US Astronaut Edgar Mitchell dies
US Astronaut Edgar Mitchell, who was the sixth man to walk on the Moon, has died at the age of 85. He passed away at a hospice in West Palm…
Scientists find new method to deliver anaesthesia
Scientists have found a new method to deliver anaesthesia using a tiny electric current instead of a needle. This process called iontophoresis, is a good news for people who fear…
ISRO successfully launches fifth navigation satellite IRNSS-1E
AMN / The Indian Space Research Organization ISRO has successfully launched the fifth satellite of its regional navigation system, the IRNSS 1E, this morning. The highly versatile launch vehicle PSLV-C31…
NASA’s spacecraft finds 100 new alien planets orbiting other stars
NASA’s revamped planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft has discovered more than 100 confirmed planets orbiting other stars.The information was shared by University of Arizona’s Ian Crossfield at a conference of the American…
ISRO to launch Navigation satellite on January 20
AMN // The Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO will launch a regional navigation satellite IRNSS-1E on January 20 to provide terrestrial and aerial services. This is the fifth navigational satellite…
M. Nair Rajeevan appointed Earth sciences secretary
Distinguished Scientist M Nair Rajeevan was today appointed as Secretary of Union Ministry of Earth Sciences. 54-year-old Rajeevan has earlier served in renowned institutions like Tata Institute of Fundamental Research…
China’s 1st manned electric aircraft gets license for production
China’s first manned electric aircraft, a two seater plane powered by rechargeable lithium batteries, has been granted a license for production. The RX1E is designed by Shenyang Aerospace University and…
Coming ‘Li-fi’ to be 100 times faster than Wi-fi’
AMN / A new method of transferring data, which uses the visible spectrum rather than radio waves, has been tested successfully. Li-fi can deliver internet access 100 times faster than…
India successfully test-fires nuclear capable Agni-I missile
India today successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile Agni-I from Dr Abdul Kalam Wheeler Island off the Odisha coast at 10.02 am today. Agni-I is the…
India’s top marine scientist, Prof. Zahoor Qasim is no more
Our Correspondent / India’s renowned scientist and leader of India’s first expedition to the Antarctica, Padma Bhushan Prof. Syed Zahoor Qasim, passed away in New Delhi on Tuesday Oct 20.…