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A view of the Nanyang Technological University campus in Singapore August 2, 2016.

Towards Singapore's first lunar mission: NTU successfully launches 9th satellite in space [VIDEO]

Scientists from NTU and Kyushu Institute of Technology successfully launched and deployed two nanosatellites into the space.

Jan 23, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Space

Air pollution causing low level of happiness among people in China, study says

A new study conducted by MIT researchers has found that air pollution is drastically affecting the happiness of people living in urban areas

Jan 23, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Evolution theory redefined: Bird beaks did not adapt to food types

In a milestone discovery, researchers have found that it is not just the eating behavior that determines the shape of bird beaks

Jan 23, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Man injects semen in his body to cure back pain but finally found himself on hospital bed

To cure his chronic back pain, the man has been injecting semen on his body for the past 18 months

Jan 22, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

After more than 13 years at Saturn, and with its fate sealed, NASA's Cassini spacecraft bid farewell to the Saturnian system by firing the shutters of its wide-angle camera and capturing this last, full mosaic of Saturn and its rings two days before the s

Graduate student could determine exact length of a day on Saturn finally

Mankovich determined the exact length of day in Saturn after closely analyzing the planet's rings

Jan 22, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Nasa

Russian company plans to put billboards in space; But why? [WATCH]

The CubeSats is expected to fly up to 280 miles above earth's surface and the mini-satellites would spread 30-foot mylar sails to create an orbital display.

Jan 21, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Space

Scientists aiming to adopt stem cell therapy to treat diabetes effectively

The study has been found effective on mice, and researchers are planning to start human testing soon

Jan 21, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Diabetes

Juno’s Latest Flyby of Jupiter Captures Two Massive Storms

Jupiter's storms captured by NASA's Juno spacecraft

This image of Jupiter's turbulent southern hemisphere was captured by NASA's Juno spacecraft as it performed its most recent close flyby of the gas giant planet on Dec. 21, 2018.

Jan 21, 2019

By IBTimes SG Desk

Nasa Space

Cambridge researchers develop brain training app to improve concentration

Researchers revealed that this new brain training app will emerge as an antidote to combat the daily distractions which people face in this busy world

Jan 21, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

NASA captures stunning image of Jupiter's storms, colorful clouds near red spot

NASA's Juno spacecraft took the images of the storms and the planet's mesmerizing colorful clouds during a late December flyby of Jupiter.

Jan 21, 2019

By Micah Ong

Nasa

Planetary alignment to be blamed? Magnitude 6.7 earthquake jolts Chile

Frank Hoogerbeets believes that the increase in seismic activities are due to a rare planetary alignment.

Jan 20, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Scientists planning to land drone on Saturn's moon Titan

Scientists at the Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory is apparently planning to explore Saturn's moon Titan by landing a drone in its surface

Jan 20, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

10YearChallegne: It's not about your transformation, but how the world is now

10YearChallegne has become viral in the world, but few people took this challenge not to post their pictures but to showcase the world, then and now.

Jan 20, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

The International Space Station, with a crew of six onboard, is seen in silhouette as it transits the Moon at roughly five miles per second, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, in Manchester Township, York County, Pennsylvania. Onboard are: NASA astronauts Joe Acaba,

NASA-China collaborate on Moon exploration: But what about the funds?

US Congress has barred the space agency or the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy from using federal funds, since 2011.

Jan 19, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Nasa Space

Launch of Max Planck-NTU Joint Laboratory for Artificial Senses

NTU and German institute launch joint lab to develop healthcare and robotics

This would allow prosthetic devices to restore rudimentary sensory functions for patients, who have lost certain senses after a life-threatening accident.

Jan 19, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Artificial intelligence Education