News for 'Proxima'

Neymar Trolls Economist After Brazil's Dramatic World Cup Victory

Neymar Trolls Economist After Brazil's Dramatic World Cup Victory

Rediff.com30 Jun 2026

Neymar, despite not playing, made headlines with a social media post trolling an economist after Brazil's 2-1 comeback win against Japan in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32. Coach Carlo Ancelotti revealed he held Neymar back for potential extra time, while Gabriel Martinelli scored the dramatic winner.

One Light-Day Away: Voyager's Epic Voyage

One Light-Day Away: Voyager's Epic Voyage

Rediff.com13 Jul 2026

Buzz Lightyear's 'to infinity and beyond' in Toy Story was meant as an impossible boast. Voyager, however, has given it unexpected meaning -- not because it will ever reach infinity, but because for it the beyond is already in progress

All you need to know about earth-like Proxima b

All you need to know about earth-like Proxima b

Rediff.com26 Aug 2016

Here are some interesting facts about this newly discovered planet.

Proxima b: Earthlike planet discovered orbiting star nearest to the Sun

Proxima b: Earthlike planet discovered orbiting star nearest to the Sun

Rediff.com25 Aug 2016

Named Proxima b, the planet is in a "temperate" zone compatible with the presence of liquid water -- a key ingredient for life.

Message in a bottle: How one golden disk carries human history into the cosmos

Message in a bottle: How one golden disk carries human history into the cosmos

Rediff.com26 Aug 2016

Prathmesh Kher/Rediff.com recalls how a planetary mission became interstellar in scope with the addition of a simple gold-plated disk.

Compuware Corp eyes acquisitions

Compuware Corp eyes acquisitions

Rediff.com24 Jan 2007

US-based IT company Compuware Corporation opened its first India office in Bangalore on Tuesday.

PHOTO: The invisible space 'noodles'in the Milky Way

PHOTO: The invisible space 'noodles'in the Milky Way

Rediff.com24 Jan 2016

The structures appear to be 'lumps' in the thin gas that lies between the stars in our galaxy, researchers said.