North Korea resumes work at old launch site: Institute

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 10:17

A US research institute has said it has detected a new construction at a North Korean missile launch site which the institute says is being upgraded to handle larger rockets.

Google`s Eric Schmidt predicts end of censorship within a decade

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 09:00

Google Inc Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has a bold prediction: Censorship around the world could end in a decade, and better use of encryption will help people overcome government surveillance.

Hubble finds most distant supernova yet

Last Updated: Friday, April 5, 2013, 11:07

Using data gathered by NASA`s Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers at The Johns Hopkins University has found the farthest supernova so far of the type used to measure cosmic distances.

Satellite images show fresh activity at North Korea’s nuke site

Last Updated: Thursday, February 21, 2013, 14:40

New satellite pictures have suggested that North Korea has resumed activity at a nuclear site following its recent atomic test.

Mercury shows its true colours

Last Updated: Saturday, February 16, 2013, 20:31

Scientists working on NASA`s Messenger probe to Mercury have shown off a new colour map of the planet.

Johns Hopkins astrophysicists to help solve universe`s `dark` mysteries

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 14:57

Brice Menard and Charles L. Bennett of Johns Hopkins will join the mission, led by The European Space Agency (ESA), which is scheduled to launch in 2020.

Mystery of owl`s rotating head unravelled

Last Updated: Friday, February 1, 2013, 19:15

Medical illustrators and neurological imaging experts have figured out how night-hunting owls can almost fully rotate their heads without damaging the delicate blood vessels in their necks and heads.

NYC mayor tops $1 billion in gifts to Johns Hopkins University

Last Updated: Monday, January 28, 2013, 12:10

The USD 350 million commitment is the largest ever to the Baltimore-based university, Johns Hopkins said in a statement.

Ice deposits found on Mercury

Last Updated: Friday, November 30, 2012, 08:54

A NASA spacecraft studying Mercury has provided compelling support for the long-held hypothesis the planet harbours abundant water ice and other frozen volatile materials.