Articles by Poulami Nag

For the first time hyper-luminous rare galaxy duo spotted, what it means?

"Finding just one hyper-luminous starburst galaxy is remarkable in itself. Finding two of these rare galaxies in such close proximity is truly astounding."

Nov 15, 2017

10 years from now, we may witness gravitational waves generated from merger of supermassive black holes: Scientists

The even of two supermassive black holes merging would also be one of the biggest types of unions in the cosmos

Nov 15, 2017

Climate change: World closer to dangerous, irreversible 'tipping points', say scientists at UN talks in Bonn

According to some scientists, the planet's surface has already warmed enough in the last 150 years to lock the temperature within the breakdown of the ice sheet of West Antarctica

Nov 15, 2017

Over 15,000 scientists sign open letter warning the mankind about 'vast human misery'

This is the second time that the scientists have come up with such a warning letter; as the first one was published in 1992

Nov 14, 2017

New study reveals dinosaurs could have actually survived the asteroid-hit

Statistically, the dinosaurs had a chance of surviving the hit by the space rock 66 million years ago, had they been lucky

Nov 13, 2017

Antarctica was once a thriving green forest, say researchers

Currently, the team of scientists is trying to conclude as to what made the forest at Antarctica go extinct

Nov 13, 2017

What happens to brain when astronaut travels to space?

A radiologist at MUSC and her team found out the effects of space travel on the brains of astronauts by conducting a unique study

Nov 13, 2017

NASA scientists send E. coli bacteria to space for rare experiment

The E. coli AntiMicrobial Satellite (EcAMSat) mission is aimed at investigating spaceflight effects on bacterial antibiotic resistance

Nov 13, 2017

Orbital ATK rocket takes off carrying Thanksgiving gifts for ISS astronauts

Cygnus, which is carrying 7,400 pounds of cargo, including new science and technology investigations, is expected to reach the ISS on Tuesday morning

Nov 13, 2017

NASA's most powerful moon rocket Saturn V completes 50-years of its maiden voyage

To date, the Saturn V booster has carried 24 astronauts to the moon

Nov 10, 2017

Bizarre Supernova: The dying star that refuses to fade away

The distant star had exploded back in 2014 and also, apparently, back in 1954

Nov 10, 2017

Another Skylab? Out-of-control Chinese space station raining down on Europe, says ESA

China had lost control of its Tiangong-1 space station last year and it may come down raining like Skylab in the mid-1970s.

Nov 9, 2017

NASA's upcoming big rocket SLS won't fly until 2020

NASA may launch uncrewed mission by the end of 2019

Nov 9, 2017

US, China, India top 3 countries with highest number of citizens 'travelling' to Mars

India stands third on the global list regarding the number of names submitted for the Mars mission

Nov 9, 2017

Latest theory claims Nibiru had last time created mayhem on ancient Egypt, will it repeat again?

"The earthquakes crumbled Egypt's stone buildings on solid ground," says the new conspiracy theory

Nov 8, 2017

Over 2.4 million names will be etched on Mars, says NASA

The names will reach Mars via NASA's upcoming InSight Mission.

Nov 4, 2017

Alien lives might not be very different from that of planet Earth, say Oxford University researchers

Darwin's Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection might be fitting for alien life forms on other planets in the galaxy

Nov 4, 2017

The asteroid that killed dinosaurs may have left effective cancer killer on Earth

Laser-based technologies combined with Iridium can create an effective cancer killer, which doesn't affect the healthy cells

Nov 4, 2017

Solar-powered NASA spacecraft Juno completes 8th flyby over Jupiter

As per the calculations by NASA, Juno's next close flyby of Jupiter is scheduled to occur on December 16

Nov 4, 2017

On this day 60-years ago Earth had sent a dog to space and then...

Laika, the stray dog, was sent off to space in a space capsule on November 3, 1957

Nov 3, 2017

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