Kepler, the master exoplanet finder, has picked up a brilliant line in the radio frequency range. Although the line looks to be of alien origin, it isn’t.

The inimitable Stephen Hawking celebrates 70 years on this planet tomorrow. And he is as childish as he always was. Here’s a glimpse.

Researchers at Cornell have tweaked light to alter the very flow of time. A hole in time is what they have accomplished, albeit for a brief period!

David Schlegel is a man with a mission. He and his team want to sample light from a huge number of galaxies to affirm that the Universe is accelerating and to measure that!

Scientists have discovered new creatures living around hydrothermal vents at the depths of the Antarctic Ocean.

The plan is grand and daunting. A team wants to find signatures in evaporation of black holes and thereby deduce whether Loop Quantum gravity, a contender for the theory of quantum gravity, is verified or not.

The Chinese are making fast forays into the arena of space exploration. They are poised to even take over the US, but that will take a few days coming…

The not-so-well-known Quadrantids are ready to set the sky ablaze in the wee hours of 4th Jan! Here’s a comprehensive guide to watching this.

NASA just celebrated a great entry into the New Year, as the twin GRAIL probes achieved orbits around the Moon. Plus, there is a young factor to the whole thing.

We bring you the top 10 science news events of 2011! It’s been a good year for science with neutrinos travelling faster than light, a malaria vaccine being nearly developed and… Read on for the No. 10 to No. 1 stories!

A new study indicates that living a low trans fat lifestyle leads to better brain health in the elderly.

Researchers using NASA’s Spitzer and Hubble telescopes have discovered a rare distant galaxy which may date back to 750 million years after the Big Bang.

A neutrino detector has been planned that is set to eclipse the tallest tower on land – the Burj Khalifa, except that it is going to be underwater! All this for the most elusive particle known to mankind.

The Vatican Library is using NASA developed technology to preserve ancient texts for the future.

Two Earth-sized planets have been discovered by Kepler. This takes the search for finding Earth’s twin a bit closer.