Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015 awarded to three scientists

Oct 05, 2015, at 11:20 pm

London. Oct 5 (IBNS): The Nobel Prize 2015 in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to William C. Campbell and Satoshi ÅŒmura and Youyou Tu for their contributions in the sector.

NASA Selects Investigations for Future Key Planetary Mission

Oct 01, 2015, at 04:43 pm

Washington, Oct 1 (IBNS) NASA on Thursday selected five science investigations for refinement during the next year as a first step in choosing one or two missions for flight opportunities as early as 2020. The submitted proposals would study Venus, near-Earth objects and a variety of asteroids.

Australia launches satellite to tackle slow internet speed

Oct 01, 2015, at 04:40 pm

Sydney, Oct 1 (IBNS) The Australian Government on Thursday launched a new satellite, Sky Muster, from South America to provide high speed internet service to its rural citizens.

NASA confirms evidence that liquid water flows on today’s Mars

Sep 29, 2015, at 03:02 pm

California, Sept 29 (IBNS) New findings from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) provide the strongest evidence yet that liquid water flows intermittently on present-day Mars.

PSLV successfully launches India's Multi Wavelength Space Observatory ASTROSAT

Sep 28, 2015, at 09:47 pm

Bangalore, Sept 28 (IBNS) In its thirty first flight (PSLV-C30) India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on Monday successfully launched ASTROSAT, the country's Multi Wavelength Space Observatory along with six foreign customer satellites into a 644.6 X 651.5 km orbit inclined at an angle of 6 deg to the equator.

World waits to see supermoon eclipse tonight

Sep 28, 2015, at 01:27 am

New Delhi, Sept 27 (IBNS): Several nations are all set to witness another rare view on the sky- supermoon eclipse - on Sunday night and Monday.

NASA technology aims to save commercial airlines fuel, time

Sep 23, 2015, at 05:14 pm

Washington, Sept 23 (IBNS) Two passenger airlines soon will test NASA-developed software designed to help air carriers save time and reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions.

Dow AgroSciences wins Agrow Awards for Best Industry collaboration with GVK Biosciences

Sep 22, 2015, at 12:57 am

Kolkata, Sept 21 (IBNS): Dow AgroSciences, a company focused on the development of new technologies and sustainable solutions for modern agriculture, has won the 2015 edition of the prestigious Agrow Awards under the category of Best Industry collaboration with GVK Biosciences (GVK BIO)-Asia's leading Discovery Research and Development organization based out of Hyderabad, India.

West Bengal Heart Foundation , Ramakrishna Vivekananda Mission’s initiative to save a life

Sep 20, 2015, at 04:53 am

Kolkata, Sept 19 (IBNS) West Bengal Heart Foundation and Ramakrishna Vivekananda Mission took an initiative by organizing a life saving workshop for students to help people encountering heart attacks.

Professor Sijbrand de Jong elected as next President of CERN Council

Sep 19, 2015, at 01:56 am

Geneva, Sept 18 (IBNS) . CERN Council on Friday announced the election of Professor Sijbrand de Jong as its 22nd President for a period of one year renewable twice, with a mandate starting on Jan 1, 2016.

Cassini finds global Ocean in Saturn's Moon Enceladus

Sep 16, 2015, at 10:22 pm

California, Sept 16 (IBNS) A global ocean lies beneath the icy crust of Saturn's geologically active moon Enceladus, according to new research using data from NASA's Cassini mission.

GSAT-6 put in its orbital slot: ISRO

Sep 07, 2015, at 01:42 am

Bangalore, Sept 6 (IBNS): The Indian Space Research Organisation on Sunday said military communication satellite GSAT-6 has been positioned in its orbital slot.

Soyuz heads to Space Station with new crew

Sep 03, 2015, at 03:24 am

California, Sept 2 (IBNS) Three crew members representing Russia, Denmark and Kazakhstan have launched to the International Space Station to provide a new ride home for the station’s one-year crew and continue important research that advances NASA's journey to Mars.

ATLAS and CMS experiments shed light on Higgs properties

Sep 01, 2015, at 07:28 pm

Geneva/Saint Petersburg, Sept 1 (IBNS): Three years after the announcement of the discovery of a new particle, the so-called Higgs boson, the ATLAS and CMS Collaborations presented for the first time combined measurements of many of its properties, at the third annual Large Hadron Collider Physics Conference (LHCP 2015).

First orbit raising operation of GSAT-6 held successfully: ISRO

Aug 30, 2015, at 12:30 am

New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS) Days after the launch of GSAT-6, the ISRO on Saturday said India's latest communication satellite has performed its first orbit raising operation.

GSLV successfully launches India's latest Communication Satellite GSAT-6

Aug 28, 2015, at 01:50 am

Sriharikota, Aug 27 (IBNS) In its ninth flight (GSLV-D6) conducted on Thursday, India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, equipped with the indigenous Cryogenic Upper Stage (CUS), successfully launched GSAT-6, the country's latest communication satellite, into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO).

India launches GSLV carrying GSAT6 satellite from Sriharikota

Aug 27, 2015, at 10:46 pm

Sriharikota, Aug 27 (IBNS): India on Thursday launched communication satellite GSAT-6 from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

Union Minister Harsh Vardhan visits Centre for Nano Sciences

Aug 23, 2015, at 06:32 pm

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IBNS): Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan visited the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences in Bangalore on Saturday.

NASA to test emergency locator transmitters by crashing airplane

Aug 22, 2015, at 04:49 pm

California, Aug 22 (IBNS) Using a Cessna 172 dropped from a height of 100 feet, NASA's Search and Rescue Mission Office will simulate a severe but survivable plane accident Wednesday, Aug. 26 to test emergency locator transmitters (ELTs). NASA Television will air live coverage of the test, which is scheduled to happen between 1 and 2 p.m. EDT.

Long working hours may increase the risk of a stroke

Aug 22, 2015, at 01:36 am

London, Aug 21 (IBNS) Working long may help one earn a few extra dollars, but it will come at a great cost, affecting our health.

India's nuclear programme has social relevance: Jitendra Singh

Aug 22, 2015, at 12:52 am

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IBNS) Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh said that India’s nuclear programme has a huge social relevance and is specifically meant for peaceful purposes.

NASA begins to build Satellite Mission to improve Hurricane forecasting

Aug 20, 2015, at 09:29 pm

California, Aug 20 (IBNS): Ten years after Hurricane Katrina formed in the Atlantic, construction of NASA’s next-generation hurricane-observing satellite mission now is underway in Texas.

NASA's next mission: Send 'your' name to Mars

Aug 19, 2015, at 11:09 pm

California, Aug 19 (IBNS) NASA on Wednesday said Mars enthusiasts around the world could participate in its journey to Mars by adding their names to a silicon microchip headed to the Red Planet aboard NASA's InSight Mars lander, scheduled to launch next year.

The ALICE experiment at CERN makes precise comparison of light nuclei and antinuclei

Aug 18, 2015, at 02:31 am

Geneva, Aug 17 (IBNS) The ALICE experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN has made a precise measurement of the difference between ratios of the mass and electric charge of light nuclei and antinuclei.

BASE experiment at CERN compares protons and antiprotons with high precision

Aug 13, 2015, at 04:48 am

Geneva, Aug 12 (IBNS) In a paper published on Wednesday in Nature, the Baryon Antibaryon Symmetry Experiment (BASE) at CERN's Antiproton Decelerator (AD), reports the most precise comparison of the charge-to-mass ratio of the proton to that of its antimatter equivalent, the antiproton.

Oxymoronic Black Hole provides clues to growth

Aug 12, 2015, at 05:44 am

California, Aug 11 (IBNS) Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the 6.5-meter Clay Telescope in Chile have identified the smallest supermassive black hole ever detected in the center of a galaxy.

New breath test shows biomarker for early-stage liver disease diagnosis

Aug 12, 2015, at 02:06 am

London, Aug 11 (IBNS) A natural compound called limonene, which is found in oranges and lemons, could be indicative in early-stage diagnosis of liver disease, according to research published in the journal EBioMedicine by researchers in the Molecular Physics Group at the University of Birmingham, UK.

New study shows how complex bonobo communication is similar to that of human infants

Aug 05, 2015, at 03:29 am

London, Aug 4 (IBNS) Researchers at the University of Birmingham have found that wild bonobos, our closest living relatives in the primate world, communicate in a similar manner to human infants, using a high-pitched call type, or 'peep', that requires context to be understood.

Latest results from LHC experiments are presented in Vienna

Jul 28, 2015, at 04:39 am

Geneva/Vienna, July 27 (IBNS): The world particle-physics community has convened in Vienna for the 2015 European Physical Society Conference on High Energy Physics (EPS-HEP2015), where the latest results in the field are being presented and discussed.

Met office issues warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall in various parts of India

Jul 26, 2015, at 11:12 pm

New Delhi, July 26 (IBNS) The Indian Meteorological Department on Sunday issued warnings of 'Heavy to Very Heavy' rainfall in various parts of India for over next two days.