Chennai (IANS) The countdown for the Saturday evening launch of the Indian rocket, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C49 (PSLV-C49), carrying the country's radar imaging satellite and nine other foreign satellites is progressing well with the fuelling…
Chennai (IANS) If all goes well with the Saturday evening rocketing of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C49) then the Indian space agency would have slung a total of 328 foreign satellites, all for a fee.
The 26-hour countdown for the…
Washington (IANS) The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in the US has launched a new initiative with NASA's Hubble observatory to survey more than 300 nearby stars.
Called ULLYSES, short for UV Legacy Library of Young Stars as Essential…
New Delhi (IANS) After two years of waiting, WhatsApp payment service has received approval from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to go live on Unified Payment Interface (UPI) with over 160 supported banks.
WhatsApp can expand…
New York (IANS) A group of astronomers has for the first time detected a powerful fast radio burst (FRB) coming from a source in our own Galaxy, the Milky Way, which is 30,000 light-years away.
On April 27 this year, two space observatories…
New Delhi (IANS) WhatsApp on Thursday launched the much-awaited 'Disappearing Messages' on its platform for both Android and iOS users that will automatically delete new messages sent to a chat after seven days when turned on.
In a…
New Delhi (IANS) Japanese giant Canon on Wednesday launched two new lenses in the India market.
According to the company, the L305 is the world's shortest as well as lightest 70-200mm f/4 interchangeable lens for Rs 1,40,995 and the L307…
Washington (IANS) Persistent cold temperatures and strong circumpolar winds helped the formation of a large and deep Antarctic ozone hole that should persist into November, scientists have said.
The annual Antarctic ozone hole reached its peak…
Tokyo (IANS) After analysing an ancient Martian meteorite, a team of Japanese researchers has revealed that water on the Red Planet originated some 4.4 billion years ago.
Several years ago, a pair of dark meteorites was discovered in the Sahara…
San Francisco (IANS) Google has started rolling out a new feature that will allow users of its Meet video conferencing platform to replace their background with an image of their choice.
They can either use Google's hand-picked images,…