Quantum entanglement – world quantum teleportation record broken

Quantum entanglement – world quantum teleportation record broken

An experiment done in May 2012 by an international research team constituting researchers from Austria, Canada, Germany and  Norway, set a new distance world record in quantum teleportation. The distance across which they were able to reproduce characteristics of a

Latest study reveals 1 gram of DNA can store up to 700 terabytes of data

Latest study reveals 1 gram of DNA can store up to 700 terabytes of data

One gram of DNA can store 700 terabytes of data, reveals the latest research done by George church, a bio-engineer and professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School with his team;  which is 1000 times more than previous record in terms of data density. Team was

Mining asteroids for precious minerals and volatiles

Mining asteroids for precious minerals and volatiles

As speculations claim essential resources for modern industry will extinct in upcoming years, ideas of mining the asteroids to extract minerals and bring them to Earth promise to cope with such inevitable problem. Scientists claim that minerals

Juno maneuvering its way to Jupiter

Juno maneuvering its way to Jupiter

NASA's Juno spacecraft, launched August 5, 2011, with a mission to understand the origin and evolution of Jupiter, has traveled 478 million miles since the launch, approximately 25% of the total distance it would cover between launch and arrival at Jupiter. As a…

Kepler mission’s latest discovery – ‘Star Wars’ like planetary system

Kepler mission’s latest discovery – ‘Star Wars’ like planetary system

NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered first multi-planet solar system orbiting two stars named Kepler-47, which resembles the kind of solar system with two Sun(s) depicted in star wars. It is known as circumbinary planetary system and is 4900 light years away in the

Supermassive blackholes and “Hot Dogs” captured by WISE telescope

Supermassive blackholes and “Hot Dogs” captured by WISE telescope

Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) telescope, launched in 2009 and shut down early 2011, was an Earth-orbiting observatory designed by NASA to scan the sky. Whole sky was scanned twice by the telescope in infrared light, captured millions of images and

Meteoric explosion and sonic boom effect reported in United Kingdom

Meteoric explosion and sonic boom effect reported in United Kingdom

There are many reports of a meteorite that exploded over South Wales in Southwest Britain on August 27, 2012. People across UK reported that they saw bright light in sky around 11:10 PM local time. Meteorite exploded near town Cwmbran. Police said they have received

Space elevator – a distant reality?

Space elevator – a distant reality?

Space elevator, sometimes referred to as beanstalks, space bridges, space lifts, space ladders, skyhooks, orbital towers, or orbital elevators; is a proposed type of space transportation system designed to permit vehicle transport along the cable from a planetary

Ancient Egypt: Study augments the drought theories

Ancient Egypt: Study augments the drought theories

Recent research testifies archeological records of droughts in Ancient Egypt during the demise of Egypt’s old kingdom, the era known as the pyramid-building time. A study of ancient pollen and charcoal preserved in deeply buried sediments in Egypt’s Nile Delta provides