India has launched a 23 feet long scale model of its space shuttle (pictured right) from a spaceport in Satish Dhawan, in the south east of the country (shown in inset map bottom right), as part of its attempts to develop new reusable spacecraft. The country is hoping the resusable spacecraft (pictured during launch left) will cut costs and help it put satellites into space. The launch comes almost five years since Nasa last launched its own Space Shuttle into orbit before scrapping the disaster hit programme.
The capsules will withstand the initial impact of a natural disaster, as well as sharp object penetration, heat exposure and rapid deceleration.
The capsules will withstand the initial impact of a natural disaster, as well as sharp object penetration, heat exposure and rapid deceleration.
Lockheed Martin joins the race to the red planet: Military firm reveals base camp concept that will orbit Mars in 2028
The space race to Mars is heating up - and now, Lockheed Martin is getting involved. The military firm has unveiled plans to create a manned space laboratory that will orbit the planet by 2028. It says it will use existing technologies, such as the Orion deep-space capsule, to speed up development of the outpost that will eventually help humans land on Mars. Nasa wants to get to Mars in the 2030s, and Lockheed Martin hopes to convince the space agency that an orbiting outpost several years earlier is the way forward.
- The giant ball that could save your life in a catstrophe: The Survival Capsule designed to withstand tsunamis, earthquakes and hurricanes (providing you're not too claustrophobic!)
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- The 3D printed motorbike you can pick up with one hand: Airbus reveals $56,000 electric 'light rider' that can reach 50mph
- Lend me a flipper! Turtle hatchlings begin their dangerous journeys by helping each other dig their way out of nests
- Blast off! India's mini space shuttle successfully completes test run as country joins race to make reusable rockets
- What your profile picture REALLY says about you: Experts say they can reveal if you are conscientious, artistic or neurotic
- What slowdown? Apple orders 78 MILLION iPhone 7 handsets from suppliers as new images reveal camera ‘bump’ will stay - but headphone socket is gone
- What’s the worst that could happen? From ‘enslaving mankind’ to ‘destroying the universe’, experts reveal how AI could turn evil
- How many people did it take to build Stonehenge? Volunteers drag ONE-TONNE concrete slab to recreate Stone Age effort
- Could this help your mobile last FIVE times longer? New catalysts could mean lithium batteries only need recharged once a week
- Meet the NAGBOT: Robot that can monitor household activity and remind you to clean and put the milk away
- Can YOU tell what colours these spirals are? Brain-numbing optical illusion sweeping the web will leave you cross-eyed
- You'll barley believe it! 5,000 year-old Chinese funnels, pots and stoves reveal clues to world's oldest BEER recipe, flavoured with lilies and yam
- Did caring for children give us bigger brains? Helpless babies need smarter parents to survive and this may have boosted human intelligence
- Should we be told about alien life in a tweet? Researchers warn rules for revealing first contact are ‘out of date’ and developed before the internet
- Extraordinary claim that Turkish airline pilots saw a UFO where MS804 vanished just an hour before it crashed emerges on one of Turkey's biggest news outlets
- Could LASERS help avert climate change? High powered beams can create ice crystals in the upper atmosphere to reflect sunlight
- The giant ball that could save your life in a catstrophe: The Survival Capsule designed to withstand tsunamis, earthquakes and hurricanes (providing you're not too claustrophobic!)
- Ancient Egyptian sex spells revealed: Papyrus contains curses that claim to ‘burn the heart of a woman' and make men do exactly what you want
- What slowdown? Apple orders 78 MILLION iPhone 7 handsets from suppliers as new images reveal camera ‘bump’ will stay - but headphone socket is gone
- Blast off! India's mini space shuttle successfully completes test run as country joins race to make reusable rockets
- What your profile picture REALLY says about you: Experts say they can reveal if you are conscientious, artistic or neurotic
- Did T-rex have a pout? Fearsome dinosaur might not have looked so scary as dagger teeth may have been hidden behind LIPS
- Do mass extinctions trigger 'super evolution'? Bizarre 147 million-year-old marine reptile with mouth like a syringe suggests life bounces back faster than thought
- The science of THRILL: Expert reveals exactly what happens to the body on rollercoasters and rides - and why some people just can’t get enough
- What’s the worst that could happen? From ‘enslaving mankind’ to ‘destroying the universe’, experts reveal how AI could turn evil
- Live long and prosper! Star Trek tricorder-style device can monitor body signals in real time during exercise
- Could LASERS help avert climate change? High powered beams can create ice crystals in the upper atmosphere to reflect sunlight
- Forget Facebook, Navy reveals 'kill web' to share data between warships, smart missiles and soldiers
- Asteroids might not be as dangerous as you think! Most space rocks are weaker than those on Earth and crumble on entry
- Could this help your mobile last FIVE times longer? New catalysts could mean lithium batteries only need recharged once a week
- Should we be told about alien life in a tweet? Researchers warn rules for revealing first contact are ‘out of date’ and developed before the internet
- Need a hand? The mind controlled robot fingers you can strap on to do everything from hold a pad to help lift heavy objects
- Solar Impulse 2 lands in Ohio: Sunlight powered plane reaches Wright brothers' city in latest stop on round-the-world quest
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A goat with two heads, eight-legged pigs and a puppy born with a TRUNK: Shock photos of the mutant beasts with bizarre deformities 'caused by GM pesticides'
A black puppy born with a trunk where its nose should be (top left), a piglet with a head shaped like an elephant (top right), a two-headed calf (bottom left), a human-like pig, and a four-legged chick.... these are just four of the abnormally high number of 'mutant' animals born in Argentina in recent years. Experts put the deformities down to the use of the use of the pesticide glyphosate, which is used on genetically modified soy bean crops.
A bigger battery or a better camera: Google's incredible modular smartphone allows you to CUSTOMIZE your handset (and replace a smashed screen in a second)
An advertisement featuring Google's modular Android-powered smartphone was posted to YouTube by the company on Friday. Ara provides a frame in which modules such as cameras, speakers, and sensors can be re-arranged by users like game pieces so as to customize handsets. The principle is simple: basic structures are designed to hold screen modules, batteries, cameras, sensors, 3G, Wi-fi or other components snapped into place with the help of magnets. Google said that a consumer version of Ara should be available next year.
Ancient Egyptian sex spells revealed: Papyrus contains curses that claim to 'burn the heart of a woman' and make men do exactly what you want
Recently translated texts dating back 1,700 years reveal the ancient spells that called upon gods and demons in hopes to attain love, sex, and power. Researchers have uncovered numerous magical formulas which may once have been used in hopes to tamper with fate, requiring a person simply add the name of their target in order to lay a curse. The spells are just a small part of an expansive collection of Egyptian papyri discovered more than 100 years ago in the city Oxyrhynchus.
Stay away from the sugar! Watch as DailyMail.com sets fire to common kitchen ingredients with terrifying results
You may not realize it, but lurking in your kitchen cupboard is a recipe for disaster. Corn starch, flour and sugar, common household items, are known to combust if thrown on an open flame -- but just how flammable are they?
With a torch, squeeze bottle and the three items, DailyMail.com hit the streets of Brooklyn, New York to see how dangerous your kitchen really is and found that sugar is the biggest threat.
Giant space shuttle fuel tank slowly makes its way through the streets of Los Angeles to its new home at the California Science Center
A massive 65,000-pound space shuttle external propellant tank is moving through the streets of Los Angeles to join a display of the retired orbiter Endeavour at the California Science Center. The big move began at 12.01am Saturday and is expected to take 13 to 18 hours to squeeze down 16½ miles of streets from Marina del Rey on the coast to the center downtown. The tank's trek was expected to be not quite as difficult as when the 122-foot-long Endeavour, with a wingspan of 78 feet, was similarly hauled 12 miles to the center from Los Angeles International Airport. The tank, known as ET-94, is the last surviving external propellant tank. It was never used on a shuttle but it will join the retired shuttle Endeavour on display at the museum.
'This is the last chance': Scientists say $10 billion is needed to save Great Barrier Reef over the next 10 years as more than half of corals in parts of the reef are dead or dying
The Australian government needs to commit a total of $10 billion over the next 10 years if they want to save the Great Barrier Reef from the effects of climate change, say scientists. In a report in the Esturine, Coastal and Shelf Science Journal lead author Jon Brodie labels the current spending as 'totally inadequate' and says it is the 'last chance' to save the reef.
The Apple store of the future: New San Francisco super store has $1.5million video screens, doors so big they take 10 minutes to open and trees... lots of trees
Tim Cook is hoping shoppers will take another bite of the Apple when they see the company's brand new San Francisco store, which was unveiled Thursday, 15 years after the opening of the first Apple Store. And with a bold new design that's either revolutionary or gimmicky, depending on your point of view, he - and company design chief Jony Ive - are certainly not pulling any punches. The store, located in the city's popular Union Square shopping area, makes a big impression straight away with a pair of 42-foot-high glass doors that are so vast they take 10 full minutes to open every morning. And that's just the outside.
Need a hand? The mind controlled robot fingers you can strap on to do everything from hold a pad to help lift heavy objects
The phrase 'I only have two hands' is no longer an excuse with a new human-machine hybrid.
Researchers have unveiled a wrist-worn joint device that transforms into extra fingers, allowing the wearer to carryout 'tri-manual tasks'.This gripper-like robot consists of 11 motors linked together using LEGO parts -- each one designed with 180 degrees of motion range. The device can assist you with writing one-handed notes or help you open a door while you unlock simultaneously.
Flight of the RoboBee! Tiny aerial robots could spy in rooms by perching on walls using static electricity like a sticky balloon
Scientists have come up with an aerial microbot nicknamed the RoboBee (pictured). It has the ability to perch on surfaces like leaves (bottom left) much like a real insect, dramatically reducing the amount of energy needed to power these mini flying robots. It weights around the same as a real bee (bottom right).
Africa unveiled: Stunning mosaic combines 7,000 satellite images to show a calm and cloudless continent in unprecedented detail
The images taken by the Sentinel-2A satellite, were captured between December 2015 and April 2016. Combined, they show clear skies over 11.67 million square miles of land. The image totals 32 TB of data and shows about 20 per cent of the total land area in the world. Each of the roughly vertical strips in the image measures 180 miles wide. Presented at the recent Living Planet Symposium in Prague, Czech Republic, this is the first mosaic of Africa generated through Esa's Climate Change Initiative Land Cover project.
Use the force! Watch researchers test a 'Jedi glove' that can levitate objects in mid-air using sound (and they've also made a working Dr Who sonic screwdriver)
The University of Bristol has just brought 'The Force' alive. The team has developed three device that use acoustic levitation in order to levitate small particles in mid-air. The main device, called GauntLev or Gauntlet of Levitation, is designed like a glove that moves objects over the palm of the wearer's hand or between fingers in a pinching position.The other two configurations of this technology that use the same acoustic levitation are the 'Sonic Screwdriver' and 'Ultra Tongs'., which allow for less contact than the glove. The team developed this technology in order for people to handle dangerous materials and adrift objects in zero-g environments without contact or constrictions.
London to New York in 35 minutes: Successful hypersonic Mach 7 engine test brings high-speed air travel a massive step closer to reality
US and Australian military researchers have conducted a successful test of an experimental hypersonic engine in Woomera, south Australia, bringing the technology a step closer. The rocket (pictured) reached an altitude of 172 miles and a target speed of 7.5 times the speed of sound. Researchers working on the project say they hope to build an aircraft that could travel the 10,000 mile journey between London and Sydney in just two hours, and London to New York in 35 minutes.
Uber drivers, beware: Taxi app tests self-driving car in Pittsburgh that could put all of its 'contractors' out of work
Uber has released a picture of its self-driving prototype. A hybrid Ford Fusion has been transformed into an autonomous vehicle, fully equipped with a variety of sensor, radars and high-resolution cameras. Uber has chosen Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for its testing site, which will start in the next coming weeks.
Stunning Nasa images show dramatic changes to polar landscapes as glaciers shrink at frightening pace
Images released by NASA show dramatic changes in the world's environment over time. The images appear to support the organisation's fear of global warming and show incredible glaciers being replaced with greenery and mountain ice caps disappearing. One pair of images show the imposing Northwestern Glacier in Alaska snaking down to the sea, where blocks of ice float (top left) and then 65 years later no traces left (bottom left). Another striking image features the imposing Pedersen Glacier in Alaska in 1917 (pictured top right) and then a huge expanse of greenery exposed by the retreating ice huge in 2005 (pictured bottom right). Satellite images also show how snow and ice have disappeared from mountains such as Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and Myrdalsjökull in Iceland. Another features a huge crack appearing in a glacier in Antarctica.
What is the Beast of Port Talbot? Washed-up remains of mystery sea monster leave beachgoers baffled
Melanie Rees, 41, (inset) was walking her dog along Morfa Beach in Port Talbot, South Wales, when she discovered a huge 11ft-long carcass (main picture). Beachgoers were left puzzled after the mystery creature was found on the sand. Mrs Rees and her husband Mike, 47, are used to seeing jellyfish and other small creatures washed up on the sand - but never anything this big. No one has been able to identify what it once was.
The red planet draped in cloud: Nasa releases stunning new Hubble image of Mars as it's set to reach its closest distance to Earth in more than a decade
Nasa has revealed this incredible Hubble Space Telescope image of Mars, taken to show off the incredible effect the seasons have on the red planet. It reveals bright, frosty polar caps, and clouds above a vivid, rust-colored landscape. The Hubble Space Telescope view was taken on May 12, 2016, when Mars was 50 million miles from Earth, and reveals details as small as 20 to 30 miles across.
Cities from the deep: Wonders of ancient Egypt go on show for the first time after spending a thousands years submerged beneath the Mediterranean
Towering statues, golden jewellery and hieroglyphic tablets that were feared to have been lost forever have been reclaimed from the sea and will be go on display in a major exhibition at the British Museum. The treasures belong to the sunken cities of Heracleion and Canopus, built on the shifting ground of the Nile delta, which are now buried beneath 10ft (3 metres) of silt. Photographs released today offer a sneak peek inside the highly anticipated exhibition, which opens on Thursday.
As crisp packets are found in the countryside looking nearly new after 33 years... How long does litter take to rot?
During a recent clean-up along the A48 in the Forest of Dean, campaigners found crisp packets that were 33 years old, which meant they had been thrown out of car windows some 1,716 weeks ago. Disturbingly, even though the crisps would have been eaten when Margaret Thatcher was in power, the packets looked no more than a few days old. You might have thought this litter could constitute some sort of rubbish record, but you would be wrong. Plastic bags and bottles could potentially last hundreds, thousands or even millions of years without decomposing, according to scientists.
Everest is not the world's highest mountain! Strange bulge in the Earth's shape means a volcanic peak in Ecuador actually sticks out further into the atmosphere
Mount Chimborazo claims Mount Everest's title as world's highest mountain. When measuring from the equator, Chimborazo rises the highest at about 3,967 miles, according to researchers who have taken GPS measurements from the summit. Everest by comparison does not even make the cut for the Earth's top 20 highest mountains, at 3,965 miles from the planet's centre.
Mysterious civilization of 'Sea Peoples' were wiped out by 'world war zero' 3,000 years ago
More than 3000 years ago, the flourishing Bronze Age civilizations of the eastern Mediterranean suddenly met their downfall. The Trojan War erupted as one of the final events culminating an era of chaos which one archaeologist has named 'World War Zero,' plunging the region into a Dark Age soon after. And, it was all begun by a mysterious and powerful civilization which came to be known as the 'Sea Peoples,' a new theory from Luwian Studies suggests.
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