NASA’s TESS mission making incredible discoveries
Islamabad: NASA’s planet-hunting TESS mission has only been surveying the sky since July, but it’s already making incredible discoveries. In...
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Self-destructing asteroid captured by Hubble Telescope
Washington: Hubble Space Telescope and other observatories have captured a self-destructing asteroid spinning so fast that it throws off material....
Preparing for a flight to Mars
New York: The 4-lb. (1.8 kilograms) aircraft, a technology demonstration that will launch with NASA's next Mars rover in July...
Seven ways the world is not designed for women
When a last-minute spacesuit switch saw the cancellation of Nasa's all-female space walk, it sparked bigger conversations about how women...
3G internet launched in Bajaur
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan said Monday that 3G internet service has been launched in Tehsil Khar in Bajaur district...
Pakistan ranked top for provision of most affordable telecom services
Pakistan has been ranked number one for the provision of most affordable telecom services among 139 countries in World Economic...
Planet Jupiter: Spectacular picture of Jupiter’s storms
This beautiful picture of Jupiter was assembled from three separate images acquired by Nasa's Juno spacecraft as it made another...
US detects huge meteor explosion
Artwork: The fireball was the kind of event expected to happen only two to three times per century A huge...
Dinosaurs were flourishing when asteroid hit
Islamabad: Dinosaurs were unaffected by long-term climate changes and flourished before their sudden demise by asteroid strike. Scientists largely agree...
China sends new communication satellite into orbit
Xichang: China Sunday sent a new communication satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan...
Soon we’ll be able to see round corners and underground
Quantum sensors are set to make the invisible visible.Imagine a world where you can find out exactly what lies under...
Russia plans expedition to Severnaya Zemlya
Arkhangelsk: Russia’s Northern branch of the hydro-meteorology service (UGMS) jointly with the National Geographic magazine plans an expedition to Severnaya...
Finding clues to life on Mars while on Earth
Islamabad: A robotic rover deployed in the most Mars-like environment on Earth, the Atacama Desert in Chile, has successfully recovered...
Oldest-known white dwarf found
Washington: A volunteer citizen scientist working with a NASA project has found the coldest, oldest-known white dwarf, and it's surrounded...
International Space Station’s orbit adjusted
Moscow: Specialists of the Russian Mission Control Center have adjusted the International Space Station’s orbit, raising it to the medium...
A river of stars nearby
Islamabad: Astronomy & Astrophysics publishes the work of researchers from the University of Vienna, who have found a river of...
Who killed off dinosaurs, other life forms?
Islamabad: Based on new data published in the journal Science, it seems increasingly likely that an asteroid or comet impact...
Russia may be cut off from the Internet: Vladimir Putin
Moscow: In theory, Russia may be cut off from the Internet, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with journalists...
Chinese scientists develop large-scale transparent smart window
Washington: Chinese scientists have developed a large-scale transparent smart window that can change light intensity while effectively capturing the particulate...
China’s satellite QUESS to work at least two more years
Washington: A Chinese researcher said China's satellite Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QUESS) or Micius would work at least two...
Russia’s hybrid aircraft engine to start in 2020
Moscow: The flight tests of Russia’s hybrid aircraft engine will start in 2020, CEO of the Baranov Central Institute of...
Russian cosmonauts to make next spacewalk in May
Moscow: Russian cosmonauts are scheduled to make the next spacewalk in May this year, Russia’s Energia Space Rocket Corporation said...
Chinese Geological Survey Research Ship on a visit to Pakistan
Islamabad: A China Geological Survey Research Ship is on a visit to Pakistan for Hydrocarbon research and geological mapping under...
Where’s our sun’s twin?
Islamabad: Stars like the sun often form as part of binary star systems — which means each star may have...
Russia delays launch of Angara-A5 carrier rocket
Moscow: The launch of a heavy Angara-A5 carrier rocket is scheduled for December 2019, according to information posted on the...
New photo reveals moon’s ‘dark-side’
Beijing: A new photo captured by Longjiang-2 reveals the so-called "dark side of the moon" basking in sunlight as Earth...
Exoplanets teach how worlds are born
Islamabad: Exoplanets offer a chance to teach scientists about how worlds are born. The recent explosion in exoplanet discovery has...
Russia develops new solar panel capable of opening, folding in orbit
Moscow: Specialists of the Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems Company have developed a new solar panel with its wing capable of...
Bombardment of asteroids gave rise to continents
Islamabad: The heavy bombardment of terrestrial planets by asteroids from space has contributed to the formation of the early evolved...
Dwarf galaxy discovered in cosmic backyard
Islamabad: Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to study some of the oldest and faintest stars in the globular...
