Over 100 exoplanets that may host habitable moons identifiedTerrestrial (rocky) planets are prime targets in the quest to find life because some of them might be geologically and atmospherically simi...
15 Jun, 2018, 12.39 PM IST
- Over 100 planets with life-hosting moons identified
Washington, June 15 (IANS) Researchers have identified more than 121 giant planets that potentially host moons capable of supporting life.
15 Jun, 2018, 11.37 AM IST
- Stellar system with 3 super Earths discovered
New York, March 5 (IANS) Astronomers have discovered three small super-Earth planets orbiting the star which lies at a relatively close dis...
05 Mar, 2018, 03.31 PM IST
- Cold dust detected around Earth's nearest star
Washington, Nov 4 (IANS) Astronomers at Chile's Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) observatory have discovered cold dust a...
04 Nov, 2017, 02.22 PM IST
Signs of alien life will be found by 2025, says NASA chief scientist Ellen StofanSigns of alien life will be detected by 2025, while "definitive evidence" of extra-terrestrial beings may be found within the next 20 to 30...
12 Apr, 2015, 03.43 PM IST
Signs of alien life will be found by 2025: NASA scientistsET and Klingons may phone home sooner than we think. NASA scientists feel we are one generation away from discovery.
08 Apr, 2015, 05.21 PM IST