Putin orders development of new weapons in response to US
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced the start of works to develop new weapons in Russia due to similar...
Science &Technology
1.3 km radius body detected at the edge of Solar System
Islamabad: For the first time ever, astronomers have detected a 1.3 km radius body at the edge of the Solar...
Pak launches ballistic missile ‘Nasr’
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday conducted a successful launch of short range surface to surface ballistic missile ‘Nasr’ as part of...
Strategic bomber Tupolev-160M to be provided to Russian military in 2021
Kazan: The first fundamentally upgraded serially produced strategic bomber Tupolev-160M is to be provided for the Russian military in 2021,...
Orbit of future Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway to be very unstable
Moscow: The orbit of the future Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway will be very unstable and will require regular adjustments, Ballistics Specialist...
Russia develops scheme for manned spaceships to ISS
Moscow: Russia’s Energia Space Rocket Corporation has developed a three-hour (two-loop) scheme for manned Soyuz MS spaceships to fly to...
Russian scientists test world’s first internal-combustion engine fully made of aluminum
Novosibirsk: Russian scientists of Novosibirsk State Technical University have tested the world’s first internal-combustion engine fully made of aluminum. The...
China clones five gene-edited monkeys
Shanghai: China has cloned five monkeys from a gene-edited macaque with circadian rhythm disorders, the first time multiple monkeys have...
Spaceport in Central Russia to be built
Moscow: Russian company Kosmokurs (Cosmocourse) that is developing a ship for private suborbital flights, plans to build a spaceport in...
China deletes 8000 malicious mobile apps
Beijing: China’s cyber watchdog said it has deleted close to 8,000 “malicious” mobile apps, as regulators step up efforts to...
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 --...
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...
