SCIENCE & RESEARCH

“Sea sparkle” species may be behind city coastline’s blue glow

8:25 pm August 20, 2019

Chennai: An eerie blue glow in and around the city’s coastline has ignited a buzz among denizens and netizens but the phenomenon may be nothing more than the blooming of a non-toxic marine species, commonly called “sea sparkle.” A scientist at the National Centre for Coastal Research here said samples were “being analysed,” to ascertain […]

IIT Mandi developing technology to convert heat into electricity

1:58 pm August 20, 2019

Mandi: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi are developing novel thermoelectric materials that can efficiently convert heat into electricity. While solar power has received a lot of attention, other alternative sources are equally promising, even if less known, researchers said. Generating power from heat, for example, is attractive as there is a […]

Chandrayaan-2: ISRO anxious but optimistic ahead of crucial soft-landing

Chandrayaan 2 successfully enters orbit around Moon

11:54 am August 20, 2019

Bengaluru: In a major milestone for India’s Moon mission, the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft successfully entered the lunar orbit on Tuesday. Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) maneuver was completed successfully at 0902 hours as planned, using the onboard propulsion system, the Bengaluru headquartered space agency said in a statement. “The duration of maneuver was 1,738 seconds. With this, […]

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Chandrayaan-2 leaves earth’s orbit, moving towards moon

10:56 am August 14, 2019

Bengaluru: India’s second moon mission ‘Chandrayaan-2’ left the earth’s orbit early on Wednesday, 23 days after being launched, and is moving towards the moon following the successful completion of a crucial manoeuvre by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The Bengaluru-headquartered space agency said it has carried out a manoeuvre called ‘Trans Lunar Insertion’ (TLI) […]

Dark matter may be older than the Big Bang: Study

4:49 pm August 8, 2019

Washington: The elusive dark matter, which is believed to make up about 80 per cent of the universe’s mass, may have existed before the Big Bang, according to a study. The study, published in the journal Physical Review Letters, presents a new idea of how dark matter was born and how to identify it with […]