Scientists thought this ancient supercontinent broke apart slowly: new research suggests Earth tore itself open far faster than expectedRecent studies reveal that the breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana around 180 million years ago was more violent and rapid than previous...
12 May, 2026, 04.25 PM IST
Six-Million-Year-Old Water Discovered Beneath Sicily: How Scientists Uncovered This Hidden TreasureScientists unearthed a colossal six-million-year-old freshwater aquifer beneath Sicily's Hyblaean Mountains, holding an estimated 17.5 cubi...
09 Mar, 2026, 03.48 PM IST
An 1800-year-old silver amulet found in a grave is rewriting the history of ChristianityA silver amulet, dating between 230-270 A.D., unearthed in Frankfurt, contains the oldest known Christian inscription north of the Alps. De...
18 Dec, 2024, 11.29 AM IST
US Air Force said its nuclear missile capsules safe; but toxic dangers lurked, documents showAir Force nuclear missile crews faced toxic risks in capsules since the '60s. Documents reveal hazards ignored by leadership. Current cance...
29 Dec, 2023, 08.40 PM IST
A gigantic new ICBM will take US nuclear missiles out of the Cold War-era but add 21st-century risksThe control stations for America’s nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles have a sort of 1980s retro look, with computing panels in se...
10 Dec, 2023, 06.52 PM IST
Akshay Kumar charms IIT-ISM students in a virtual interaction sessionBollywood's Khiladi held a virtual interaction with students and faculty members of IIT-Indian School of Mines in Dhanbad on his upcoming m...
30 Sep, 2023, 05.18 PM IST
Stars, science and Shakespeare: Untold love story of the 1st man buried on the MoonHis life and love story have been made unique in the most spectacular way.
14 Jul, 2022, 02.04 PM IST
Stocks in the news: Airtel, GAIL, Bandhan Bank, L&T and ThermaxAirtel Payments Bank said it has been categorised as a scheduled bank by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
05 Jan, 2022, 07.39 AM IST
Japan space agency finds ample soil, gas from asteroidThe Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said its staff initially spotted some black particles sitting on the bottom of the capsule's sample-...
15 Dec, 2020, 02.38 PM IST
What has Japan's Hayabusa2 mission accomplished?Launched on Dec. 3, 2014, the unmanned Hayabusa2 spacecraft touched down twice on the asteroid Ryugu, more than 300 million kilometres (190...
07 Dec, 2020, 05.34 PM IST
Japan awaits spacecraft return with asteroid soil samplesJapan's space agency said its final checks confirmed the Hayabusa2 spacecraft is on track to return to Earth a capsule containing samples f...
05 Dec, 2020, 12.45 PM IST
Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 approaches Earth to drop samples from asteroid RyuguThe spacecraft left the asteroid Ryugu, about 300 million kilometers (180 million miles) away, a year ago. The capsule is to be released 22...
04 Dec, 2020, 06.23 PM IST
President Kovind likely to attend centenary celebrations of Aligarh Muslim UniversityAMU spokesman Rahat Abrar said curtailed online celebrations this month are expected to include the online release of a coffee table book d...
01 Dec, 2020, 01.44 PM IST
Japan spacecraft carrying asteroid soil samples nears homeThe Hayabusa2 spacecraft left the asteroid Ryugu, about 300 million kilometers (180 million miles) from Earth, a year ago and is expected t...
27 Nov, 2020, 05.07 PM IST
China successfully launches retrievable satelliteSJ-10 was put into orbit by Long March 2-D rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwestern China's Gobi desert.
06 Apr, 2016, 01.01 PM IST
Lt Raj Bansal: The Indian-American finger on US nuclear buttonDeployed in 1970, the Minuteman III is also the first MIRV— capable missile — Multiple Independently-targetable Re-entry Vehicle.
31 Jul, 2014, 11.42 AM IST
- Seventh of 33 men rescued from Chilean mine
To hugs, cheers and tears, rescuers using a missile-like escape capsule began pulling 33 men one by one to fresh air and freedom at last ea...
13 Oct, 2010, 04.18 PM IST