SpaceX successfully launched the world’s most powerful rocket, a towering behemoth known as the Falcon Heavy that tore through the sky with the thundering force of 18 Boeing 747 jetliners. Continue reading SpaceX launches world’s most powerful rocket
NASA prepares deep space atomic clock for test flight
NASA has said it is preparing to send its deep space atomic clock on a test flight in 2018 as a hosted payload on General Atomic’s Orbital Test Bed spacecraft aboard the US Air Force Space Technology Program (STP-2) mission. Continue reading NASA prepares deep space atomic clock for test flight
Google Photos gets AI-powered video feature
Google India launched a feature on Google Photos that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help users create and share videos ahead of Valentine’s Day. Continue reading Google Photos gets AI-powered video feature
Titan ocean re-created in lab to test NASA submarine
As NASA plans to launch a real submarine into Titan seas in the next 20 years, researchers at Washington State University have re-created an alien ocean in a laboratory. Continue reading Titan ocean re-created in lab to test NASA submarine
3-D printed shape-shifting gel could deliver drugs
Engineers have invented a printing method for a smart gel that could be used to create materials for transporting small molecules like water or drugs to human organs. Continue reading 3-D printed shape-shifting gel could deliver drugs
Japan launches micro-satellite rocket
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched on Saturday the world’s smallest rocket with the ability to put a micro-satellite into orbit, following a failed attempt and several postponements over the last year. Continue reading Japan launches micro-satellite rocket
Cosmonauts break record of longest Russian spacewalk
With a spacewalk lasting eight hours and 13 minutes, two cosmonauts have broken the previous record for longest Russian spacewalk of eight hours and seven minutes. Continue reading Cosmonauts break record of longest Russian spacewalk
Microsoft patents ‘mind control’ brain interface
Technology giant Microsoft has been granted a patent for a brain control device that can give users mind control powers to operate apps with just their brains, without any movement. Continue reading Microsoft patents ‘mind control’ brain interface
China launches new scientific research ship
A Chinese university has launched a new deep ocean scientific research ship in Shanghai. Continue reading China launches new scientific research ship
Scientists spot massive ice deposits on Mars
Scientists have unearthed thick and massive deposits of ice in some regions on Mars.
The images taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) showed the three-dimensional structure of massive ice deposits on Mars. Continue reading Scientists spot massive ice deposits on Mars