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Aug 24, 2012 07:02 AM EDT

Twins of Milky Way Galaxy Detected

It is for the first time that the researchers at the International Astronomical Union General Assemble in Beijing have discovered galaxies that are quite similar to our own Milky Way galaxy. Till date the astronomers have traced a numerous galaxies ranging from emerald cut galaxies to sombrero gala...

Genetic Mutation Noticed in Three Generations of Butterflies

Aug 14, 2012 07:16 AM EDT

Genetic Mutation In Butterflies Due to Radiation

Genetic mutations have been noticed in three generations of butterflies from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, scientists says.

Aug 13, 2012 06:53 AM EDT

IBM Scientists "Waltz" Closer to Using Spintronics in Computing

Researchers from IBM Research and the university ETH, both based in Zurich have revealed their first ever direct mapping of information of a persistent spin helix in a semiconductor with the aim of using electron spins for storing, transporting and processing information.

Aug 12, 2012 12:40 PM EDT

Sun is Surrounded by Heaps of Dark Matter

Recently astronomers at the University of Zurich and the ETH ZÃ¼rich, together with other international researchers, have found large amounts of invisible dark matter near the Sun.

Aug 12, 2012 12:34 PM EDT

NASA Begins New Mission to Study Earthâ€™s Radiation Belt

NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) mission is set to send two spacecraft into harsh environment of our planet's radiation belt. They are set to launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket Aug. 23. The 20-minute launch window for the twin probes at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's ...

Aug 11, 2012 06:13 AM EDT

Mars Curiosity to Receive Brain Transplant

After successful landing on Mars the Curiosity rover has been capturing images of regions we have never explored. The Curiosity will spend first weekend on Mars transitioning to software that is better suited for the task rover will venture for its mission. A few transitions it will undergo are driv...

Aug 11, 2012 06:07 AM EDT

Unusual Strong Summer Storm over Arctic

The coast of Alaska witnessed something strange on the August 5. An unusually strong storm formed off the coast was tracked to the centre of the Arctic Ocean, where it dissipated after several days. It was on August 6 that NASA's Aqua satellite captured the natural color mosaic image with the Modera...

MIT Engineers Develop Earthworm like Robot

Aug 10, 2012 06:58 AM EDT

Engineers Develop Flexible Robot with Earthworm like Movement

Taking inspiration from nature once again, the researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a earthworm like robot called 'Meshworm' that is developed from soft materials into a meshlike tube that crawls across surfaces by contracting segments of its body, much like an ear...

NASA Moon Lander Prototype Explodes in Test Flight

Aug 10, 2012 06:28 AM EDT

NASA Moon Lander Prototype Explodes During Test Flight

After the successful landing of Mars rover about 150 million miles away, NASA is faces a failure when it's experimental 'green' lander crashed during its first free-flight test on August 9.

Aug 08, 2012 06:27 AM EDT

Grapefruit Juice May Boost Cancer Treatment: Study

For years doctors have warned their patients about drug interactions with grapefruit juice that could be dangerous for them, but it appears that this tart drink actually improves the use of a promising cancer drug by interacting with the drugs in a positive way, reducing dosages, cost and side effec...

Drug Used to Treat Arrhythmia Linked with Increased Risk of Cancer

Aug 07, 2012 07:26 AM EDT

Solar Storms to Peak in Next Two Years and Cause Havoc

The scientists warn that by the next two years the world might have to face a major power failure due to the intense solar storm. Even the communication systems and the satellites would face a major setback due to this unexpected threat from the outer space that brings destruction along with it.

Aug 06, 2012 07:42 AM EDT

NASA Investigates Proton Radiation Effects on Cells

A team of researchers at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, Calif., has found radiation from protons could further enhance a process that occurs during tumor progression.