Right sight
GIS helps determine waste disposal sites for Guwahati
Corals, maths and satellites
A new mathematical formula will scan satellite images to study changes in coral reefs
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Branson to spend profits to combat global warming
Satellites are burning up in upper atmosphere — and we still don’t know what impact this will have on Earth’s climate
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has announced it will dispose of 100 Starlink satellites over the next six months
2020 Nobel Prize in physics for work on black holes: An astrophysicist explains trailblazing discoveries
At the singularity, our conceptions of space, time and matter fall apart; resolving this issue is perhaps the biggest open problem in theoretical …
Riding on microwave
Microwaves can not only pave a path into orbit for spaceships but also make a trip to the moon an affordable reality
Its cold on Mars
Although freezing temperatures have led to a loss of contact with the Mars Pathfinder, data collected by the mission is invaluable in improving …
Big is out, small is in
A financially squeezed NASA has been forced to look for cheaper ways to explore the solar system
Ten years hence
Computers that shop for you, satellites that prevent accidents and creams that actually remove wrinkles -- these are some of the technological …
Comfort above the clouds
Three new inventions by nasa are sure to make life a little easier in space
Destination: red planet
The historic Mars Pathfinder spacecraft lands on the Mars equipped with the first ever mobile robot rover to divulge the planet's secrets
Breaking ice
The discovery of water on the Moon means little unless it can be used. Scientists are using all their skills to figure out how
Firepower
Space. The final frontier. It is here that science is seeking ways to make a better automobile engine
Luna's law
The discovery of water will make it possible to set up a colony on the Moon. But will there be a repeat of the East India Company?
Over before we knew it
Lenoid meteor shower, the biggest astronomical non-event of 1998, caused hardly any damage to orbiting satellites
Captain Cernan leaves planet forever, 44 years after his final walk on moon
Apollo astronaut Eugene Cernan was the commander of Apollo 17, the final manned lunar landing
Light information
Optic fibres enable transmission of information at the speed of light and without any interference
Space opera
After years of pranged possibilities and piggyback rides, India has attained independent satellite launch capability
Collision in space
At least 2 Indian planetaria are gearing up for a once-in-a-lifetime ogle at Jupiter as it is strafed by a comet shower
In search of gravitational waves
Two projects are under way to detect an elusive phenomenon that are thought to be produced by violent events in outer space
Spin-off to space
The billion-dollar Star Wars programme lies abandoned, but the technology will now be used to combat asteroids