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Big breakthrough by Australia: Quantum hard drive improves storage time
HONG KONG:Physicists developing a prototype quantum hard drive have improved storage time by a factor of more than 100.The team’s...
One of rotating “lighthouses” Pulsar far away from Earth’s approach till 2170
BRENT: The pulsar, one of the rotating “lighthouses” far-off in deep space has moved its visibility far from Earth’s sight...
Scientists pairs NASA’s Cassini spacecraft with radio-telescope to pinpoint position of Saturn
EFANCE: Scientists have paired NASA’s Cassini spacecraft with the National Science Foundation’s Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) radio-telescope system to...
Salar de Uyuni, world’s largest salt flat at 10,582 square kilometers
UYUNI: Bolivia is home to Salar de Uyuni, the world’s biggest salt flat with an extension of 12,000 km. But...
2015 longest year as we will get extra second in June
PARIS: We are going to get an additional tick of the clock, known as a "leap second". This year will...
Rocket landing on floating barge to be made today
LONDON: A heroic second try to land a reusable rocket on a floating barge will be made today by a...
Saudi schools lack science culture at primary level
RIYADH: According to a recent report, Saudi schools failed to help students get a grip on mathematics and science. A...
7,500 light years from Earth: Supercomputer, 3-D printer provide insight into mysterious star system
MAXICO: Situated 7,500 light years from Earth, the binary star system recognized as Eta Carinae has been puzzling astronomers since...
Fluctuation of weather causes dead zones in lakes
WASHINGTONA: New study on the North American Great Lakes showed that weather is also accountable for the formation of dead...
Railway track blown up in Jafarabad
JAFARABAD: Unidentified miscreants blasted a railway track with explosive material in Jafarabad, upsetting the train service on Friday morning. According...
Cutting phosphorus to play vital role for fish in Lake Erie’s ‘dead zones’
FRANCE: A newly released study says cutting phosphorus levels is important for Lake Erie but isn't a cure-all for one...
2015 to get extra second, likely to wreak havoc on Internet infrastructure
KAZAN: The year 2015 will get an extra second which could wreak havoc on the infrastructure powering the Internet. At...
SpaceX set to launch Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday
BRENT: SpaceX will attempt a launch of its Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday, after its January 6 launch was aborted....
Japanese whalers heading back to Antarctic waters without harpoons
WASHINGTON: A pair of vessels on Jan. 8 departed for the Antarctic Ocean where crews will conduct research on whales...
Tow planets Venus, Mercury to line up at sunset on Saturday
HONG KONG: On Saturday, January 10, look low in the SW after only sunset to see Venus and Mercury in...
Curiosity Rover photo finds evidence of ancient life on Mars
VANCOUVER: A careful study of pictures captured by the NASA rover Curiosity has exposed interesting similarities among ancient sedimentary rocks...
New Southern resident killer whale birth surrounded in mystery: experts
HARROW: Scientists were moderately sure that a matron killer whale from an endangered pod off British Columbia’s coast had given...
SpaceX ready to make commercial satellite more comfortable
NEW YORK: It is easy to turn around park a rocket. That’s the challenge engineers from private US space launch...
Hubble telescope takes new iconic shot of ‘Pillars of Creation’ after 25 year: NASA
PARIS: NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope released an iconic image in 1995 which changed people’s perception of space. Show in movies,...
Indian academics at odds over ancient ‘pioneer’ claims
NEW DELHI: A series of sensational claims, including that ancient Hindu sages were the pioneers of aviation and algebra, have...
