Science & Medicine

Mars Rover having Tough Times in Sand Dune

"Opportunity" The Mars rover which landed on the Red Planet last year is stuck in a sand dune for last two weeks.

India surges ahead in space, Puts two satellites in orbit.

India surged ahead in space science as scientists of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) here successfully launched the PSLV-C6 and placed two remote-sensing satellites, CARTOSAT-1 and HAMSAT in the polar sun synchronous orbit on May 5, 2005, 10.32 am.

Scientist spots wreckage of spacecraft on Mars

Nearly six years after NASA’s Mars Polar Lander vanished during a landing attempt on the Red Planet, a scientist said he has spotted what appears to be wreckage of the spacecraft.

Giant Planet Outside Solar System Observed.

New images taken of an object five times the mass of Jupiter confirm that it is a giant planet closely orbiting a distant star, an international team of astronomers reported. The team of European and American astronomers said this is the first time a planet outside of our solar system has been directly observed — a claim other scientists have also made.

Man Spots a Ivory-billed Woodpecker

Gene Sparling was kayaking when he spotted a large black-and-white bird. It looked like an ivory-billed woodpecker, last spotted in North America 60 years ago.