Washington, Aug 24 (IANS) NASA is launching a laser-armed satellite next month that will measure -- in unprecedented detail -- changes in the heights of Earth's polar ice to understand what is causing ice sheets to melt fast.
In recent…
San Francisco, Aug 23 (IANS) Nearly four million users had their personal data misused by a third-party app called 'myPersonality', Facebook revealed on Thursday.
In a blog post, Ime Archibong, Vice President of Product Partnerships…
San Francisco, Aug 22 (IANS) To brighten up your day as you wade through a sea of bad news, Google Assistant will now deliver curated good news - stories about people who are solving real-life problems across the world.
"Tell me something…
Washington, Aug 21 (IANS) NASA's InSight spacecraft that is en route to Mars, has passed the halfway mark to its destination and all its instruments are working well, the US space agency said.
InSight stands for Interior Exploration using…
Pune, Aug 20 (IANS) A mobile phone application has been launched that will benefit thousands of personnel serving in remote areas to help develop and maintain the country's robust border infrastructure.
The application "Gref Abhilekh"…
San Francisco, Aug 17 (IANS) After facing criticism over reports that certain Google apps track users' whereabouts even when they turn off location data, the tech giant has revised its Help Page, clarifying that it does track location data in…
Washington, Aug 17 (IANS) A so-called "foreign object debris" spotted by Mars rover Curiosity and speculated to be a piece of spacecraft debris has turned out to be a very thin flake of rock, NASA has said.
The object in the image…
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced a manned mission to space by 2022.
"In space technology, we have dreamt something, our scientists have dreamt something. And I am happy to announce that by 2022,…