The solar-powered spacecraft which left Earth five years ago finally reached its destination and entered into Jupiter's orbit.
Donald Trump on Thursday reached the magic number of 1,237 delegates, making the real estate mogul the sole claimant to be the Republican party's presidential nominee for the November polls.
The US space agency NASA is planning an ambitious mission involving international scientists to explore the possibility of life on Europa, the moon of planet Jupiter.
The researchers, led by Matias Jones of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, used the 1.5 m telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory and the 2.2 m telescope at La Silla observatory in Chile, and the 3.9 m Anglo-Australian telescope in Australia.
Here's a list of the favourites of the billionaires.
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Here's everything you need to know about Planet Nine.
The planet, which is supposed to be far beyond the orbit of Pluto, is being called as 'planet nine' by astronomers.
Pay attention skywatchers! Five of the planets in our solar system will align diagonally in the predawn night sky starting Thursday morning.
Indian writer Anuradha Roy on Saturday won the prestigious $50,000 (Rs 33.89 lakh) DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for her novel Sleeping on Jupiter at the Galle Literary Festival in Sri Lanka.
"INS Godavari is likely to be used as a target to practice missile firing," said a naval official.
The country's first indigenously designed and built warship Godavari will be decommissioned on Wednesday in Mumbai, thirty-two years after it was commissioned into the Indian Navy.
Sales for Hero's all-new Maestro Edge scooter will commence from October while the Duet will be launched in the following weeks positioned below the flagship Edge, says Indian automobile website MotorBeam.
Rediff.com takes a look at the devout flock that attends the Simhastha Kumbh Mela to take a dip into the holy waters and purify themselves.
Ahead of this momentous event, learn why the spacecraft won't be stopping at the dwarf planet and much more.
Barclays is not alone in trying to decide the best size and shape of its investment bank in a changed regulatory landscape.
Simhastha Kumbh Mela, the largest congregation of faith in the world, began on Tuesday with the traditional ceremony of hoisting of flags and thousands of people taking a holy dip in Kushawart and Ramkund in Godavari river in the two towns.
"I'm very proud of the fact that I stuck with my game plan ... and I was finally able to hit the shots on Sunday that we've been looking for.
Ice? Volcano? Or Alien life? The discovery of two bright spots on Ceres -- the dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter that happens to be the largest body in that asteroid belt -- has baffled scientists and space enthusiasts.
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope's lift-off from Earth on April 24, here are some of the cosmic wonders it has captured over its lifetime.
Signs of alien life will be detected by 2025, while "definitive evidence" of extra-terrestrial beings may be found within the next 20 to 30 years, top NASA scientists say.
She survived an assassination attempt and won a Nobel Prize. Now, 17-year-old activist Malala Yousafzai has an asteroid named after her.
"Defaulters are advised to pay tax arrears immediately," said the notice.
The subterranean ocean is thought to have more water than all the water on Earth's surface
Nothing new, all cosmetic, is what Naveen Soni finds in the updated Suzuki Swish 125.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Dawn spacecraft has beamed back a series of new images of the dwarf planet Ceres, showing tantalising detail of the mysterious world's surface.
Pressure on the government increased with the Reserve Bank of India's surprise move on Thursday to cut interest rates
Investors attribute some of the growth in Indian stocks, that saw Bombay's benchmark BSE index rise nearly a third in 2014, to the election of a pro-business government in May, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Nilanjana S Roy compiles a list of the most eagerly awaited books next year.
Arjun Atwal ended a four-year title drought as he won the inaugural $ 500,000 Dubai Open at the Els Golf Club on Sunday.
New launches as well as upgrades to existing scooter models marked this year as manufacturers competed with each other to satiate the demand for new and interesting automatic scooters.
On the comeback former World No 1 Tiger Woods has same expectations, win.
Rosetta's Philea space probe recently re-established radio contact with Earth from its distant comet 67P and sent a stream of science data just before low battery power dropped it into standby mode.
Cleaning up India's grubby business climate is top of the agenda for both regulators and the government.
As the name suggests, the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) are especially related to polar regions, and occur in a 2,500 km radius centered on the magnetic north pole.
It looks very different! Very, very different! Plus this is the first bike ever that allows you to change the seat height as per the rider's comfort.
As competition hots up, more and more scooter manufacturers are turning their attention to the female buyers. Here are five scooters that are getting the desired attention.
The TVS Scooty Zest aims to lure female buyers from Hero Pleasure, Suzuki Let's and Honda Activa-i
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