Rare birth of mega-galaxy captured by space telescope

Washington : Researchers in the US have captured rare images of the creation of a massive galaxy about 10 times the size of the Milky Way that was formed when two young galaxies collided 11 billion years ago, a study said....

Massive Moon explosion captured on NASA video

Washington: NASA cameras have captured video of the largest explosion it has ever seen on the moon, when a meteorite crashed into the lunar surface in a bright burst of light visible to the naked eye. 'On March 17, 2013,...

Facebook booked over group exhorting cow slaughter

Lucknow : An FIR was Monday registered here against social networking site Facebook on a complaint that claimed a group on the site exhorts people to slaughter cows, police said. The site was booked under penal provisions...

Rodents return to Earth after space flight

Moscow: The returnable capsule of a biological research satellite landed in Russia Sunday, bringing mice, Mongolian gerbils, geckos and various micro-organisms and plants back to Earth after their month-long flight, the Mission...

Yahoo! to buy blog-maker Tumblr for $1.1 billion: report

New York: The board of Yahoo! has agreed to a deal to purchase the popular blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. Yahoo! did not immediately return AFP's calls for confirmation,...

Remains of soldier who lived 1,400 years ago found in Egypt

Cairo:Archaeologists found the 1,400-year-old remains of a soldier in Aswan, a city in southern Egypt, Minister of State for Antiquities Ahmed Eisa said. The soldier's remains were discovered in a field that dates to...

No arrest for posts on social sites without permission: SC

New Delhi : The Supreme Court today said that no person should be arrested for posting objectionable comments on social networking sites without taking prior permission from senior police officials. The apex court, which...

Astronauts working on space station leakage

Moscow: NASA has said that the Expedition 35 crew members have begun a six-hour spacewalk in a bid to fix an ammonia leak in a cooling loop. The emergency spacewalk by crew members -- Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn --...

Nokia launches Asha 501 globally from India

Expanding its low-cost smartphone series, Nokia today globally launched Asha 501 touchscreen model which will be available in the market by June at around $99 excluding taxes. 'We will deliver Asha 501 in June to...

Hackers attack Russian media outlets

St. Petersburg: Several media outlets in Russia's St. Petersburg city, and a popular online news broadcaster, Dozhd (Rain), came under hacker attack Thursday. 'There has been a DDoS attack going since (Thursday) morning....

Google violating mapping law: Tarun Vijay

New Delhi : BJP MP Tarun Vijay Wednesday again accused Google of violating India's mapping laws by showing vital military installations with annotations and asked the government to take steps to access the data the company...

India to have five rocket launches, including Mars mission, in 2013

Chennai: India's space agency is planning to have a total of five rocket launches in 2013 from its rocket launch pad at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, around 80 km from here. This will include a mission to Mars later this...

A huge solar plant begins operation in the land of oil

Text and pics: Ramesh Menon Yes its a reality, a huge solar plant began functioning in the land of oil, UAE. The Shams solar power station, Concentrated Solar Power Station near Madinat Zayed, Abu Dhabi, the...

NASA extends Russia space travel deal

Washington: NASA will pay an additional $424 million to extend its contract with Russia's federal space agency (Roscosmos) to transport US astronauts to and from the International Space Station (ISS), NASA said Tuesday. ...

Software to improve building safety in quakes

Alicante : A spanish software company is developing a computer tool that will help improve building safety in earthquakes and can also be used in construction projects by companies located in seismic zones. The new aspect...