Looking for moon’s moon
Islamabad: "Can moons have moons?" This simple question -- asked by the four-year old son of Carnegie's Juna Kollmeier --...
Science &Technology
Neanderthals were sophisticated hunters
London: Neanderthals made weapons that were capable of killing at a distance, a new archaeology research suggests. The findings, published...
New study tackles one of the greatest mysteries about Titan
Islamabad: A new Southwest Research Institute study tackles one of the greatest mysteries about Titan, one of Saturn's moons: the...
Sidiqi chairs BoD meeting of PSEB
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Dr Khalid Maqbol Sidiqi chaired 40th Board of Directors (BoD) meeting of...
Asteroid impacts on Moon and Earth increased 290 million years ago
Islamabad: An international team of scientists is challenging our understanding of a part of Earth's history by looking at the...
Rainfall on Titan north pole
Islamabad: An image from the international Cassini spacecraft provides evidence of rainfall on the north pole of Titan, the largest...
Delta IV Heavy rocket puts into orbit a secret payload for US NRO
New York: A Delta IV Heavy rocket has successfully put into orbit a secret payload for the US National Reconnaissance...
Russia to launch first Obzor-R radar satellite next year
Samara: Russia’s first Obzor-R radar satellite will be ready in 2019 and will be launched in the summer of 2020,...
Russian Organ-Avt bioprinter experiment successful
Moscow: The experiment conducted by Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko aboard the International Space Station (ISS) in 2018 to print the...
Coffee does not make you more alert: Study
Islamabad, January 18 (Newswire): The belief that a cup of coffee stimulates the brain and makes drinkers feel more awake...
‘How the universe cooled down after Big Bang’
Islamabad: For the first time, researchers have documented the long-predicted occurrence of 'walls bound by strings' in superfluid helium-3. The...
China’s Moon mission sees first seeds sprout
Cotton sprouts seen close-up under a protective cover on board the Moon lander Seeds taken up to the Moon by...
YouTube bans dangerous or harmful pranks
The film Birdbox led to a craze in which people attempt everyday tasks while blindfolded YouTube clips that depict dangerous...
Nearby galaxy to slam into Milky Way
Islamabad: As if battered post-Christmas finances, a looming disorderly Brexit and the prospect of a fresh nuclear arms race were...
NASA has a close look at 2018’s brightest comet
Islamabad: As the brilliant comet 46P/Wirtanen streaked across the sky, NASA telescopes caught it on camera from multiple angles. NASA's...
Chinese govt departments to improve online services through new media
Beijing: The General Office of the State Council, China's cabinet, has issued a guideline urging governments and departments at different...
China launches telecommunication technology test satellite
Xichang: China has successfully launched the No. 3 telecommunication technology test satellite. The satellite was launched at 0:53 a.m. Beijing...
Artificial electromagnetic shield could shield crewed spacecraft during flight to Mars
Moscow: An artificial electromagnetic shield could reliably shield a crewed spacecraft from cosmic radiation during a flight to Mars, Doctor...
Young star undergoing growth spurt discovered
Islamabad: Astronomers have discovered a young star undergoing a rare growth spurt -- giving a fascinating glimpse into the development...
The rise of A.I. and women
Developments in artificial intelligence and automation have been heralded as a major leap forward in human advancement. But they could...
Someone is trying to take entire countries offline
Someone is trying to take entire countries offline and cybersecurity experts say 'it's a matter of time because it's really...
Where did the hot Neptunes go? A shrinking planet holds the answer
"But where did the hot Neptunes go?" This is the question astronomers have been asking for a long time, faced...
Biological templating: Using a virus to speed up modern computers
Islamabad: In a groundbreaking study, researchers have successfully developed a method that could lead to unprecedented advances in computer speed...
Unknown treasure trove of planets found hiding in dust
Islamabad: "Super-Earths" and Neptune-sized planets could be forming around young stars in much greater numbers than scientists thought, new research...
Water found on asteroid, confirming Bennu as excellent mission target
Islamabad: From August through early December, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft aimed three of its science instruments toward Bennu and began making...
An exoplanet inflated like a balloon
Although helium is a rare element on Earth, it is ubiquitous in the Universe. It is, after hydrogen, the main...
Mutant gum disease bacteria provide clue to treatment for Alzheimer’s
Islamabad, November 17 (Newswire): A defective, mutant strain of the bacterium that causes gum disease could provide a clue to potential...
First drug to demonstrate therapeutic effect in a type of autism
Islamabad, November 14 (Newswire): Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified a drug that improves communication between nerve cells...
Environmental toxicologists link household bacteria to asthma
Islamabad, November 14 (Newswire): Scientists have found that chemicals called endotoxins can inflame airways and trigger asthma. Endotoxins are shed by...
