Chinese join rush to live in Mars, 600 apply for Dutch project

	Chinese join rush to live in Mars, 600 apply for Dutch project Over 600 Chinese have applied to join an ambitious Dutch aerospace project that plans to send humans on a one-way trip to Mars for permanent settlement. The Dutch project, while triggering enthusiasm to explore outer space, is also under fire with the trip ...
	Now, travel with the time machine Can you imagine the conditions that prevailed during ice age or what happens to the universe after a billion years? For answers, catch up with The Time Machine – a new sky show at B.M. Birla Planetarium that was launched here on Saturday. The 45-minute ...
	SpaceShipTwo fires rocket engine in supersonic flight The space plane hits Mach 1.2 as Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson sees "full space flight" by the end of 2013. Tim Hornyak. by Tim Hornyak. April 29, 2013 10:18 AM PDT Follow @robotopia. Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo fired its rocket motor in ...
	Gujarat HC notice on pollution in rivers The Gujarat High Court on Monday issued notices to the State Government and Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) on a PIL seeking immediate action to clean up four of the State rivers which it claims are polluted with sewage water and other ...
	City's chance to view Saturn at 'opposition' GUWAHATI: The Guwahati Planetarium began a week-long observance programme for star gazers on Sunday as the planet Saturn was at 'opposition' to the sun on the day. The ringed planet is closest to the earth when it is at opposition to the sun. After the ...
	Researchers: Turtles are closer to dinosaurs than to lizards A genome analysis of the turtle has ended a long-running dispute over the creature's evolutionary origin. It turns out the species is closer to the dinosaur than it is to lizards, snakes and other primitive reptiles. An international team of scientists, which includes ...
	Earthquake destroyed ancient Greece? An earthquake may have led to the collapse of the first Greeks - the Mycenaens - who inspired the legends of the Trojan Wars, 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey,' a new study has found. The abrupt decline of the Mycenaens around 1200 BC, marking the start of a ...
	How Earthquakes in Chile Have Permanently Deformed Earth Earthquakes can permanently crack the Earth, an investigation of quakes that have rocked Chile over the past million years suggests. Although earthquakes can wreak havoc on the planet's surface, more than a century of research has suggested the Earth ...
	How to Moderate Climate Change: Plant More Trees to Avoid Warming How do we moderate climate change? Plant more trees. A new study reveals that plants can actually release gases that help form clouds and cool the atmosphere. (Photo : Pixabay). How do we moderate climate change? Plant more trees. A new study ...